Wright, Jonathan.

Punks in Peoria : Making a Scene in the American Heartland. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (203 pages) - Music in American Life Series ; v.1 . - Music in American Life Series .

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. The Rise of Peoria Punk Rock: 1956-1986 -- 1 Heebie Mesolithic Eon Drizzle -- 2 Creating the Peoria Scene -- 3 Punks Live on Straight Edge -- 4 The Underground Goes Aboveground -- 5 I Was a Mutant Cornchip… -- Part II. Building the Scene: 1986-1992 -- 6 Great Loser Bands and Loosey-Goosey Backwash Gigs -- 7 What Played (and Didn't Play) in Peoria -- 8 Public Enemy Number One -- 9 Montage of Madness -- 10 Nazi Punks Fuck Off -- Part III. The Next Nirvana: 1992-1997 -- 11 Teenage Airwaves -- 12 For God and Country -- 13 This Is Not a Fugazi Chapter -- 14 Rock Over London, Rock On Peoria -- Part IV. Tolling of the Digital Bell: 1997-2007 -- 15 Hidden by Cornfields -- 16 Our CBGB -- 17 Peoria Heights … and Lows -- 18 For God and Country (Alternate Take) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.

9780252052705


Punk rock music--Illinois--Peoria--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

ML3534.3

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