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The Kind

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'''The Kind''' was an experimental/edgy band that later reformed into a power-pop/rock outfit.

== Band Members ==

* Frank Jalovec, guitar, vocals
* Stan Skora, guitar, vocals
* Chris Massa, bass, vocals
* Carlo Iaccino, drums, vocals 1977-78
* Sam Cortese, drums, vocals 1979-80

== Other Info ==

* Released on: WKQX Hometown Homegrown II
* Midwest Music Award 1979
* Formed from "The School Boys" into The Kind 1978
* Disbanded 1980
* Reformed later 1980 with different lineup except F. Jalovec

== External links ==
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1846503-The-Kind Discogs page]
* [https://chicagoreader.com/music/the-kind-were-two-bands-and-the-first-has-been-almost-completely-forgotten/ Extensive article on The Kind and their 2 versions via Chicago Reader]

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User:Crackerjack

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Howdy! I moved your info on Crackerjack to a proper page instead of the User page. The software is a little tricky to get a hold of at first, but this is the better spot. [[Crackerjack]] is the home now and I linked from the main page under 1990s bands - thanks for contributing! [[User:Gantry|Gantry]] ([[User talk:Gantry|talk]]) 14:39, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

Crackerjack

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'''''Crackerjack''''' was formed in [[1998]] by George Castady, Jason “Lola” Lollar, Dave Schneider and Darius Lafkas. Based out of Lombard, IL.

They released two albums, WHAT?!? In 1998 and “Don’t Hold Your Breath” in [[1999]]. Both albums were recorded by John Emerson, a long-time local music supporter and audio engineer. They were also featured in the local Chicago complication “Villa Park vs. Elmhurst” with their track “Reach.”

Their musically style was pop punk with influences of Showoff, Screeching Weasel, The Queers and Green Day. The lyrics were primarily about heartbreak, boredom and teenage angst.

The band later featured Brett McCarty on bass while the band was working on their third album which was never released. They regularly played shows at Off The Alley, Fireside Bowl, Hanger 18 and other local venues.

The band broke up in [[2000]] and the members went on to form the bands Michaelane and Scissors. George later joined his brother Dan’s band (who performed backup vocals on both Cracjerjack albums), The Fold, in [[2009]].

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Main Page

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== The Chicago Punk Database ==

This site intends to be a collections of bands, members, labels etc. for the Chicago punk scene. This site focuses on the earlier Chicago scene - but is open to all eras past and present. Most information on this page focuses on Chicago punk before [[1990]], though there is a growing collection of information from the 1990s and beyond. If you have content to add for an era feel free to contribute. All you have to do to add pages is create an account and start making pages. [http://punkdatabase.com/wiki/index.php/ChicagoPunk:About Click here] for more info on how to edit pages.

There are '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles in the database, most of which are small and need more information. Some suggestions to get started - add a link to an unlisted band on left-hand side of this page, go to a band's page and add members/instruments, fix any spelling errors, or create new page about your favorite Chicago Punk record. Anything you can add will help tremendously, so please contribute today!

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=== RIP Steve Albini and John Kezdy ===

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Chicago Punk lost two titans as [[John Kezdy]], lead singer of [[The Effigies]], had an accident on his bicycle and passed away at the age of 64. John has been involved with the scene since the beginning and will be missed dearly. [https://www.mixcloud.com/lumpenradio/inbetweenradiostations-171-john-kezdy-11123/ Here is a long interview] with John from Lumpen Radio where he talked about his time with music in Chicago and stories about the Effigies and touring. An article on Kezdy's accident can be found [https://chi.streetsblog.org/2023/08/27/john-kezdy-64-singer-of-the-effigies-died-after-bike-crash-with-amazon-van-illegally-stopped-in-bike-lane here]

[[Steve Albini]] also passed away suddenly in May at the age of 61, a NYT article on his legacy can be found [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/arts/music/steve-albini-dead.html here].

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=== Watch the Savage Beliefs Movie ===

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In 1984 [[Savage Beliefs]] movie was mostly shot and thought lost forever, but in [[2019]] director Charlie Fink released the footage on his YouTube page. The movie is mostly complete and can be see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i77QVsk5ozQ&feature=youtu.be here]. Live performance footage for the movie was shot in October [[1984]] at [[West End]], the show also features [[Naked Raygun]].

A good writeup on the movie can be found [https://nostalgiakinky.com/2024/01/21/maximumrocknroll-savage-beliefs-1984/ here] and [[The Punk Vault|MXV]]'s writeup on the release show is [https://punkvinyl.com/2016/04/16/savage-beliefs-movie-screening-and-performance-41416-at-martyrs/#:~:text=The%20film%2C%20Savage%20Beliefs%3A%20The,quite%20finished%20and%20never%20released. here]

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=== 70s Bands ===

[[BB Spin]], [[Bohemia]], [[Boulevard ]], [[The Buzzards]], [[Chicago Toys]], [[The Corrosives]], [[The Crucified]], [[The Cunts]], [[The Dadistics]], [[Epicycle]], [[The Exit]], [[The Ferraris]], [[Immune System]], [[The Kind]], [[The Lazerblades]], [[Meaty Buys]], [[The Mentally Ill]], [[Nodes]], [[Pistol Whip]], [[Poison Squirrel]], [[Popperz]], [[The Rabbits]], [[Rainbow Girls]], [[Silver Abuse]], [[Skafish]], [[The Swingers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tutu and the Pirates]], [[Wazmo Nariz]], [[X-Idols]]

=== 80s Bands ===

[[4xy]], [[11th Commandment]], [[A Mason in Ur]], [[Algebra Suicide]], [[Anti-Bodies]], [[Arsenal]], [[Articles of Faith]], [[Babes In Toyland]], [[Barbie Army]], [[Bhang Revival]], [[Bhopal Stiffs]], [[Blatant Dissent]], [[Bleach Battalion]], [[Bloodsport]], [[Bloody Nails]], [[Big Black]], [[Blue Green God]], [[Bonemen of Barumba]], [[Bottles Flying]], [[Breaking Circus]], [[Burning Corvairs]], [[Bucket #6]], [[Caustic Defiance]], [[Certain Death]], [[Da]], [[The Dangling Units]], [[David and the Happenings]], [[Dead Fink]], [[Dead Serious]], [[Dead Steel Mill]], [[Defoliants]], [[Denied Remarks]], [[Destructive Youth Patrol]], [[Dog At Large]], [[The Drats]], [[The Drill]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[DV8]], [[The Effigies]], [[Electric Cool-Aid]], [[The End]], [[End Result]], [[Enema Resort]], [[Evil Eye]], [[Flea Circus]], [[Forced Allegiance]], [[The Front Lines]], [[Friends of Betty]], [[Fudge Tunnel]], [[Gary Jones]], [[Gear]], [[Generation Waste]], [[Get Smart!]], [[Grab Bag of Fathers]], [[Gross National Product]], [[Group of Individuals]], [[happy hunting]], [[Happy Toons]], [[Hazardous Youth]], [[Heavy Manners]], [[Identity Crisis]], [[ID Under]], [[IMF]], [[The Imports]], [[Impulse Manslaughter]], [[Indecent Liberties]], [[Industrialized Autocracy]], [[Infections]], [[Insane War Tomatoes]], [[The Interceptors]], [[Insolent Respect]], [[Johnny Vomit]], [[Juvenile Delinquents]], [[K.G.B.]], [[The Kremlins]], [[The Kruds]], [[The Leeches]], [[Life Sentence]], [[Loose Lips]], [[Lost Cause]], [[The Luchs Brothers]], [[Mark O and Leslie]], [[Men]], [[Ministry]], [[The Misled]], [[M.O.S.H.]], [[Nadsat Rebel]], [[Naked Raygun]], [[Navastrau]], [[Negative Element]], [[NGA JIWA]], [[No Empathy]], [[Noise Monsters]], [[Number Nine]], [[The Odd]], [[ONO]], [[Out of Order]], [[The Ozzfish Experience]], [[Painterband]], [[Phil 'n the Blanks]], [[Plywood]], [[Political Justice?]], [[Precious Wax Drippings]], [[Problem Dogs]], [[Product 19]], [[Protagonists]], [[Psi Bears]], [[Rapeman]], [[Repulse Kava]], [[Ring 13]], [[Rights of the Accused]], [[Sanitary Patrol]], [[Savage Beliefs]], [[Scarred For Life]], [[Scoobie Snack]], [[Screaming Rachel and Remote]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Sharon Tate's Baby]], [[Silent Language]], [[Silly Carmichaels]], [[Six Feet Under]], [[Slit and the Stiches]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Small Irregular Pieces of Aluminum]], [[Special Affect]], [[Spongetunnel]], [[Sport of Kings]], [[Stations]], [[straightjacketbazooka]], [[Strike Under]], [[The Suburban Nightmare]], [[The Subverts]], [[Tar]], [[Target]], [[Ten Year Old Surgeons]], [[Terminal Beach]], [[The Throbbers]], [[Toothpaste]], [[Trial by Fire]], [[Uncle Fester]], [[Unified Field]], [[Urban DK]], [[Urge Overkill]], [[The Vaguelys]], [[Verboten]], [[Vermicious Knids]], [[Viktimz of Society]], [[Violent Feedback]], [[Violent Tumor]], [[The Watchmen]], [[The Wayouts]], [[We Make The Nig Heist Look Like Saints]], [[Zoetrope]]

=== 90s Bands ===

[[88 Fingers Louie]], [[8 Bark]], [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Allister]], [[Alpha Skool]], [[Apocalypse Hoboken]], [[The Arrivals]], [[The Beautiful Mutants]], [[The Bliss Machine]], [[Blue Collar]], [[Blue Meanies]], [[Bobby Conn]], [[Bollweevils]], [[Brownpeace]], [[Buzzmuscle]], [[Cap'n Jazz]], [[Captured by Robots]], [[Crackerjack]], [[The Cunts]], [[The Dead Carpenters]], [[Deadscene]], [[Drunken Catholics]], [[Friction]], [[Gauge]], [[Gore Gore Girls]], [[The Indicators]], [[Ivy League]], [[Jack Scratch]], [[Jerkwater]], [[The Jesus Lizard]], [[Keep Away From Julie]], [[Landos 45]], [[Los Crudos]], [[Lozenge]], [[The Misdemeanors]]. [[My Big Beautiful]], [[Oblivion]], [[Pegboy]], [[The Riverdales]], [[Ruby Zel]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Shellac]], [[Skullface]], [[Skullkrusher]], [[Slapstick]], [[Slow Children Playing]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Smoking Popes]], [[Sweep the Leg Johnny]], [[Swingset]], [[Tar]], [[Toucan Slam]], [[Trenchmouth]], [[Tuesday]], [[V.Reverse]], [[The Vindictives]], [[Wesley Willis]], [[The Wesley Willis Fiasco]], [[Winepress]],

=== 2000s Bands ===

[[The Black Sheep Band]], [[Bluster]], [[The Bomb]], [[The Coughs]], [[Lawrence Arms]], [[The Methadones]], [[Report Suspicious Activity]], [[Wardogs]]

=== Bands That Need Pages / Information ===

[[Baxter]], [[The Broadways]], [[Causey Way]], [[Colossal]], [[Crashdog]], [[Deals Gone Bad]], [[Duvall]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[The Honor System]], [[Hot Stove Jimmy]], [[Mary Tyler Morphine]], [[Mexican Cheerleader]], [[Mob Action]], [[The Nobs]], [[Razer]], [[Research Defense Squad]], [[The Sex Kittens]], [[Skapone]], [[Skullface]], [[Slaphappy]], [[Snidely Whiplash Experience]], [[Spiderz]], [[Squirtgun]], [[The Tarts]], [[The Torpedos]], [[The Tossers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tremors]], [[Tricky Dick]], [[Tub Ring]], [[The Untouchables]], [[Urethra Franklin]], [[The Ventilators]], [[The Vicissitudes]], [[Walker]], [[Wolcott]]

=== Records ===

[[A Chicago Punk Rock Collaboration For The Kids, Vol 1]], [[All Rise]], [[Achtung Chicago!]], [[Basement Screams]], [[Boogadaboogadaboogada!]], [[Busted at Oz]], [[Code Blue]], [[Dial-a-Trance]], [[Flammable Solid]], [[Naked Raygun - Home (Song)|Home]], [[Innocence]], [[It's A Punk Thing, You Wouldn't Understand]], [[Jettison]], [[My Brain Hurts]], [[No Punks in the Pit]], [[Raygun...Naked Raygun]], [[Magnetic Curses]], [[The Middle of America Compilation]], [[Picking More Daisies]], [[Punkhouse]], [[There's A Fungus Among Us]], [[Throb Throb]], [[Understand?]], [[Vanilla Blue]]

=== Labels ===

[[Aaugh! Records]], [[Alona's Dream Records]], [[Autumn Records]], [[Dazit Records]], [[Dill Records]], [[Disturbing Records]], [[Fever Records]], [[Fiction Records]], [[Go Deaf]], [[Harmless Records]], [[H.I.D. Productions Ltd]], [[Homestead Records]], [[Johann's Face Records]], [[Landmind Records]], [[Little Farmer Music]], [[National Trust]], [[No Blow Records]], [[Quarterstick Records]], [[Pink Records]], [[Pravda Records]], [[Roadkill Records]], [[Ruthless Records]], [[Schwa Records]], [[Sandpounder Records]], [[Shakefork Records]], [[Skinhead Records]], [[Snat 5 Records]], [[Subfusc]], [[Suburban Home]], [[Thermidor Records]], [[Thick Records]], [[Touch and Go]], [[Tough Records]], [[Underdog Records]], [[Underground Communique]], [[Version Sound]], [[Victory Records]], [[VML Records]], [[Walkthrufyre Records]], [[Wasteland Records]], [[Wax Trax Records]], [[What The Fuck? Records]]
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=== People ===

[[Steve Albini]], [[Al Scum]], [[Rodney Anderson]], [[Jon Babbin]], [[Billy Blastoff]], [[Vic Bondi]], [[Chris Bjorklund]], [[Steve Bjorklund]], [[Eric Brockman]], [[Iain Burgess]], [[Robert Byrne]], [[Mick Calhoun]], [[Joe Camarillo]], [[Eric Cassell]], [[Jeremy Cowan]], [[Steve Cheese]], [[Tom Clark]], [[Larry Damore]], [[Bob Damrau]], [[Troy Dixler]], [[Ted Domurat]], [[Lorna Donley]], [[Sean Duffy]], [[Santiago Durango]], [[Rich Edgley]], [[Jed Fox]], [[Bob Furem]], [[Philip Galanter]], [[Camilo Gonzalez]], [[Ken Goodman]], [[Jack Graham]], [[P. Michael Grego]], [[Joe Haggerty]], [[John Haggerty]], [[Scott Harris]], [[Dem Hopkins]], [[Anthony Illarde]], [[Al Jourgensen]], [[Jughead]], [[Marie Kanger-Born]], [[John Kezdy]], [[Pierre Kezdy]], [[Joe Losurdo]], [[John Lundin]], [[Keith Lyons]], [[Art MacQuilkin]], [[Doug McCombs]], [[Bill Meehan]], [[Ken Mierzwa]], [[John Mohr]], [[Terry Nelson]], [[Brian Peterson]], [[Marko Pezzati]], [[Mary Alice Ramel]], [[Sean Rice]],[[Dave Riley]], [[Corey Rusk]],[[Bobby Scarpelli]], [[Dan Schafer]], [[Dan Schneider]], [[Audrey Shaw]], [[Bobby Skafish]], [[Jim Skafish]], [[Slapstick Family Tree]], [[Jim Sludge]], [[Brooks Smith]], [[Geri Soriano]], [[Eric Spicer]], [[Bill Stephens]], [[Chopper Steppe]], [[Steve Steppe]], [[Barry Stern]], [[Dan Sullivan]], [[Travis]], [[Dave Thomas]], [[Chuck Uchida]], [[Joey Vindictive]], [[Douglas Ward]], [[Rob Warmowski]], [[Ben Weasel]], [[Kevin Weppner]], [[Paul Zamost]], [[Bryn Zellers]]

=== Venues ===

[[3rd Floor]], [[950 Lucky Number]], [[A-Zone]], [[Abbey Pub]], [[Ann Arkees]], [[Aragon Ballroom]], [[Artful Dodger]], [[The Avalon]], [[B'Ginnings]], [[The Bank]], [[Batteries Not Included]], [[Bop Shop]], [[The Bottle]], [[Bottom Lounge]], [[Centro-American Social Club]], [[Circuits]], [[Club Foot]], [[COD]], [[The Congress Theatre]], [[The Crypt]], [[Cubby Bear]], [[Czar Bar]], [[Delilah's]], [[Dreamerz]], [[Durty Nellies]], [[El Rancho Orphanage]], [[Empty Bottle]], [[Exit]], [[Fireside Bowl]], [[Fotch's]], [[Gaspars]], [[Harry Hopes]], [[Head's Pub]], [[Hell House]], [[Hideout, The]], [[Hotti Biscotti]], [[Hueys]], [[The Igloo]], [[Iron Rail]], [[Isabelle's Grand Finale]], [[Ivanhoe Theater]], [[Jamies Elsewhere Lounge]], [[Katz and Jammer Kids]], [[Keith Garage]], [[La Mere Vipere]], [[Lounge Ax]], [[McGreevys]], [[McGregor's]], [[Medusas]], [[Metro]], [[Mexican Patriotic Club]], [[Misfits]], [[The Mutiny]], [[Neo]], [[The Nervous Center]], [[No Palace]], [[O'Banion's]], [[Oak Theatre]], [[Odum]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Old Chicago]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Over Easy]], [[Oz]], [[Park West]], [[Phyllis' Musical Inn]], [[The Piss Factory]], [[Prodigal Son]], [[Quiet Knight]], [[Riley's Rock House]], [[The Riviera]], [[Ruts]], [[Shenanigans]], [[Space Place]], [[Stages]], [[Tuts]], [[The Warehouse]], [[Waves]], [[West End]], [[Wrigley Side]]

=== Fanzines ===

[[Bullshit Detector]], [[Coolest Retard]], [[Disorderly Conduct]], [[Gabba Gabba Gazette]], [[Last Rites]], [[Les Ponques Rockeurs]], [[Matter]], [[Non-Stop Banter]], [[Primitive Noise]], [[Raveup]], [[Submission]], [[THIS]], [[Wholesome]], [[Your Country Needs You/YOU]]

=== History ===

''Chicago Punk History at a Glance -'' [[Timeline]] ''Detailed History by Year -'' [[1974]] [[1975]] [[1976]] [[1977]] [[1978]] [[1979]] [[1980]] [[1981]] [[1982]] [[1983]] [[1984]] [[1985]] [[1986]] [[1987]] [[1988]] [[1989]] [[1990]] [[1991]] [[1992]] [[1993]] [[1994]] [[1995]] [[1996]] [[1997]] [[1998]] [[1999]] [[2000]] [[2001]] [[2002]] [[2003]] [[2004]] [[2005]] [[2006]] [[2007]] [[2008]] [[2009]] [[2010]] [[2011]] [[2012]] [[2013]] [[2014]] [[2015]] [[2016]] [[2017]] [[2018]] [[2021]] [[2023]]

=== MP3s ===

[[Bloodsport]], [[DV8]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Toothpaste]]

=== Films ===
[[You Weren't There]]

=== Places ===

[[Punkin' Donuts]]

=== Television ===
[[Chic-a-go-go]], [[JBTV]]

=== Websites ===

* [[Ken Mierzwa|Ephemeral Creation]]
* [[Pit of Punkiness]]
* [[The Punk Vault]]
* [[Chicago Hardcore]]
* [[WindyCityPunk]]
* [[Dupage County Hardcore]]

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The Effigies

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'''The Effigies''' are one of Chicago's oldest and longest-running punk bands. The band formed in early [[1980]] and consistently played and recorded throughout the 1980s.

In [[2004]], The Effigies returned with 3 of the 4 original members. They released their first album in over 20 years in [[2007]]. In 2010, it was announced that original line-up was to play a show at the [[Double Door]] to coincide with the reissue of the '''Busted At Oz''' compilation but this appearance was cancelled when original guitarist Earl Letiecq announced he had no intention of playing with his former band. After that, band activities ceased. On August 26, 2023, vocalist John Kezdy died from injuries he sustained after he collided with a parked Amazon delivery vehicle while he was bicycling. After his death, it was revealed that the band was in the process of planning new activity. In 2024, it was announced that the band would be releasing a new album along with a reissue of their first LP, "For Ever Ground". The band also announced a return to the stage, with the original rhythm section of Paul Zamost and Steve Economou joined by guitarist Andy Gerber and guitarist/vocalist Geoff Sabin

== Current Lineup ==

* [[Paul Zamost]] - Bass
* [[Steve Economou]] - Drums
* Andy Gerber - Guitar
* Geoff Sabin - Vocals, Guitar

== Releases ==

* '''[[Haunted Town]] EP''' ([[Autumn Records]], October or November [[1981]]).
** Re-released ([[Ruthless Records]], [[1984]]), with "Security" as added track.
* '''[[Bodybag / Security]] 7"''' (Ruthless Records, [[1982]])
* '''[[We're Da Machine]] EP''' (Ruthless Records, [[1983]])
* '''[[For Ever Grounded]] LP''' (Ruthless Records, 1984)
** Remixed and reissued on CD and LP as the "40th Anniversary Edition" in 2024.
* '''[[Fly On A Wire]] LP''' ([[Fever Records]], [[1985]])
**Remastered and reissued on LP (500 numbered copies) in 2025 with a slightly different running order and the inclusion of a live version "Something That..." as an additional track.
* '''[[Ink]] LP'''(Fever Records, [[1986]])
* '''[[Reside]] CD''' (Criminal IQ Records, [[2007]])
* '''[[...on the move or in danger (stop) This will have been my life (stop)]] EP''' (Criminal IQ Records, 2009)
* '''[[Est. 1980 * Chicago]]''' 12" EP (BFD, 2024)
** Features two songs from the "Burned" LP and two remixed songs from "For Ever Grounded" LP
** Limited to 500 copies
* '''[[Burned]]''' CD/LP (BFD, 2024)
** Guitars by Andy Gerber and Keith Shitega
** Vocals completed by John before his death.

=== Collections ===

* '''Remains Nonviewable LP''' ([[Roadkill Records]], [[1989]]) - "Collection of almost all early material up to, and including part of, ''For Ever Grounded''. It is thought that 2,000 copies were actually distributed. ''Remains Nonviewable'' was re-released on C.D. in late [[1995]] by [[Touch & Go Records]]"

=== Compilations ===

* [[Busted at Oz]] (Autumn Records, 1981) - Live versions of "Guns or Ballots" and "Quota".
* [[The Middle of America Compilation]] (HID, 1984) - A re-mixed version of "Security"
* '''The Enigma Variations''' ([[Enigma]], 1985) - "Blue Funk"

=== Live Albums ===

* '''V.M.L. Live Presents the Effigies 12/16/95''' ([[V.M.L. Records]], [[1996]]) - "Livetracks from the first reunion show of original members since 1992. Recordedlive 12/16/1995, at the Lounge Ax, Chicago, Illinois. 1,000 pressed."

== History ==

=== Band Formation ===

Though a few sites list The Effigies starting in [[1979]] [http://www.dementlieu.com/%7Eobik/arc/effigies/index.html] [http://www.furious.com/perfect/effigies.html], this is not the case. In [[1978]], John Kezdy dropped out of the University of Wisconsin and began to learn the guitar. He and his good friend Steve Economou decided to look into into starting a band. In a [http://www.dementlieu.com/%7Eobik/arc/effigies/int_noise6.html 1981 interview in Noise 6], Kezdy stated he met Paul Zamost at [[Neo]], and along with a mysterious singer named Norman, teamed up with Economou and started practicing. Norman was unceremoniously canned after a few practices, and John took over on vocals and guitar, although by his own admission he was an inadequate guitarist. By this point (which must have been around summer of 1980) John, Paul and Steve were regulars at the [[Oz]]. Knowing their need for a 4th member, Oz owner [[Dem Hopkins]] (though Paul said in a [[2007]] conversation that they met at a house party) introduced them to Earl Letiecq, who had recently arrived from upstate New York. Letiecq had previously played guitar in a band called [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/effigies/index.html Wreck'n'Crew]. With Letiecq on board, Kezdy was able to shift full-time to vocals. After a couple months working together they had a set list and on November 9th, 1980 they played their first gig at Oz, opening up for [[Strike Under]]. The band quickly became known as one of the best punk groups in the city, and within a month or so, scored a high profile gig [http://www.dementlieu.com/users/obik/arc/blackflag/80/live1212-13.html opening for Black Flag] at [[Stages]].

=== 1981 ===

The Effigies played regularly in Chicago, appearing frequently at [[OZ]] and [[Space Place]], including another gig opening for Black Flag on March 23. The band appeared on [[Busted at Oz]], also recorded in March, and later that year would record their first EP, [[Haunted Town]], which would be released in November. A minor controversy erupted in October, when the Effigies refused to play a benefit show for [[O'Banions]], claiming the owners cared more about money than the punk scene. Nevertheless, the band did play O'Banions in December, shortly before embarking on a West Coast tour. This tour made the Effigies the first Chicago punk band to tour nationally.

=== 1982 ===

The band went on a tour of the East Coast towards the end of the year.

== Previous Lineups ==

=== 1980-1984 ===
* [[Steve Economou]] - drums
* [[John Kezdy]] - vocals, lyrics
* [[Earl Letiecq]] - guitars
* [[Paul Zamost]] - bass

=== 1985-1986 ===
* Steve Economou - drums
* John Kezdy - vocals
* [[Robert O'Connor]] - guitars
* Paul Zamost - bass

=== 1987 - 1988 ===
* [[Chris Bjorklund]] - bass
* [[Joe Haggerty]] - drums
* John Kezdy - vocals
* Earl Letiecq - guitars

=== 1988 - 1990 ===
* Chris Bjorklund - guitars
* Joe Haggerty - drums
* John Kezdy - vocals
* Tom Woods - bass

=== 1991 - 2003 ===

* On hiatus, outside a couple reunion shows

=== 2004 - 2010 ===
* John Kezdy - vocals
* Paul Zamost - bass
* Steve Economou - drums
* [[Robert McNaughton]] - guitars

== References ==

* [http://www.effigies.com Effigies.com], lineups discography and just about everything else. Direct sentences taken are put in double-quotes.

== External Links ==

* [http://www.effigies.com/ Official Homepage] - Very informative
* [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068057840560 Official Facebook Page]
* [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/effigies/ Dementlieu Effigies page] - Lots of detail
* [https://dyingscene.com/ds-interview-effigies-return-with-new-record-burned-and-show-honoring-late-founding-singer-john-kezdy/ Nice 2025 interview] with Paul Zamost regarding their history and Riot Fest reunion
* [http://www.myspace.com/effigies MySpace page, run by Paul]
* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/effigies_main.html KFTH's Effigies page]
* [http://www.mp3.com/effigies/artists/19717/biography.html mp3.com Bio]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Effigies Wikipedia page]
* [http://www.furious.com/perfect/effigies.html Article in Perfect Sound Magazine] - Good reference for early dates
* [https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jugheadsbasementtnh/episodes/2024-09-23T06_00_00-07_00 2024 Interview with Paul and Steve on Jughead's Basement]

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Naked Raygun

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[[Image:NR-Group.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Final Naked Raygun lineup]]

'''Naked Raygun''' was one of the first, one of the longest running and one of the best Chicago punk bands. They are considered by a large majority to be the most important band in the history of Chicago punk. Raygun was active (in various lineups) from [[1980]] to [[1992]], along with reunion shows in [[1997]]. In late [[2006]] Raygun reformed and is still active. They were one of the few bands to span the entire decade of the 80s and played with or helped bring along most of the acts during that time. In 2021, the band released their first LP of new material in 31 years.

== Members ==

Current:

* [[Jeff Pezzati]] - Vocals (1980-1992, 2006- )
* [[Eric Spicer]] - Drums (1984-1992, 2006- )
* [[Bill Stephens]] - Guitar (1989-1992, 2006- )
* [[Fritz Doreza]] - Bass (2014 - )

Past:

* [[Santiago Durango]] - Guitar (1980-1983)
* [[Marko Pezzati]] - Bass (1980-1981)
* [[Bobby Strange]] - Drums (1980)
* [[Jim Colao]] - Drums (1980-1984)
* [[John Lundin]] - Drums, Keyboards (1980-1981)
* [[Camilo Gonzalez]] - Bass (1981-1985)
* [[John Haggerty]] - Guitar (1983-1989)
* [[Pete Mittler]] - Bass (live) (2011-2014)
* [[Pierre Kezdy]] - Bass (1985-1992, 2006-2020, R.I.P.)

