1985

Notable Chicago Punk Events in 1985

 * Naked Raygun finally gets the funds to release Throb Throb
 * July - Articles of Faith play their final show at the Cubby Bear
 * Fever Records releases The Effigies second LP, Fly on a Wire
 * Happy Toons breaks up and posthumously releases Rest In Pieces
 * ID Under is formed
 * Skafish breaks up
 * Nadsat Rebel breaks up
 * Seismic Waves appears on the Mystic records comp Party Animal, then breaks up
 * The Defoliants having formed in 1984, play their first show in January at Cubby Bear, with Out Of Order, Blatant Dissent and The Dead Milkmen