Venues
Punk Rock Venues
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
Nunzio’s
A short-lived, but notable downriver venue, Nunzio’s in Lincoln Park was a disco that would host both Bookie’s era
Second Chance
Originally opened in 1974 as Chances Are, the Second Chance hosted notable local and national touring acts including Bob
Bands
Punk Rock Bands
The Seatbelts
The roots of The Seatbelts start in the St. Linus Catholic School choir. When he was in elementary school,
Algebra Mothers
The Algebra Mothers was formed mostly by classmates from Cass Tech, a Detroit high school with a long roster
The Reruns
Taking their cue from television, and borrowing the last names of notable characters from 1950s/1960s shows, The Reruns were
Media
Media & News
Touch and Go
Started in Lansing in November 1979, Touch and Go was a xerox fanzine created by Tesco Vee, a pseudonym
Record Labels
During the Bookie’s era, many bands released records on their own vanity labels. But, there were also a few
WDET’s Dimension
WDET is Detroit’s public radio station based at Wayne State University. The station was originally put on the air
Stories
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