For Newcomers to Punk/Hardcore
The Misfits, Black Flag, The Distillers, The Clash, Minor Threat, Fugazi, AFI, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Shelter, Sublime, The Lounge Lizards, The Ramones, Dead Kennedys, Nirvana, Cockney Rejects, The Specials, 45 Grave, Dropkick Murphy’s, Sleater Kinney
Oh and to help you find some of the bands that are harder to find when you’re first getting into Punk so you don’t have to spend your life searching for them yourself like I did, Aus Rotten, Oi Polloi, Violent Affair, Career Soldiers, Krum Bums, G.L.O.S.S., Bleed THE Pigs, Warvictims, Tragedy, Anti Product, Antischism Let’s turn this post into a helpful guide for newcomers!
Also if you think your local city has no punk scene, just stay patient and keep a look out for shows. In my city specifically, everything is completely under the radar. Punk bands repeat the same venues often which is useful for meeting the same group of people more than once
If your local town or city doesn’t have a punk band or scene start one. You may not be the best but somthing is nothing and it could inspire people to start their own bands!
And if that doesn’t work, pull a card from the roots of Seattle grunge and set up sets in alleyways and put up posters a week in advance
