Venues
Punk Rock Venues
Todd’s
Opening around 1974 as Todd’s Sway Lounge, owned and operated by couple/business partners Bobby Calvert & Dan Campbell, this
Red Carpet Lounge
Red Carpet was one of the pre-Bookie’s venues that gave some nights to local non-cover band acts. A range
Traxx
Originally known as JC’s Rock Saloon, a biker bar where a notorious fight broke out at a Traitors/Ramrods show
Bands
Punk Rock Bands
The Niggers
“(Producer Jack Tann) said I don’t mean to disrespect by this name and, we were like “yeah, well what
The Ivories
Started by Larry Ray and Bruce Nichols, two guitarists who had known each other since childhood in Warren, The
BADHABIT
Formed in 1978 by Livonia-area high school friends, towards the end of their senior year and right after graduation,
Media
Media & News
White Noise
Started originally as a ruse to get free drinks, records, and tickets, White Noise developed into a tabloid sized
Record Labels
During the Bookie’s era, many bands released records on their own vanity labels. But, there were also a few
Big John’s Cowabunga!
A stapled 8 1/2 x 11 inch magazine, Big John’s Cowabunga! was founded in Midland, Michigan by John M.
Stories
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