CHAC Underground is the basement part of the building where there is a bar and various kinds of entertainment, usually music related...it's actually a very cool space.

"CHAC is an ART venue. Why were they even hosting this creepy, cracked-out raver event?"

CHAC is an ART venue, but they are also a RENTAL venue. while i'm sure there are some basic qualifications, they will definitely rent to third parties.

Art venues are used as rave and party venues all the time in cities everywhere. I don't get how the poster who said this could find this unusual, save for basic ignorance.

more importantly, CHAC is one of the few venues in town that will let you COMPLETELY rent the venue. If you want, you can bring in your own staff to run sound and take door. There is a bar next door to the lower level, but not connected through any open doorways, so no extra charges are incurred for staffing security for an all-ages show. If these kids needed a "beer store" seems like the security staffing at the event was being diligent.

I think the poster must have gone UPSTAIRS at CHAC to see a play and didn't realize there was a downstairs component...it's not that apparent unless you walk by later at night to see people going down there...and since when isn't music an ART? even if it's a genre of music you don't respect?

oi. neither chac, nor the promoters, should be being held responsible for this.i hope the original poster recognizes that. this kind of shit happens in schools, post offices, and town squares in texas. it's not about a scene or a style of music, it's about someone being sick and unhinged. i really hope there isn't a crackdown on the rave/electronica scene because of this shooting.