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PUNKS IN PEORIA: Making a Scene in the American Heartland

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Making A Scene In The American Heartland

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The Peoria/Bloomington-Normal Connection

Punks In Peoria Posted on January 25, 2021 by AlonaJanuary 27, 2021

From shared band members to college transplants, Peoria’s punk scene has long been intertwined with the scene in Bloomington-Normal. Chapter Six of our book is dedicated to this connection. Pictured are a handful of great bands from the Twin Cities: … Continue reading →

Posted in 1980s, 1990s

Old-School Co-Op

Punks In Peoria Posted on January 11, 2021 by AlonaJanuary 27, 2021

Like so many music scenes, it started at a record store. And like Chicago had Wax Trax, Peoria had Co-Op. The Midwest chain’s flagship location was on West Main Street. At its peak in the early eighties, there were more … Continue reading →

Posted in 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Jon Ginoli and Hoopla

Punks In Peoria Posted on December 11, 2020 by AlonaJanuary 27, 2021

In 1977 Jon Ginoli, a junior at Richwoods High School, created Peoria’s first punk rock zine, Hoopla. He formed The Outnumbered as a student at the University of Illinois, releasing three LPs and touring with the Replacements, Violent Femmes and … Continue reading →

Posted in 1980s

Punk rock and skateboarding

Punks In Peoria Posted on December 5, 2020 by AlonaJanuary 27, 2021

Punk rock and skateboarding always went hand in hand. In the mid-’80s, the Stepe brothers and their central Illinois skate crew made Fulton Plaza in downtown Peoria their central hangout, rechristening it the “Bum Box.” The Stepes also had a … Continue reading →

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Halloween in Peoria, 1989

Punks In Peoria Posted on October 31, 2020 by AlonaJanuary 27, 2021

Halloween 1989. Daed Kcis, Saint Sirus and All Desires play a show in ICC’s gymnasium. Having started the show nearly three hours late due to a late-running tennis class, the headliner All Desires is only able to play four songs … Continue reading →

Posted in 1980s

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PUNKS IN PEORIA

Punks In Peoria book cover

Making a Scene in the American Heartland

by JONATHAN WRIGHT  and DAWSON BARRETT

A raucous look at a small-city underground, Punks in Peoria takes readers off the beaten track to reveal the punk rock life as lived in Anytown, U.S.A.

 

“One of the strongest legacies of the hardcore punk movement in America was its emphasis on the local and the seeding of the country with self-supporting scenes. Every town has a story to tell itself about itself and Punks in Peoria explores this in magnificent detail for the hardcore scene in Peoria, Illinois. While more storied scenes from bigger cities may get the most ink, this book shows how the ideals and power of the music penetrated every corner of the land but was only ever sustained by the grit and ingenuity of the people involved on the ground level. We need a book like this for everywhere.”
—GUY PICCIOTTO of Fugazi

 

“Punks in Peoria isn’t just a deep, heartfelt dive into the punk subculture of America’s quintessential small city. It’s an exquisite map of how music flows through social structures and between generations. Essential reading for anyone interested in how art impacts life.”
—JASON HELLER, author of Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-fi Exploded

 

“Punks in Peoria is free of jargon, centers the stories of the people who actually helped build the scene, and speaks to the experiences of the small cities and towns that have been the lifeblood of punk rock in the United States. It is a model for good research on punk.”
—ZACK FURNESS, author/editor of Punkademics: The Basement Show in the Ivory Tower

 

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