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== Staff ==
== Staff ==
Noe Boudreau - Owner and dj
 
Monica Lynch - Bartender
* [[Noe Boudreau]] - Owner and DJ
Taco Ramone - Bartender
* [[Monica Lynch]] - Bartender
Mike "Sparkle" Rivers - Bartender
* [[Taco Ramone]] - Bartender
Marna - Bartender
* [[Mike Rivers|Mike "Sparkle" Rivers]] - Bartender
L'il Dougie Brown - dj
* [[Marna]] - Bartender
Rick "Radio" Faust -dj
* [[Dougie Brown|L'il Dougie Brown]] - DJ
John Molini - Doorman
* [[Rick Faust|Rick "Radio" Faust]] -DJ
Steve "Spin" Miglio - Doorman
* [[John Molini]] - Doorman
* [[Steve Miglio|Steve "Spin" Miglio]] - Doorman
* [[Daniel Narducy]] - Doorman
* [[Daniel Narducy]] - Doorman



Revision as of 18:57, 2 February 2007

La Mere Vipere was the very first punk venue in Chicago. Located on Halsted St, Vipere opened its doors on May 8th, 1977 (Mother's Day) and was destroyed in a fire on April 27th, 1978. The cirumstances surrounding the fire have always been suspicious and many folks at the time said that there was foul play involved. Some say the police had a hand in the fire, but that was never confirmed. The closing of La Mere Vipere could be seen as the end of the first generation/wave of the Chicago punk movement.

After Vipere closed down, the scene shifted to Oz and O'Banion's, the latter opening a couple months after Vipere's demise.

Staff

Notable Shows

  • Punk-O-Rama on May 26th, 1977, featuring Sundog Summit, Chicago Toys and BB Spin.

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