== Records ==

* [[Basement Screams]] EP ([[1983]], [[Ruthless Records]])
* [[Flammable Solid]] 7" (1983, Ruthless Records)
* [[Throb Throb]] LP ([[1985]], [[Homestead Records]])
* [[All Rise]] LP ([[1986]], Homestead Records)
* [[Vanilla Blue]] 7" ([[1987]], [[Sandpounder Records]])
* [[Jettison]] LP ([[1988]], [[Caroline Records]])
* [[Treason]] 12" (1989, Caroline Records)
* [[Understand?]] LP (1989, Caroline Records)
* [[Naked Raygun - Home (Song)|Home 7"]] ([[1990]], Caroline Records)
* [[Raygun...Naked Raygun]] LP (1990, Caroline Records)
* [[Last of the Demohicans]] CD ([[1997]], [[Dyslexic Records]])
* [[Free Shit]] (Live) CD/LP ([[2001]], [[Haunted Town Records]])
* "Mein Iron Maiden" b/w "Out Of Your Mind" 7" ([[2009]], Riot Fest Records)
* "Growing Away" b/w "Just For Me" 7" ([[2010]], Riot Fest Records)
* "Burning Red" b/w "Black Eyed Blue" 7" ([[2011]], Riot Fest Records)
* [[Over The Overlords]] LP/CD (2021, [[Wax Trax Records]])
* "Amishes" 7"/digital single (2023, Wax Trax Records)

=== Compilations (incomplete) ===

* [[Busted at Oz]] ([[Autumn Records]], March 1981) - ''Bomb Shelter, When the Screaming Stops, Paranoia, Libido''
* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/comps/codeblue.html Code Blue cassette] (Last Rites, 1984) - ''No Sex'', ''Only In America''
* [[The Middle of America Compilation]] ([[H.I.D.]], 1984) - ''I Don't Know, Stupid''
* [[Sub Pop 100]] (Sub Pop, 1986) - ''Bananacuda''
* [[The Wailing Ultimate]] (Homestead, 1987) - ''I Remember''
* Rat Music For Rat People Vol. III (1987) - ''Rocks of Sweden''
* Beautiful Happiness (Happy, 1988) - ''Vanilla Blue''
* Something's Gone Wrong Again, The Buzzcocks Covers Compilation (Caroline, 1992) - ''Love Battery'', ''Running Free''
* Faster & Louder: Hardcore Punk, vol. 2 (Rhino, 1993) - ''Rat Patrol''

=== Unreleased or Obscure ===

* ''Promo Tape'' (Around March/April 1982)
** Sent out to potential bookings, Reviewed in [[CR]] #20
** Tracks include Mofo, Bombshelter, Emperor Tojo, Party Dolls and Coitus Interruptus

* ''Roger Moore''
** Popular early track (1981 timeframe), never recorded

* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/albums/nakedraygun_artof.html The Art of Throb Throb]
** Bootleg LP recorded 6/22/1985, Hoboken, NJ

* [[Chicago Sound]]
** Presumably a bootleg, as the sound quality is mediocre, although the disc is labeled as "[[Sandpounder Records]] 002".
** CD released around 2000. Contains two live shows:
:: Eagles Club, Milwaukee 10/29/1989 - complete show with [[Bill Stephens]] on guitar
:: WUST Radio Hall, Washington DC 6/20/1985 - partial show with Haggerty

== History ==

=== 1980 ===

[[Image:Naked raygun-wide.jpg|right|400px]]

Naked Raygun began in February of 1980 when Marko Pezzati and Santiago Durango, who were both students at the University of Illinois at Chicago, met at [[O'Banions]]. Distressed about the lack of punk bands in Chicago, they decided to form a group. Jim Colao--a friend of Santiagos from UIC--joined the band briefly, but left almost immediately after joining. Many singers were tried, including Jim Colao's girlfriend until Marko enlisted his younger brother Jeff, who at the time was singing in a cover band, Condor, and had "an afro three miles wide". After obtaining a more punk-rock hairdo, Jeff Pezzati started practicing with Marko and Santiago at [[222 S. Morgan St.]], playing their first gig shortly thereafter in June. At this point they used the name [[Negro Commando]]. Shortly thereafter Bobby Strange signed up on drums and they recorded a demo, which would eventually be included on the [[Basement Screams]] CD reissue. The band's first gig as Naked Raygun was in August at the original [[Oz]]. Their third gig was on October 5 in Detroit, at a club called Nunnzio's; when the rest of the band went to pick up Strange, they found he had pawned his drum kit to buy drugs. They retrieved his drums and made the gig, but the audience walked out on them. Strange left in December, and the band tried out various replacements. One short-term replacement was John Lundin, who quickly switched over to keyboards. For their New Years Eve gig at [[Oz]], Jim Colao rejoined as the full-time drummer.

The origin of the band's name remains somewhat unclear. According to a 2006 interview in Alternative Press, Marko Pezzati claimed it was chosen more or less at random, although he had insisted the name include "nude" or "naked". However, in the same interview, Durango stated he came up with the name as a tribute to the Sex Pistols. Although many believed the band's name was a play on "Ronald Reagan", this is apparently not the case.

=== 1981-1982 ===
[[Image:NakedPezzati.jpg|right|thumb|Naked Pezzati @ Tuts, 1981]]

With a stable lineup in place, Naked Raygun began to play regularly in Chicago. Initially the band played primarily loft parties around UIC, but soon began regular gigs at [[Oz]]. In March of 1981, Raygun recorded live tracks for the [[Busted at Oz]] comp - the first time Raygun appeared on vinyl. Marko Pezzati left the band in 1981 (likely April/May, from [[Coolest Retard|CR]] 13&14) and was replaced by original Silver Abuse member Camilo Gonzalez. John Lundin left April/May 1981. Because he was not replaced, Naked Raygun ditched the keyboards and became a four piece. The band closed out 1981 by playing a New Year's Eve gig at [[O'Banions]] with [[Trial by Fire]] (according to [[CR]] #18). By mid-1982, [[John Haggerty]] began joining the band onstage to play saxophone and occasional 2nd guitar. A [http://www.dementlieu.com/users/obik/arc/effigies/int_dc2.html review] of their July 4th show at [[Exit]] actually calls Haggerty Raygun's "new guitarist/saxophonist".

In this period, Raygun's music was very experimental and quite different from the more straight-ahead Buzzcocks-influenced punk sound that would later bring them fame. Durango, in particular, would frequently experiment with his guitar sound, changing nearly from gig to gig. In a [[1992]] [http://petdance.com/actionpark/bigblack/press/mrr112.php interview], [[Steve Albini]] raved "I mean, they were so weird back then. Totally left field. Going to see them live at that time was totally invigorating because they were so damn weird. It was like a space age rockabilly band. With this bizarre jungle drumming going on. And periodically they would take too much drugs or whatever, and Santiago would come out with this completely underwater guitar sound. It would just flatten everybody." Albini later wrote an extended paean to the early Raygun incarnation in the liner notes for [[Basement Screams]]. Frustratingly, very little recorded output exists from this period, save for the [[222 S. Morgan St.]] demo, four songs on [[Busted at Oz]], a few poor-quality demo tracks on the posthumous [[Last of the Demohicans]] CD, and [[Basement Screams]].

=== 1983 ===

[[Image:LR1-Raygun.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The ultra-rare Durango and Haggerty lineup]]

In January 1983, [[John Haggerty]] joined Raygun on guitar. He had played sax on ''Swingo'' for [[Basement Screams]], and occasionally joined Raygun onstage. This two-guitar lineup would exist only for a few months, but apparently put on some legendary shows (including a show on January 21, 1983 at the [[Metro]], reviewed in [http://www.chicagopunkpix.com/LastRites/LR1.pdf Last Rites #1].) According to Haggerty, the band briefly discussed adding his guitar parts to the already-recorded [[Basement Screams]], but in the end decided to release it as originally recorded. [[Santiago Durango]] later said that he had already decided to leave the band, and asked Haggerty to join as his eventual replacement. In March 1983, the band embarked on their first [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/other/nakedraygun_mrr19.html tour], a 10-day East Coast swing in March including a show opening for [http://www.missionofburma.com/home.html Mission of Burma] in Washington DC. This tour took place before [[Basement Screams]] had been released; it's not clear if Durango was still in the band for the tour, as he left Raygun to join [[Big Black]] sometime in 1983 ([[Matter]] #4 from July said he was "ex-Naked Raygun"). Ironically, [[Jeff Pezzatti]] was playing bass in [[Big Black]] at the time. The [[Basement Screams]] EP was finally released in July or August.

During this time, Durango and both Pezzati brothers lived in a coach house at [http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=1129+West+Drummond,+Chicago,+IL 1129 West Drummond] in the Lincoln Park neighborhood (according to the liner notes of [[Last of the Demohicans]]). [[Steve Albini]] described the "Naked Raygun house" as a central part of the Chicago punk scene during this time. It was at this house where Big Black's lineup formed, when Durango was distracted from watching a football game by the sounds of Pezzati and Albini practicing in the basement, and asked if he could play along with them.

With Haggerty on lead guitar, the band recorded [[Throb Throb]] in the summer of 1983, which because of funding would not get released until [[1985]]. The [[Flammable Solid]] 7-inch, containing two songs from the album and an alternative mix of "Libido", was released in late 1983.

===1984===

[[Image:NR-FirstSpicerShow.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Flyer for Eric Spicer's first show]]

Though Colao played on Throb Throb, he left the band in the summer of 1984 before the record was released. He left under less than amicable circumstances, as he disagreed with the rest of the band about going on an West Coast tour before releasing Throb Throb to raise funds. Colao felt that going on a cross-country tour with no record to sell was a financial mistake, and wanted to play only larger local gigs until they had the cash to release Throb Throb. Colao was replaced by former [[DV8]] drummer [[Eric Spicer]]. In a posting on his [http://www.myspace.com/sonofaraygun MySpace page], Spicer joked that he wound up joining the band solely because "I just made sure I never missed a practice." Spicer's first show was on July 14 at [[Tuts]]. Despite changing drummers and encountering delays in releasing [[Throb Throb]], Raygun steadily gained popularity and toured the Midwest (in the summer) and the West Coast (in September/October), and opened for the Ramones at the 5000-seat [[Aragon Ballroom]] in Chicago. Though still not having released a full-length album at this point, Raygun did release songs on the "Code Blue" cassette compilation and [[WNUR]]'s [[The Middle of America Compilation]]. Many of the songs that would make up their next LP [[All Rise]] had already been written by this point, as evidenced on Jason Willis's audience recording of the [http://scarstuff.blogspot.com/2006/02/naked-raygun-live-at-vfw18-in-kc-mo.html August 11, 1984 show at the VFW#18 in Kansas City]. As the band gained wider acclaim, [[Jeff Pezzati]] eventually decided to leave [[Big Black]] in late 1984 to focus solely on Raygun.

=== 1985 ===

[[Throb Throb]] was finally released in early 1985, followed by East Coast gigs in April and June. The album was very well received and established the band as one of the top American post-punk bands; a review in [http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/mrrissue23.html Maximumrocknroll] pegged them as "one of the most important bands in the country". By this point, Raygun was becoming a huge draw in Chicago, graduating from clubs like the [[Cubby Bear]] and [[Tuts]] to regularly playing the [[Cabaret Metro]]. Raygun also began what would become a hometown tradition by playing a Thanksgiving show at Metro--infamously, Pezzati took a chainsaw to a turkey onstage and threw the remains into the audience.

[[Camilo Gonzalez]] played on the tours after [[Throb Throb]] was released, but subsequently left the band and was replaced by [[Pierre Kezdy]]. Kezdy joined shortly before [[All Rise]] was recorded, but did not contribute any songs to the record, which was mostly written by Pezzati and Haggerty. Although according to a fanzine interview the band was targeting a Christmas release, [[All Rise]] did not hit the stores until [[1986]].

===1986===

[[All Rise]] was released in the spring of [[1986]] to nearly unanimous praise, garnering rave reviews from everyone from alternative media stalwarts like Trouser Press to the New York Times. The first to feature the Pezzati/Haggerty/Kezdy/Spicer lineup, this album is still generally considered the definitive Raygun album. Although by this point the Chicago punk scene had splintered somewhat, Raygun continued to be immensely popular, the only band that could bridge the gap between older scenesters and hardcore punk kids. The band played several high profile all-ages gigs at the [[Metro]], one of which (9/14/1986) was vividly memorialized by [[Greg Dunlap]] in the liner notes to the 1999 reissue of [[All Rise]].

===1987===

The band had completed their contract with [[Homestead Records]] by releasing [[All Rise]], and early in 1987 released Pierre Kezdy's [[Vanilla Blue]] as a single on their own [[Sandpounder Records]]. Subsequently, ex-Minor Threat guitarist Lyle Preslar signed the band to a three-album contract with Caroline Records. Raygun recorded [[Jettison]], which would be their first Caroline release, in Chicago with producers [[Iain Burgess]] and Larry Sturm. [[Pierre Kezdy]] and [[Eric Spicer]] also contributed songwriting to the album; as they had both joined shortly before [[All Rise]] was recorded, they had not written songs previously for Raygun.

The band had become such a huge local draw that they could no longer play the 1100-capacity [[Metro]], and moved up to the 2500-person [[Riviera]] during this year. The November 20, 1987 Riviera gig was professionally recorded by [[Tim Powell]] of Metro Mobile recording, and several songs (including their cover of Stiff Little Fingers' "Suspect Device") would be released on [[Jettison]] and as bonus tracks on the 1999 album reissues. (Powell had previously recorded the band for [[Busted at Oz]] with a completely different lineup and, according to [[Jeff Pezzati]], only 30 people in the audience.)

Despite receiving critical acclaim and drawing big crowds in Chicago, Raygun's members still held down day jobs (Pezzati worked at a design engineering firm, Spicer at Kinko's, and Haggerty tended bar), which perhaps contributed to the relatively small amount of touring they did. The band regularly played New York City and Washington DC, and would play weekend gigs around the Midwest, but as John Haggerty would later note, "we didn't get out of town very much, probably less than what most people think" (Alternative Press interview, 2006). Certainly Raygun toured much less than contemporaries such as [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/blackflag/1984.html Black Flag] and [http://www.thirdav.com/hd_discog/dates.html Husker Du]. The inability (or reluctance) to tour more would later become a bone of contention for Haggerty in particular.

===1988===

After the release of [[Jettison]] in May, Raygun did an extensive East Coast tour, playing 25 gigs in 30 days (according to an interview in [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/other/nakedraygun_id14.html Ink Disease fanzine]). A shorter West Coast tour followed, including a gig at the famed [http://www.924gilman.org/index.html 924 Gilman Street] club in Berkeley. (How the band members coped with the no-alcohol policy at Gilman Street remains unclear.) [[Jettison]] was also well-received, with many reviews noting that the band had evolved toward a more varied sound, thanks to all four members contributing songs. Later that year, Raygun would record their second album for Caroline, [[Understand]].

===1989===

Raygun returned to [[Metro]] for the record release show for [[Understand]] on April 22. Following the release, the band finally made it to Europe for the first time in their career, playing a 5 week series of gigs across the continent. A highlight of the tour came at their gig in London (5/19/1989), when Steve Diggle of the Buzzcocks joined them onstage for the encore. Several songs from the June 4, 1989 gig at AJZ in Verden, Germany would eventually be released on [[Last of the Demohicans]].

Though it was not well known at the time, tensions within the band had been building over the past year. [[John Haggerty]], in particular, had become increasingly dissatisfied for a number of reasons. Haggerty wanted to quit his day job, tour more, and generally make the band a full-time pursuit, and felt frustrated by the other members' reluctance to do so. In interviews after Raygun broke up, Haggerty also spoke of feeling that the band had stagnated musically. In a 1999 interview, [[Jeff Pezzati]] tacitly agreed, saying that he had fallen into the trap of writing too many songs around Haggerty's big-guitar sound.

A major source of conflict involved business matters. [[Karen Bemis]], [[Jeff Pezzati]]'s longtime girlfriend who he married in 1988, had been acting as the band's manager for several years, and Haggerty, Spicer, and Kezdy were apparently not very involved in the financial side of the band. Although the details are unclear (and, in fairness, Bemis has never told her side of the story), Haggerty felt that "Jeff and Karen pretty much called all the shots" regarding band matters, and Kezdy agreed that "(Bemis) was getting paid for things she had nothing to do with" (Alternative Press interview, 2006).

Haggerty attempted to voice his concerns to the other band members, but felt ignored; he would later say that "Jeff started to think of the band as 'his' band, and I wanted to think of the band as 'our' band, and ultimately, that's a deal-breaker". He quit in August 1989. Spicer, who was also angry at Pezzati for failing to keep them informed about money issues, also wanted to quit but was talked into staying on by Kezdy.

The remaining band members quickly recruited a new guitarist, [[Bill Stephens]], who had previously played in [[Product 19]] opening for Raygun at Metro. With an East Coast tour already booked, Stephens only had a week to learn the material, but stepped in without difficulty. The [[Chicago Sound]] bootleg CD documents one of Stephens' early gigs with the band.

===1990===

Having decided to carry on without Haggerty, the band remained active throughout 1990, and toured Europe again in May of 1990. [[Raygun...Naked Raygun]] was recorded during 1990 with producer Keith Auerbach. [[Pierre Kezdy]] described the recording sessions as "sort of semi-catastrophic" (Ink Disease interview 1990), perhaps portending the chilly reception that was to come. When the album was released in October 1990, it received generally mediocre reviews, mostly centering around the muddy sound and relatively uninspiring songwriting. [[Bill Stephens]] also was widely criticized simply for not being [[John Haggerty]]. [[Eric Spicer]] concedes now that "it wasn't great--the sound was all wrong", and [[Raygun...Naked Raygun]] certainly pales in comparison with the standard set by [[All Rise]] and [[Jettison]].

===1991-1992===

With [[Raygun...Naked Raygun]], the band had completed their contract with Caroline Records. Raygun continued to play local shows and do short tours during 1991, and played at [[Metro]] in July as part of the club's 9th anniversary celebration. However, by this point the band members' enthusiasm was clearly waning. Spicer would later say, "(the band) was becoming like a second job", and Stephens added "it just became this side thing". Somewhat ironically, by the end of 1991, the music that Raygun had pioneered and kept vital throughout the 1980's was becoming wildly popular, and other Chicago bands were starting to gain national recognition.

In early 1992, the band entered the studio to record four new songs, which would become known as "the last demo". By this point, both Spicer and Stephens had decided to leave the band, and Kezdy and Pezzati did not attempt to dissuade them. After one final show at the Riviera, Raygun called it quits. The band never issued an official announcement--they simply stopped playing shows.

For the next few years, most of the band members remained completely inactive musically. [[Pierre Kezdy]] joined John Haggerty in [[Pegboy]] in 1994, but Pezzati, Spicer, and Stephens essentially retired.

===1997 Reunion===

In March 1997, the final band lineup decided to re-record the "last demo", since the original tapes had been lost. The four songs were recorded with [[Steve Albini]] and subsequently released on the collection [[Last of the Demohicans]] in mid-1997. The band then re-formed and played three sold-out reunion shows at [[Metro]] on November 29-30 and December 1. Two shows were initially announced, but they sold out so quickly that a third had to be added. These shows, the first Raygun gigs in Chicago in five years, would eventually be documented on the [[Free Shit]] album.

At the time, rumors circulated that the band was writing new songs and preparing to record another album. However, these proved untrue, as after the reunion shows the band disappeared again. [[Jeff Pezzati]] formed [[The Bomb]] in 1999, Stephens continued playing in [[The Tarts]], and Kezdy held down the bass spot in [[Pegboy]]; Spicer did not play in any other bands after Raygun.

=== 1999 ===

In 1999, [[Quarterstick Records]] re-released all of the NR albums, including the long out-of-print [[Basement Screams]]. All the albums, except [[Raygun...Naked Raygun]] came with bonus tracks and extensive liner notes and photographs. Despite the fact that most people never heard Basement Screams until 7+ years after their breakup, the opening track ''I Lie'' became one of the most well-known Raygun anthems. More reunion shows were rumored, but never took place for unclear reasons.

=== 2006 Reunion Show ===

[[Image:NR-JBTV2006.jpg|left|200px]]

On November 5th, [[2006]] Raygun played their first show in over 9 years at [http://myspace.com/riotfest2005 Riot Fest 2006]. The lineup was the final one - Pezzati, Kezdy, Stephens and Spicer. It created quite a buzz and folks from all over the US (and Europe!) traveled to Chicago to see Raygun.

To promote their show, Raygun made their first televsion appearance in 10 years on October 19th, 2006 on local Chicago music show [http://www.jbtvonline.com/ JBTV]. It featured a continuous interview with Jeff, Bill and Pierre along with the video to [[Home]] and a few live concert videos (Managua, The Sniper Song). The show also had a bunch of videos from fellow Riot Fest acts. Part two of the Raygun interview appeared on on the October 25th show of JBTV.

Raygun also played a secret, invite-only show at the Cobra Lounge in Chicago on October 19 as a warmup for the Riot Fest show--their first gig since the 1997 reunion shows at the Metro. Video of three songs ([[Vanilla Blue]], Knock Me Down, and the set closer Managua) are up on [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=naked%2Braygun&search=Search YouTube].

On November 3rd, Raygun did an short interview and played live on Q101's ''Morning Fix''. The interview was at 8am and they played [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK_--ieAfzQ Vanilla Blue] towards the end of the hour. On November 4th, they played another warmup show at Subterranean (with 4 Star Alarm, [[The Bomb]] and The Briefs) under the pseudonym Holyy Lazarski Nahane.

=== 2007 Shows and DVD ===
[[Image:Rf2007.jpg|right|85px]]

In January 2007, Raygun announced that they are officially back together and began shows again. They played April 27th at the House of Blues in Chicago (with [[The Effigies]], Bollweevils and Shot Baker) and May 4th/5th at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis. They were joined in Minneapolis by [[The Methadones]], Shot Baker and Dillinger Four.

For the late Chicago show, Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers joined Raygun on stage to perform two songs - ''Suspect Device'' and ''Alternative Ulster''. For the late show in Chicago and both shows in Minneapolis, Raygun was joined onstage by [[Dan Schafer]] to perform [[Sludgeworth]]'s ''Someday''.

They also announced that a CD/DVD of their Riot Fest weekend will be released on November 6th, 2007. It includes footage of their main show as well as the warmup shows.

On October 26th, 2007 Naked Raygun played at [http://www.thefestfl.com/ The Fest 6 in Florida]. Raygun also headlined the first night of Riot Fest 2007 on Saturday, November 17. At the end of November, Raygun embarked on a West Coast tour, playing 10 shows in 10 days. They were joined by Swinging Utters and Shot Baker, playing gigs in Washington, Oregon and California. On December 22, 2007 Naked Raygun played a special XMas show at Reggie's Rock Club which was was preceded by a playing of their DVD.

=== 2008 ===

On January 12, 2008 Raygun played their first show in Detroit in over 15 years at Small's Bar. In March, Raygun played at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. On March 15 Raygun played a set at Cobra Lounge to celebrate its 2nd anniversary. [[Haunted Town Records]] released remastered versions of [[Throb Throb]] and [[All Rise]] on vinyl.

=== 2009 ===

Raygun plays two shows at the House of Blues on January 2nd and 3rd. On August 29th Raygun played a free Riot Fest preview show at a practice space. In September Raygun embarked on a small east coast tour with Shot Baker and Paint it Black. On October 9th, Raygun headlined a Riot Fest show at the [[Metro]] along with fellow 80s punks [[Rights of the Accused]] and [[No Empathy]].

=== 2025 ===

Raygun played a sold out show at Metro on Sunday September 21st, for many of the songs they were joined onstage by various "friends" from bands such as [[Smoking Popes]] and [[The Bollweevils]]. As the final song, Raygun played ''New Dreams'' with Pierre's daughter on bass as a tribute to her father.

== See also ==
* [[List of Naked Raygun Songs]]

== Interviews ==

* [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/other/nakedraygun_cr13.html Coolest Retard #13, 1981]
* [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/other/nakedraygun_mrr19.html MRR #19, 1984]
* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/info/nakedraygun_FSinter.html Flipside #46, 1985]
* [http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/suburbanvoicenakedraygun.html Suburban Voice, 1985]
* [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/other/nakedraygun_bl.html Bum Leg #2, 1985]
* [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/other/nakedraygun_id14.html Ink Disease #14, 1988]
* [http://www.petdance.com/nr/interviews/this.html THIS fanzine, 1989]
* [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/other/nakedraygun_id17.html Ink Disease #17, 1990]
* [http://www.petdance.com/nr/interviews/hell-on-wheels.html Tour story about a broken van]

== References ==

* [[Going Underground]] by George Hurchalla - Throb Throb release/recording dates and Colao's take on leaving.

== External Links ==

===Official and affiliated sites===
* [http://www.nakedraygun.org Naked Raygun official site]
* [http://www.tgrec.com/bands/band.php?id=55 NR page on Touch and Go]
* [http://www.myspace.com/sonofaraygun Eric Spicer's MySpace page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/nakedraygun Unofficial MySpace page]
* [http://www.coldwarskateboards.com/nakedraygun/ Naked Raygun skateboards]
* [https://www.facebook.com/NRpunk/?fref=ts Official Facebook profile]
* [https://nakedraygun.bandcamp.com/ NR's Quarterstick Reissues on Bandcamp]

===Fan sites and discographies===
* [http://www.petdance.com/nr/ Petdance NR pages, top notch]
* [http://www.petdance.com/nr/discography/ Petdance Discography] - main reference for this page
* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/nakedraygun_main.html Kill From The Heart Raygun page] - band history and discography
* [http://throbthrob.wordpress.com/ Throb Throb] - fan site

===Reviews===
* [https://securesite.chireader.com/cgi-bin/Archive/abridged2.bat?path=1999/991001/NAKED&search=%22naked%20raygun%22 Career retrospective in the Chicago Reader (1999)]
* [http://www.trouserpress.com/bandpages/NAKED_RAYGUN.html TrouserPress reviews the NR albums]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:51ua6j5h7180 Naked Raygun allmusic page]
* [http://petdance.com/actionpark/bigblack/press/mrr112.php Steve Albini interview discussing early Naked Raygun] (among many other things)
* [http://www.emergingthoughts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=45 Article on NR's Nov 6, 2006 show]

== YouTube Clips ==

* Promo videos
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebhk63N6f70 Vanilla Blue]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFWeTDzdVzM Home]

* Live, 10/19/2006 reunion show at Cobra Lounge
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKYDmBURnm4 Vanilla Blue]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ2RKWpCwvE Knock Me Down]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgjRNlhKx3w Managua, set closer]

* Live, 11/5/2006 at Riot Fest
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWNqI_PRZr4 Riot Fest DVD trailer]

* Live, early 1980's in Chicago
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e2J3o8001o Surf Combat (from Chicago Punk Rock 1980's DVD)]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxhyZrd8g8k Bombshelter / Tojo (from Chicago Punk Rock 1980's DVD)]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xznlRf6mrQg Leeches (from Chicago Punk Rock 1980's DVD)]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5maD-ixnwcA Roller Queen (from Chicago Punk Rock 1980's DVD)]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXG1Kj8Wyko Live at the Metro circa 84/85]

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The Effigies

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'''The Effigies''' are one of Chicago's oldest and longest-running punk bands. The band formed in early [[1980]] and consistently played and recorded throughout the 1980s.

In [[2004]], The Effigies returned with 3 of the 4 original members. They released their first album in over 20 years in [[2007]]. In 2010, it was announced that original line-up was to play a show at the [[Double Door]] to coincide with the reissue of the '''Busted At Oz''' compilation but this appearance was cancelled when original guitarist Earl Letiecq announced he had no intention of playing with his former band. After that, band activities ceased. On August 26, 2023, vocalist John Kezdy died from injuries he sustained after he collided with a parked Amazon delivery vehicle while he was bicycling. After his death, it was revealed that the band was in the process of planning new activity. In 2024, it was announced that the band would be releasing a new album along with a reissue of their first LP, "For Ever Ground". The band also announced a return to the stage, with the original rhythm section of Paul Zamost and Steve Economou joined by guitarist Andy Gerber and guitarist/vocalist Geoff Sabin

== Current Lineup ==

* [[Paul Zamost]] - Bass
* [[Steve Economou]] - Drums
* Andy Gerber - Guitar
* Geoff Sabin - Vocals, Guitar

== Releases ==

* '''[[Haunted Town]] EP''' ([[Autumn Records]], October or November [[1981]]).
** Re-released ([[Ruthless Records]], [[1984]]), with "Security" as added track.
* '''[[Bodybag / Security]] 7"''' (Ruthless Records, [[1982]])
* '''[[We're Da Machine]] EP''' (Ruthless Records, [[1983]])
* '''[[For Ever Grounded]] LP''' (Ruthless Records, 1984)
** Remixed and reissued on CD and LP as the "40th Anniversary Edition" in 2024.
* '''[[Fly On A Wire]] LP''' ([[Fever Records]], [[1985]])
* '''[[Ink]] LP'''(Fever Records, [[1986]])
* '''[[Reside]] CD''' (Criminal IQ Records, [[2007]])
* '''[[...on the move or in danger (stop) This will have been my life (stop)]] EP''' (Criminal IQ Records, 2009)
* '''[[Est. 1980 * Chicago]]''' 12" EP (BFD, 2024)
** Features two songs from the "Burned" LP and two remixed songs from "For Ever Grounded" LP
** Limited to 500 copies
* '''[[Burned]]''' CD/LP (BFD, 2024)
** Guitars by Andy Gerber and Keith Shitega
** Vocals completed by John before his death.

=== Collections ===

* '''Remains Nonviewable LP''' ([[Roadkill Records]], [[1989]]) - "Collection of almost all early material up to, and including part of, ''For Ever Grounded''. It is thought that 2,000 copies were actually distributed. ''Remains Nonviewable'' was re-released on C.D. in late [[1995]] by [[Touch & Go Records]]"

=== Compilations ===

* [[Busted at Oz]] (Autumn Records, 1981) - Live versions of "Guns or Ballots" and "Quota".
* [[The Middle of America Compilation]] (HID, 1984) - A re-mixed version of "Security"
* '''The Enigma Variations''' ([[Enigma]], 1985) - "Blue Funk"

=== Live Albums ===

* '''V.M.L. Live Presents the Effigies 12/16/95''' ([[V.M.L. Records]], [[1996]]) - "Livetracks from the first reunion show of original members since 1992. Recordedlive 12/16/1995, at the Lounge Ax, Chicago, Illinois. 1,000 pressed."

== History ==

=== Band Formation ===

Though a few sites list The Effigies starting in [[1979]] [http://www.dementlieu.com/%7Eobik/arc/effigies/index.html] [http://www.furious.com/perfect/effigies.html], this is not the case. In [[1978]], John Kezdy dropped out of the University of Wisconsin and began to learn the guitar. He and his good friend Steve Economou decided to look into into starting a band. In a [http://www.dementlieu.com/%7Eobik/arc/effigies/int_noise6.html 1981 interview in Noise 6], Kezdy stated he met Paul Zamost at [[Neo]], and along with a mysterious singer named Norman, teamed up with Economou and started practicing. Norman was unceremoniously canned after a few practices, and John took over on vocals and guitar, although by his own admission he was an inadequate guitarist. By this point (which must have been around summer of 1980) John, Paul and Steve were regulars at the [[Oz]]. Knowing their need for a 4th member, Oz owner [[Dem Hopkins]] (though Paul said in a [[2007]] conversation that they met at a house party) introduced them to Earl Letiecq, who had recently arrived from upstate New York. Letiecq had previously played guitar in a band called [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/effigies/index.html Wreck'n'Crew]. With Letiecq on board, Kezdy was able to shift full-time to vocals. After a couple months working together they had a set list and on November 9th, 1980 they played their first gig at Oz, opening up for [[Strike Under]]. The band quickly became known as one of the best punk groups in the city, and within a month or so, scored a high profile gig [http://www.dementlieu.com/users/obik/arc/blackflag/80/live1212-13.html opening for Black Flag] at [[Stages]].

