In the early 1970s, Akron, Ohio was known for rubber. But in the mid-1970s, music briefly became the city's defining product. A group of local bands transformed an old rubber workers' space called The Crypt into a hub for a unique blend of punk and art rock, dubbed "the Akron Sound." For a time, it seemed poised to be a major sensation. "It's Everything, and Then It's Gone," a Western Reserve PBS production by Phil Hoffman, revisits this era when music held immense significance. For the musicians, it offered an escape from factory life.