Venues
Punk Rock Venues
Bookie’s Club 870
Pre-Punk History of Bookie’s Club 870 From Cliff Bell’s to Beauchamp’s After success with several venues stretching back to
Nunzio’s
A short-lived, but notable downriver venue, Nunzio’s in Lincoln Park was a disco that would host both Bookie’s era
Second Chance
Originally opened in 1974 as Chances Are, the Second Chance hosted notable local and national touring acts including Bob
Bands
Punk Rock Bands
The Pathetx
The Pathetx was a group that happened to be around in the transition from the first wave punk bands
Flirt
After stints recording background vocals with Bob Seger (notably, on “Katmandu”) and playing live with Teegarden & Van Winkle
Cadillac Kidz
Cadillac Kidz was founded in 1979 after singer Spaz Seville and guitarist Cameron Stirnweis met during a show at
Media
Media & News
SPOOEE!
Started by Johnny Chamberlin in the late summer 1978, SPOOEE! was a rival Detroit punk paper to White Noise.
White Noise
Started originally as a ruse to get free drinks, records, and tickets, White Noise developed into a tabloid sized
WDET’s Dimension
WDET is Detroit’s public radio station based at Wayne State University. The station was originally put on the air
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