In this article I concentrate on the emergence of the alternative music scene in Pori, in the ’90s, its relations to the Pori scene of the ’80s, and the world wide, popular music trends of the ’90s. The key concepts applied in the article are locality; symbolic knowledge base; related and unrelated diversification; epistemic communities; and accessibility. The research material consists of interviews with members of the Pori music scene in the ’90s and documents from the Youth, Sports and Leisure, and Culture boards of the city of Pori. The objective of the article is to examine the key factors that made it possible for an alternative music scene to emerge in Pori. My wider scope is to map how paradigm changes occur, creating new music scenes. I also participate in the discussion on how the concept of scene can be used to understand cultural and social activities in society.