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Originally known as JC’s Rock Saloon, a biker bar where a notorious fight broke out at a Traitors/Ramrods show

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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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