Police may be targeting DIY shows, but venues that host bands such as Big Ups (above) already take many measures to ensure they’re left alone.

After the Boston DIY sting — in which cops posed as punk fans to gain insider information on local shows — the threat of police intervention at house concerts seems to be looming large.

Yet Brooks Phelps and Bobby Azarbayejani, two students who host DIY shows in College Park, are hardly worried about a sting here.

Phelps — who had Brooklyn punk band Big Ups play in his basement earlier this semester — has a very specific way of arranging his home to keep neighbors unsuspicious.

Phelps nails blankets to the walls and puts empty boxes in front of the windows to make sure no noise escapes from the basement. It’s an effective practice, he said, especially if a punk band like Big Ups has prepared a loud set.

“There’s no such thing as soundproofing,” Phelps said. “So, we just try and put as much stuff that’s physically large in front of spaces.”

A hard-and-fast curfew of 11 p.m. also helps create a sense of order and organization.

“We don’t have anything going on too late,” Phelps said. “We try and keep our shows to end by a certain time and try and keep it together so we don’t anger the neighbors. And usually that’s been pretty effective.”

Azarbayejani, co-founder of Baltimore-based electronic music label Tapdup Records, said that by not serving alcohol — keeping all shows BYOB — people are less rowdy and therefore less likely to draw attention.

“It’s not like we’re a place where kids can go and get f—ed up,” Azarbayejani said. “And that seems like something College Park cops seem to have their hands full with. It’s less of a space for that and more of a space for music.”

Neither Phelps nor Azarbayejani has had any trouble with police in the past, and despite the concerted effort in Boston to crack down on DIY concerts, they don’t see this changing for them in College Park.

“Unless something really changes anytime soon, I’m probably going to continue not being that worried about it,” Azarbayejani said.

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