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Algebra Mothers

The Algebra Mothers was formed mostly by classmates from Cass Tech, a Detroit high school with a long roster

BADHABIT

Formed in 1978 by Livonia-area high school friends, towards the end of their senior year and right after graduation,

Cadillac Kidz

Cadillac Kidz was founded in 1979 after singer Spaz Seville and guitarist Cameron Stirnweis met during a show at

Cinecyde

Founded at sometime before mid-1976, Cinecyde has been led by Gary Reichel (vocalist) and Jim Olenski (guitar), who met

Coldcock

While not exactly certain on the start date, Coldcock was formed in either 1976 or 1977 after guitarist Gerald

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

Cult Heroes

Started by Hiawatha Bailey, a former roadie for The UP and White Panther Party Minster of Culture, Cult Heroes

Destroy All Monsters

Destroy All Monsters is a group in two parts: the artist collective and the straight ahead rock band. DAM

Flirt

After stints recording background vocals with Bob Seger (notably, on “Katmandu”) and playing live with Teegarden & Van Winkle

L-Seven

L-Seven was formed by ex-members of The Blind, Algebra Mothers, and Retro in 1980. The band’s sound was different

Leisure Class

Original formed as Mr Unique & The Leisure Suits, known later as Mr Unique & The Leisure Class, and

Nikki and the Corvettes

As a young music fan, Nikki Corvette remembers the impact seeing The Stooges and the MC5 had on her

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Welcome! Here’s How it Works…

October 29, 2018

Welcome to the Detroit Punk Archive! This site aims to tell the stories of the bands in the scene that started just before and around Bookie’s Club 870 in early 1978. The site is broken up into THREE main sections: BANDS, VENUES, and MEDIA: The BANDS section features pages on the various groups that started […]

UPDATE – APRIL 6th, 2022

April 6, 2022

Just a quick shout out that BADHABIT is seeing their unreleased tracks from 1980-1981 released on vinyl in a special limited run from Italy’s Rave Up Records label. You can get your copy through this link.

UPDATE – OCTOBER 25th, 2022

October 25, 2022

It’s been a while since my last update. Big news is expected soon on a few fronts. In the meantime, a short documentary from the WTVS – Detroit Public TV – program One Detroit just posted last night about “Detroit’s punk rock history at the All-Star Garage Rock Punk Revue”. Take a look – you […]

UPDATE: DECEMBER 18th, 2022

December 18, 2022

Hello Friends, Today’s Detroit Free Press – in print and online – features a story about the importance of the Bookie’s punk rock scene. I wrote it because my friend, great Detroit historian and journalist, Bill McGraw asked me to contribute to his on-gong Detroit history column in the paper. Here’s a link (it is […]

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