=== 1981 ===

The Effigies played regularly in Chicago, appearing frequently at [[OZ]] and [[Space Place]], including another gig opening for Black Flag on March 23. The band appeared on [[Busted at Oz]], also recorded in March, and later that year would record their first EP, [[Haunted Town]], which would be released in November. A minor controversy erupted in October, when the Effigies refused to play a benefit show for [[O'Banions]], claiming the owners cared more about money than the punk scene. Nevertheless, the band did play O'Banions in December, shortly before embarking on a West Coast tour. This tour made the Effigies the first Chicago punk band to tour nationally.

=== 1982 ===

The band went on a tour of the East Coast towards the end of the year.

== Previous Lineups ==

=== 1980-1984 ===
* [[Steve Economou]] - drums
* [[John Kezdy]] - vocals, lyrics
* [[Earl Letiecq]] - guitars
* [[Paul Zamost]] - bass

=== 1985-1986 ===
* Steve Economou - drums
* John Kezdy - vocals
* [[Robert O'Connor]] - guitars
* Paul Zamost - bass

=== 1987 - 1988 ===
* [[Chris Bjorklund]] - bass
* [[Joe Haggerty]] - drums
* John Kezdy - vocals
* Earl Letiecq - guitars

=== 1988 - 1990 ===
* Chris Bjorklund - guitars
* Joe Haggerty - drums
* John Kezdy - vocals
* Tom Woods - bass

=== 1991 - 2003 ===

* On hiatus, outside a couple reunion shows

=== 2004 - 2010 ===
* John Kezdy - vocals
* Paul Zamost - bass
* Steve Economou - drums
* [[Robert McNaughton]] - guitars

== References ==

* [http://www.effigies.com Effigies.com], lineups discography and just about everything else. Direct sentences taken are put in double-quotes.

== External Links ==

* [http://www.effigies.com/ Official Homepage] - Very informative
* [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068057840560 Official Facebook Page]
* [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/effigies/ Dementlieu Effigies page] - Lots of detail
* [https://dyingscene.com/ds-interview-effigies-return-with-new-record-burned-and-show-honoring-late-founding-singer-john-kezdy/ Nice 2025 interview] with Paul Zamost regarding their history and Riot Fest reunion
* [http://www.myspace.com/effigies MySpace page, run by Paul]
* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/effigies_main.html KFTH's Effigies page]
* [http://www.mp3.com/effigies/artists/19717/biography.html mp3.com Bio]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Effigies Wikipedia page]
* [http://www.furious.com/perfect/effigies.html Article in Perfect Sound Magazine] - Good reference for early dates
* [https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jugheadsbasementtnh/episodes/2024-09-23T06_00_00-07_00 2024 Interview with Paul and Steve on Jughead's Basement]

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The Effigies

2025-09-24T16:02:57Z

Gantry: /* External Links */

'''The Effigies''' are one of Chicago's oldest and longest-running punk bands. The band formed in early [[1980]] and consistently played and recorded throughout the 1980s.

In [[2004]], The Effigies returned with 3 of the 4 original members. They released their first album in over 20 years in [[2007]]. In 2010, it was announced that original line-up was to play a show at the [[Double Door]] to coincide with the reissue of the '''Busted At Oz''' compilation but this appearance was cancelled when original guitarist Earl Letiecq announced he had no intention of playing with his former band. After that, band activities ceased. On August 26, 2023, vocalist John Kezdy died from injuries he sustained after he collided with a parked Amazon delivery vehicle while he was bicycling. After his death, it was revealed that the band was in the process of planning new activity. In 2024, it was announced that the band would be releasing a new album along with a reissue of their first LP, "For Ever Ground". The band also announced a return to the stage, with the original rhythm section of Paul Zamost and Steve Economou joined by guitarist Andy Gerber and guitarist/vocalist Geoff Sabin

== Current Lineup ==

* [[Paul Zamost]] - Bass
* [[Steve Economou]] - Drums
* Andy Gerber - Guitar
* Geoff Sabin - Vocals, Guitar

== Releases ==

* '''[[Haunted Town]] EP''' ([[Autumn Records]], October or November [[1981]]).
** Re-released ([[Ruthless Records]], [[1984]]), with "Security" as added track.
* '''[[Bodybag / Security]] 7"''' (Ruthless Records, [[1982]])
* '''[[We're Da Machine]] EP''' (Ruthless Records, [[1983]])
* '''[[For Ever Grounded]] LP''' (Ruthless Records, 1984)
** Remixed and reissued on CD and LP as the "40th Anniversary Edition" in 2024.
* '''[[Fly On A Wire]] LP''' ([[Fever Records]], [[1985]])
* '''[[Ink]] LP'''(Fever Records, [[1986]])
* '''[[Reside]] CD''' (Criminal IQ Records, [[2007]])
* '''[[...on the move or in danger (stop) This will have been my life (stop)]] EP''' (Criminal IQ Records, 2009)
* '''[[Est. 1980 * Chicago]]''' 12" EP (BFD, 2024)
** Features two songs from the "Burned" LP and two remixed songs from "For Ever Grounded" LP
** Limited to 500 copies
* '''[[Burned]]''' CD/LP (BFD, 2024)
** Guitars by Andy Gerber and Keith Shitega
** Vocals completed by John before his death.

=== Collections ===

* '''Remains Nonviewable LP''' ([[Roadkill Records]], [[1989]]) - "Collection of almost all early material up to, and including part of, ''For Ever Grounded''. It is thought that 2,000 copies were actually distributed. ''Remains Nonviewable'' was re-released on C.D. in late [[1995]] by [[Touch & Go Records]]"

=== Compilations ===

* [[Busted at Oz]] (Autumn Records, 1981) - Live versions of "Guns or Ballots" and "Quota".
* [[The Middle of America Compilation]] (HID, 1984) - A re-mixed version of "Security"
* '''The Enigma Variations''' ([[Enigma]], 1985) - "Blue Funk"

=== Live Albums ===

* '''V.M.L. Live Presents the Effigies 12/16/95''' ([[V.M.L. Records]], [[1996]]) - "Livetracks from the first reunion show of original members since 1992. Recordedlive 12/16/1995, at the Lounge Ax, Chicago, Illinois. 1,000 pressed."

== History ==

=== Band Formation ===

Though a few sites list The Effigies starting in [[1979]] [http://www.dementlieu.com/%7Eobik/arc/effigies/index.html] [http://www.furious.com/perfect/effigies.html], this is not the case. In [[1978]], John Kezdy dropped out of the University of Wisconsin and began to learn the guitar. He and his good friend Steve Economou decided to look into into starting a band. In a [http://www.dementlieu.com/%7Eobik/arc/effigies/int_noise6.html 1981 interview in Noise 6], Kezdy stated he met Paul Zamost at [[Neo]], and along with a mysterious singer named Norman, teamed up with Economou and started practicing. Norman was unceremoniously canned after a few practices, and John took over on vocals and guitar, although by his own admission he was an inadequate guitarist. By this point (which must have been around summer of 1980) John, Paul and Steve were regulars at the [[Oz]]. Knowing their need for a 4th member, Oz owner [[Dem Hopkins]] (though Paul said in a [[2007]] conversation that they met at a house party) introduced them to Earl Letiecq, who had recently arrived from upstate New York. Letiecq had previously played guitar in a band called [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/effigies/index.html Wreck'n'Crew]. With Letiecq on board, Kezdy was able to shift full-time to vocals. After a couple months working together they had a set list and on November 9th, 1980 they played their first gig at Oz, opening up for [[Strike Under]]. The band quickly became known as one of the best punk groups in the city, and within a month or so, scored a high profile gig [http://www.dementlieu.com/users/obik/arc/blackflag/80/live1212-13.html opening for Black Flag] at [[Stages]].

=== 1981 ===

The Effigies played regularly in Chicago, appearing frequently at [[OZ]] and [[Space Place]], including another gig opening for Black Flag on March 23. The band appeared on [[Busted at Oz]], also recorded in March, and later that year would record their first EP, [[Haunted Town]], which would be released in November. A minor controversy erupted in October, when the Effigies refused to play a benefit show for [[O'Banions]], claiming the owners cared more about money than the punk scene. Nevertheless, the band did play O'Banions in December, shortly before embarking on a West Coast tour. This tour made the Effigies the first Chicago punk band to tour nationally.

=== 1982 ===

The band went on a tour of the East Coast towards the end of the year.

== Previous Lineups ==

=== 1980-1984 ===
* [[Steve Economou]] - drums
* [[John Kezdy]] - vocals, lyrics
* [[Earl Letiecq]] - guitars
* [[Paul Zamost]] - bass

=== 1985-1986 ===
* Steve Economou - drums
* John Kezdy - vocals
* [[Robert O'Connor]] - guitars
* Paul Zamost - bass

=== 1987 - 1988 ===
* [[Chris Bjorklund]] - bass
* [[Joe Haggerty]] - drums
* John Kezdy - vocals
* Earl Letiecq - guitars

=== 1988 - 1990 ===
* Chris Bjorklund - guitars
* Joe Haggerty - drums
* John Kezdy - vocals
* Tom Woods - bass

=== 1991 - 2003 ===

* On hiatus, outside a couple reunion shows

=== 2004 - 2010 ===
* John Kezdy - vocals
* Paul Zamost - bass
* Steve Economou - drums
* [[Robert McNaughton]] - guitars

== References ==

* [http://www.effigies.com Effigies.com], lineups discography and just about everything else. Direct sentences taken are put in double-quotes.

== External Links ==

* [http://www.effigies.com/ Official Homepage] - Very informative
* [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068057840560 Official Facebook Page]
* [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/effigies/ Dementlieu Effigies page] - Lots of detail
* [https://dyingscene.com/ds-interview-effigies-return-with-new-record-burned-and-show-honoring-late-founding-singer-john-kezdy/ Nice 2025 interview with Paul Zamost regarding their history and Riot Fest reunion]
* [http://www.myspace.com/effigies MySpace page, run by Paul]
* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/effigies_main.html KFTH's Effigies page]
* [http://www.mp3.com/effigies/artists/19717/biography.html mp3.com Bio]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Effigies Wikipedia page]
* [http://www.furious.com/perfect/effigies.html Article in Perfect Sound Magazine] - Good reference for early dates
* [https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jugheadsbasementtnh/episodes/2024-09-23T06_00_00-07_00 2024 Interview with Paul and Steve on Jughead's Basement]

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Impulse Manslaughter

2025-07-09T23:30:42Z

Gantry: /* Discography */

'''Impulse Manslaughter''' was a band from the mid-to-late 80s. They formed in [[1984]] and were disbanded in [[1993]]. The band's sound could be described as a mix of crusty punk and metal. Vocalist [[Karl Patton]] remained the only constant member through out the band's lifetime, although bassist [[Vince Vogel]] joined in [[1988]] and stayed until the end.

== Members ==
* [[Karl Patton]] - Vocals (1985-1993)
* [[Mike (Chris) Hanley]] - Guitar/Bass (1985-1989)
* [[Vince Vogel]] - Bass (1988-1993)
* Glen Herman- Drums (1985-1989)
* Nick Stevens - Bass (1986-1987)
* John Tolczyk - Guitar (1989-1991)
* Dan Duchaine - Drums (1990-1993)
* Rob Lanam - Guitar (1991-1993)
* Randy Sorkin - Guitar (1985)
* Rick McKelvy - Guitar (1993)
* Mike Schaefer - Guitar (1987)

== Discography ==
* '''''Burn One Naked and Nuke It''''' 7" EP (Fatal Reaction [[1986]]/reissued by Nuclear Blast in [[1990]])
* '''''He Who Laughs Last...Laughs Alone''''' LP ([[Underdog Records]] (USA)/Nuclear Blast (Germany) [[1987]])
* '''''Logical End''''' LP ([[Walkthrufyre Records]] WTF1743 (USA)/Nuclear Blast (Germany) [[1988]])
:Covert Art: Guy Aitchinson
:Graphis: Jack Hoehn
:'''Side One'''
# Drag
# Fact It
# Not Quite Sure
# Missing Children
# Gimme Shelter
:'''Side Two'''
# Crimson Dreams
# No Deals
# Let Them Die
# Stone Dead Forever
# Borderline Retarded
#
* '''''Sometimes''''' 7" EP (Mind Control/Nuclear Blast [[1992]])
* '''''No War''''' split 7" w/Provocation ([[1993]])
* '''''Logical End/He Who Laughs Last...Laughs Alone''''' CD (Nuclear Blast [[1998]])
* '''''Live At WFMU''''' CD (Beer City Records, [[2003]])

== Notable Shows ==
* August 2, [[1986]] - At [[Dreamerz]] with [[Generation Waste]]

== Notes ==
* Chicago hardcore band I ATTACK covers ''They Start The War'' on their American Dream 7"
* One of the first bands signed to Nuclear Blast Records, a very popular metal label, who issued all their records in Europe.
* The group briefly split in 1989, and Vince Vogel and Glen Herman formed [[Vermicious Knids]]. Impulse Manslaughter quickly reunited when ''Logical End'' started receiving some success and praise in Europe.

== External Links ==
* [http://www.myspace.com/impulsemanslaughter Impulse MySpace Page]
* [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,4343.sm Impulse Manslaughter @ Rockdetector]
* [http://www.killfromtheheart.com/bands.php?id=558 KFTH Page]
* [http://www.chicagopunkpix.com/86-99/IMGW86-0.html Pics of an Impulse Manslaughter show]
* [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse_Manslaughter Wikipedia page] (German)
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/279607-Impulse-Manslaughter Discogs profile]
* [http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/illinois/chicago/impulse+manslaughter Impulse Manslaughter on musicmight.com]
* [http://www.metalglory.de/reviews.php?nr=17270 Review of ''Logical End/He Who Laughs Last...Laughs Alone''] (German)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiTVTi0-OI8&feature=youtu.be "They Start The War" on YouTube]

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Nadsat Rebel

2025-06-29T17:48:27Z

Gantry: /* Releases */

[[File:NadsatRebel-CodeBlue.jpg|right]]

'''Nadsat Rebel''' was a Chicago punk band active from [[1983]] to [[1985]]. They first appear on the [[Code Blue]] Compiliation, according to its liner notes. It was posted on a blog comment that one of the members went on to write for Rolling Stone Magazine. The name "Nadsat" was taken from the self-created English/Russian hybrid language used by the four goons in Anthony Burgess' The Clockwork Orange. They also appear on the [[Middle of America]] compilation in 1984. The demo they recorded in late 1983 may have been the first record that [[Steve Albini]] engineered for a band that he wasn't a member of, though this is unconfirmed. Following the release of [[You Weren't There]], the Nadsat track ''Bounty'' appeared on the record soundtrack.

== Members ==

=== Original ===
* [[Matt Diehl]]
* [[Ben Pierce]]
* [[Matt Adell]]
* [[Dave Ladwig]]

=== Later ===
* [[Chris Kean]]
* [[Sean O'Neill]]

== Releases ==

* '''''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG0yujrGvEg Demo Tape]''''' - December 10 1983
** May have been the first record [[Steve Albini]] recorded for someone else.
** Recorded at Studiomedia Inc in Evanston, Illinois

# Nosferatu
# Slipping Fast
# Getting Ready
# I am the Wall
# Bounty
* '''''[[Code Blue]] Compilation''''' - ([[Last Rites]], April [[1984]])
** Same tracks from the demo tape
# Nosferatu
# Bounty
* '''''[[The Middle of America Compilation]]''''' - ([[H.I.D. Productions Ltd]], 1984)
# I am the Wall
# Getting Ready
* '''''[[You Weren't There]]''''' - (Factory 25, [[2009]])
# Bounty

== External Links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG0yujrGvEg Demo tape in its entirety on YouTube]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Nadsat-Rebel-50377337459/?fref=ts Facebook page]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1304325-Nadsat-Rebel Discogs profile]

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File:Savage-beliefs-the-movie.webp

2024-07-01T12:28:46Z

Gantry: Savage Beliefs movie screenshot, taken from the directors YouTube page (I would guess) and [https://nostalgiakinky.com/2024/01/21/maximumrocknroll-savage-beliefs-1984/ the Nostalgia Kinky blog]

== Summary ==
[[Savage Beliefs]] movie screenshot, taken from the directors YouTube page (I would guess) and [https://nostalgiakinky.com/2024/01/21/maximumrocknroll-savage-beliefs-1984/ the Nostalgia Kinky blog]

Savage Beliefs

2024-07-01T12:27:06Z

Gantry:

'''Savage Beliefs''' (full band name - The Moral Efficiency of Savage Beliefs) was a Chicago band that featured members such as [[Dave Riley]] of [[Big Black]] on bass and [[Brian Gay]] of Government Issue on vocals and guitar. They played around during [[1983]]-[[1984]] and had a couple tracks on the [[The Middle of America Compilation]]. In 2016, Brian and Wes regrouped with help from Anthony Illarde and Joe Losurdo for local live shows promoting the release of '''[[Big Big Sky: A Recorded History of Savage Beliefs]]''', a collection of the band's recording from 1983 and 1984, as well as the release of the Savage Beliefs movie, originally made but unreleased in 1984.

== Members ==

===1983-1984===

* [[Brian Gay]] - Vocals and Guitar
* [[Wes Tabayoyong]] - Guitar
* [[Dave Riley]] - Bass
* [[Justin English]] - Bass
* [[Eric Cassell]] - Vocals and Drums

===2016===
* Brian Gay - Vocals/Guitar
* Wes Tabayoyong - Guitar
* [[Joe Losurdo]] - Bass
* [[Anthony Illarde]] - Drums

== Releases ==

* '''''The Moral Efficiency of Savage Beliefs 7"''''' ([[1983]]), [[Wasteland Records]]
** Recorded 8/1983 at Above Ground Sound in Cicero
** Engineered by [[Bill DeJonghe]]
# Outskirts
# Big Big Sky
# Jake
# Theme
# Way of the World
# Pink Shirt
# What's Left in the Fridge

* Two tracks on [[The Middle of America Compilation]] (1984)
** Shake Your Neighbor's Hand
** Double Standard

*'''''Big Big Sky: A Recorded History of Savage Beliefs''''' (Alona's Dream Records, [[2015]])
** Compilation of "The Moral Efficiency of Savage Beliefs", tracks from "The Middle of America" and unreleased songs from 1984 meant for the Savage Beliefs movie.

== History ==

Savage Beliefs was started by Wes and Eric as a free style experimental music collaboration during Wes' overnight access to the performance space at the School of the Art Institute in [[1981]]. Brian, who had been working with Eric on avante garde audio projects, soon joined in on the instrument based improvisational performances, and jam sessions. Wes asked the original bass player, [[Justin English]] to join after Justin's girlfriend Julie, a co-ed at the Art Institute, mentioned he was looking for a new band.
In [[1982]], the group began rehearsing in the recording space of sound engineer John Withim, above DeSalvo's Restaurant on West Randolph. They rehearsed for a year before accepting their first show at [[Space Place]] opening for 4XY. A couple more shows including a last minute booking at the [[Centro American Social Club]], opening for a show featuring the Big Boys. It was at that show that the Savages were offered their first recording project. It was also at that show that last minute replacement Dave Riley first filled in for Justin, and eventually joined the group.

Between the recording and final mixing of their first EP "The Moral Efficiency of Savage Beliefs", the Savages filmed their first two music videos "Way of the World" and "Big Big Sky", which were produced by Marcus Greiner and Greg Nixon (Drumstruck) and brought to communist China by a filmmaker friend that was leaving for an extended trip there. The Chinese kids were reported to have loved them, especially the footage of the napalm bombing runs.

A few months after the 7" was released, they were asked to put a couple of tracks on the [[WNUR]] Midwest Compilation and shortly after that award winning director Charles Fink started hanging with the group in research prep for an upcoming feature film project. Initially he wanted to get a deeper understanding of the Savage sound, he eventually found the characters' real personalities so nutty he wrote them into the script as exaggerated versions of themselves, and ultimately re-titled the movie "Savage Beliefs: The Movie". The movie finished shooting in Fall [[1984]] with the main show footage shot at "[[West End|The West End]]" on Armitage. [[Naked Raygun]] played the opening band in the movie.

There are seven songs that were never released, but were recorded for the movie soundtrack at [[Chicago Recording Studio]] and engineered by [[Iain Burgess]]. Some of their best work, good luck finding these stereo mixdowns.

The band continued to do shows into late 1984 and were the last show at [[Tuts]]. New owners took over the following day. So I'd heard during the week prior to that show. HBO sent a video crew out to shoot the last show, and it was recorded on high quality video. When I asked the video guys who they were there to shoot, their director said "Some band called Savage Beliefs." Interesting since no one from the band called them, or even expected them. Good luck finding the footage.

It was at this last show that [[Steve Albini]], longtime supporter and great inspiration for the band approached them at the end of the show and said "When I heard you were breaking up, I cried."

Eric moved to New York with his self-styled-performance-artist-girlfriend, Brian moved on to other musical projects. Dave and Wes tried to audition new players for several months but threw in the towel when they admitted the original chemistry was never going to be duplicated.

== Savage Beliefs Movie ==

A Savage Beliefs movie was mostly shot and thought lost forever, but in [[2019]] director Charlie Fink released the unfinished footage on his YouTube page. The movie is mostly complete and can be see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i77QVsk5ozQ&feature=youtu.be here]. Live performance footage for the movie was shot in October [[1984]] at [[West End]], the show also features [[Naked Raygun]].

A good writeup on the movie can be found [https://nostalgiakinky.com/2024/01/21/maximumrocknroll-savage-beliefs-1984/ here], [[The Punk Vault|MXV]]'s writeup on the release show is [https://punkvinyl.com/2016/04/16/savage-beliefs-movie-screening-and-performance-41416-at-martyrs/#:~:text=The%20film%2C%20Savage%20Beliefs%3A%20The,quite%20finished%20and%20never%20released. here]

== Post Savage Beliefs ==

* Dave went on to tour with Big Black.
* Eric passed away in 2003 after battling MS for several years.
* Wes has been involved with the film industry as a Production Designer and Director in the US and abroad, occasionally recording music for soundtracks, his last band involvement was for one record with Trance in LA and produced and engineered by Shep Lonsdale.
* Brian has been programming multi-media in the educational software industry. He has been in several bands since Savage Beliefs, including The Watchmen ('86-'89), [[Buzzmuscle]] ('90 - '93), and The Indicators ('94 -'96). He is currently performing and recording with The Emerald Lizards.

=== Strange Trivia ===

Wes and Angry Dave(original cast member of ZOOM) worked together on a theater project in Los Angeles. Angry Dave is a long time friend of Dave Riley, neither knew this until conversation with idle actors and crew turned to music.
Wes and Robert Moss(bass player of Government Issue) worked together in LA on the film "BLUNT" which won Best Comedy Feature at the NY Independent Film Festival. Wes was the Production Designer, and Rob was the Cinematographer. They did not realize they had been introduced by Brian at the Cubby Bear in Chicago fourteen years earlier, (when GI toured to Chicago), until the last week of shooting when conversation during a break turned to "home towns".
In 1998, Wes took a position as a professor at a local institute where Brian happened to be going for a post graduate degree. Not having run into each other for more than ten years, they ran into each other in the hallway. Brian eventually took Wes's Portfolio Prep class a few months later.
The First Assistant Camera on Savage Beliefs: The Movie was Janusch Kaminsky who went on to win Academy Awards for Saving Private Ryan, and Schindler's List.https://www.facebook.com/Savage-Beliefs-1452036731765833/?fref=ts

== Record Covers ==
<gallery>
Image:SavageBeliefs-MoralEfficiencyOf.jpg|'''Moral Efficiency''' <BR> <small>Front</small>
Image:SB2.jpg|left|'''Moral Efficiency''' <small>Back</small>
</gallery>

== Notes ==

* Dave mentioned that SB made some sort of low-budget movie, with a possible soundtrack. [http://www.dangpow.com/~landed/bigblack/BBFE9.htm]
* Blog comment said their last show was at [[The Metro]]

== External Links ==

* [https://www.facebook.com/Savage-Beliefs-1452036731765833/?fref=ts Savage Beliefs Facebook Page]
* [http://www.collectorscum.com/volume3/illinois/ Henry Weld's page with a pic of Moral Efficiency]
* [https://nostalgiakinky.com/2024/01/21/maximumrocknroll-savage-beliefs-1984/ Good writeup on Savage Beliefs movie]
* [https://alonasdreamrecords.bandcamp.com/album/big-big-sky-a-recorded-history-of-savage-beliefs Bandcamp]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1043598-Savage-Beliefs Discogs page]
* [https://punkvinyl.com/2016/04/16/savage-beliefs-movie-screening-and-performance-41416-at-martyrs/#:~:text=The%20film%2C%20Savage%20Beliefs%3A%20The,quite%20finished%20and%20never%20released. MXV writeup on the movie release show]

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== The Chicago Punk Database ==

This site intends to be a collections of bands, members, labels etc. for the Chicago punk scene. This site focuses on the earlier Chicago scene - but is open to all eras past and present. Most information on this page focuses on Chicago punk before [[1990]], though there is a growing collection of information from the 1990s and beyond. If you have content to add for an era feel free to contribute. All you have to do to add pages is create an account and start making pages. [http://punkdatabase.com/wiki/index.php/ChicagoPunk:About Click here] for more info on how to edit pages.

There are '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles in the database, most of which are small and need more information. Some suggestions to get started - add a link to an unlisted band on left-hand side of this page, go to a band's page and add members/instruments, fix any spelling errors, or create new page about your favorite Chicago Punk record. Anything you can add will help tremendously, so please contribute today!

== Recent News ==

<table><tr><td valign="top" width="50%" padding="5px">

=== RIP Steve Albini and John Kezdy ===

[[Image:JohnKezdy-Thumb.png|left|85px]]

Chicago Punk lost two titans as [[John Kezdy]], lead singer of [[The Effigies]], had an accident on his bicycle and passed away at the age of 64. John has been involved with the scene since the beginning and will be missed dearly. [https://www.mixcloud.com/lumpenradio/inbetweenradiostations-171-john-kezdy-11123/ Here is a long interview] with John from Lumpen Radio where he talked about his time with music in Chicago and stories about the Effigies and touring. An article on Kezdy's accident can be found [https://chi.streetsblog.org/2023/08/27/john-kezdy-64-singer-of-the-effigies-died-after-bike-crash-with-amazon-van-illegally-stopped-in-bike-lane here]

[[Steve Albini]] also passed away suddenly in May at the age of 61, a NYT article on his legacy can be found [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/arts/music/steve-albini-dead.html here].

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=== Watch the Savage Beliefs Movie ===

[[Image:Savage-Beliefs-Movie.jpg|left|85px]]

In 1984 [[Savage Beliefs]] movie was mostly shot and thought lost forever, but in [[2019]] director Charlie Fink released the footage on his YouTube page. The movie is mostly complete and can be see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i77QVsk5ozQ&feature=youtu.be here]. Live performance footage for the movie was shot in October [[1984]] at [[West End]], the show also features [[Naked Raygun]].

