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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: JULY 25th, 2023

July 25, 2023

One more update. Thanks again to TM Caldwell and Allan Barnes for a January 1979 flyer of The Algebra Mothers at the Aruba Palace.  

UPDATE: JULY 24th, 2023

July 24, 2023

A big thank you to Detroit archivist TM Caldwell for the latest round of flyers. This update is mostly around the venue flyers with a few bands and shows thrown in. Starting with DJ Twig flyers from his time at both Nunzio’s and Todd’s. Bookie’s calendar cards for September 1980, January 1981, and May 1981; […]

UPDATE: MAY 28th, 2023

May 28, 2023

A quick note for you as we head into summer. First, thank you for all the comments. We get more visitors all the time – people making connections, sharing stories. Have fun and help make the archive a great place to visit. Second, local collector, writer, and character TM Caldwell recently shared with me a […]

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