Peoria Punk History

Collecting stories on Peoria’s independent music scene (punk, hardcore, ska and everything in between, approx 1990-2005),for a forthcoming book, written/edited by Dawson Barrett and Jonathan Wright, and published by Microcosm Publishing as part of the Scene Empowerment History Series (http://microcosmpublishing.com/). Send photos, scans of old flyers, and stories to [email protected].

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STG shows: 1997-98.

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"The band played beneath a banner that read, “For God and Country.” This would become the theme of the evening—as the madman patriot, David Yow, would not let us forget. “This next song….is for God and country”… he proclaimed that evening, more than a few times."

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Shirts. From the archives of Mike Theobald.

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"My favorite part of Nora Hate was the curse of no comparison.Not that we had no influence, but they were vast , vauge andsorted. This never did us any good in the real world, but In ourfantasy we were the rulers. No one sounded like us no oneabused the structure of song or the setiment of a love song quitelike us." Brody said.

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the Neptunes - "Transparent Divorce"

This is “Transparent Divorce” by the Neptunes.  Self-released in 1994, so yeah…this tape is 16+ years old, people!  You’d never guess it by listening to it.  These songs don’t sound dated AT ALL!!  

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Skab TV at Airwaves. '92. Including interviews with young Gared and Brody.

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Stolen from the Facebook page of Larry Keach:

Neptunes Flyers - 1993 - 1996 

Once upon a time, I apparently played bass in a Punk-Pop-Rock band called The Neptunes. A word about these flyers... this is pre-google image search. Photoshop was on version1. I did not have a computer. I would gather images by spending my afternoon at the library going through old magazines and making photocopies. I used the macs in the Bradley graphic design computer lab to set type and make printouts for paste ups. Sometimes I used a letter stamp kit (I'm so Etsy!) . Scaling was done by reduction/enlargement on the photocopier. cut and paste. pretty old skool stuff kids! :)

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Duh.

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Top two: Caustic Defiance, old school hardcore skate punk band from Peoria (early 1980s). Bottom: Central Illinois Skate Crew, mid-80s.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Caustic-Defiance/280739818618093 

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Peoria Punk History: Call for Memories

Greetings, current and former Peorians:We need your help! We are collecting stories for a short book on the history of Peoria’s all-ages music scene (punk, hardcore, ska and everything in between) from roughly 1990 to 2005. The book will be written and edited by Dawson Barrett and Jonathan Wright, and published as part of the Scene Empowerment History Series by Microcosm Publishing ( http://microcosmpublishing.com/).

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Are you stoked about the history of your town? Do you find out interesting nuggets by talking to those who came before you or by scouting out details on Wikipedia? Do you want a reason to hunt out some people you respect for them to fill in the gaps?

Well, the Scene Empowerment History Series is an opportunity to do just that.

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October 9, 1995

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1995