A good writeup on the movie can be found [https://nostalgiakinky.com/2024/01/21/maximumrocknroll-savage-beliefs-1984/ here] and [[The Punk Vault|MXV]]'s writeup on the release show is [https://punkvinyl.com/2016/04/16/savage-beliefs-movie-screening-and-performance-41416-at-martyrs/#:~:text=The%20film%2C%20Savage%20Beliefs%3A%20The,quite%20finished%20and%20never%20released. here]

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== Main Pages ==

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=== 70s Bands ===

[[BB Spin]], [[Bohemia]], [[Boulevard ]], [[The Buzzards]], [[Chicago Toys]], [[The Corrosives]], [[The Crucified]], [[The Cunts]], [[The Dadistics]], [[Epicycle]], [[The Exit]], [[The Ferraris]], [[Immune System]], [[The Kind]], [[The Lazerblades]], [[Meaty Buys]], [[The Mentally Ill]], [[Nodes]], [[Pistol Whip]], [[Poison Squirrel]], [[Popperz]], [[The Rabbits]], [[Rainbow Girls]], [[Silver Abuse]], [[Skafish]], [[The Swingers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tutu and the Pirates]], [[Wazmo Nariz]], [[X-Idols]]

=== 80s Bands ===

[[4xy]], [[11th Commandment]], [[A Mason in Ur]], [[Algebra Suicide]], [[Anti-Bodies]], [[Arsenal]], [[Articles of Faith]], [[Babes In Toyland]], [[Barbie Army]], [[Bhang Revival]], [[Bhopal Stiffs]], [[Blatant Dissent]], [[Bleach Battalion]], [[Bloodsport]], [[Bloody Nails]], [[Big Black]], [[Blue Green God]], [[Bonemen of Barumba]], [[Bottles Flying]], [[Breaking Circus]], [[Burning Corvairs]], [[Bucket #6]], [[Caustic Defiance]], [[Certain Death]], [[Da]], [[The Dangling Units]], [[Dead Fink]], [[Dead Serious]], [[Dead Steel Mill]], [[Defoliants]], [[Denied Remarks]], [[Destructive Youth Patrol]], [[Dog At Large]], [[The Drats]], [[The Drill]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[DV8]], [[The Effigies]], [[Electric Cool-Aid]], [[The End]], [[End Result]], [[Enema Resort]], [[Evil Eye]], [[Flea Circus]], [[Forced Allegiance]], [[The Front Lines]], [[Friends of Betty]], [[Fudge Tunnel]], [[Gary Jones]], [[Gear]], [[Generation Waste]], [[Get Smart!]], [[Grab Bag of Fathers]], [[Gross National Product]], [[Group of Individuals]], [[happy hunting]], [[Happy Toons]], [[Hazardous Youth]], [[Heavy Manners]], [[Identity Crisis]], [[ID Under]], [[IMF]], [[The Imports]], [[Impulse Manslaughter]], [[Indecent Liberties]], [[Industrialized Autocracy]], [[Infections]], [[Insane War Tomatoes]], [[The Interceptors]], [[Insolent Respect]], [[Johnny Vomit]], [[Juvenile Delinquents]], [[K.G.B.]], [[The Kremlins]], [[The Kruds]], [[The Leeches]], [[Life Sentence]], [[Loose Lips]], [[Lost Cause]], [[The Luchs Brothers]], [[Mark O and Leslie]], [[Men]], [[Ministry]], [[The Misled]], [[M.O.S.H.]], [[Nadsat Rebel]], [[Naked Raygun]], [[Navastrau]], [[Negative Element]], [[NGA JIWA]], [[No Empathy]], [[Noise Monsters]], [[Number Nine]], [[The Odd]], [[ONO]], [[Out of Order]], [[The Ozzfish Experience]], [[Painterband]], [[Phil 'n the Blanks]], [[Plywood]], [[Political Justice?]], [[Precious Wax Drippings]], [[Problem Dogs]], [[Product 19]], [[Protagonists]], [[Psi Bears]], [[Rapeman]], [[Repulse Kava]], [[Ring 13]], [[Rights of the Accused]], [[Sanitary Patrol]], [[Savage Beliefs]], [[Scarred For Life]], [[Scoobie Snack]], [[Screaming Rachel and Remote]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Sharon Tate's Baby]], [[Silent Language]], [[Silly Carmichaels]], [[Six Feet Under]], [[Slit and the Stiches]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Small Irregular Pieces of Aluminum]], [[Special Affect]], [[Spongetunnel]], [[Sport of Kings]], [[Stations]], [[straightjacketbazooka]], [[Strike Under]], [[The Suburban Nightmare]], [[The Subverts]], [[Tar]], [[Target]], [[Ten Year Old Surgeons]], [[Terminal Beach]], [[The Throbbers]], [[Toothpaste]], [[Trial by Fire]], [[Uncle Fester]], [[Unified Field]], [[Urban DK]], [[Urge Overkill]], [[The Vaguelys]], [[Verboten]], [[Vermicious Knids]], [[Viktimz of Society]], [[Violent Feedback]], [[Violent Tumor]], [[The Watchmen]], [[The Wayouts]], [[We Make The Nig Heist Look Like Saints]], [[Zoetrope]]

=== 90s Bands ===

[[88 Fingers Louie]], [[8 Bark]], [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Allister]], [[Alpha Skool]], [[Apocalypse Hoboken]], [[The Arrivals]], [[The Beautiful Mutants]], [[The Bliss Machine]], [[Blue Collar]], [[Blue Meanies]], [[Bobby Conn]], [[Bollweevils]], [[Brownpeace]], [[Buzzmuscle]], [[Cap'n Jazz]], [[Captured by Robots]], [[The Cunts]], [[David and the Happenings]], [[The Dead Carpenters]], [[Deadscene]], [[Drunken Catholics]], [[Friction]], [[Gauge]], [[Gore Gore Girls]], [[The Indicators]], [[Ivy League]], [[Jack Scratch]], [[Jerkwater]], [[The Jesus Lizard]], [[Keep Away From Julie]], [[Landos 45]], [[Los Crudos]], [[Lozenge]], [[The Misdemeanors]]. [[My Big Beautiful]], [[Oblivion]], [[Pegboy]], [[The Riverdales]], [[Ruby Zel]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Shellac]], [[Skullface]], [[Skullkrusher]], [[Slapstick]], [[Slow Children Playing]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Smoking Popes]], [[Sweep the Leg Johnny]], [[Swingset]], [[Tar]], [[Toucan Slam]], [[Trenchmouth]], [[Tuesday]], [[V.Reverse]], [[The Vindictives]], [[Wesley Willis]], [[The Wesley Willis Fiasco]], [[Winepress]],

=== 2000s Bands ===

[[The Black Sheep Band]], [[Bluster]], [[The Bomb]], [[The Coughs]], [[Lawrence Arms]], [[The Methadones]], [[Report Suspicious Activity]], [[Wardogs]]

=== Bands That Need Pages / Information ===

[[Baxter]], [[The Broadways]], [[Causey Way]], [[Colossal]], [[Crashdog]], [[Deals Gone Bad]], [[Duvall]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[The Honor System]], [[Hot Stove Jimmy]], [[Mary Tyler Morphine]], [[Mexican Cheerleader]], [[Mob Action]], [[The Nobs]], [[Razer]], [[Research Defense Squad]], [[The Sex Kittens]], [[Skapone]], [[Skullface]], [[Slaphappy]], [[Snidely Whiplash Experience]], [[Spiderz]], [[Squirtgun]], [[The Tarts]], [[The Torpedos]], [[The Tossers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tremors]], [[Tricky Dick]], [[Tub Ring]], [[The Untouchables]], [[Urethra Franklin]], [[The Ventilators]], [[The Vicissitudes]], [[Walker]], [[Wolcott]]

=== Records ===

[[A Chicago Punk Rock Collaboration For The Kids, Vol 1]], [[All Rise]], [[Achtung Chicago!]], [[Basement Screams]], [[Boogadaboogadaboogada!]], [[Busted at Oz]], [[Code Blue]], [[Dial-a-Trance]], [[Flammable Solid]], [[Naked Raygun - Home (Song)|Home]], [[Innocence]], [[It's A Punk Thing, You Wouldn't Understand]], [[Jettison]], [[My Brain Hurts]], [[No Punks in the Pit]], [[Raygun...Naked Raygun]], [[Magnetic Curses]], [[The Middle of America Compilation]], [[Picking More Daisies]], [[Punkhouse]], [[There's A Fungus Among Us]], [[Throb Throb]], [[Understand?]], [[Vanilla Blue]]

=== Labels ===

[[Aaugh! Records]], [[Alona's Dream Records]], [[Autumn Records]], [[Dazit Records]], [[Dill Records]], [[Disturbing Records]], [[Fever Records]], [[Fiction Records]], [[Go Deaf]], [[Harmless Records]], [[H.I.D. Productions Ltd]], [[Homestead Records]], [[Johann's Face Records]], [[Landmind Records]], [[Little Farmer Music]], [[National Trust]], [[No Blow Records]], [[Quarterstick Records]], [[Pink Records]], [[Pravda Records]], [[Roadkill Records]], [[Ruthless Records]], [[Schwa Records]], [[Sandpounder Records]], [[Shakefork Records]], [[Skinhead Records]], [[Snat 5 Records]], [[Subfusc]], [[Suburban Home]], [[Thermidor Records]], [[Thick Records]], [[Touch and Go]], [[Tough Records]], [[Underdog Records]], [[Underground Communique]], [[Version Sound]], [[Victory Records]], [[VML Records]], [[Walkthrufyre Records]], [[Wasteland Records]], [[Wax Trax Records]], [[What The Fuck? Records]]
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=== People ===

[[Steve Albini]], [[Al Scum]], [[Rodney Anderson]], [[Jon Babbin]], [[Billy Blastoff]], [[Vic Bondi]], [[Chris Bjorklund]], [[Steve Bjorklund]], [[Eric Brockman]], [[Iain Burgess]], [[Robert Byrne]], [[Mick Calhoun]], [[Joe Camarillo]], [[Eric Cassell]], [[Jeremy Cowan]], [[Steve Cheese]], [[Tom Clark]], [[Larry Damore]], [[Bob Damrau]], [[Troy Dixler]], [[Ted Domurat]], [[Lorna Donley]], [[Sean Duffy]], [[Santiago Durango]], [[Rich Edgley]], [[Jed Fox]], [[Bob Furem]], [[Philip Galanter]], [[Camilo Gonzalez]], [[Ken Goodman]], [[Jack Graham]], [[P. Michael Grego]], [[Joe Haggerty]], [[John Haggerty]], [[Scott Harris]], [[Dem Hopkins]], [[Anthony Illarde]], [[Al Jourgensen]], [[Jughead]], [[Marie Kanger-Born]], [[John Kezdy]], [[Pierre Kezdy]], [[Joe Losurdo]], [[John Lundin]], [[Keith Lyons]], [[Art MacQuilkin]], [[Doug McCombs]], [[Bill Meehan]], [[Ken Mierzwa]], [[John Mohr]], [[Terry Nelson]], [[Brian Peterson]], [[Marko Pezzati]], [[Mary Alice Ramel]], [[Sean Rice]],[[Dave Riley]], [[Corey Rusk]],[[Bobby Scarpelli]], [[Dan Schafer]], [[Dan Schneider]], [[Audrey Shaw]], [[Bobby Skafish]], [[Jim Skafish]], [[Slapstick Family Tree]], [[Jim Sludge]], [[Brooks Smith]], [[Geri Soriano]], [[Eric Spicer]], [[Bill Stephens]], [[Chopper Steppe]], [[Steve Steppe]], [[Barry Stern]], [[Dan Sullivan]], [[Travis]], [[Dave Thomas]], [[Chuck Uchida]], [[Joey Vindictive]], [[Douglas Ward]], [[Rob Warmowski]], [[Ben Weasel]], [[Kevin Weppner]], [[Paul Zamost]], [[Bryn Zellers]]

=== Venues ===

[[3rd Floor]], [[950 Lucky Number]], [[A-Zone]], [[Abbey Pub]], [[Ann Arkees]], [[Aragon Ballroom]], [[Artful Dodger]], [[The Avalon]], [[B'Ginnings]], [[The Bank]], [[Batteries Not Included]], [[Bop Shop]], [[The Bottle]], [[Bottom Lounge]], [[Centro-American Social Club]], [[Circuits]], [[Club Foot]], [[COD]], [[The Congress Theatre]], [[The Crypt]], [[Cubby Bear]], [[Czar Bar]], [[Delilah's]], [[Dreamerz]], [[Durty Nellies]], [[El Rancho Orphanage]], [[Empty Bottle]], [[Exit]], [[Fireside Bowl]], [[Fotch's]], [[Gaspars]], [[Harry Hopes]], [[Head's Pub]], [[Hell House]], [[Hideout, The]], [[Hotti Biscotti]], [[Hueys]], [[The Igloo]], [[Iron Rail]], [[Isabelle's Grand Finale]], [[Ivanhoe Theater]], [[Jamies Elsewhere Lounge]], [[Katz and Jammer Kids]], [[Keith Garage]], [[La Mere Vipere]], [[Lounge Ax]], [[McGreevys]], [[McGregor's]], [[Medusas]], [[Metro]], [[Mexican Patriotic Club]], [[Misfits]], [[The Mutiny]], [[Neo]], [[The Nervous Center]], [[No Palace]], [[O'Banion's]], [[Oak Theatre]], [[Odum]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Old Chicago]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Over Easy]], [[Oz]], [[Park West]], [[Phyllis' Musical Inn]], [[The Piss Factory]], [[Prodigal Son]], [[Quiet Knight]], [[Riley's Rock House]], [[The Riviera]], [[Ruts]], [[Space Place]], [[Stages]], [[Tuts]], [[The Warehouse]], [[Waves]], [[West End]], [[Wrigley Side]]

=== Fanzines ===

[[Bullshit Detector]], [[Coolest Retard]], [[Disorderly Conduct]], [[Gabba Gabba Gazette]], [[Last Rites]], [[Les Ponques Rockeurs]], [[Matter]], [[Non-Stop Banter]], [[Primitive Noise]], [[Raveup]], [[Submission]], [[THIS]], [[Wholesome]], [[Your Country Needs You/YOU]]

=== History ===

''Chicago Punk History at a Glance -'' [[Timeline]] ''Detailed History by Year -'' [[1974]] [[1975]] [[1976]] [[1977]] [[1978]] [[1979]] [[1980]] [[1981]] [[1982]] [[1983]] [[1984]] [[1985]] [[1986]] [[1987]] [[1988]] [[1989]] [[1990]] [[1991]] [[1992]] [[1993]] [[1994]] [[1995]] [[1996]] [[1997]] [[1998]] [[1999]] [[2000]] [[2001]] [[2002]] [[2003]] [[2004]] [[2005]] [[2006]] [[2007]] [[2008]] [[2009]] [[2010]] [[2011]] [[2012]] [[2013]] [[2014]] [[2015]] [[2016]] [[2017]] [[2018]] [[2021]] [[2023]]

=== MP3s ===

[[Bloodsport]], [[DV8]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Toothpaste]]

=== Films ===
[[You Weren't There]]

=== Places ===

[[Punkin' Donuts]]

=== Television ===
[[Chic-a-go-go]], [[JBTV]]

=== Websites ===

* [[Ken Mierzwa|Ephemeral Creation]]
* [[Pit of Punkiness]]
* [[The Punk Vault]]
* [[Chicago Hardcore]]
* [[WindyCityPunk]]
* [[Dupage County Hardcore]]

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__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__
== The Chicago Punk Database ==

This site intends to be a collections of bands, members, labels etc. for the Chicago punk scene. This site focuses on the earlier Chicago scene - but is open to all eras past and present. Most information on this page focuses on Chicago punk before [[1990]], though there is a growing collection of information from the 1990s and beyond. If you have content to add for an era feel free to contribute. All you have to do to add pages is create an account and start making pages. [http://punkdatabase.com/wiki/index.php/ChicagoPunk:About Click here] for more info on how to edit pages.

There are '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles in the database, most of which are small and need more information. Some suggestions to get started - add a link to an unlisted band on left-hand side of this page, go to a band's page and add members/instruments, fix any spelling errors, or create new page about your favorite Chicago Punk record. Anything you can add will help tremendously, so please contribute today!

== Recent News ==

<table><tr><td valign="top" width="50%" padding="5px">

=== RIP Steve Albini and John Kezdy ===

[[Image:JohnKezdy-Thumb.png|left|85px]]

Chicago Punk lost two titans as [[John Kezdy]], lead singer of [[The Effigies]], had an accident on his bicycle and passed away at the age of 64. John has been involved with the scene since the beginning and will be missed dearly. [https://www.mixcloud.com/lumpenradio/inbetweenradiostations-171-john-kezdy-11123/ Here is a long interview] with John from Lumpen Radio where he talked about his time with music in Chicago and stories about the Effigies and touring. An article on Kezdy's accident can be found [https://chi.streetsblog.org/2023/08/27/john-kezdy-64-singer-of-the-effigies-died-after-bike-crash-with-amazon-van-illegally-stopped-in-bike-lane here]

[[Steve Albini]] also passed away suddenly in May at the age of 61, a NYT article on his legacy can be found [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/arts/music/steve-albini-dead.html here].

<td valign="top" width="50%">
<div style="padding:5px;">

=== Watch the Savage Beliefs Movie ===

[[Image:Savage-Beliefs-Movie.jpg|left|85px]]

A Savage Beliefs movie was mostly shot and thought lost forever, but in [[2019]] director Charlie Fink released the footage on his YouTube page. The movie is mostly complete and can be see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i77QVsk5ozQ&feature=youtu.be here]. Live performance footage for the movie was shot in October [[1984]] at [[West End]], the show also features [[Naked Raygun]].

A good writeup on the movie can be found [https://nostalgiakinky.com/2024/01/21/maximumrocknroll-savage-beliefs-1984/ here] and [[The Punk Vault|MXV]]'s writeup on the release show is [https://punkvinyl.com/2016/04/16/savage-beliefs-movie-screening-and-performance-41416-at-martyrs/#:~:text=The%20film%2C%20Savage%20Beliefs%3A%20The,quite%20finished%20and%20never%20released. here]

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== Main Pages ==

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=== 70s Bands ===

[[BB Spin]], [[Bohemia]], [[Boulevard ]], [[The Buzzards]], [[Chicago Toys]], [[The Corrosives]], [[The Crucified]], [[The Cunts]], [[The Dadistics]], [[Epicycle]], [[The Exit]], [[The Ferraris]], [[Immune System]], [[The Kind]], [[The Lazerblades]], [[Meaty Buys]], [[The Mentally Ill]], [[Nodes]], [[Pistol Whip]], [[Poison Squirrel]], [[Popperz]], [[The Rabbits]], [[Rainbow Girls]], [[Silver Abuse]], [[Skafish]], [[The Swingers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tutu and the Pirates]], [[Wazmo Nariz]], [[X-Idols]]

=== 80s Bands ===

[[4xy]], [[11th Commandment]], [[A Mason in Ur]], [[Algebra Suicide]], [[Anti-Bodies]], [[Arsenal]], [[Articles of Faith]], [[Babes In Toyland]], [[Barbie Army]], [[Bhang Revival]], [[Bhopal Stiffs]], [[Blatant Dissent]], [[Bleach Battalion]], [[Bloodsport]], [[Bloody Nails]], [[Big Black]], [[Blue Green God]], [[Bonemen of Barumba]], [[Bottles Flying]], [[Breaking Circus]], [[Burning Corvairs]], [[Bucket #6]], [[Caustic Defiance]], [[Certain Death]], [[Da]], [[The Dangling Units]], [[Dead Fink]], [[Dead Serious]], [[Dead Steel Mill]], [[Defoliants]], [[Denied Remarks]], [[Destructive Youth Patrol]], [[Dog At Large]], [[The Drats]], [[The Drill]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[DV8]], [[The Effigies]], [[Electric Cool-Aid]], [[The End]], [[End Result]], [[Enema Resort]], [[Evil Eye]], [[Flea Circus]], [[Forced Allegiance]], [[The Front Lines]], [[Friends of Betty]], [[Fudge Tunnel]], [[Gary Jones]], [[Gear]], [[Generation Waste]], [[Get Smart!]], [[Grab Bag of Fathers]], [[Gross National Product]], [[Group of Individuals]], [[happy hunting]], [[Happy Toons]], [[Hazardous Youth]], [[Heavy Manners]], [[Identity Crisis]], [[ID Under]], [[IMF]], [[The Imports]], [[Impulse Manslaughter]], [[Indecent Liberties]], [[Industrialized Autocracy]], [[Infections]], [[Insane War Tomatoes]], [[The Interceptors]], [[Insolent Respect]], [[Johnny Vomit]], [[Juvenile Delinquents]], [[K.G.B.]], [[The Kremlins]], [[The Kruds]], [[The Leeches]], [[Life Sentence]], [[Loose Lips]], [[Lost Cause]], [[The Luchs Brothers]], [[Mark O and Leslie]], [[Men]], [[Ministry]], [[The Misled]], [[M.O.S.H.]], [[Nadsat Rebel]], [[Naked Raygun]], [[Navastrau]], [[Negative Element]], [[NGA JIWA]], [[No Empathy]], [[Noise Monsters]], [[Number Nine]], [[The Odd]], [[ONO]], [[Out of Order]], [[The Ozzfish Experience]], [[Painterband]], [[Phil 'n the Blanks]], [[Plywood]], [[Political Justice?]], [[Precious Wax Drippings]], [[Problem Dogs]], [[Product 19]], [[Protagonists]], [[Psi Bears]], [[Rapeman]], [[Repulse Kava]], [[Ring 13]], [[Rights of the Accused]], [[Sanitary Patrol]], [[Savage Beliefs]], [[Scarred For Life]], [[Scoobie Snack]], [[Screaming Rachel and Remote]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Sharon Tate's Baby]], [[Silent Language]], [[Silly Carmichaels]], [[Six Feet Under]], [[Slit and the Stiches]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Small Irregular Pieces of Aluminum]], [[Special Affect]], [[Spongetunnel]], [[Sport of Kings]], [[Stations]], [[straightjacketbazooka]], [[Strike Under]], [[The Suburban Nightmare]], [[The Subverts]], [[Tar]], [[Target]], [[Ten Year Old Surgeons]], [[Terminal Beach]], [[The Throbbers]], [[Toothpaste]], [[Trial by Fire]], [[Uncle Fester]], [[Unified Field]], [[Urban DK]], [[Urge Overkill]], [[The Vaguelys]], [[Verboten]], [[Vermicious Knids]], [[Viktimz of Society]], [[Violent Feedback]], [[Violent Tumor]], [[The Watchmen]], [[The Wayouts]], [[We Make The Nig Heist Look Like Saints]], [[Zoetrope]]

=== 90s Bands ===

[[88 Fingers Louie]], [[8 Bark]], [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Allister]], [[Alpha Skool]], [[Apocalypse Hoboken]], [[The Arrivals]], [[The Beautiful Mutants]], [[The Bliss Machine]], [[Blue Collar]], [[Blue Meanies]], [[Bobby Conn]], [[Bollweevils]], [[Brownpeace]], [[Buzzmuscle]], [[Cap'n Jazz]], [[Captured by Robots]], [[The Cunts]], [[David and the Happenings]], [[The Dead Carpenters]], [[Deadscene]], [[Drunken Catholics]], [[Friction]], [[Gauge]], [[Gore Gore Girls]], [[The Indicators]], [[Ivy League]], [[Jack Scratch]], [[Jerkwater]], [[The Jesus Lizard]], [[Keep Away From Julie]], [[Landos 45]], [[Los Crudos]], [[Lozenge]], [[The Misdemeanors]]. [[My Big Beautiful]], [[Oblivion]], [[Pegboy]], [[The Riverdales]], [[Ruby Zel]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Shellac]], [[Skullface]], [[Skullkrusher]], [[Slapstick]], [[Slow Children Playing]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Smoking Popes]], [[Sweep the Leg Johnny]], [[Swingset]], [[Tar]], [[Toucan Slam]], [[Trenchmouth]], [[Tuesday]], [[V.Reverse]], [[The Vindictives]], [[Wesley Willis]], [[The Wesley Willis Fiasco]], [[Winepress]],

=== 2000s Bands ===

[[The Black Sheep Band]], [[Bluster]], [[The Bomb]], [[The Coughs]], [[Lawrence Arms]], [[The Methadones]], [[Report Suspicious Activity]], [[Wardogs]]

=== Bands That Need Pages / Information ===

[[Baxter]], [[The Broadways]], [[Causey Way]], [[Colossal]], [[Crashdog]], [[Deals Gone Bad]], [[Duvall]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[The Honor System]], [[Hot Stove Jimmy]], [[Mary Tyler Morphine]], [[Mexican Cheerleader]], [[Mob Action]], [[The Nobs]], [[Razer]], [[Research Defense Squad]], [[The Sex Kittens]], [[Skapone]], [[Skullface]], [[Slaphappy]], [[Snidely Whiplash Experience]], [[Spiderz]], [[Squirtgun]], [[The Tarts]], [[The Torpedos]], [[The Tossers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tremors]], [[Tricky Dick]], [[Tub Ring]], [[The Untouchables]], [[Urethra Franklin]], [[The Ventilators]], [[The Vicissitudes]], [[Walker]], [[Wolcott]]

=== Records ===

[[A Chicago Punk Rock Collaboration For The Kids, Vol 1]], [[All Rise]], [[Achtung Chicago!]], [[Basement Screams]], [[Boogadaboogadaboogada!]], [[Busted at Oz]], [[Code Blue]], [[Dial-a-Trance]], [[Flammable Solid]], [[Naked Raygun - Home (Song)|Home]], [[Innocence]], [[It's A Punk Thing, You Wouldn't Understand]], [[Jettison]], [[My Brain Hurts]], [[No Punks in the Pit]], [[Raygun...Naked Raygun]], [[Magnetic Curses]], [[The Middle of America Compilation]], [[Picking More Daisies]], [[Punkhouse]], [[There's A Fungus Among Us]], [[Throb Throb]], [[Understand?]], [[Vanilla Blue]]

=== Labels ===

[[Aaugh! Records]], [[Alona's Dream Records]], [[Autumn Records]], [[Dazit Records]], [[Dill Records]], [[Disturbing Records]], [[Fever Records]], [[Fiction Records]], [[Go Deaf]], [[Harmless Records]], [[H.I.D. Productions Ltd]], [[Homestead Records]], [[Johann's Face Records]], [[Landmind Records]], [[Little Farmer Music]], [[National Trust]], [[No Blow Records]], [[Quarterstick Records]], [[Pink Records]], [[Pravda Records]], [[Roadkill Records]], [[Ruthless Records]], [[Schwa Records]], [[Sandpounder Records]], [[Shakefork Records]], [[Skinhead Records]], [[Snat 5 Records]], [[Subfusc]], [[Suburban Home]], [[Thermidor Records]], [[Thick Records]], [[Touch and Go]], [[Tough Records]], [[Underdog Records]], [[Underground Communique]], [[Version Sound]], [[Victory Records]], [[VML Records]], [[Walkthrufyre Records]], [[Wasteland Records]], [[Wax Trax Records]], [[What The Fuck? Records]]
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=== People ===

[[Steve Albini]], [[Al Scum]], [[Rodney Anderson]], [[Jon Babbin]], [[Billy Blastoff]], [[Vic Bondi]], [[Chris Bjorklund]], [[Steve Bjorklund]], [[Eric Brockman]], [[Iain Burgess]], [[Robert Byrne]], [[Mick Calhoun]], [[Joe Camarillo]], [[Eric Cassell]], [[Jeremy Cowan]], [[Steve Cheese]], [[Tom Clark]], [[Larry Damore]], [[Bob Damrau]], [[Troy Dixler]], [[Ted Domurat]], [[Lorna Donley]], [[Sean Duffy]], [[Santiago Durango]], [[Rich Edgley]], [[Jed Fox]], [[Bob Furem]], [[Philip Galanter]], [[Camilo Gonzalez]], [[Ken Goodman]], [[Jack Graham]], [[P. Michael Grego]], [[Joe Haggerty]], [[John Haggerty]], [[Scott Harris]], [[Dem Hopkins]], [[Anthony Illarde]], [[Al Jourgensen]], [[Jughead]], [[Marie Kanger-Born]], [[John Kezdy]], [[Pierre Kezdy]], [[Joe Losurdo]], [[John Lundin]], [[Keith Lyons]], [[Art MacQuilkin]], [[Doug McCombs]], [[Bill Meehan]], [[Ken Mierzwa]], [[John Mohr]], [[Terry Nelson]], [[Brian Peterson]], [[Marko Pezzati]], [[Mary Alice Ramel]], [[Sean Rice]],[[Dave Riley]], [[Corey Rusk]],[[Bobby Scarpelli]], [[Dan Schafer]], [[Dan Schneider]], [[Audrey Shaw]], [[Bobby Skafish]], [[Jim Skafish]], [[Slapstick Family Tree]], [[Jim Sludge]], [[Brooks Smith]], [[Geri Soriano]], [[Eric Spicer]], [[Bill Stephens]], [[Chopper Steppe]], [[Steve Steppe]], [[Barry Stern]], [[Dan Sullivan]], [[Travis]], [[Dave Thomas]], [[Chuck Uchida]], [[Joey Vindictive]], [[Douglas Ward]], [[Rob Warmowski]], [[Ben Weasel]], [[Kevin Weppner]], [[Paul Zamost]], [[Bryn Zellers]]

=== Venues ===

[[3rd Floor]], [[950 Lucky Number]], [[A-Zone]], [[Abbey Pub]], [[Ann Arkees]], [[Aragon Ballroom]], [[Artful Dodger]], [[The Avalon]], [[B'Ginnings]], [[The Bank]], [[Batteries Not Included]], [[Bop Shop]], [[The Bottle]], [[Bottom Lounge]], [[Centro-American Social Club]], [[Circuits]], [[Club Foot]], [[COD]], [[The Congress Theatre]], [[The Crypt]], [[Cubby Bear]], [[Czar Bar]], [[Delilah's]], [[Dreamerz]], [[Durty Nellies]], [[El Rancho Orphanage]], [[Empty Bottle]], [[Exit]], [[Fireside Bowl]], [[Fotch's]], [[Gaspars]], [[Harry Hopes]], [[Head's Pub]], [[Hell House]], [[Hideout, The]], [[Hotti Biscotti]], [[Hueys]], [[The Igloo]], [[Iron Rail]], [[Isabelle's Grand Finale]], [[Ivanhoe Theater]], [[Jamies Elsewhere Lounge]], [[Katz and Jammer Kids]], [[Keith Garage]], [[La Mere Vipere]], [[Lounge Ax]], [[McGreevys]], [[McGregor's]], [[Medusas]], [[Metro]], [[Mexican Patriotic Club]], [[Misfits]], [[The Mutiny]], [[Neo]], [[The Nervous Center]], [[No Palace]], [[O'Banion's]], [[Oak Theatre]], [[Odum]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Old Chicago]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Over Easy]], [[Oz]], [[Park West]], [[Phyllis' Musical Inn]], [[The Piss Factory]], [[Prodigal Son]], [[Quiet Knight]], [[Riley's Rock House]], [[The Riviera]], [[Ruts]], [[Space Place]], [[Stages]], [[Tuts]], [[The Warehouse]], [[Waves]], [[West End]], [[Wrigley Side]]

=== Fanzines ===

[[Bullshit Detector]], [[Coolest Retard]], [[Disorderly Conduct]], [[Gabba Gabba Gazette]], [[Last Rites]], [[Les Ponques Rockeurs]], [[Matter]], [[Non-Stop Banter]], [[Primitive Noise]], [[Raveup]], [[Submission]], [[THIS]], [[Wholesome]], [[Your Country Needs You/YOU]]

=== History ===

''Chicago Punk History at a Glance -'' [[Timeline]] ''Detailed History by Year -'' [[1974]] [[1975]] [[1976]] [[1977]] [[1978]] [[1979]] [[1980]] [[1981]] [[1982]] [[1983]] [[1984]] [[1985]] [[1986]] [[1987]] [[1988]] [[1989]] [[1990]] [[1991]] [[1992]] [[1993]] [[1994]] [[1995]] [[1996]] [[1997]] [[1998]] [[1999]] [[2000]] [[2001]] [[2002]] [[2003]] [[2004]] [[2005]] [[2006]] [[2007]] [[2008]] [[2009]] [[2010]] [[2011]] [[2012]] [[2013]] [[2014]] [[2015]] [[2016]] [[2017]] [[2018]] [[2021]] [[2023]]

=== MP3s ===

[[Bloodsport]], [[DV8]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Toothpaste]]

=== Films ===
[[You Weren't There]]

=== Places ===

[[Punkin' Donuts]]

=== Television ===
[[Chic-a-go-go]], [[JBTV]]

=== Websites ===

* [[Ken Mierzwa|Ephemeral Creation]]
* [[Pit of Punkiness]]
* [[The Punk Vault]]
* [[Chicago Hardcore]]
* [[WindyCityPunk]]
* [[Dupage County Hardcore]]

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File:Savage-Beliefs-Movie.jpg

2024-07-01T12:20:05Z

Gantry: Savage Beliefs movie thumbnail, taken from director Charlie Finks' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i77QVsk5ozQ YouTube Page]

== Summary ==
Savage Beliefs movie thumbnail, taken from director Charlie Finks' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i77QVsk5ozQ YouTube Page]

Savage Beliefs

2024-07-01T12:18:28Z

Gantry: Info on the Savage Beliefs movie

'''Savage Beliefs''' (full band name - The Moral Efficiency of Savage Beliefs) was a Chicago band that featured members such as [[Dave Riley]] of [[Big Black]] on bass and [[Brian Gay]] of Government Issue on vocals and guitar. They played around during [[1983]]-[[1984]] and had a couple tracks on the [[The Middle of America Compilation]]. In 2016, Brian and Wes regrouped with help from Anthony Illarde and Joe Losurdo for local live shows promoting the release of '''[[Big Big Sky: A Recorded History of Savage Beliefs]]''', a collection of the band's recording from 1983 and 1984, as well as the release of the Savage Beliefs movie, originally made but unreleased in 1984.

