Venues
Punk Rock Venues
Second Chance
Originally opened in 1974 as Chances Are, the Second Chance hosted notable local and national touring acts including Bob
Nunzio’s
A short-lived, but notable downriver venue, Nunzio’s in Lincoln Park was a disco that would host both Bookie’s era
Aruba Palace
The Aruba Palace was a venue in Detroit’s Chaldean Town neighborhood – Seven Mile Road between Woodward Avenue and
Bands
Punk Rock Bands
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
The Zooks
As a band as likely to play the tearjerker pop hit “Last Kiss” and an Erik Satie minimalist classical
Sonic’s Rendezvous Band
Founded in Ann Arbor in 1975, Sonic’s Rendezvous Band featured members from four major Detroit bands of the late
Media
Media & News
White Noise
Started originally as a ruse to get free drinks, records, and tickets, White Noise developed into a tabloid sized
Touch and Go
Started in Lansing in November 1979, Touch and Go was a xerox fanzine created by Tesco Vee, a pseudonym
SPOOEE!
Started by Johnny Chamberlin in the late summer 1978, SPOOEE! was a rival Detroit punk paper to White Noise.
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