Venues
Punk Rock Venues
Traxx
Originally known as JC’s Rock Saloon, a biker bar where a notorious fight broke out at a Traitors/Ramrods show
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
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
R.U.R.
After the short run of The Antennas, “Tex” Newman – a Dallas-native who hitchhiked his way to Detroit looking
The Plugs
The Plugs existed in some form as far back at 1976. The band was created out of friends of
Retro
Punchy and angular, Retro came together when several members connected through the Cass Corridor arts scene and Detroit public
Media
Media & News
WDET’s Dimension
WDET is Detroit’s public radio station based at Wayne State University. The station was originally put on the air
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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