Venues
Punk Rock Venues
New Miami
Originally operated as a supper club in the 1950s/1960s as the Miami Show Bar, Vietnam veteran Daniel Overstreet about
Second Chance
Originally opened in 1974 as Chances Are, the Second Chance hosted notable local and national touring acts including Bob
Silver Bird Saloon
This bar, also known as the West Side Six, started to book bands like The Rockets and Salem Witchcraft
Bands
Punk Rock Bands
The Cubes
When The Cubes started rolling in 1979 singer/organist Carolyn Striho was still in high school. But, she was already
The Niggers
The roots of one of the first all-Black bands to play and tour as a “punk rock” group starts
Crayon Killers
After a time in The Seatbelts and R.U.R., around late 1979/early 1980 Rick Mills decided he wanted to try fronting
Media
Media & News
Face The 80s
“Face the 80s” was a documentary shot on sound Super 8mm film mostly in 1978 and part of 1979
Touch and Go
Started in Lansing in November 1979, Touch and Go was a xerox fanzine created by Tesco Vee, a pseudonym
WDET’s Radios in Motion
WDET, Detroit’s public radio station based at Wayne State University, was originally put on the air by the United
Stories
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