== Members ==

===1983-1984===

* [[Brian Gay]] - Vocals and Guitar
* [[Wes Tabayoyong]] - Guitar
* [[Dave Riley]] - Bass
* [[Justin English]] - Bass
* [[Eric Cassell]] - Vocals and Drums

===2016===
* Brian Gay - Vocals/Guitar
* Wes Tabayoyong - Guitar
* [[Joe Losurdo]] - Bass
* [[Anthony Illarde]] - Drums

== Releases ==

* '''''The Moral Efficiency of Savage Beliefs 7"''''' ([[1983]]), [[Wasteland Records]]
** Recorded 8/1983 at Above Ground Sound in Cicero
** Engineered by [[Bill DeJonghe]]
# Outskirts
# Big Big Sky
# Jake
# Theme
# Way of the World
# Pink Shirt
# What's Left in the Fridge

* Two tracks on [[The Middle of America Compilation]] (1984)
** Shake Your Neighbor's Hand
** Double Standard

*'''''Big Big Sky: A Recorded History of Savage Beliefs''''' (Alona's Dream Records, [[2015]])
** Compilation of "The Moral Efficiency of Savage Beliefs", tracks from "The Middle of America" and unreleased songs from 1984 meant for the Savage Beliefs movie.

== History ==

Savage Beliefs was started by Wes and Eric as a free style experimental music collaboration during Wes' overnight access to the performance space at the School of the Art Institute in [[1981]]. Brian, who had been working with Eric on avante garde audio projects, soon joined in on the instrument based improvisational performances, and jam sessions. Wes asked the original bass player, [[Justin English]] to join after Justin's girlfriend Julie, a co-ed at the Art Institute, mentioned he was looking for a new band.
In [[1982]], the group began rehearsing in the recording space of sound engineer John Withim, above DeSalvo's Restaurant on West Randolph. They rehearsed for a year before accepting their first show at [[Space Place]] opening for 4XY. A couple more shows including a last minute booking at the [[Centro American Social Club]], opening for a show featuring the Big Boys. It was at that show that the Savages were offered their first recording project. It was also at that show that last minute replacement Dave Riley first filled in for Justin, and eventually joined the group.

Between the recording and final mixing of their first EP "The Moral Efficiency of Savage Beliefs", the Savages filmed their first two music videos "Way of the World" and "Big Big Sky", which were produced by Marcus Greiner and Greg Nixon (Drumstruck) and brought to communist China by a filmmaker friend that was leaving for an extended trip there. The Chinese kids were reported to have loved them, especially the footage of the napalm bombing runs.

A few months after the 7" was released, they were asked to put a couple of tracks on the [[WNUR]] Midwest Compilation and shortly after that award winning director Charles Fink started hanging with the group in research prep for an upcoming feature film project. Initially he wanted to get a deeper understanding of the Savage sound, he eventually found the characters' real personalities so nutty he wrote them into the script as exaggerated versions of themselves, and ultimately re-titled the movie "Savage Beliefs: The Movie". The movie finished shooting in Fall [[1984]] with the main show footage shot at "[[West End|The West End]]" on Armitage. [[Naked Raygun]] played the opening band in the movie.

There are seven songs that were never released, but were recorded for the movie soundtrack at [[Chicago Recording Studio]] and engineered by [[Iain Burgess]]. Some of their best work, good luck finding these stereo mixdowns.

The band continued to do shows into late 1984 and were the last show at [[Tuts]]. New owners took over the following day. So I'd heard during the week prior to that show. HBO sent a video crew out to shoot the last show, and it was recorded on high quality video. When I asked the video guys who they were there to shoot, their director said "Some band called Savage Beliefs." Interesting since no one from the band called them, or even expected them. Good luck finding the footage.

It was at this last show that [[Steve Albini]], longtime supporter and great inspiration for the band approached them at the end of the show and said "When I heard you were breaking up, I cried."

Eric moved to New York with his self-styled-performance-artist-girlfriend, Brian moved on to other musical projects. Dave and Wes tried to audition new players for several months but threw in the towel when they admitted the original chemistry was never going to be duplicated.

== Savage Beliefs Movie ==

A Savage Beliefs movie was mostly shot and thought lost forever, but in [[2019]] director Charlie Fink released the unfinished footage on his YouTube page. The movie is mostly complete and can be see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i77QVsk5ozQ&feature=youtu.be here]. Live performance footage for the movie was shot in October [[1984]] at [[West End]], the show also features [[Naked Raygun]].

A good writeup on the movie can be found [https://nostalgiakinky.com/2024/01/21/maximumrocknroll-savage-beliefs-1984/ here]

== Post Savage Beliefs ==

* Dave went on to tour with Big Black.
* Eric passed away in 2003 after battling MS for several years.
* Wes has been involved with the film industry as a Production Designer and Director in the US and abroad, occasionally recording music for soundtracks, his last band involvement was for one record with Trance in LA and produced and engineered by Shep Lonsdale.
* Brian has been programming multi-media in the educational software industry. He has been in several bands since Savage Beliefs, including The Watchmen ('86-'89), [[Buzzmuscle]] ('90 - '93), and The Indicators ('94 -'96). He is currently performing and recording with The Emerald Lizards.

=== Strange Trivia ===

Wes and Angry Dave(original cast member of ZOOM) worked together on a theater project in Los Angeles. Angry Dave is a long time friend of Dave Riley, neither knew this until conversation with idle actors and crew turned to music.
Wes and Robert Moss(bass player of Government Issue) worked together in LA on the film "BLUNT" which won Best Comedy Feature at the NY Independent Film Festival. Wes was the Production Designer, and Rob was the Cinematographer. They did not realize they had been introduced by Brian at the Cubby Bear in Chicago fourteen years earlier, (when GI toured to Chicago), until the last week of shooting when conversation during a break turned to "home towns".
In 1998, Wes took a position as a professor at a local institute where Brian happened to be going for a post graduate degree. Not having run into each other for more than ten years, they ran into each other in the hallway. Brian eventually took Wes's Portfolio Prep class a few months later.
The First Assistant Camera on Savage Beliefs: The Movie was Janusch Kaminsky who went on to win Academy Awards for Saving Private Ryan, and Schindler's List.https://www.facebook.com/Savage-Beliefs-1452036731765833/?fref=ts

== Record Covers ==
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Image:SavageBeliefs-MoralEfficiencyOf.jpg|'''Moral Efficiency''' <BR> <small>Front</small>
Image:SB2.jpg|left|'''Moral Efficiency''' <small>Back</small>
</gallery>

== Notes ==

* Dave mentioned that SB made some sort of low-budget movie, with a possible soundtrack. [http://www.dangpow.com/~landed/bigblack/BBFE9.htm]
* Blog comment said their last show was at [[The Metro]]

== External Links ==

* [https://www.facebook.com/Savage-Beliefs-1452036731765833/?fref=ts Savage Beliefs Facebook Page]
* [http://www.collectorscum.com/volume3/illinois/ Henry Weld's page with a pic of Moral Efficiency]
* [https://nostalgiakinky.com/2024/01/21/maximumrocknroll-savage-beliefs-1984/ Good writeup on Savage Beliefs movie]
* [https://alonasdreamrecords.bandcamp.com/album/big-big-sky-a-recorded-history-of-savage-beliefs Bandcamp]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1043598-Savage-Beliefs Discogs page]

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2024-07-01T11:43:57Z

Gantry: RIP Steve

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== The Chicago Punk Database ==

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== Recent News ==

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=== RIP Steve Albini and John Kezdy ===

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Chicago Punk lost two titans as [[John Kezdy]], lead singer of [[The Effigies]], had an accident on his bicycle and passed away at the age of 64. John has been involved with the scene since the beginning and will be missed dearly. [https://www.mixcloud.com/lumpenradio/inbetweenradiostations-171-john-kezdy-11123/ Here is a long interview] with John from Lumpen Radio where he talked about his time with music in Chicago and stories about the Effigies and touring. An article on Kezdy's accident can be found [https://chi.streetsblog.org/2023/08/27/john-kezdy-64-singer-of-the-effigies-died-after-bike-crash-with-amazon-van-illegally-stopped-in-bike-lane here]

[[Steve Albini]] also passed away suddenly in May at the age of 61, a NYT article on his legacy can be found [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/arts/music/steve-albini-dead.html here].

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=== Podcast on Big Black's Atomizer ===

[[Image:BigBlack-Atomizer.jpg|left|85px]]

[[John Pierson]] (aka Jughead from [[Screeching Weasel]]) and [[Russ Forster]] did a fantastic podcast on [[Big Black]]'s ''Atomizer'' record. It has interviews with [[Santiago Durango]], [[Steve Albini]], [[Camilo Gonzalez]] and [[Jeff Pezzati]] on the beginnings of Big Black and how that record came to be. The ''Jugheads Basement'' podcast previously focused on such groundbreaking 80s Chicago records as [[Naked Raygun]]'s [[Throb Throb]] and Screeching Weasel's ''[[My Brain Hurts]]''. Listen to it [https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jugheadsbasementtnh/episodes/2014-10-27T14_18_42-07_00 here]
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=== 70s Bands ===

[[BB Spin]], [[Bohemia]], [[Boulevard ]], [[The Buzzards]], [[Chicago Toys]], [[The Corrosives]], [[The Crucified]], [[The Cunts]], [[The Dadistics]], [[Epicycle]], [[The Exit]], [[The Ferraris]], [[Immune System]], [[The Kind]], [[The Lazerblades]], [[Meaty Buys]], [[The Mentally Ill]], [[Nodes]], [[Pistol Whip]], [[Poison Squirrel]], [[Popperz]], [[The Rabbits]], [[Rainbow Girls]], [[Silver Abuse]], [[Skafish]], [[The Swingers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tutu and the Pirates]], [[Wazmo Nariz]], [[X-Idols]]

=== 80s Bands ===

[[4xy]], [[11th Commandment]], [[A Mason in Ur]], [[Algebra Suicide]], [[Anti-Bodies]], [[Arsenal]], [[Articles of Faith]], [[Babes In Toyland]], [[Barbie Army]], [[Bhang Revival]], [[Bhopal Stiffs]], [[Blatant Dissent]], [[Bleach Battalion]], [[Bloodsport]], [[Bloody Nails]], [[Big Black]], [[Blue Green God]], [[Bonemen of Barumba]], [[Bottles Flying]], [[Breaking Circus]], [[Burning Corvairs]], [[Bucket #6]], [[Caustic Defiance]], [[Certain Death]], [[Da]], [[The Dangling Units]], [[Dead Fink]], [[Dead Serious]], [[Dead Steel Mill]], [[Defoliants]], [[Denied Remarks]], [[Destructive Youth Patrol]], [[Dog At Large]], [[The Drats]], [[The Drill]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[DV8]], [[The Effigies]], [[Electric Cool-Aid]], [[The End]], [[End Result]], [[Enema Resort]], [[Evil Eye]], [[Flea Circus]], [[Forced Allegiance]], [[The Front Lines]], [[Friends of Betty]], [[Fudge Tunnel]], [[Gary Jones]], [[Gear]], [[Generation Waste]], [[Get Smart!]], [[Grab Bag of Fathers]], [[Gross National Product]], [[Group of Individuals]], [[happy hunting]], [[Happy Toons]], [[Hazardous Youth]], [[Heavy Manners]], [[Identity Crisis]], [[ID Under]], [[IMF]], [[The Imports]], [[Impulse Manslaughter]], [[Indecent Liberties]], [[Industrialized Autocracy]], [[Infections]], [[Insane War Tomatoes]], [[The Interceptors]], [[Insolent Respect]], [[Johnny Vomit]], [[Juvenile Delinquents]], [[K.G.B.]], [[The Kremlins]], [[The Kruds]], [[The Leeches]], [[Life Sentence]], [[Loose Lips]], [[Lost Cause]], [[The Luchs Brothers]], [[Mark O and Leslie]], [[Men]], [[Ministry]], [[The Misled]], [[M.O.S.H.]], [[Nadsat Rebel]], [[Naked Raygun]], [[Navastrau]], [[Negative Element]], [[NGA JIWA]], [[No Empathy]], [[Noise Monsters]], [[Number Nine]], [[The Odd]], [[ONO]], [[Out of Order]], [[The Ozzfish Experience]], [[Painterband]], [[Phil 'n the Blanks]], [[Plywood]], [[Political Justice?]], [[Precious Wax Drippings]], [[Problem Dogs]], [[Product 19]], [[Protagonists]], [[Psi Bears]], [[Rapeman]], [[Repulse Kava]], [[Ring 13]], [[Rights of the Accused]], [[Sanitary Patrol]], [[Savage Beliefs]], [[Scarred For Life]], [[Scoobie Snack]], [[Screaming Rachel and Remote]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Sharon Tate's Baby]], [[Silent Language]], [[Silly Carmichaels]], [[Six Feet Under]], [[Slit and the Stiches]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Small Irregular Pieces of Aluminum]], [[Special Affect]], [[Spongetunnel]], [[Sport of Kings]], [[Stations]], [[straightjacketbazooka]], [[Strike Under]], [[The Suburban Nightmare]], [[The Subverts]], [[Tar]], [[Target]], [[Ten Year Old Surgeons]], [[Terminal Beach]], [[The Throbbers]], [[Toothpaste]], [[Trial by Fire]], [[Uncle Fester]], [[Unified Field]], [[Urban DK]], [[Urge Overkill]], [[The Vaguelys]], [[Verboten]], [[Vermicious Knids]], [[Viktimz of Society]], [[Violent Feedback]], [[Violent Tumor]], [[The Watchmen]], [[The Wayouts]], [[We Make The Nig Heist Look Like Saints]], [[Zoetrope]]

=== 90s Bands ===

[[88 Fingers Louie]], [[8 Bark]], [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Allister]], [[Alpha Skool]], [[Apocalypse Hoboken]], [[The Arrivals]], [[The Beautiful Mutants]], [[The Bliss Machine]], [[Blue Collar]], [[Blue Meanies]], [[Bobby Conn]], [[Bollweevils]], [[Brownpeace]], [[Buzzmuscle]], [[Cap'n Jazz]], [[Captured by Robots]], [[The Cunts]], [[David and the Happenings]], [[The Dead Carpenters]], [[Deadscene]], [[Drunken Catholics]], [[Friction]], [[Gauge]], [[Gore Gore Girls]], [[The Indicators]], [[Ivy League]], [[Jack Scratch]], [[Jerkwater]], [[The Jesus Lizard]], [[Keep Away From Julie]], [[Landos 45]], [[Los Crudos]], [[Lozenge]], [[The Misdemeanors]]. [[My Big Beautiful]], [[Oblivion]], [[Pegboy]], [[The Riverdales]], [[Ruby Zel]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Shellac]], [[Skullface]], [[Skullkrusher]], [[Slapstick]], [[Slow Children Playing]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Smoking Popes]], [[Sweep the Leg Johnny]], [[Swingset]], [[Tar]], [[Toucan Slam]], [[Trenchmouth]], [[Tuesday]], [[V.Reverse]], [[The Vindictives]], [[Wesley Willis]], [[The Wesley Willis Fiasco]], [[Winepress]],

=== 2000s Bands ===

[[The Black Sheep Band]], [[Bluster]], [[The Bomb]], [[The Coughs]], [[Lawrence Arms]], [[The Methadones]], [[Report Suspicious Activity]], [[Wardogs]]

=== Bands That Need Pages / Information ===

[[Baxter]], [[The Broadways]], [[Causey Way]], [[Colossal]], [[Crashdog]], [[Deals Gone Bad]], [[Duvall]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[The Honor System]], [[Hot Stove Jimmy]], [[Mary Tyler Morphine]], [[Mexican Cheerleader]], [[Mob Action]], [[The Nobs]], [[Razer]], [[Research Defense Squad]], [[The Sex Kittens]], [[Skapone]], [[Skullface]], [[Slaphappy]], [[Snidely Whiplash Experience]], [[Spiderz]], [[Squirtgun]], [[The Tarts]], [[The Torpedos]], [[The Tossers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tremors]], [[Tricky Dick]], [[Tub Ring]], [[The Untouchables]], [[Urethra Franklin]], [[The Ventilators]], [[The Vicissitudes]], [[Walker]], [[Wolcott]]

=== Records ===

[[A Chicago Punk Rock Collaboration For The Kids, Vol 1]], [[All Rise]], [[Achtung Chicago!]], [[Basement Screams]], [[Boogadaboogadaboogada!]], [[Busted at Oz]], [[Code Blue]], [[Dial-a-Trance]], [[Flammable Solid]], [[Naked Raygun - Home (Song)|Home]], [[Innocence]], [[It's A Punk Thing, You Wouldn't Understand]], [[Jettison]], [[My Brain Hurts]], [[No Punks in the Pit]], [[Raygun...Naked Raygun]], [[Magnetic Curses]], [[The Middle of America Compilation]], [[Picking More Daisies]], [[Punkhouse]], [[There's A Fungus Among Us]], [[Throb Throb]], [[Understand?]], [[Vanilla Blue]]

=== Labels ===

[[Aaugh! Records]], [[Alona's Dream Records]], [[Autumn Records]], [[Dazit Records]], [[Dill Records]], [[Disturbing Records]], [[Fever Records]], [[Fiction Records]], [[Go Deaf]], [[Harmless Records]], [[H.I.D. Productions Ltd]], [[Homestead Records]], [[Johann's Face Records]], [[Landmind Records]], [[Little Farmer Music]], [[National Trust]], [[No Blow Records]], [[Quarterstick Records]], [[Pink Records]], [[Pravda Records]], [[Roadkill Records]], [[Ruthless Records]], [[Schwa Records]], [[Sandpounder Records]], [[Shakefork Records]], [[Skinhead Records]], [[Snat 5 Records]], [[Subfusc]], [[Suburban Home]], [[Thermidor Records]], [[Thick Records]], [[Touch and Go]], [[Tough Records]], [[Underdog Records]], [[Underground Communique]], [[Version Sound]], [[Victory Records]], [[VML Records]], [[Walkthrufyre Records]], [[Wasteland Records]], [[Wax Trax Records]], [[What The Fuck? Records]]
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=== People ===

[[Steve Albini]], [[Al Scum]], [[Rodney Anderson]], [[Jon Babbin]], [[Billy Blastoff]], [[Vic Bondi]], [[Chris Bjorklund]], [[Steve Bjorklund]], [[Eric Brockman]], [[Iain Burgess]], [[Robert Byrne]], [[Mick Calhoun]], [[Joe Camarillo]], [[Eric Cassell]], [[Jeremy Cowan]], [[Steve Cheese]], [[Tom Clark]], [[Larry Damore]], [[Bob Damrau]], [[Troy Dixler]], [[Ted Domurat]], [[Lorna Donley]], [[Sean Duffy]], [[Santiago Durango]], [[Rich Edgley]], [[Jed Fox]], [[Bob Furem]], [[Philip Galanter]], [[Camilo Gonzalez]], [[Ken Goodman]], [[Jack Graham]], [[P. Michael Grego]], [[Joe Haggerty]], [[John Haggerty]], [[Scott Harris]], [[Dem Hopkins]], [[Anthony Illarde]], [[Al Jourgensen]], [[Jughead]], [[Marie Kanger-Born]], [[John Kezdy]], [[Pierre Kezdy]], [[Joe Losurdo]], [[John Lundin]], [[Keith Lyons]], [[Art MacQuilkin]], [[Doug McCombs]], [[Bill Meehan]], [[Ken Mierzwa]], [[John Mohr]], [[Terry Nelson]], [[Brian Peterson]], [[Marko Pezzati]], [[Mary Alice Ramel]], [[Sean Rice]],[[Dave Riley]], [[Corey Rusk]],[[Bobby Scarpelli]], [[Dan Schafer]], [[Dan Schneider]], [[Audrey Shaw]], [[Bobby Skafish]], [[Jim Skafish]], [[Slapstick Family Tree]], [[Jim Sludge]], [[Brooks Smith]], [[Geri Soriano]], [[Eric Spicer]], [[Bill Stephens]], [[Chopper Steppe]], [[Steve Steppe]], [[Barry Stern]], [[Dan Sullivan]], [[Travis]], [[Dave Thomas]], [[Chuck Uchida]], [[Joey Vindictive]], [[Douglas Ward]], [[Rob Warmowski]], [[Ben Weasel]], [[Kevin Weppner]], [[Paul Zamost]], [[Bryn Zellers]]

=== Venues ===

[[3rd Floor]], [[950 Lucky Number]], [[A-Zone]], [[Abbey Pub]], [[Ann Arkees]], [[Aragon Ballroom]], [[Artful Dodger]], [[The Avalon]], [[B'Ginnings]], [[The Bank]], [[Batteries Not Included]], [[Bop Shop]], [[The Bottle]], [[Bottom Lounge]], [[Centro-American Social Club]], [[Circuits]], [[Club Foot]], [[COD]], [[The Congress Theatre]], [[The Crypt]], [[Cubby Bear]], [[Czar Bar]], [[Delilah's]], [[Dreamerz]], [[Durty Nellies]], [[El Rancho Orphanage]], [[Empty Bottle]], [[Exit]], [[Fireside Bowl]], [[Fotch's]], [[Gaspars]], [[Harry Hopes]], [[Head's Pub]], [[Hell House]], [[Hideout, The]], [[Hotti Biscotti]], [[Hueys]], [[The Igloo]], [[Iron Rail]], [[Isabelle's Grand Finale]], [[Ivanhoe Theater]], [[Jamies Elsewhere Lounge]], [[Katz and Jammer Kids]], [[Keith Garage]], [[La Mere Vipere]], [[Lounge Ax]], [[McGreevys]], [[McGregor's]], [[Medusas]], [[Metro]], [[Mexican Patriotic Club]], [[Misfits]], [[The Mutiny]], [[Neo]], [[The Nervous Center]], [[No Palace]], [[O'Banion's]], [[Oak Theatre]], [[Odum]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Old Chicago]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Over Easy]], [[Oz]], [[Park West]], [[Phyllis' Musical Inn]], [[The Piss Factory]], [[Prodigal Son]], [[Quiet Knight]], [[Riley's Rock House]], [[The Riviera]], [[Ruts]], [[Space Place]], [[Stages]], [[Tuts]], [[The Warehouse]], [[Waves]], [[West End]], [[Wrigley Side]]

=== Fanzines ===

[[Bullshit Detector]], [[Coolest Retard]], [[Disorderly Conduct]], [[Gabba Gabba Gazette]], [[Last Rites]], [[Les Ponques Rockeurs]], [[Matter]], [[Non-Stop Banter]], [[Primitive Noise]], [[Raveup]], [[Submission]], [[THIS]], [[Wholesome]], [[Your Country Needs You/YOU]]

=== History ===

''Chicago Punk History at a Glance -'' [[Timeline]] ''Detailed History by Year -'' [[1974]] [[1975]] [[1976]] [[1977]] [[1978]] [[1979]] [[1980]] [[1981]] [[1982]] [[1983]] [[1984]] [[1985]] [[1986]] [[1987]] [[1988]] [[1989]] [[1990]] [[1991]] [[1992]] [[1993]] [[1994]] [[1995]] [[1996]] [[1997]] [[1998]] [[1999]] [[2000]] [[2001]] [[2002]] [[2003]] [[2004]] [[2005]] [[2006]] [[2007]] [[2008]] [[2009]] [[2010]] [[2011]] [[2012]] [[2013]] [[2014]] [[2015]] [[2016]] [[2017]] [[2018]] [[2021]] [[2023]]

=== MP3s ===

[[Bloodsport]], [[DV8]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Toothpaste]]

=== Films ===
[[You Weren't There]]

=== Places ===

[[Punkin' Donuts]]

=== Television ===
[[Chic-a-go-go]], [[JBTV]]

=== Websites ===

* [[Ken Mierzwa|Ephemeral Creation]]
* [[Pit of Punkiness]]
* [[The Punk Vault]]
* [[Chicago Hardcore]]
* [[WindyCityPunk]]
* [[Dupage County Hardcore]]

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Steve Albini

2024-05-09T12:39:20Z

Gantry:

'''Steve Albini''' - frontman for [[Big Black]] and mega recording engineer. Short info for now...

== Bio ==

* Born July 22, [[1962]] in Pasadena California
* Grew up mostly in Montana
* Moved to Chicago/Evanston in June [[1980]] to attend Northwestern
* Frontman for [[Big Black]], one of the bands responsible for the formation of punk and industrial music in Chicago
* Former member of [[Rapeman]], Just Ducky (Montana), Flour, [[Small Irregular Pieces of Aluminum]] and [[Stations]], and, according to wikipedia "another band that record label Touch and Go/Quarterstick Records explained "he [Albini] is paying us not to mention."
* Played bass on [[Pegboy]]'s ''Fore'' EP
* Member of [[Shellac]]
* Quit his day job in [[1986]] and created a studio in his house. This was the first time he started charging for recording bands and for his time.
* In [[1995]], he moved his studio out of his house, creating [[Electrical Audio]]
* Recorded, produced and engineered many early Chicago punk bands including [[Naked Raygun]]
* Went on to national notoriety after producing bands such as Sonic Youth and Nirvana.
* Recorded bands on a sliding scale
* Did not turn bands away based on lack of notoriety or money, but more on passion and dedication.
* Passed away May 2024 from a heart attack (RIP).

== Bands ==

* [[Big Black]]
* [[Rapeman]]
* [[Shellac]]
* [[Flour]]
* [[Stations]]
* [[Just Ducky (Montana)]]
* [[Small Irregular Pieces of Aluminum]]

== Interviews ==

* [http://www.obsolete.com/convulsion/interviews/convulse/bigblack.html John Bains, 1993]
* [http://www.citizinemag.com/music/music-0506_stevealbini1.htm Citizine]
* [http://www.vacant.org.uk/interviews/albini.html Vacant.org in Great Britian]
* [http://jugheadsbasement.com/2014/10/28/big-black-bulldozer-atomizer/ Podcast on Big Black] where Steve is interviewed

== External Links ==

* [http://www.electricalaudio.com Steve's recording studio] with an active forum full of Chicago musicians
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/arts/music/steve-albini-dead.html NYT Article on Steve's Passing]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Albini Wikipedia Entry]

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User talk:Gantry

2023-11-21T18:41:25Z

Gantry:

Test - [[User:Gantry|Gantry]] 14:57, 14 October 2006 (CDT)

==Wesley Willis==
Please check out my most recent contribution, Wesley Willis, and let me know what you think! [[User:Soco79|Soco79]]

==Slapstick Family Tree==
Hey, Gantry Finished [[Alkaline Trio]] full bio using several sources, feel free to touch it up as you see fit. I'm going to work on Slapstick family tree bands and probably eventually a page ''Slapstick Family Tree'' of its own. [[User:Soco79|Soco79]]

:* looks good, you're kicking butt! I'm going to listen to the [[Jugheads Basement]] on [[The Vindictives]] this week and all the info there. I listened to before but didn't parse through for good chunks of DB information. I'll stick to the late 80s while keeping the 90s in your capable hands.

== Trial By Fire ==

Awesome to see the news on the front page! Sorry I haven't been much of a presence as I once was on the wiki, but still plan on filling in the cracks that I created (e.g. band entries I posted but never did a bio, etc.)
Anyway, awesome work.

:* Thanks! No need to apologize, getting that TBF fire record inspired me to update after a long absence. Updated pages based on the record and the inserts with the show flyers, dates, etc. Got a [[Savage Beliefs]] and [[Negative Element]] record too, so those pages are updated recently. Any little bit helps, thanks per usual for all the work you've done! [[User:Gantry|Gantry]] ([[User talk:Gantry|talk]]) 23:43, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
::**Awesome!

== Dedicatedhosting4u ==
Hey, not sure if you're still watching your talk page after all this time but [[User:Dedicatedhosting4u]] is spam and should be removed/blocked. Thanks, [[User:AnarchistiCookie|AnarchistiCookie]] ([[User talk:AnarchistiCookie|talk]]) 19:35, 24 July 2019 (UTC)
: Thanks, removed [[User:Gantry|Gantry]] ([[User talk:Gantry|talk]]) 22:41, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

== Glad to see the site up ==

Hey there, Gantry. It is a relief to see the wiki back up. Now that us late Gen X'ers are getting old, too, this site is still needed; more than ever, actually. I've enjoyed contributing to the late 80s and the 90s sections of the site. Hope all is well.
Anarchismo / Soco79 / James

: Thank you my friend! The server it was running on was super old and stopped getting and security updates, I finally bit the bullet and am running on more modern software. We're back and there should be minimal downtime moving forward. Appreciate all the work you've done on it! [[User:Gantry|Gantry]] ([[User talk:Gantry|talk]]) 13:25, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

:: Awesome! [[User:Soco79|Soco79]]

== fyi Beautiful Mutants added ==

Hi, Gantry, just letting you know that I am working on the entry I added for the Beautiful Mutants. There will be a page up very soon.

:: Looks good so far! [[User:Gantry|Gantry]] ([[User talk:Gantry|talk]]) 18:41, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

The Ferraris

2023-08-29T01:25:00Z

Gantry:

[[Image:TheFerrarisFlyer.jpg|right|100px]]

'''The Ferraris''' were an early punk/pop-punk band that ran roughly from about [[1978]] till the early 80s. Though they were incorrectly tied to [[The Burning Corvairs]] on a [[ChicagoPunkPix]] thread, the two bands are completely separate acts. They played frequently at [[Katz and Jammer Kids]] and [[Tuts]].

== Members ==

* [[James Gordon]]
* [[Nick Fabian]]
* [[Willie B. Cool]]
* [[Johnny Flash]]
* [[Bobby Strange]] - Occasionally on drums

== Notes ==
''This [http://chicagopunkpix.com/forum/index.php?topic=854.0 information] was provided by a known trouble-maker on the CPP forums and has not been verified. If you can verify or disprove this information, please email gantry at gmail''

[[Category:Bands|Ferraris, The]]
[[Category:1970s|Ferraris, The]]

Katz and Jammer Kids

2023-08-29T01:21:52Z

Gantry:

: ''Note - This information was provided by a known trouble-maker on the [[CPP]] forums and has not been verified. If you can verify or disprove this information, please email gantry at gmail''

[[Image:TheFerrarisFlyer.jpg|right|thumb|125px|K&J Flyer from 1980]]

'''Katz and Jammer Kids''' was a bar at 2274 N. Lincoln in the late 70s and early 80s. They would occasionally do punk shows, mostly because the bar was owned by the mother of [[The Ferraris]] frontman [[James Gordon]].

