Venues
Punk Rock Venues
Paycheck’s
Some on the scene believed the club received its name due to the Polish immigrant owner who’s name may
New Miami
Originally operated as a supper club in the 1950s/1960s as the Miami Show Bar, Vietnam veteran Daniel Overstreet about
Nunzio’s
A short-lived, but notable downriver venue, Nunzio’s in Lincoln Park was a disco that would host both Bookie’s era
Bands
Punk Rock Bands
The Romantics
Formed in 1976, The Romantics created a power pop sound recalling on the British Invasion bands as much as
The Sillies
A musician from his elementary school years, Scott Campbell started writing songs at age 8. In 1974, while still
The Cubes
When The Cubes started rolling in 1979 singer/organist Carolyn Striho was still in high school. But, she was already
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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