1983

Notable Chicago Punk Events in 1983

• January - Matter #1 is released
• July/August - Naked Raygun released the Basement Screams EP
• The Effigies released We're Da Machine EP
• Wasteland Records released Savage Beliefs' The Moral Efficiency of... 7"
• Happy Toons formed
• Blatant Dissent formed in Dekalb, IL
• Nadsat Rebel forms
• Naked Raygun releases the Flammable Solid 7"
• Sean Duffy books his first show - Husker Du at 950 Lucky Number