There was a quick scene in the James Caan movie Thief that took place ins Katz and Jammer Kids, the front entrance can be seen at the end when Caan is driving away.

As described by [[CPP]] member Geezergrrrl:

''"Katz was not really a punk bar, but since James's Mom owned it, and James and his brother, Michael bartended there, a lot of early punks did hang out there, especially after [[Le Mere]] burned down, and before [[OB]]'s opened in the summer of [[1978]]. After that, they would sometimes do a punk show, but not on a regular basis, because it wasn't really set up for it. However, they did have some punk singles on the juke box, and a lot of people would go there on Sunday nights"''

== Notable Shows ==
[[Image:KatzAndJammer.jpg|right|thumb|Seen in the movie Thief]]

* December 10, [[1980]] - The Ferraris

== External Links ==

* [http://chicagopunkpix.com/forum/index.php?topic=854.0 CPP thread discussing Katz and Jammer Kids]

[[Category:Venues]]

Katz and Jammer Kids

2023-08-29T01:20:50Z

Gantry: Took a pic of the front in Thief

: ''Note - This information was provided by a known trouble-maker on the [[CPP]] forums and has not been verified. If you can verify or disprove this information, please email gantry at dee-nee.com''

[[Image:TheFerrarisFlyer.jpg|right|thumb|125px|K&J Flyer from 1980]]

'''Katz and Jammer Kids''' was a bar at 2274 N. Lincoln in the late 70s and early 80s. They would occasionally do punk shows, mostly because the bar was owned by the mother of [[The Ferraris]] frontman [[James Gordon]].

There was a quick scene in the James Caan movie Thief that took place ins Katz and Jammer Kids, the front entrance can be seen at the end when Caan is driving away.

As described by [[CPP]] member Geezergrrrl:

''"Katz was not really a punk bar, but since James's Mom owned it, and James and his brother, Michael bartended there, a lot of early punks did hang out there, especially after [[Le Mere]] burned down, and before [[OB]]'s opened in the summer of [[1978]]. After that, they would sometimes do a punk show, but not on a regular basis, because it wasn't really set up for it. However, they did have some punk singles on the juke box, and a lot of people would go there on Sunday nights"''

== Notable Shows ==
[[Image:KatzAndJammer.jpg|right|thumb|Seen in the movie Thief]]

* December 10, [[1980]] - The Ferraris

== External Links ==

* [http://chicagopunkpix.com/forum/index.php?topic=854.0 CPP thread discussing Katz and Jammer Kids]

[[Category:Venues]]

File:KatzAndJammer.jpg

2023-08-29T01:18:15Z

Gantry: The front of Katz and Jammer Kids seen in a scene of the movie Thief.

== Summary ==
The front of [[Katz and Jammer Kids]] seen in a scene of the movie Thief.

Main Page

2023-08-28T16:24:34Z

Gantry: RIP John Kezdy

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== The Chicago Punk Database ==

This site intends to be a collections of bands, members, labels etc. for the Chicago punk scene. This site focuses on the earlier Chicago scene - but is open to all eras past and present. Most information on this page focuses on Chicago punk before [[1990]], though there is a growing collection of information from the 1990s and beyond. If you have content to add for an era feel free to contribute. All you have to do to add pages is create an account and start making pages. [http://punkdatabase.com/wiki/index.php/ChicagoPunk:About Click here] for more info on how to edit pages.

There are '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles in the database, most of which are small and need more information. Some suggestions to get started - add a link to an unlisted band on left-hand side of this page, go to a band's page and add members/instruments, fix any spelling errors, or create new page about your favorite Chicago Punk record. Anything you can add will help tremendously, so please contribute today!

== Recent News ==

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=== RIP John Kezdy ===

[[Image:JohnKezdy-Thumb.png|left|85px]]

Chicago Punk lost a titan as [[John Kezdy]], lead singer of [[The Effigies]], had an accident on his bicycle and passed away at the age of 64. John has been involved with the scene since the beginning and will be missed dearly. [https://www.mixcloud.com/lumpenradio/inbetweenradiostations-171-john-kezdy-11123/ Here is a long interview] with John from Lumpen Radio where he talked about his time with music in Chicago and stories about the Effigies and touring.

An article on Kezdy's accident can be found [https://chi.streetsblog.org/2023/08/27/john-kezdy-64-singer-of-the-effigies-died-after-bike-crash-with-amazon-van-illegally-stopped-in-bike-lane here]

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=== Podcast on Big Black's Atomizer ===

[[Image:BigBlack-Atomizer.jpg|left|85px]]

[[John Pierson]] (aka Jughead from [[Screeching Weasel]]) and [[Russ Forster]] did a fantastic podcast on [[Big Black]]'s ''Atomizer'' record. It has interviews with [[Santiago Durango]], [[Steve Albini]], [[Camilo Gonzalez]] and [[Jeff Pezzati]] on the beginnings of Big Black and how that record came to be. The ''Jugheads Basement'' podcast previously focused on such groundbreaking 80s Chicago records as [[Naked Raygun]]'s [[Throb Throb]] and Screeching Weasel's ''[[My Brain Hurts]]''. Listen to it [https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jugheadsbasementtnh/episodes/2014-10-27T14_18_42-07_00 here]
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== Main Pages ==

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=== 70s Bands ===

[[BB Spin]], [[Bohemia]], [[Boulevard ]], [[The Buzzards]], [[Chicago Toys]], [[The Corrosives]], [[The Crucified]], [[The Cunts]], [[The Dadistics]], [[Epicycle]], [[The Exit]], [[The Ferraris]], [[Immune System]], [[The Kind]], [[The Lazerblades]], [[Meaty Buys]], [[The Mentally Ill]], [[Nodes]], [[Pistol Whip]], [[Poison Squirrel]], [[Popperz]], [[The Rabbits]], [[Rainbow Girls]], [[Silver Abuse]], [[Skafish]], [[The Swingers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tutu and the Pirates]], [[Wazmo Nariz]], [[X-Idols]]

=== 80s Bands ===

[[4xy]], [[11th Commandment]], [[A Mason in Ur]], [[Algebra Suicide]], [[Anti-Bodies]], [[Arsenal]], [[Articles of Faith]], [[Babes In Toyland]], [[Barbie Army]], [[Bhang Revival]], [[Bhopal Stiffs]], [[Blatant Dissent]], [[Bleach Battalion]], [[Bloodsport]], [[Bloody Nails]], [[Big Black]], [[Blue Green God]], [[Bonemen of Barumba]], [[Bottles Flying]], [[Breaking Circus]], [[Burning Corvairs]], [[Bucket #6]], [[Caustic Defiance]], [[Certain Death]], [[Da]], [[The Dangling Units]], [[Dead Fink]], [[Dead Serious]], [[Dead Steel Mill]], [[Defoliants]], [[Denied Remarks]], [[Destructive Youth Patrol]], [[Dog At Large]], [[The Drats]], [[The Drill]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[DV8]], [[The Effigies]], [[Electric Cool-Aid]], [[The End]], [[End Result]], [[Enema Resort]], [[Evil Eye]], [[Flea Circus]], [[Forced Allegiance]], [[The Front Lines]], [[Friends of Betty]], [[Fudge Tunnel]], [[Gary Jones]], [[Gear]], [[Generation Waste]], [[Get Smart!]], [[Grab Bag of Fathers]], [[Gross National Product]], [[Group of Individuals]], [[happy hunting]], [[Happy Toons]], [[Hazardous Youth]], [[Heavy Manners]], [[Identity Crisis]], [[ID Under]], [[IMF]], [[The Imports]], [[Impulse Manslaughter]], [[Indecent Liberties]], [[Industrialized Autocracy]], [[Infections]], [[Insane War Tomatoes]], [[The Interceptors]], [[Insolent Respect]], [[Johnny Vomit]], [[Juvenile Delinquents]], [[K.G.B.]], [[The Kremlins]], [[The Kruds]], [[The Leeches]], [[Life Sentence]], [[Loose Lips]], [[Lost Cause]], [[The Luchs Brothers]], [[Mark O and Leslie]], [[Men]], [[Ministry]], [[The Misled]], [[M.O.S.H.]], [[Nadsat Rebel]], [[Naked Raygun]], [[Navastrau]], [[Negative Element]], [[NGA JIWA]], [[No Empathy]], [[Noise Monsters]], [[Number Nine]], [[The Odd]], [[ONO]], [[Out of Order]], [[The Ozzfish Experience]], [[Painterband]], [[Phil 'n the Blanks]], [[Plywood]], [[Political Justice?]], [[Precious Wax Drippings]], [[Problem Dogs]], [[Product 19]], [[Protagonists]], [[Psi Bears]], [[Rapeman]], [[Repulse Kava]], [[Ring 13]], [[Rights of the Accused]], [[Sanitary Patrol]], [[Savage Beliefs]], [[Scarred For Life]], [[Scoobie Snack]], [[Screaming Rachel and Remote]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Sharon Tate's Baby]], [[Silent Language]], [[Silly Carmichaels]], [[Six Feet Under]], [[Slit and the Stiches]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Small Irregular Pieces of Aluminum]], [[Special Affect]], [[Spongetunnel]], [[Sport of Kings]], [[Stations]], [[straightjacketbazooka]], [[Strike Under]], [[The Suburban Nightmare]], [[The Subverts]], [[Tar]], [[Target]], [[Ten Year Old Surgeons]], [[Terminal Beach]], [[The Throbbers]], [[Toothpaste]], [[Trial by Fire]], [[Uncle Fester]], [[Unified Field]], [[Urban DK]], [[Urge Overkill]], [[The Vaguelys]], [[Verboten]], [[Vermicious Knids]], [[Viktimz of Society]], [[Violent Feedback]], [[Violent Tumor]], [[The Watchmen]], [[The Wayouts]], [[We Make The Nig Heist Look Like Saints]], [[Zoetrope]]

=== 90s Bands ===

[[88 Fingers Louie]], [[8 Bark]], [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Allister]], [[Alpha Skool]], [[Apocalypse Hoboken]], [[The Arrivals]], [[The Bliss Machine]], [[Blue Collar]], [[Blue Meanies]], [[Bobby Conn]], [[Bollweevils]], [[Brownpeace]], [[Buzzmuscle]], [[Cap'n Jazz]], [[Captured by Robots]], [[The Cunts]], [[David and the Happenings]], [[The Dead Carpenters]], [[Deadscene]], [[Drunken Catholics]], [[Friction]], [[Gauge]], [[Gore Gore Girls]], [[The Indicators]], [[Ivy League]], [[Jack Scratch]], [[Jerkwater]], [[The Jesus Lizard]], [[Keep Away From Julie]], [[Landos 45]], [[Los Crudos]], [[Lozenge]], [[The Misdemeanors]]. [[My Big Beautiful]], [[Oblivion]], [[Pegboy]], [[The Riverdales]], [[Ruby Zel]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Shellac]], [[Skullface]], [[Skullkrusher]], [[Slapstick]], [[Slow Children Playing]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Smoking Popes]], [[Swingset]], [[Tar]], [[Toucan Slam]], [[Trenchmouth]], [[Tuesday]], [[V.Reverse]], [[The Vindictives]], [[Wesley Willis]], [[The Wesley Willis Fiasco]], [[Winepress]],

=== 2000s Bands ===

[[The Black Sheep Band]], [[Bluster]], [[The Bomb]], [[The Coughs]], [[Lawrence Arms]], [[The Methadones]], [[Report Suspicious Activity]], [[Wardogs]]

=== Bands That Need Pages / Information ===

[[Baxter]], [[The Broadways]], [[Causey Way]], [[Colossal]], [[Crashdog]], [[Deals Gone Bad]], [[Duvall]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[The Honor System]], [[Hot Stove Jimmy]], [[Mary Tyler Morphine]], [[Mexican Cheerleader]], [[Mob Action]], [[The Nobs]], [[Razer]], [[Research Defense Squad]], [[The Sex Kittens]], [[Skapone]], [[Skullface]], [[Slaphappy]], [[Snidely Whiplash Experience]], [[Spiderz]], [[Squirtgun]], [[The Tarts]], [[The Torpedos]], [[The Tossers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tremors]], [[Tricky Dick]], [[Tub Ring]], [[The Untouchables]], [[Urethra Franklin]], [[The Ventilators]], [[The Vicissitudes]], [[Walker]], [[Wolcott]]

=== Records ===

[[A Chicago Punk Rock Collaboration For The Kids, Vol 1]], [[All Rise]], [[Achtung Chicago!]], [[Basement Screams]], [[Boogadaboogadaboogada!]], [[Busted at Oz]], [[Code Blue]], [[Dial-a-Trance]], [[Flammable Solid]], [[Naked Raygun - Home (Song)|Home]], [[Innocence]], [[It's A Punk Thing, You Wouldn't Understand]], [[Jettison]], [[My Brain Hurts]], [[No Punks in the Pit]], [[Raygun...Naked Raygun]], [[Magnetic Curses]], [[The Middle of America Compilation]], [[Picking More Daisies]], [[Punkhouse]], [[There's A Fungus Among Us]], [[Throb Throb]], [[Understand?]], [[Vanilla Blue]]

=== Labels ===

[[Aaugh! Records]], [[Alona's Dream Records]], [[Autumn Records]], [[Dazit Records]], [[Dill Records]], [[Disturbing Records]], [[Fever Records]], [[Fiction Records]], [[Go Deaf]], [[Harmless Records]], [[H.I.D. Productions Ltd]], [[Homestead Records]], [[Johann's Face Records]], [[Landmind Records]], [[Little Farmer Music]], [[National Trust]], [[No Blow Records]], [[Quarterstick Records]], [[Pink Records]], [[Pravda Records]], [[Roadkill Records]], [[Ruthless Records]], [[Schwa Records]], [[Sandpounder Records]], [[Shakefork Records]], [[Skinhead Records]], [[Snat 5 Records]], [[Subfusc]], [[Suburban Home]], [[Thermidor Records]], [[Thick Records]], [[Touch and Go]], [[Tough Records]], [[Underdog Records]], [[Underground Communique]], [[Version Sound]], [[Victory Records]], [[VML Records]], [[Walkthrufyre Records]], [[Wasteland Records]], [[Wax Trax Records]], [[What The Fuck? Records]]
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=== People ===

[[Steve Albini]], [[Al Scum]], [[Rodney Anderson]], [[Jon Babbin]], [[Billy Blastoff]], [[Vic Bondi]], [[Chris Bjorklund]], [[Steve Bjorklund]], [[Eric Brockman]], [[Iain Burgess]], [[Robert Byrne]], [[Mick Calhoun]], [[Joe Camarillo]], [[Eric Cassell]], [[Jeremy Cowan]], [[Steve Cheese]], [[Tom Clark]], [[Larry Damore]], [[Bob Damrau]], [[Troy Dixler]], [[Ted Domurat]], [[Lorna Donley]], [[Sean Duffy]], [[Santiago Durango]], [[Rich Edgley]], [[Jed Fox]], [[Bob Furem]], [[Philip Galanter]], [[Camilo Gonzalez]], [[Ken Goodman]], [[Jack Graham]], [[P. Michael Grego]], [[Joe Haggerty]], [[John Haggerty]], [[Scott Harris]], [[Dem Hopkins]], [[Anthony Illarde]], [[Al Jourgensen]], [[Jughead]], [[Marie Kanger-Born]], [[John Kezdy]], [[Pierre Kezdy]], [[Joe Losurdo]], [[John Lundin]], [[Keith Lyons]], [[Art MacQuilkin]], [[Doug McCombs]], [[Bill Meehan]], [[Ken Mierzwa]], [[John Mohr]], [[Terry Nelson]], [[Brian Peterson]], [[Marko Pezzati]], [[Mary Alice Ramel]], [[Sean Rice]],[[Dave Riley]], [[Corey Rusk]],[[Bobby Scarpelli]], [[Dan Schafer]], [[Dan Schneider]], [[Audrey Shaw]], [[Bobby Skafish]], [[Jim Skafish]], [[Slapstick Family Tree]], [[Jim Sludge]], [[Brooks Smith]], [[Geri Soriano]], [[Eric Spicer]], [[Bill Stephens]], [[Chopper Steppe]], [[Steve Steppe]], [[Barry Stern]], [[Dan Sullivan]], [[Travis]], [[Dave Thomas]], [[Chuck Uchida]], [[Joey Vindictive]], [[Douglas Ward]], [[Rob Warmowski]], [[Ben Weasel]], [[Kevin Weppner]], [[Paul Zamost]], [[Bryn Zellers]]

=== Venues ===

[[3rd Floor]], [[950 Lucky Number]], [[A-Zone]], [[Abbey Pub]], [[Ann Arkees]], [[Aragon Ballroom]], [[Artful Dodger]], [[The Avalon]], [[B'Ginnings]], [[The Bank]], [[Batteries Not Included]], [[Bop Shop]], [[The Bottle]], [[Bottom Lounge]], [[Centro-American Social Club]], [[Circuits]], [[Club Foot]], [[COD]], [[The Congress Theatre]], [[The Crypt]], [[Cubby Bear]], [[Czar Bar]], [[Delilah's]], [[Dreamerz]], [[Durty Nellies]], [[El Rancho Orphanage]], [[Empty Bottle]], [[Exit]], [[Fireside Bowl]], [[Fotch's]], [[Gaspars]], [[Harry Hopes]], [[Head's Pub]], [[Hell House]], [[Hideout, The]], [[Hotti Biscotti]], [[Hueys]], [[The Igloo]], [[Iron Rail]], [[Isabelle's Grand Finale]], [[Ivanhoe Theater]], [[Jamies Elsewhere Lounge]], [[Katz and Jammer Kids]], [[Keith Garage]], [[La Mere Vipere]], [[Lounge Ax]], [[McGreevys]], [[McGregor's]], [[Medusas]], [[Metro]], [[Mexican Patriotic Club]], [[Misfits]], [[The Mutiny]], [[Neo]], [[The Nervous Center]], [[No Palace]], [[O'Banion's]], [[Oak Theatre]], [[Odum]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Old Chicago]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Over Easy]], [[Oz]], [[Park West]], [[Phyllis' Musical Inn]], [[The Piss Factory]], [[Prodigal Son]], [[Quiet Knight]], [[Riley's Rock House]], [[The Riviera]], [[Ruts]], [[Space Place]], [[Stages]], [[Tuts]], [[The Warehouse]], [[Waves]], [[West End]], [[Wrigley Side]]

=== Fanzines ===

[[Bullshit Detector]], [[Coolest Retard]], [[Disorderly Conduct]], [[Gabba Gabba Gazette]], [[Last Rites]], [[Les Ponques Rockeurs]], [[Matter]], [[Non-Stop Banter]], [[Primitive Noise]], [[Raveup]], [[Submission]], [[THIS]], [[Wholesome]], [[Your Country Needs You/YOU]]

=== History ===

''Chicago Punk History at a Glance -'' [[Timeline]] ''Detailed History by Year -'' [[1974]] [[1975]] [[1976]] [[1977]] [[1978]] [[1979]] [[1980]] [[1981]] [[1982]] [[1983]] [[1984]] [[1985]] [[1986]] [[1987]] [[1988]] [[1989]] [[1990]] [[1991]] [[1992]] [[1993]] [[1994]] [[1995]] [[1996]] [[1997]] [[1998]] [[1999]] [[2000]] [[2001]] [[2002]] [[2003]] [[2004]] [[2005]] [[2006]] [[2007]] [[2008]] [[2009]] [[2010]] [[2011]] [[2012]] [[2013]] [[2014]] [[2015]] [[2016]] [[2017]] [[2018]] [[2021]] [[2023]]

=== MP3s ===

[[Bloodsport]], [[DV8]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Toothpaste]]

=== Films ===
[[You Weren't There]]

=== Places ===

[[Punkin' Donuts]]

=== Television ===
[[Chic-a-go-go]], [[JBTV]]

=== Websites ===

* [[Ken Mierzwa|Ephemeral Creation]]
* [[Pit of Punkiness]]
* [[The Punk Vault]]
* [[Chicago Hardcore]]
* [[WindyCityPunk]]

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[[Category:Content]]

File:JohnKezdy-Thumb.png

2023-08-28T16:23:05Z

Gantry: Thumnail shot of John Kezdy

== Summary ==
Thumnail shot of [[John Kezdy]]

John Kezdy

2023-08-28T16:22:14Z

Gantry: Added pic

[[Image:JohnKezdy.webp|right|thumb|200px|John Kezdy]]
'''John Kezdy''' was the lead singer of [[The Effigies]] and one of the biggest name in the Chicago punk scene. Since the start of The Effigies in [[1980]] to the modern day, Kezdy has been a vital part of Chicago music.

John passed away on August 26, 2023 from injuries he sustained after the bicycle he was riding collided with an Amazon delivery truck that was illegally parked in a bicycle lane.

== Bio ==

* Grew up in Evanston
* Brother of [[Naked Raygun]] and [[Pegboy]]'s [[Pierre Kezdy]]
* His father Ferenc J. Kezdy was a professor at the University of Chicago
* Attended the University of Wisconsin, but dropped out in [[1978]]
* Subsequently re-enrolled at Northwestern in the late '80's and earned his undergraduate degree
* Earned his law degree from DePaul (following in the footsteps of [[Santiago Durango]])
* Formed his own band label, [[Ruthless Records]], in [[1982]]
* Worked as an Illinois state prosecutor
* Had two children

== External Links ==

* [http://www.effigies.com/ The Effigies home page]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E4D71430F93BA3575BC0A96F958260 John Kezdy's wedding announcement in the New York Times]
* [https://chi.streetsblog.org/2023/08/27/john-kezdy-64-singer-of-the-effigies-died-after-bike-crash-with-amazon-van-illegally-stopped-in-bike-lane Article on Kedzy's accident and death]
* [https://www.mixcloud.com/lumpenradio/inbetweenradiostations-171-john-kezdy-11123/ Lumpen Radio interview with John]

[[Category:Effigies]]
[[Category:Band Members]]
[[Category:Singers]]
[[Category:R.I.P.]]

File:JohnKezdy.webp

2023-08-28T16:19:02Z

Gantry: John Kezdy of the Effigies

== Summary ==
[[John Kezdy]] of the Effigies

John Kezdy

2023-08-28T16:11:29Z

Gantry:

'''John Kezdy''' was the lead singer of [[The Effigies]] and one of the biggest name in the Chicago punk scene. Since the start of The Effigies in [[1980]] to the modern day, Kezdy has been a vital part of Chicago music.

John passed away on August 26, 2023 from injuries he sustained after the bicycle he was riding collided with an Amazon delivery truck that was illegally parked in a bicycle lane.

== Bio ==

* Grew up in Evanston
* Brother of [[Naked Raygun]] and [[Pegboy]]'s [[Pierre Kezdy]]
* His father Ferenc J. Kezdy was a professor at the University of Chicago
* Attended the University of Wisconsin, but dropped out in [[1978]]
* Subsequently re-enrolled at Northwestern in the late '80's and earned his undergraduate degree
* Earned his law degree from DePaul (following in the footsteps of [[Santiago Durango]])
* Formed his own band label, [[Ruthless Records]], in [[1982]]
* Worked as an Illinois state prosecutor
* Had two children

== External Links ==

* [http://www.effigies.com/ The Effigies home page]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E4D71430F93BA3575BC0A96F958260 John Kezdy's wedding announcement in the New York Times]
* [https://chi.streetsblog.org/2023/08/27/john-kezdy-64-singer-of-the-effigies-died-after-bike-crash-with-amazon-van-illegally-stopped-in-bike-lane Article on Kedzy's accident and death]
* [https://www.mixcloud.com/lumpenradio/inbetweenradiostations-171-john-kezdy-11123/ Lumpen Radio interview with John]

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[[Category:Singers]]
[[Category:R.I.P.]]

Two Fools Coffeehouse

2023-06-21T15:27:25Z

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'''''Two Fools Coffeehouse''''' was a DIY venue in [[Dekalb]] that housed many early [[Blatant Dissent]] shows in the [[1983]]-[[1985]] timeframe. Other local bands like [[Happy Hunting]] also played there.

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[[Category:Dekalb]]

Two Fools Coffeehouse

2023-06-21T15:26:46Z

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'''''Two Fools Coffeehouse''''' was a DIY venue in [[Dekalb]] that housed many early [[Blatant Dissent]] shows in the [[1983]]-[[1984]] timeframe. Other local bands like [[Happy Hunting]] also played there.

[[Category:Venues]]
[[Category:Dekalb]]

Blatant Dissent

2023-06-21T15:24:36Z

Gantry: /* History */

[[Image:Blatantdissent.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Blatant Dissent's most well known lineup]]

'''Blatant Dissent''' were a punk/hardcore band from the mid [[1983]] to [[1988]] from Dekalb. They released two singles and a posthumous LP in their career. The last version of the band eventually changed their name in 1988 and became the popular Chicago band [[Tar]]. They were probably the most well-known band from Dekalb and at one point toured to WV, NY and CT. It can be safely said that Blatant Dissent was the best 80s punk band from Northern Illinois University.

Blatant Dissent reformed in 2009 (August 22nd) at the [[Abbey Pub]]. They performed for the first time in 22 years along with [[Subverts]], [[Ring 13]], [[Happy hunting]] and Otis Ball and The Chains.

== Members ==
[[Image:DialATranceBlatantDissent.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Logo from [[Dial-A-Trance]]]]
* [[John Mohr]] - Vocals, Guitar (1983-88)
* [[Jim Wohlever]] - Vocals (1983-84)
* [[Tim Fowler]] - Guitar (1983-85)
* [[Jeff Berka]] - Bass (1983-1984)
* [[Dave Fishman]] - Drums (1983-85)
* Jim Taylor - Drums, Vocals (1984)
* [[Tom Clark]] - Bass, then Guitar (1984-86)
* [[Tim Mescher]] - Bass (1985-88)
* [[Bruce Halverson]] - Guitar (1986)
* [[Mike Greenlees]] - Drums (1985-88)
* [[Mark Zablocki]] - Guitar (1986-88)

== Releases ==
* '''''Demo Tape''' (Summer [[1984]])
** First time in the studio, recorded in 1 day in La Grange, IL
** Recorded by: Tim Folwer, Mike Folwer, Jeff Berka, Jon Mohr and Jim Taylor
** Sleeve art by [[Kevin Kurtz]]
** This version of the band performed live at: The Cubby Bear
** Five-ish songs that were re-recorded on the later records. There were 7 songs on that demo:
# Wrong Reasons
# Catalyst-They, They, They
# Man In Black
# Dissipate
# Undermine
# 2 unnamed tracks

* '''''Is There A Fear?''''' 7" ([[1985]], [[Landmind Records]])
** 1000 Released, 850 with the Tom Clark sleeve
** Co-Produced by [[Jeff Pezzati]] and [[Iain Burgess]]
** Recorded 2/10/1985 at [[Chicago Recording Company]]
# Is There A Fear
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# The Catalyst - They, They, They

* Two tracks from the [[Dial-A-Trance]] compilation (1985)
# The Catalyst / They, They, They
# The Man In Black

* '''''Dreams''''' 7" ([[1987]], [[No Blow Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
# Fist Comes Down
# Eleven Days

* '''''Hold the Fat''''' LP ([[1991]], [[Glitterhouse Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
** Recorded in one session at [[Studiomedia]] in [[1986]] by [[Steve Albini]]
** Released after Blatant Dissent had morphed into [[Tar]]
# Contemporary Hip
# Man in Black
# Painted Women
# How Can I Lose
# Status Quo
# 11 days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overreaction
# Is There A Fear
# Bandit
# Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

* '''''1985-1986''''' LP ([[2022]], [[Alona's Dream Records]])
** Re-release of the 1985 Pezzati/Burgess sessions and 1986 Albini sessions
** Mastered by Carl Saff
: '''Side One'''
# Status Quo
# Undermine
# Painted Women
# Is There a Fear?
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# Catalyst / They, They They
# Fist Comes Down
# Contemporary Hip
# The Main In Black
# Painted Women

: '''Side Two'''
# How Can I Lose?
# Status Quo
# Eleven Days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overraction
# Is There A Fear?
# Bandit Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

== History ==

Blatant Dissent started in [[1983]] as a cover band, their first show was on 2/7/1984 at Douglass Hall cafeteria at Northern Illinois University. Wohlever left in Spring of 1984 and Mohr switched over to vocals. Dave took a break in the summer/fall of 1984 and Jim Taylor replaced him on drums. This "demo" line up of the band played at: The Cubby Bear, Avalon, [[Two Fools Coffeehouse]] many times in DeKalb to name a few. They often appeared on a Punk radio show called "Fast and Loud" hosted by Rodney Anderson one of the founding hosts and a member of "Seismic Waves".

[[MXV]] had one of his ''Selections from The Punk Vault'' entries on the ''Is There A Fear?'' 7-inch. In that, just about every member of Blatant Dissent chimed in with a history and stories. So instead of plagarizing, [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ read it here.]

== Record covers ==
<gallery>
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear1.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?'''
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear2.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?''' <BR> <small>Tour cover</small>
Image:BlatantDissent-Holdthefat.jpg|'''Hold the Fat'''
Image:Blatant-Dissent-1985-1986.jpg|'''1985-1986'''
</gallery>

== External Links ==
* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ Blatant Dissent review/discussion The Punk Vault]
* [https://blatantdissent.bandcamp.com/ Band-run Bandcamp Page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/BlatantDissent/?fref=ts Facebook]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/975222-Blatant-Dissent Discogs profile]

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[[Category:Dekalb]]
[[Category:Western Suburbs]]
[[Category:Facebook]]
[[Category:Bandcamp]]

Blatant Dissent

2023-06-21T15:22:44Z

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[[Image:Blatantdissent.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Blatant Dissent's most well known lineup]]

'''Blatant Dissent''' were a punk/hardcore band from the mid [[1983]] to [[1988]] from Dekalb. They released two singles and a posthumous LP in their career. The last version of the band eventually changed their name in 1988 and became the popular Chicago band [[Tar]]. They were probably the most well-known band from Dekalb and at one point toured to WV, NY and CT. It can be safely said that Blatant Dissent was the best 80s punk band from Northern Illinois University.

Blatant Dissent reformed in 2009 (August 22nd) at the [[Abbey Pub]]. They performed for the first time in 22 years along with [[Subverts]], [[Ring 13]], [[Happy hunting]] and Otis Ball and The Chains.

