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R.U.R.

After the short run of The Antennas, “Tex” Newman – a Dallas-native who hitchhiked his way to Detroit looking

Retro

Punchy and angular, Retro came together when several members connected through the Cass Corridor arts scene and Detroit public

Route 666

BIO (Written by Norman Westberg– member of Swans): “I met Charles (Bowen) at Bookie’s one night. We had a

Service

“I picked it because it’s a word you see all over the place, when you drive around the city

Sonic’s Rendezvous Band

Founded in Ann Arbor in 1975, Sonic’s Rendezvous Band featured members from four major Detroit bands of the late

The 27

The 27 was formed when Mark Norton and Dave Hanna had an interest in continuing together in a band

The 3-D Invisibles

Following turns in The Seatbelts and R.U.R. before creating his first band, Crayon Killers, Rick Mills went one further

The Blind

Formed by childhood friends Dave Davis, son of noted writer/editor/publisher of Automotive magazine and other publications, and Michael Smith, The

The Boners

Born out of several other respected bands on the Bookie’s scene, notably The Pigs (later known as The Rushlow-King

The Cubes

When The Cubes started rolling in 1979 singer/organist Carolyn Striho was still in high school. But, she was already

The Denizens

Formed in Livonia while many of the members were still students at Bishop Borgess High School in nearby Redford,

The Ivories

Started by Larry Ray and Bruce Nichols, two guitarists who had known each other since childhood in Warren, The

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The Detroit Punk Archive is made possible thanks to matching grant support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of the Detroit Arts Challenge program.

From The Blog

Welcome! Here’s How it Works…

October 29, 2018

Welcome to the Detroit Punk Archive! This site aims to tell the stories of the bands in the scene that started just before and around Bookie’s Club 870 in early 1978. The site is broken up into THREE main sections: BANDS, VENUES, and MEDIA: The BANDS section features pages on the various groups that started […]

UPDATES – APRIL 1st, 2019

April 1, 2019

No Fooling Around Here – Some Updates! Today is a magazine update day – some reads from the archives. * The Ramrods – Show review from The Michigan Musician, November 1977. * The Seatbelts – Show review from The Michigan Musician, November 1977. * The Traitors – Feature article in Michigan Music, February 1978. * […]

UPDATES – APRIL 2nd, 2019

April 2, 2019

A few interview pieces added to two band pages this morning. * The Ramrods – Interview with bass player Dave Hanna. * The Traitors – Interview with Dave Hanna and Scott Campbell on their reaction to the band.

UPDATES – FEBRUARY 2ND, 2020

February 2, 2020

Sad News & Big Update First, the sad news. It was announced that Andy Gill, guitarist and founding member of Gang of Four, died this weekend at the age of 64. I thought I’d share the flyer image with you for their May 12th, 1980 show at Bookie’s designed by the late, great Detroit artist […]

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