Established in 1999 Towards the end of the 1990s the east coast rave scene was at its peak (or the start of it's demise), and the owner of Kulture was living it. Evan decided to open Kulture as an outlet for the clothing and music related to the scene. A far cry from the Kulture of today, the store in its infancy had just one showcase with pipes in it. The clothing took up both floors of their Shockoe Bottom shop, and the music section grew into a full-on DJ shop located in the third floor apartment. Things were good, people came from all over to get their rave gear and records. Evan was throwing his Abduction parties at Area 51 and a steady stream of DJ talent flowed through Richmond. Soon it all changed. Area 51 shut its doors in 2000 and in 2001 Cafine's, another popular club was shut down. The rave scene took a hard hit, and Kulture adjusted its sails.