== Members ==
[[Image:DialATranceBlatantDissent.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Logo from [[Dial-A-Trance]]]]
* [[John Mohr]] - Vocals, Guitar (1983-88)
* [[Jim Wohlever]] - Vocals (1983-84)
* [[Tim Fowler]] - Guitar (1983-85)
* [[Jeff Berka]] - Bass (1983-1984)
* [[Dave Fishman]] - Drums (1983-85)
* Jim Taylor - Drums, Vocals (1984)
* [[Tom Clark]] - Bass, then Guitar (1984-86)
* [[Tim Mescher]] - Bass (1985-88)
* [[Bruce Halverson]] - Guitar (1986)
* [[Mike Greenlees]] - Drums (1985-88)
* [[Mark Zablocki]] - Guitar (1986-88)

== Releases ==
* '''''Demo Tape''' (Summer [[1984]])
** First time in the studio, recorded in 1 day in La Grange, IL
** Recorded by: Tim Folwer, Mike Folwer, Jeff Berka, Jon Mohr and Jim Taylor
** Sleeve art by [[Kevin Kurtz]]
** This version of the band performed live at: The Cubby Bear
** Five-ish songs that were re-recorded on the later records. There were 7 songs on that demo:
# Wrong Reasons
# Catalyst-They, They, They
# Man In Black
# Dissipate
# Undermine
# 2 unnamed tracks

* '''''Is There A Fear?''''' 7" ([[1985]], [[Landmind Records]])
** 1000 Released, 850 with the Tom Clark sleeve
** Co-Produced by [[Jeff Pezzati]] and [[Iain Burgess]]
** Recorded 2/10/1985 at [[Chicago Recording Company]]
# Is There A Fear
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# The Catalyst - They, They, They

* Two tracks from the [[Dial-A-Trance]] compilation (1985)
# The Catalyst / They, They, They
# The Man In Black

* '''''Dreams''''' 7" ([[1987]], [[No Blow Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
# Fist Comes Down
# Eleven Days

* '''''Hold the Fat''''' LP ([[1991]], [[Glitterhouse Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
** Recorded in one session at [[Studiomedia]] in [[1986]] by [[Steve Albini]]
** Released after Blatant Dissent had morphed into [[Tar]]
# Contemporary Hip
# Man in Black
# Painted Women
# How Can I Lose
# Status Quo
# 11 days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overreaction
# Is There A Fear
# Bandit
# Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

* '''''1985-1986''''' LP ([[2022]], [[Alona's Dream Records]])
** Re-release of the 1985 Pezzati/Burgess sessions and 1986 Albini sessions
** Mastered by Carl Saff
: '''Side One'''
# Status Quo
# Undermine
# Painted Women
# Is There a Fear?
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# Catalyst / They, They They
# Fist Comes Down
# Contemporary Hip
# The Main In Black
# Painted Women

: '''Side Two'''
# How Can I Lose?
# Status Quo
# Eleven Days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overraction
# Is There A Fear?
# Bandit Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

== History ==

Blatant Dissent started in [[1983]] as a cover band, their first show was on 2/7/1984 at Douglass Hall cafeteria at Northern Illinois University. Wohlever left in Spring of 1984 and Mohr switched over to vocals. This "demo" line up of the band played at: The Cubby Bear, Avalon, [[Two Fools Coffeehouse]] many times in DeKalb to name a few. They often appeared on a Punk radio show called "Fast and Loud" hosted by Rodney Anderson one of the founding hosts and a member of "Seismic Waves".

[[MXV]] had one of his ''Selections from The Punk Vault'' entries on the ''Is There A Fear?'' 7-inch. In that, just about every member of Blatant Dissent chimed in with a history and stories. So instead of plagarizing, [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ read it here.]

== Record covers ==
<gallery>
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear1.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?'''
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear2.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?''' <BR> <small>Tour cover</small>
Image:BlatantDissent-Holdthefat.jpg|'''Hold the Fat'''
Image:Blatant-Dissent-1985-1986.jpg|'''1985-1986'''
</gallery>

== External Links ==
* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ Blatant Dissent review/discussion The Punk Vault]
* [https://blatantdissent.bandcamp.com/ Band-run Bandcamp Page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/BlatantDissent/?fref=ts Facebook]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/975222-Blatant-Dissent Discogs profile]

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Dekalb]]
[[Category:Western Suburbs]]
[[Category:Facebook]]
[[Category:Bandcamp]]

Blatant Dissent

2023-06-21T13:42:10Z

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[[Image:Blatantdissent.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Blatant Dissent's most well known lineup]]

'''Blatant Dissent''' were a punk/hardcore band from the mid [[1983]] to [[1988]] from Dekalb. They released two singles and a posthumous LP in their career. The last version of the band eventually changed their name in 1988 and became the popular Chicago band [[Tar]]. They were probably the most well-known band from Dekalb and at one point toured to WV, NY and CT. It can be safely said that Blatant Dissent was the best 80s punk band from Northern Illinois University.

Blatant Dissent reformed in 2009 (August 22nd) at the [[Abbey Pub]]. They performed for the first time in 22 years along with [[Subverts]], [[Ring 13]], [[Happy hunting]] and Otis Ball and The Chains.

== Members ==
[[Image:DialATranceBlatantDissent.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Logo from [[Dial-A-Trance]]]]
* [[John Mohr]] - Vocals, Guitar (1983-88)
* [[Jim Wohlever]] - Vocals (1983-84)
* [[Tim Fowler]] - Guitar (1983-85)
* [[Jeff Berka]] - Bass (1983-1984)
* [[Dave Fishman]] - Drums (1983-85)
* Jim Taylor - Drums, Vocals (1984)
* [[Tom Clark]] - Bass, then Guitar (1984-86)
* [[Tim Mescher]] - Bass (1985-88)
* [[Bruce Halverson]] - Guitar (1986)
* [[Mike Greenlees]] - Drums (1985-88)
* [[Mark Zablocki]] - Guitar (1986-88)

== Releases ==
* '''''Demo Tape''' (Summer [[1984]])
** First time in the studio, recorded in 1 day in La Grange, IL
** Recorded by: Tim Folwer, Mike Folwer, Jeff Berka, Jon Mohr and Jim Taylor
** Sleeve art by [[Kevin Kurtz]]
** This version of the band performed live at: The Cubby Bear
** Five-ish songs that were re-recorded on the later records. There were 7 songs on that demo:
# Wrong Reasons
# Catalyst-They, They, They
# Man In Black
# Dissipate
# Undermine
# 2 unnamed tracks

* '''''Is There A Fear?''''' 7" ([[1985]], [[Landmind Records]])
** 1000 Released, 850 with the Tom Clark sleeve
** Co-Produced by [[Jeff Pezzati]] and [[Iain Burgess]]
** Recorded 2/10/1985 at [[Chicago Recording Company]]
# Is There A Fear
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# The Catalyst - They, They, They

* Two tracks from the [[Dial-A-Trance]] compilation (1985)
# The Catalyst / They, They, They
# The Man In Black

* '''''Dreams''''' 7" ([[1987]], [[No Blow Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
# Fist Comes Down
# Eleven Days

* '''''Hold the Fat''''' LP ([[1991]], [[Glitterhouse Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
** Recorded in one session at [[Studiomedia]] in [[1986]] by [[Steve Albini]]
** Released after Blatant Dissent had morphed into [[Tar]]
# Contemporary Hip
# Man in Black
# Painted Women
# How Can I Lose
# Status Quo
# 11 days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overreaction
# Is There A Fear
# Bandit
# Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

* '''''1985-1986''''' LP ([[2022]], [[Alona's Dream Records]])
** Re-release of the 1985 Pezzati/Burgess sessions and 1986 Albini sessions
** Mastered by Carl Saff
: '''Side One'''
# Status Quo
# Undermine
# Painted Women
# Is There a Fear?
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# Catalyst / They, They They
# Fist Comes Down
# Contemporary Hip
# The Main In Black
# Painted Women

: '''Side Two'''
# How Can I Lose?
# Status Quo
# Eleven Days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overraction
# Is There A Fear?
# Bandit Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

== History ==

Blatant Dissent started in [[1983]] as a cover band, their first show was on 2/7/1984 at Douglass Hall cafeteria at Northern Illinois University. The "demo" line up of the band played at: The Cubby Bear, Avalon, Two Fools many times in DeKalb to name a few. They often appeared on a Punk radio show called "Fast and Loud" hosted by Rodney Anderson one of the founding hosts and a member of "Seismic Waves".

[[MXV]] had one of his ''Selections from The Punk Vault'' entries on the ''Is There A Fear?'' 7-inch. In that, just about every member of Blatant Dissent chimed in with a history and stories. So instead of plagarizing, [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ read it here.]

== Record covers ==
<gallery>
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear1.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?'''
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear2.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?''' <BR> <small>Tour cover</small>
Image:BlatantDissent-Holdthefat.jpg|'''Hold the Fat'''
Image:Blatant-Dissent-1985-1986.jpg|'''1985-1986'''
</gallery>

== External Links ==
* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ Blatant Dissent review/discussion The Punk Vault]
* [https://blatantdissent.bandcamp.com/ Band-run Bandcamp Page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/BlatantDissent/?fref=ts Facebook]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/975222-Blatant-Dissent Discogs profile]

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Dekalb]]
[[Category:Western Suburbs]]
[[Category:Facebook]]
[[Category:Bandcamp]]

Jeff Berka

2023-06-21T13:32:38Z

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'''Jeff Berka''' was the original bassist for [[Blatant Dissent]]. He was in the band for 6 months before leaving, and was replaced by longtime member [[Tom Clark]]. Jeff was not part of any of the official BD recordings, but did play on the [[1984]] demo.

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[[Category:Bassists]]

Jeff Burka

2023-06-21T13:18:18Z

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#REDIRECT [[Jeff Berka]]

Jeff Berka

2023-06-21T13:17:37Z

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Jeff Berka

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Gantry: Created page with "'''Jeff Burka''' was the original bassist for Blatant Dissent. He was in the band for 6 months before leaving, and was replaced by longtime member Tom Clark. Jeff wa..."

'''Jeff Burka''' was the original bassist for [[Blatant Dissent]]. He was in the band for 6 months before leaving, and was replaced by longtime member [[Tom Clark]]. Jeff was not part of any of the official BD recordings.

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Blatant Dissent

2023-06-21T13:16:54Z

Gantry: /* Members */

[[Image:Blatantdissent.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Blatant Dissent's most well known lineup]]

'''Blatant Dissent''' were a punk/hardcore band from the mid [[1983]] to [[1988]] from Dekalb. They released two singles and a posthumous LP in their career. The last version of the band eventually changed their name in 1988 and became the popular Chicago band [[Tar]]. They were probably the most well-known band from Dekalb and at one point toured to WV, NY and CT. It can be safely said that Blatant Dissent was the best 80s punk band from Northern Illinois University.

Blatant Dissent reformed in 2009 (August 22nd) at the [[Abbey Pub]]. They performed for the first time in 22 years along with [[Subverts]], [[Ring 13]], [[Happy hunting]] and Otis Ball and The Chains.

== Members ==
[[Image:DialATranceBlatantDissent.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Logo from [[Dial-A-Trance]]]]
* [[Jim Wohlever]] - Vocals
* [[John Mohr]] - Vocals, Guitar
* [[Tim Fowler]] - Guitar
* [[Jeff Berka]] - Bass
* Jim Taylor - Drums, Vocals
* [[Dave Fishman]] - Drums
* [[Tom Clark]] - Bass, then Guitar
* [[Tim Mescher]] - Bass
* [[Bruce Halverson]] - Guitar
* [[Mike Greenlees]] - Drums
* [[Mark Zablocki]] - Guitar

== Releases ==
* '''''Demo Tape''' (Summer [[1984]])
** First time in the studio, recorded in 1 day in La Grange, IL
** Recorded by: Tim Folwer, Mike Folwer, Jeff Berka, Jon Mohr and Jim Taylor
** Sleeve art by [[Kevin Kurtz]]
** This version of the band performed live at: The Cubby Bear
** Five-ish songs that were re-recorded on the later records. There were 7 songs on that demo:
# Wrong Reasons
# Catalyst-They, They, They
# Man In Black
# Dissipate
# Undermine
# 2 unnamed tracks

* '''''Is There A Fear?''''' 7" ([[1985]], [[Landmind Records]])
** 1000 Released, 850 with the Tom Clark sleeve
** Co-Produced by [[Jeff Pezzati]] and [[Iain Burgess]]
** Recorded 2/10/1985 at [[Chicago Recording Company]]
# Is There A Fear
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# The Catalyst - They, They, They

* Two tracks from the [[Dial-A-Trance]] compilation (1985)
# The Catalyst / They, They, They
# The Man In Black

* '''''Dreams''''' 7" ([[1987]], [[No Blow Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
# Fist Comes Down
# Eleven Days

* '''''Hold the Fat''''' LP ([[1991]], [[Glitterhouse Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
** Recorded in one session at [[Studiomedia]] in [[1986]] by [[Steve Albini]]
** Released after Blatant Dissent had morphed into [[Tar]]
# Contemporary Hip
# Man in Black
# Painted Women
# How Can I Lose
# Status Quo
# 11 days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overreaction
# Is There A Fear
# Bandit
# Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

* '''''1985-1986''''' LP ([[2022]], [[Alona's Dream Records]])
** Re-release of the 1985 Pezzati/Burgess sessions and 1986 Albini sessions
** Mastered by Carl Saff
: '''Side One'''
# Status Quo
# Undermine
# Painted Women
# Is There a Fear?
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# Catalyst / They, They They
# Fist Comes Down
# Contemporary Hip
# The Main In Black
# Painted Women

: '''Side Two'''
# How Can I Lose?
# Status Quo
# Eleven Days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overraction
# Is There A Fear?
# Bandit Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

== History ==

Blatant Dissent started in [[1983]] as a cover band, their first show was on 2/7/1984 at Douglass Hall cafeteria at Northern Illinois University. The "demo" line up of the band played at: The Cubby Bear, Avalon, Two Fools many times in DeKalb to name a few. They often appeared on a Punk radio show called "Fast and Loud" hosted by Rodney Anderson one of the founding hosts and a member of "Seismic Waves".

[[MXV]] had one of his ''Selections from The Punk Vault'' entries on the ''Is There A Fear?'' 7-inch. In that, just about every member of Blatant Dissent chimed in with a history and stories. So instead of plagarizing, [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ read it here.]

== Record covers ==
<gallery>
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear1.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?'''
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear2.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?''' <BR> <small>Tour cover</small>
Image:BlatantDissent-Holdthefat.jpg|'''Hold the Fat'''
Image:Blatant-Dissent-1985-1986.jpg|'''1985-1986'''
</gallery>

== External Links ==
* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ Blatant Dissent review/discussion The Punk Vault]
* [https://blatantdissent.bandcamp.com/ Band-run Bandcamp Page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/BlatantDissent/?fref=ts Facebook]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/975222-Blatant-Dissent Discogs profile]

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[[Category:Dekalb]]
[[Category:Western Suburbs]]
[[Category:Facebook]]
[[Category:Bandcamp]]

Main Page

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== The Chicago Punk Database ==

This site intends to be a collections of bands, members, labels etc. for the Chicago punk scene. This site focuses on the earlier Chicago scene - but is open to all eras past and present. Most information on this page focuses on Chicago punk before [[1990]], though there is a growing collection of information from the 1990s and beyond. If you have content to add for an era feel free to contribute. All you have to do to add pages is create an account and start making pages. [http://punkdatabase.com/wiki/index.php/ChicagoPunk:About Click here] for more info on how to edit pages.

There are '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles in the database, most of which are small and need more information. Some suggestions to get started - add a link to an unlisted band on left-hand side of this page, go to a band's page and add members/instruments, fix any spelling errors, or create new page about your favorite Chicago Punk record. Anything you can add will help tremendously, so please contribute today!

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=== Trial By Fire record released after 35 years ===

[[Image:TBF-1982.jpg|left|85px]]

Although it was recorded in [[1982]], [[Trial By Fire]]'s record was never released at the time. After thirty five years [[Alona's Dream Records]] finally gave it a formal release. The sounds holds up today and could very well have been the first hardcore record from a Chicago band. You'll notice many songs that have been done by other bands, including the famous opener to [[Naked Raygun]]'s ''Vanilla Blue''. Do yourself a favor and [http://shop.alonasdreamrecords.com/album/1982 buy a copy from Alona's Dream], you won't regret it.

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=== Podcast on Big Black's Atomizer ===

[[Image:BigBlack-Atomizer.jpg|left|85px]]

[[John Pierson]] (aka Jughead from [[Screeching Weasel]]) and [[Russ Forster]] did a fantastic podcast on [[Big Black]]'s ''Atomizer'' record. It has interviews with [[Santiago Durango]], [[Steve Albini]], [[Camilo Gonzalez]] and [[Jeff Pezzati]] on the beginnings of Big Black and how that record came to be. The ''Jugheads Basement'' podcast previously focused on such groundbreaking 80s Chicago records as [[Naked Raygun]]'s [[Throb Throb]] and Screeching Weasel's ''[[My Brain Hurts]]''. Listen to it [https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jugheadsbasementtnh/episodes/2014-10-27T14_18_42-07_00 here]
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=== 70s Bands ===

[[BB Spin]], [[Bohemia]], [[Boulevard ]], [[The Buzzards]], [[Chicago Toys]], [[The Corrosives]], [[The Crucified]], [[The Cunts]], [[The Dadistics]], [[Epicycle]], [[The Exit]], [[The Ferraris]], [[Immune System]], [[The Kind]], [[The Lazerblades]], [[Meaty Buys]], [[The Mentally Ill]], [[Nodes]], [[Pistol Whip]], [[Poison Squirrel]], [[Popperz]], [[The Rabbits]], [[Rainbow Girls]], [[Silver Abuse]], [[Skafish]], [[The Swingers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tutu and the Pirates]], [[Wazmo Nariz]], [[X-Idols]]

=== 80s Bands ===

[[4xy]], [[11th Commandment]], [[A Mason in Ur]], [[Algebra Suicide]], [[Anti-Bodies]], [[Arsenal]], [[Articles of Faith]], [[Babes In Toyland]], [[Barbie Army]], [[Bhang Revival]], [[Bhopal Stiffs]], [[Blatant Dissent]], [[Bleach Battalion]], [[Bloodsport]], [[Bloody Nails]], [[Big Black]], [[Blue Green God]], [[Bonemen of Barumba]], [[Bottles Flying]], [[Breaking Circus]], [[Burning Corvairs]], [[Bucket #6]], [[Caustic Defiance]], [[Certain Death]], [[Da]], [[The Dangling Units]], [[Dead Fink]], [[Dead Serious]], [[Dead Steel Mill]], [[Defoliants]], [[Denied Remarks]], [[Destructive Youth Patrol]], [[Dog At Large]], [[The Drats]], [[The Drill]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[DV8]], [[The Effigies]], [[Electric Cool-Aid]], [[The End]], [[End Result]], [[Enema Resort]], [[Evil Eye]], [[Flea Circus]], [[Forced Allegiance]], [[The Front Lines]], [[Friends of Betty]], [[Fudge Tunnel]], [[Gary Jones]], [[Gear]], [[Generation Waste]], [[Get Smart!]], [[Grab Bag of Fathers]], [[Gross National Product]], [[Group of Individuals]], [[happy hunting]], [[Happy Toons]], [[Hazardous Youth]], [[Heavy Manners]], [[Identity Crisis]], [[ID Under]], [[IMF]], [[The Imports]], [[Impulse Manslaughter]], [[Indecent Liberties]], [[Industrialized Autocracy]], [[Infections]], [[Insane War Tomatoes]], [[The Interceptors]], [[Insolent Respect]], [[Johnny Vomit]], [[Juvenile Delinquents]], [[K.G.B.]], [[The Kremlins]], [[The Kruds]], [[The Leeches]], [[Life Sentence]], [[Loose Lips]], [[Lost Cause]], [[The Luchs Brothers]], [[Mark O and Leslie]], [[Men]], [[Ministry]], [[The Misled]], [[M.O.S.H.]], [[Nadsat Rebel]], [[Naked Raygun]], [[Navastrau]], [[Negative Element]], [[NGA JIWA]], [[No Empathy]], [[Noise Monsters]], [[Number Nine]], [[The Odd]], [[ONO]], [[Out of Order]], [[The Ozzfish Experience]], [[Painterband]], [[Phil 'n the Blanks]], [[Plywood]], [[Political Justice?]], [[Precious Wax Drippings]], [[Problem Dogs]], [[Product 19]], [[Protagonists]], [[Psi Bears]], [[Rapeman]], [[Repulse Kava]], [[Ring 13]], [[Rights of the Accused]], [[Sanitary Patrol]], [[Savage Beliefs]], [[Scarred For Life]], [[Scoobie Snack]], [[Screaming Rachel and Remote]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Sharon Tate's Baby]], [[Silent Language]], [[Silly Carmichaels]], [[Six Feet Under]], [[Slit and the Stiches]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Small Irregular Pieces of Aluminum]], [[Special Affect]], [[Spongetunnel]], [[Sport of Kings]], [[Stations]], [[straightjacketbazooka]], [[Strike Under]], [[The Suburban Nightmare]], [[The Subverts]], [[Tar]], [[Target]], [[Ten Year Old Surgeons]], [[Terminal Beach]], [[The Throbbers]], [[Toothpaste]], [[Trial by Fire]], [[Uncle Fester]], [[Unified Field]], [[Urban DK]], [[Urge Overkill]], [[The Vaguelys]], [[Verboten]], [[Vermicious Knids]], [[Viktimz of Society]], [[Violent Feedback]], [[Violent Tumor]], [[The Watchmen]], [[The Wayouts]], [[We Make The Nig Heist Look Like Saints]], [[Zoetrope]]

=== 90s Bands ===

[[88 Fingers Louie]], [[8 Bark]], [[Alkaline Trio]], [[Allister]], [[Alpha Skool]], [[Apocalypse Hoboken]], [[The Arrivals]], [[The Bliss Machine]], [[Blue Collar]], [[Blue Meanies]], [[Bobby Conn]], [[Bollweevils]], [[Brownpeace]], [[Buzzmuscle]], [[Cap'n Jazz]], [[Captured by Robots]], [[The Cunts]], [[David and the Happenings]], [[The Dead Carpenters]], [[Deadscene]], [[Drunken Catholics]], [[Friction]], [[Gauge]], [[Gore Gore Girls]], [[The Indicators]], [[Ivy League]], [[Jack Scratch]], [[Jerkwater]], [[The Jesus Lizard]], [[Keep Away From Julie]], [[Landos 45]], [[Los Crudos]], [[Lozenge]], [[The Misdemeanors]]. [[My Big Beautiful]], [[Oblivion]], [[Pegboy]], [[The Riverdales]], [[Ruby Zel]], [[Screeching Weasel]], [[Shellac]], [[Skullface]], [[Skullkrusher]], [[Slapstick]], [[Slow Children Playing]], [[Sludgeworth]], [[Smoking Popes]], [[Swingset]], [[Tar]], [[Toucan Slam]], [[Trenchmouth]], [[Tuesday]], [[V.Reverse]], [[The Vindictives]], [[Wesley Willis]], [[The Wesley Willis Fiasco]], [[Winepress]],

=== 2000s Bands ===

[[The Black Sheep Band]], [[Bluster]], [[The Bomb]], [[The Coughs]], [[Lawrence Arms]], [[The Methadones]], [[Report Suspicious Activity]], [[Wardogs]]

=== Bands That Need Pages / Information ===

[[Baxter]], [[The Broadways]], [[Causey Way]], [[Colossal]], [[Crashdog]], [[Deals Gone Bad]], [[Duvall]], [[Dumb Ra]], [[The Honor System]], [[Hot Stove Jimmy]], [[Mary Tyler Morphine]], [[Mexican Cheerleader]], [[Mob Action]], [[The Nobs]], [[Razer]], [[Research Defense Squad]], [[The Sex Kittens]], [[Skapone]], [[Skullface]], [[Slaphappy]], [[Snidely Whiplash Experience]], [[Spiderz]], [[Squirtgun]], [[The Tarts]], [[The Torpedos]], [[The Tossers]], [[The Trouble Boys]], [[Tremors]], [[Tricky Dick]], [[Tub Ring]], [[The Untouchables]], [[Urethra Franklin]], [[The Ventilators]], [[The Vicissitudes]], [[Walker]], [[Wolcott]]

=== Records ===

[[A Chicago Punk Rock Collaboration For The Kids, Vol 1]], [[All Rise]], [[Achtung Chicago!]], [[Basement Screams]], [[Boogadaboogadaboogada!]], [[Busted at Oz]], [[Code Blue]], [[Dial-a-Trance]], [[Flammable Solid]], [[Naked Raygun - Home (Song)|Home]], [[Innocence]], [[It's A Punk Thing, You Wouldn't Understand]], [[Jettison]], [[My Brain Hurts]], [[No Punks in the Pit]], [[Raygun...Naked Raygun]], [[Magnetic Curses]], [[The Middle of America Compilation]], [[Picking More Daisies]], [[Punkhouse]], [[There's A Fungus Among Us]], [[Throb Throb]], [[Understand?]], [[Vanilla Blue]]

=== Labels ===

[[Aaugh! Records]], [[Alona's Dream Records]], [[Autumn Records]], [[Dazit Records]], [[Dill Records]], [[Disturbing Records]], [[Fever Records]], [[Fiction Records]], [[Go Deaf]], [[Harmless Records]], [[H.I.D. Productions Ltd]], [[Homestead Records]], [[Johann's Face Records]], [[Landmind Records]], [[Little Farmer Music]], [[National Trust]], [[No Blow Records]], [[Quarterstick Records]], [[Pink Records]], [[Pravda Records]], [[Roadkill Records]], [[Ruthless Records]], [[Schwa Records]], [[Sandpounder Records]], [[Shakefork Records]], [[Skinhead Records]], [[Snat 5 Records]], [[Subfusc]], [[Suburban Home]], [[Thermidor Records]], [[Thick Records]], [[Touch and Go]], [[Tough Records]], [[Underdog Records]], [[Underground Communique]], [[Version Sound]], [[Victory Records]], [[VML Records]], [[Walkthrufyre Records]], [[Wasteland Records]], [[Wax Trax Records]], [[What The Fuck? Records]]
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=== People ===

[[Steve Albini]], [[Al Scum]], [[Rodney Anderson]], [[Jon Babbin]], [[Billy Blastoff]], [[Vic Bondi]], [[Chris Bjorklund]], [[Steve Bjorklund]], [[Eric Brockman]], [[Iain Burgess]], [[Robert Byrne]], [[Mick Calhoun]], [[Joe Camarillo]], [[Eric Cassell]], [[Jeremy Cowan]], [[Steve Cheese]], [[Tom Clark]], [[Larry Damore]], [[Bob Damrau]], [[Troy Dixler]], [[Ted Domurat]], [[Lorna Donley]], [[Sean Duffy]], [[Santiago Durango]], [[Rich Edgley]], [[Jed Fox]], [[Bob Furem]], [[Philip Galanter]], [[Camilo Gonzalez]], [[Ken Goodman]], [[Jack Graham]], [[P. Michael Grego]], [[Joe Haggerty]], [[John Haggerty]], [[Scott Harris]], [[Dem Hopkins]], [[Anthony Illarde]], [[Al Jourgensen]], [[Jughead]], [[Marie Kanger-Born]], [[John Kezdy]], [[Pierre Kezdy]], [[Joe Losurdo]], [[John Lundin]], [[Keith Lyons]], [[Art MacQuilkin]], [[Doug McCombs]], [[Bill Meehan]], [[Ken Mierzwa]], [[John Mohr]], [[Terry Nelson]], [[Brian Peterson]], [[Marko Pezzati]], [[Mary Alice Ramel]], [[Sean Rice]],[[Dave Riley]], [[Corey Rusk]],[[Bobby Scarpelli]], [[Dan Schafer]], [[Dan Schneider]], [[Audrey Shaw]], [[Bobby Skafish]], [[Jim Skafish]], [[Slapstick Family Tree]], [[Jim Sludge]], [[Brooks Smith]], [[Geri Soriano]], [[Eric Spicer]], [[Bill Stephens]], [[Chopper Steppe]], [[Steve Steppe]], [[Barry Stern]], [[Dan Sullivan]], [[Travis]], [[Dave Thomas]], [[Chuck Uchida]], [[Joey Vindictive]], [[Douglas Ward]], [[Rob Warmowski]], [[Ben Weasel]], [[Kevin Weppner]], [[Paul Zamost]], [[Bryn Zellers]]

=== Venues ===

[[3rd Floor]], [[950 Lucky Number]], [[A-Zone]], [[Abbey Pub]], [[Ann Arkees]], [[Aragon Ballroom]], [[Artful Dodger]], [[The Avalon]], [[B'Ginnings]], [[The Bank]], [[Batteries Not Included]], [[Bop Shop]], [[The Bottle]], [[Bottom Lounge]], [[Centro-American Social Club]], [[Circuits]], [[Club Foot]], [[COD]], [[The Congress Theatre]], [[The Crypt]], [[Cubby Bear]], [[Czar Bar]], [[Delilah's]], [[Dreamerz]], [[Durty Nellies]], [[El Rancho Orphanage]], [[Empty Bottle]], [[Exit]], [[Fireside Bowl]], [[Fotch's]], [[Gaspars]], [[Harry Hopes]], [[Head's Pub]], [[Hell House]], [[Hideout, The]], [[Hotti Biscotti]], [[Hueys]], [[The Igloo]], [[Iron Rail]], [[Isabelle's Grand Finale]], [[Ivanhoe Theater]], [[Jamies Elsewhere Lounge]], [[Katz and Jammer Kids]], [[Keith Garage]], [[La Mere Vipere]], [[Lounge Ax]], [[McGreevys]], [[McGregor's]], [[Medusas]], [[Metro]], [[Mexican Patriotic Club]], [[Misfits]], [[The Mutiny]], [[Neo]], [[The Nervous Center]], [[No Palace]], [[O'Banion's]], [[Oak Theatre]], [[Odum]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Old Chicago]], [[Off the Alley]], [[Over Easy]], [[Oz]], [[Park West]], [[Phyllis' Musical Inn]], [[The Piss Factory]], [[Prodigal Son]], [[Quiet Knight]], [[Riley's Rock House]], [[The Riviera]], [[Ruts]], [[Space Place]], [[Stages]], [[Tuts]], [[The Warehouse]], [[Waves]], [[West End]], [[Wrigley Side]]

=== Fanzines ===

[[Bullshit Detector]], [[Coolest Retard]], [[Disorderly Conduct]], [[Gabba Gabba Gazette]], [[Last Rites]], [[Les Ponques Rockeurs]], [[Matter]], [[Non-Stop Banter]], [[Primitive Noise]], [[Raveup]], [[Submission]], [[THIS]], [[Wholesome]], [[Your Country Needs You/YOU]]

=== History ===

''Chicago Punk History at a Glance -'' [[Timeline]] ''Detailed History by Year -'' [[1974]] [[1975]] [[1976]] [[1977]] [[1978]] [[1979]] [[1980]] [[1981]] [[1982]] [[1983]] [[1984]] [[1985]] [[1986]] [[1987]] [[1988]] [[1989]] [[1990]] [[1991]] [[1992]] [[1993]] [[1994]] [[1995]] [[1996]] [[1997]] [[1998]] [[1999]] [[2000]] [[2001]] [[2002]] [[2003]] [[2004]] [[2005]] [[2006]] [[2007]] [[2008]] [[2009]] [[2010]] [[2011]] [[2012]] [[2013]] [[2014]] [[2015]] [[2016]] [[2017]] [[2018]] [[2021]] [[2023]]

=== MP3s ===

[[Bloodsport]], [[DV8]], [[Seismic Waves]], [[Toothpaste]]

=== Films ===
[[You Weren't There]]

=== Places ===

[[Punkin' Donuts]]

=== Television ===
[[Chic-a-go-go]], [[JBTV]]

=== Websites ===

* [[Ken Mierzwa|Ephemeral Creation]]
* [[Pit of Punkiness]]
* [[The Punk Vault]]
* [[Chicago Hardcore]]
* [[WindyCityPunk]]

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Blatant Dissent

2023-06-19T19:20:16Z

Gantry: /* History */

[[Image:Blatantdissent.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Blatant Dissent's most well known lineup]]

'''Blatant Dissent''' were a punk/hardcore band from the mid [[1983]] to [[1988]] from Dekalb. They released two singles and a posthumous LP in their career. The last version of the band eventually changed their name in 1988 and became the popular Chicago band [[Tar]]. They were probably the most well-known band from Dekalb and at one point toured to WV, NY and CT. It can be safely said that Blatant Dissent was the best 80s punk band from Northern Illinois University.

Blatant Dissent reformed in 2009 (August 22nd) at the [[Abbey Pub]]. They performed for the first time in 22 years along with [[Subverts]], [[Ring 13]], [[Happy hunting]] and Otis Ball and The Chains.

== Members ==
[[Image:DialATranceBlatantDissent.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Logo from [[Dial-A-Trance]]]]
* [[Jim Wohlever]] - Vocals
* [[John Mohr]] - Vocals, Guitar
* [[Tim Fowler]] - Guitar
* [[Jeff Burka]] - Bass (His name is spelled Jeff Berka)
* Jim Taylor - Drums, Vocals
* [[Dave Fishman]] - Drums
* [[Tom Clark]] - Bass, then Guitar
* [[Tim Mescher]] - Bass
* [[Bruce Halverson]] - Guitar
* [[Mike Greenlees]] - Drums
* [[Mark Zablocki]] - Guitar

== Releases ==
* '''''Demo Tape''' (Summer [[1984]])
** First time in the studio, recorded in 1 day in La Grange, IL
** Recorded by: Tim Folwer, Mike Folwer, Jeff Berka, Jon Mohr and Jim Taylor
** Sleeve art by [[Kevin Kurtz]]
** This version of the band performed live at: The Cubby Bear
** Five-ish songs that were re-recorded on the later records. There were 7 songs on that demo:
# Wrong Reasons
# Catalyst-They, They, They
# Man In Black
# Dissipate
# Undermine
# 2 unnamed tracks

* '''''Is There A Fear?''''' 7" ([[1985]], [[Landmind Records]])
** 1000 Released, 850 with the Tom Clark sleeve
** Co-Produced by [[Jeff Pezzati]] and [[Iain Burgess]]
** Recorded 2/10/1985 at [[Chicago Recording Company]]
# Is There A Fear
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# The Catalyst - They, They, They

* Two tracks from the [[Dial-A-Trance]] compilation (1985)
# The Catalyst / They, They, They
# The Man In Black

* '''''Dreams''''' 7" ([[1987]], [[No Blow Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
# Fist Comes Down
# Eleven Days

* '''''Hold the Fat''''' LP ([[1991]], [[Glitterhouse Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
** Recorded in one session at [[Studiomedia]] in [[1986]] by [[Steve Albini]]
** Released after Blatant Dissent had morphed into [[Tar]]
# Contemporary Hip
# Man in Black
# Painted Women
# How Can I Lose
# Status Quo
# 11 days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overreaction
# Is There A Fear
# Bandit
# Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

* '''''1985-1986''''' LP ([[2022]], [[Alona's Dream Records]])
** Re-release of the 1985 Pezzati/Burgess sessions and 1986 Albini sessions
** Mastered by Carl Saff
: '''Side One'''
# Status Quo
# Undermine
# Painted Women
# Is There a Fear?
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# Catalyst / They, They They
# Fist Comes Down
# Contemporary Hip
# The Main In Black
# Painted Women

: '''Side Two'''
# How Can I Lose?
# Status Quo
# Eleven Days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overraction
# Is There A Fear?
# Bandit Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

== History ==

Blatant Dissent started in [[1983]] as a cover band, their first show was on 2/7/1984 at Douglass Hall cafeteria at Northern Illinois University. The "demo" line up of the band played at: The Cubby Bear, Avalon, Two Fools many times in DeKalb to name a few. They often appeared on a Punk radio show called "Fast and Loud" hosted by Rodney Anderson one of the founding hosts and a member of "Seismic Waves".

[[MXV]] had one of his ''Selections from The Punk Vault'' entries on the ''Is There A Fear?'' 7-inch. In that, just about every member of Blatant Dissent chimed in with a history and stories. So instead of plagarizing, [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ read it here.]

== Record covers ==
<gallery>
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear1.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?'''
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear2.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?''' <BR> <small>Tour cover</small>
Image:BlatantDissent-Holdthefat.jpg|'''Hold the Fat'''
Image:Blatant-Dissent-1985-1986.jpg|'''1985-1986'''
</gallery>

== External Links ==
* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ Blatant Dissent review/discussion The Punk Vault]
* [https://blatantdissent.bandcamp.com/ Band-run Bandcamp Page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/BlatantDissent/?fref=ts Facebook]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/975222-Blatant-Dissent Discogs profile]

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Dekalb]]
[[Category:Western Suburbs]]
[[Category:Facebook]]
[[Category:Bandcamp]]

Blatant Dissent

2023-06-19T19:15:40Z

Gantry: /* Releases */

[[Image:Blatantdissent.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Blatant Dissent's most well known lineup]]

'''Blatant Dissent''' were a punk/hardcore band from the mid [[1983]] to [[1988]] from Dekalb. They released two singles and a posthumous LP in their career. The last version of the band eventually changed their name in 1988 and became the popular Chicago band [[Tar]]. They were probably the most well-known band from Dekalb and at one point toured to WV, NY and CT. It can be safely said that Blatant Dissent was the best 80s punk band from Northern Illinois University.

Blatant Dissent reformed in 2009 (August 22nd) at the [[Abbey Pub]]. They performed for the first time in 22 years along with [[Subverts]], [[Ring 13]], [[Happy hunting]] and Otis Ball and The Chains.

== Members ==
[[Image:DialATranceBlatantDissent.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Logo from [[Dial-A-Trance]]]]
* [[Jim Wohlever]] - Vocals
* [[John Mohr]] - Vocals, Guitar
* [[Tim Fowler]] - Guitar
* [[Jeff Burka]] - Bass (His name is spelled Jeff Berka)
* Jim Taylor - Drums, Vocals
* [[Dave Fishman]] - Drums
* [[Tom Clark]] - Bass, then Guitar
* [[Tim Mescher]] - Bass
* [[Bruce Halverson]] - Guitar
* [[Mike Greenlees]] - Drums
* [[Mark Zablocki]] - Guitar

== Releases ==
* '''''Demo Tape''' (Summer [[1984]])
** First time in the studio, recorded in 1 day in La Grange, IL
** Recorded by: Tim Folwer, Mike Folwer, Jeff Berka, Jon Mohr and Jim Taylor
** Sleeve art by [[Kevin Kurtz]]
** This version of the band performed live at: The Cubby Bear
** Five-ish songs that were re-recorded on the later records. There were 7 songs on that demo:
# Wrong Reasons
# Catalyst-They, They, They
# Man In Black
# Dissipate
# Undermine
# 2 unnamed tracks

* '''''Is There A Fear?''''' 7" ([[1985]], [[Landmind Records]])
** 1000 Released, 850 with the Tom Clark sleeve
** Co-Produced by [[Jeff Pezzati]] and [[Iain Burgess]]
** Recorded 2/10/1985 at [[Chicago Recording Company]]
# Is There A Fear
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# The Catalyst - They, They, They

* Two tracks from the [[Dial-A-Trance]] compilation (1985)
# The Catalyst / They, They, They
# The Man In Black

* '''''Dreams''''' 7" ([[1987]], [[No Blow Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
# Fist Comes Down
# Eleven Days

* '''''Hold the Fat''''' LP ([[1991]], [[Glitterhouse Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
** Recorded in one session at [[Studiomedia]] in [[1986]] by [[Steve Albini]]
** Released after Blatant Dissent had morphed into [[Tar]]
# Contemporary Hip
# Man in Black
# Painted Women
# How Can I Lose
# Status Quo
# 11 days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overreaction
# Is There A Fear
# Bandit
# Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

* '''''1985-1986''''' LP ([[2022]], [[Alona's Dream Records]])
** Re-release of the 1985 Pezzati/Burgess sessions and 1986 Albini sessions
** Mastered by Carl Saff
: '''Side One'''
# Status Quo
# Undermine
# Painted Women
# Is There a Fear?
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# Catalyst / They, They They
# Fist Comes Down
# Contemporary Hip
# The Main In Black
# Painted Women

: '''Side Two'''
# How Can I Lose?
# Status Quo
# Eleven Days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overraction
# Is There A Fear?
# Bandit Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

== History ==
Though I should add some info to this, started at Douglas dorm at NIU in the summer and fall of 1984 the "demo" line up of the band played at: The Cubby Bear, Avalon, Two Fools many times in DeKalb to name a few. They often appeared on a Punk radio show called "Fast and Loud" hosted by Rodney Anderson one of the founding hosts and a member of "Seismic Waves".

[[MXV]] had one of his ''Selections from The Punk Vault'' entries on the ''Is There A Fear?'' 7-inch. In that, just about every member of Blatant Dissent chimed in with a history and stories. So instead of plagarizing, [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ read it here.]

== Record covers ==
<gallery>
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear1.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?'''
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear2.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?''' <BR> <small>Tour cover</small>
Image:BlatantDissent-Holdthefat.jpg|'''Hold the Fat'''
Image:Blatant-Dissent-1985-1986.jpg|'''1985-1986'''
</gallery>

== External Links ==
* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ Blatant Dissent review/discussion The Punk Vault]
* [https://blatantdissent.bandcamp.com/ Band-run Bandcamp Page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/BlatantDissent/?fref=ts Facebook]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/975222-Blatant-Dissent Discogs profile]

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[[Category:Dekalb]]
[[Category:Western Suburbs]]
[[Category:Facebook]]
[[Category:Bandcamp]]

Blatant Dissent

2023-06-19T19:09:05Z

Gantry: /* Record covers */

[[Image:Blatantdissent.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Blatant Dissent's most well known lineup]]

'''Blatant Dissent''' were a punk/hardcore band from the mid [[1983]] to [[1988]] from Dekalb. They released two singles and a posthumous LP in their career. The last version of the band eventually changed their name in 1988 and became the popular Chicago band [[Tar]]. They were probably the most well-known band from Dekalb and at one point toured to WV, NY and CT. It can be safely said that Blatant Dissent was the best 80s punk band from Northern Illinois University.

Blatant Dissent reformed in 2009 (August 22nd) at the [[Abbey Pub]]. They performed for the first time in 22 years along with [[Subverts]], [[Ring 13]], [[Happy hunting]] and Otis Ball and The Chains.

== Members ==
[[Image:DialATranceBlatantDissent.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Logo from [[Dial-A-Trance]]]]
* [[Jim Wohlever]] - Vocals
* [[John Mohr]] - Vocals, Guitar
* [[Tim Fowler]] - Guitar
* [[Jeff Burka]] - Bass (His name is spelled Jeff Berka)
* Jim Taylor - Drums, Vocals
* [[Dave Fishman]] - Drums
* [[Tom Clark]] - Bass, then Guitar
* [[Tim Mescher]] - Bass
* [[Bruce Halverson]] - Guitar
* [[Mike Greenlees]] - Drums
* [[Mark Zablocki]] - Guitar

== Releases ==
* '''''Demo Tape''' (Summer [[1984]])
** This was recorded in 1 day at a studio in La Grange Illinois
** First time in the studio
** Five-ish songs that were re-recorded on the later records. There were 7 songs on that demo:
** Wrong Reasons
** Catalyst-They, They, They
** Man In Black
** Dissipate
** Undermine
** 2 un-named tracks
** recorded by: Tim Folwer, Mike Folwer, Jeff Berka, Jon Mohr and Jim Taylor
** This version of the band performed live at: The Cubby Bear

** Sleeve art by [[Kevin Kurtz]]
* '''''Is There A Fear?''''' 7" ([[1985]], [[Landmind Records]])
** 1000 Released, 850 with the Tom Clark sleeve
** Co-Produced by [[Jeff Pezzati]] and [[Iain Burgess]]
** Recorded 2/10/1985 at [[Chicago Recording Company]]
# Is There A Fear
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# The Catalyst - They, They, They
* Two tracks from the [[Dial-A-Trance]] compilation (1985)
# The Catalyst / They, They, They
# The Man In Black
* '''''Dreams''''' 7" ([[1987]], [[No Blow Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
# Fist Comes Down
# Eleven Days
* '''''Hold the Fat''''' LP ([[1991]], [[Glitterhouse Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
** Recorded in one session at [[Studiomedia]] in [[1986]] by [[Steve Albini]]
** Released after Blatant Dissent had morphed into [[Tar]]
# Contemporary Hip
# Man in Black
# Painted Women
# How Can I Lose
# Status Quo
# 11 days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overreaction
# Is There A Fear
# Bandit
# Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied
* '''''1985-1986''''' LP ([[2022]], [[Alona's Dream Records]])
** Mastered by Carl Saff
: '''Side One''' - re-release of the 1985 sessions recorded by Pezzati/Burgess
# Status Quo
# Undermine
# Painted Women
# Is There a Fear?
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# Catalyst / They, They They
: '''Side Two''' - re-release of the 1986 sessions recorded by [[Steve Albini]]
# Fist Comes Down
# Contemporary Hip
# The Main In Black
# Painted Women
# How Can I Lose?
# Status Quo
# Eleven Days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overraction
# Is There A Fear?
# Bandit Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

== History ==
Though I should add some info to this, started at Douglas dorm at NIU in the summer and fall of 1984 the "demo" line up of the band played at: The Cubby Bear, Avalon, Two Fools many times in DeKalb to name a few. They often appeared on a Punk radio show called "Fast and Loud" hosted by Rodney Anderson one of the founding hosts and a member of "Seismic Waves".

[[MXV]] had one of his ''Selections from The Punk Vault'' entries on the ''Is There A Fear?'' 7-inch. In that, just about every member of Blatant Dissent chimed in with a history and stories. So instead of plagarizing, [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ read it here.]

== Record covers ==
<gallery>
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear1.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?'''
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear2.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?''' <BR> <small>Tour cover</small>
Image:BlatantDissent-Holdthefat.jpg|'''Hold the Fat'''
Image:Blatant-Dissent-1985-1986.jpg|'''1985-1986'''
</gallery>

== External Links ==
* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ Blatant Dissent review/discussion The Punk Vault]
* [https://blatantdissent.bandcamp.com/ Band-run Bandcamp Page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/BlatantDissent/?fref=ts Facebook]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/975222-Blatant-Dissent Discogs profile]

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Dekalb]]
[[Category:Western Suburbs]]
[[Category:Facebook]]
[[Category:Bandcamp]]

File:Blatant-Dissent-1985-1986.jpg

2023-06-19T19:08:22Z

Gantry: Front cover to Blatant Dissent's 1985-1986 LP on Alona's Dream Records

== Summary ==
Front cover to [[Blatant Dissent]]'s 1985-1986 LP on [[Alona's Dream Records]]

Alona's Dream Records

2023-06-19T19:07:19Z

Gantry: /* Chicago Punk Releases */

'''''Alona's Dream Records''''' is a record label out of Chicago which specializes in re-releases out of print or never released records by 60s/70s/80s punk, garage and psychedlic rock bands. They have released a number of records by classic Chicago Punk bands. Some have been re-releases, some of been recordings that never got a proper release and some are new releases.

== Chicago Punk Releases ==

* [[Articles Of Faith]] - Wait
* Articles Of Faith - What We Want Is Free
* [[Banned From Chicago]] - 1978
* [[Blatant Dissent]] - 1985-1986
* [[End Result]] - The Seven Year Locust Returns
* [[Evil Eye|Evil I]] - Official Bootleg
* [[Life Sentence]] - Demos 7-inch
* [[Navastrau]] - Complete Discography
* [[Negative Element]] - Shouts of Rebellion 1982-1983
* [[Protagonists]] - 1983-1985
* [[Rights of the Accused]] - Innocence
* [[Savage Beliefs]] - Big Big Sky
* [[Silver Abuse]] - Consider The Pigeon
* [[Trial By Fire]] - 1982

== External Links ==

* [http://alonasdreamrecords.com/ Home Page]
* [http://shop.alonasdreamrecords.com/ Online Store]
* [https://daily.bandcamp.com/2019/09/24/alonas-dream-records-label-profile/ Bandcamp article on the label]

[[Category:Record Labels]]

Blatant Dissent

2023-06-19T19:04:47Z

Gantry: Alona's rerelease

[[Image:Blatantdissent.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Blatant Dissent's most well known lineup]]

'''Blatant Dissent''' were a punk/hardcore band from the mid [[1983]] to [[1988]] from Dekalb. They released two singles and a posthumous LP in their career. The last version of the band eventually changed their name in 1988 and became the popular Chicago band [[Tar]]. They were probably the most well-known band from Dekalb and at one point toured to WV, NY and CT. It can be safely said that Blatant Dissent was the best 80s punk band from Northern Illinois University.

Blatant Dissent reformed in 2009 (August 22nd) at the [[Abbey Pub]]. They performed for the first time in 22 years along with [[Subverts]], [[Ring 13]], [[Happy hunting]] and Otis Ball and The Chains.

== Members ==
[[Image:DialATranceBlatantDissent.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Logo from [[Dial-A-Trance]]]]
* [[Jim Wohlever]] - Vocals
* [[John Mohr]] - Vocals, Guitar
* [[Tim Fowler]] - Guitar
* [[Jeff Burka]] - Bass (His name is spelled Jeff Berka)
* Jim Taylor - Drums, Vocals
* [[Dave Fishman]] - Drums
* [[Tom Clark]] - Bass, then Guitar
* [[Tim Mescher]] - Bass
* [[Bruce Halverson]] - Guitar
* [[Mike Greenlees]] - Drums
* [[Mark Zablocki]] - Guitar

== Releases ==
* '''''Demo Tape''' (Summer [[1984]])
** This was recorded in 1 day at a studio in La Grange Illinois
** First time in the studio
** Five-ish songs that were re-recorded on the later records. There were 7 songs on that demo:
** Wrong Reasons
** Catalyst-They, They, They
** Man In Black
** Dissipate
** Undermine
** 2 un-named tracks
** recorded by: Tim Folwer, Mike Folwer, Jeff Berka, Jon Mohr and Jim Taylor
** This version of the band performed live at: The Cubby Bear

** Sleeve art by [[Kevin Kurtz]]
* '''''Is There A Fear?''''' 7" ([[1985]], [[Landmind Records]])
** 1000 Released, 850 with the Tom Clark sleeve
** Co-Produced by [[Jeff Pezzati]] and [[Iain Burgess]]
** Recorded 2/10/1985 at [[Chicago Recording Company]]
# Is There A Fear
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# The Catalyst - They, They, They
* Two tracks from the [[Dial-A-Trance]] compilation (1985)
# The Catalyst / They, They, They
# The Man In Black
* '''''Dreams''''' 7" ([[1987]], [[No Blow Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
# Fist Comes Down
# Eleven Days
* '''''Hold the Fat''''' LP ([[1991]], [[Glitterhouse Records]])
** Lineup was Mohr, Clark, Mesher and Greenlees
** Recorded in one session at [[Studiomedia]] in [[1986]] by [[Steve Albini]]
** Released after Blatant Dissent had morphed into [[Tar]]
# Contemporary Hip
# Man in Black
# Painted Women
# How Can I Lose
# Status Quo
# 11 days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overreaction
# Is There A Fear
# Bandit
# Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied
* '''''1985-1986''''' LP ([[2022]], [[Alona's Dream Records]])
** Mastered by Carl Saff
: '''Side One''' - re-release of the 1985 sessions recorded by Pezzati/Burgess
# Status Quo
# Undermine
# Painted Women
# Is There a Fear?
# My Hands Are Tied
# The Man In Black
# Catalyst / They, They They
: '''Side Two''' - re-release of the 1986 sessions recorded by [[Steve Albini]]
# Fist Comes Down
# Contemporary Hip
# The Main In Black
# Painted Women
# How Can I Lose?
# Status Quo
# Eleven Days
# The Beast
# The Party
# Overraction
# Is There A Fear?
# Bandit Undermine
# My Hands Are Tied

== History ==
Though I should add some info to this, started at Douglas dorm at NIU in the summer and fall of 1984 the "demo" line up of the band played at: The Cubby Bear, Avalon, Two Fools many times in DeKalb to name a few. They often appeared on a Punk radio show called "Fast and Loud" hosted by Rodney Anderson one of the founding hosts and a member of "Seismic Waves".

[[MXV]] had one of his ''Selections from The Punk Vault'' entries on the ''Is There A Fear?'' 7-inch. In that, just about every member of Blatant Dissent chimed in with a history and stories. So instead of plagarizing, [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ read it here.]

== Record covers ==
<gallery>
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear1.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?'''
Image:BlatantDissent-IsThereAFear2.jpg|'''Is There a Fear?''' <BR> <small>Tour cover</small>
Image:BlatantDissent-Holdthefat.jpg|'''Hold the Fat'''
</gallery>

== External Links ==
* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2005/01/02/selections-from-the-punk-vault-blatant-dissent/ Blatant Dissent review/discussion The Punk Vault]
* [https://blatantdissent.bandcamp.com/ Band-run Bandcamp Page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/BlatantDissent/?fref=ts Facebook]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/975222-Blatant-Dissent Discogs profile]

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Dekalb]]
[[Category:Western Suburbs]]
[[Category:Facebook]]
[[Category:Bandcamp]]

Life Sentence

2023-06-12T14:11:45Z

Gantry: added cover to Demos 7-ich

[[Image:Life Sentence.jpg|right|thumb|The famous LS Logo]]

'''Life Sentence''' was/is a popular Chicago punk/hardcore band from the mid 1980s to the early 90s. They were from Itasca and formed out of the ashes of the [[Anti-Bodies]] and [[6 Feet Under]] (not to be confused with the Metal band). They went through a few lineup changes and even some nasty lawsuits between members and the rights to the name. Guitarist and founder Eric Brockman emerged with the rights to the name and continued on into the early '90s with different rhythm sections before disappearing from the scene all together due to substance abuse issues. In 2009, Eric resurfaced with an entirely new line-up for a few local shows before vanishing again.

== Members ==
=== 2009 Line-up ===
* Eric Brockman - Vocals/Guitar
* Nick Zasabeta - Bass/Vocals
* Cris Jefferies - Guitar/Vocals
* Brent Nimz - Drums/Vocals

=== Original Line-up ===
* [[Ray Morris]] - Vocals
* [[Eric Brockman]] - Guitar, Vocals
* Chris Sim - Bass
* Jay Bartot - Drums

=== Recording Line-ups ===

Life Sentence 12"
* [[Joe Losurdo]] - Vocals/Bass
* [[Eric Brockman]] - Vocals/Guitar
* [[Tom O'Connor]] - Drums

No Experience Necessary LP
* [[Eric Brockman]] - Vocals/Guitar
* [[Jeff Hauck]] - Vocals/Bass
* [[Gustave Roman]] - Drums

More Punks For Profit 7"
* [[Eric Brockman]] - Vocals/Guitar
* [[Jeff Hauck]] - Vocals/Bass
* [[Dave Rosato]] - Drums

== Releases ==
* Demo Tape - According to [[MXV]], it was "pretty well distributed" - about [[1985]]
* '''''Self Titled''''' LP - ([[Walkthrufyre Records]], [[1986]])
# Problems
# Race to Die
# Election Day
# Men in Blue
# Punks for Profit
# Peacetime Death
# Unemployment
# In the Streets
# Figured it Out
# Take a Stand
# Open your Eyes
# Gun Control
Reissued on LP/CD/digital with 4 bonus tracks in 2018 on Jet Speed Records.

[[Image:LifeSentence-NoExperienceNecessary.jpg|right|175px]]
* '''''No Experience Necessary''''' LP ([[Walkthrufyre Records]], [[1989]])
# Win, Lose or Sue
# Ode To Me
# Time/Life
# Tour Til Death
# Cancer
# No Experience Necessary
# Domestic Squabbles
# Actions Speak Louder Than Word
# Freedoms Promised Dream
# Gun Control
# Stand On Your Own
# Sins In The Pulpit
# The Elevator Song

* '''''More Punks For Profit''''' 7" EP (Doing Time Records, [[1991]])
# More Punks For Profit
# Godzilla
# The Ballad

[[Image:Life-Sentence-Demos.jpg|right|175px]]
*'''''Demos''''' 7" EP ([[Alona's Dream Records]], 2023)
# Race To Die/Election Day
# Men In Blue
# Peacetime Death
# Unemployment
# Open Your Eyes
: The first 4 tracks were part of a 10-song recording session from December 1985 (the rest were included on the band's 1987 self-titled 12") featuring Ray on vocals. "Open Your Eyes" is from a later session after Ray left the band.

== History ==
The history of Life Sentence is long and gets very messy towards the end of its existance. Instead of summarizing, read [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2004/11/21/selections-from-the-punk-vault-life-sentence/ MXV's review of Life Sentence's LP] - where many former members and acquaintences chime in. Great read...

== External Links ==
* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2004/11/21/selections-from-the-punk-vault-life-sentence/ MXV reviews their s/t LP] - Lots of info, history and controversy in the comments section
* [https://www.facebook.com/lifesentencechicago/?fref=nf Life Sentence Facebook page]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1048275-Life-Sentence Discogs profile]
* [https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/10/05/life-sentence-bassist-joe-losurdo-on-reissuing-the-chicago-bands-1986-hardcore-classic Chicago Reader interview with Joe Losurdo in 2018]

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Facebook]]

File:Life-Sentence-Demos.jpg

2023-06-12T14:10:42Z

Gantry: Front cover to Life Sentence's Demos 7 inch, put out on Alonas Dream Records

== Summary ==
Front cover to [[Life Sentence]]'s Demos 7 inch, put out on [[Alonas Dream Records]]

Life Sentence

2023-06-12T14:01:08Z

Gantry: /* Releases */

[[Image:Life Sentence.jpg|right|thumb|The famous LS Logo]]

'''Life Sentence''' was/is a popular Chicago punk/hardcore band from the mid 1980s to the early 90s. They were from Itasca and formed out of the ashes of the [[Anti-Bodies]] and [[6 Feet Under]] (not to be confused with the Metal band). They went through a few lineup changes and even some nasty lawsuits between members and the rights to the name. Guitarist and founder Eric Brockman emerged with the rights to the name and continued on into the early '90s with different rhythm sections before disappearing from the scene all together due to substance abuse issues. In 2009, Eric resurfaced with an entirely new line-up for a few local shows before vanishing again.

== Members ==
=== 2009 Line-up ===
* Eric Brockman - Vocals/Guitar
* Nick Zasabeta - Bass/Vocals
* Cris Jefferies - Guitar/Vocals
* Brent Nimz - Drums/Vocals

=== Original Line-up ===
* [[Ray Morris]] - Vocals
* [[Eric Brockman]] - Guitar, Vocals
* Chris Sim - Bass
* Jay Bartot - Drums

=== Recording Line-ups ===

Life Sentence 12"
* [[Joe Losurdo]] - Vocals/Bass
* [[Eric Brockman]] - Vocals/Guitar
* [[Tom O'Connor]] - Drums

No Experience Necessary LP
* [[Eric Brockman]] - Vocals/Guitar
* [[Jeff Hauck]] - Vocals/Bass
* [[Gustave Roman]] - Drums

More Punks For Profit 7"
* [[Eric Brockman]] - Vocals/Guitar
* [[Jeff Hauck]] - Vocals/Bass
* [[Dave Rosato]] - Drums

== Releases ==
* Demo Tape - According to [[MXV]], it was "pretty well distributed" - about [[1985]]
* '''''Self Titled''''' LP - ([[Walkthrufyre Records]], [[1986]])
# Problems
# Race to Die
# Election Day
# Men in Blue
# Punks for Profit
# Peacetime Death
# Unemployment
# In the Streets
# Figured it Out
# Take a Stand
# Open your Eyes
# Gun Control
Reissued on LP/CD/digital with 4 bonus tracks in 2018 on Jet Speed Records.

[[Image:LifeSentence-NoExperienceNecessary.jpg|right|175px]]
* '''''No Experience Necessary''''' LP ([[Walkthrufyre Records]], [[1989]])
# Win, Lose or Sue
# Ode To Me
# Time/Life
# Tour Til Death
# Cancer
# No Experience Necessary
# Domestic Squabbles
# Actions Speak Louder Than Word
# Freedoms Promised Dream
# Gun Control
# Stand On Your Own
# Sins In The Pulpit
# The Elevator Song

* '''''More Punks For Profit''''' 7" EP (Doing Time Records, [[1991]])
# More Punks For Profit
# Godzilla
# The Ballad

*'''''Demos''''' 7" EP ([[Alona's Dream Records]], 2023)
# Race To Die/Election Day
# Men In Blue
# Peacetime Death
# Unemployment
# Open Your Eyes
: The first 4 tracks were part of a 10-song recording session from December 1985 (the rest were included on the band's 1987 self-titled 12") featuring Ray on vocals. "Open Your Eyes" is from a later session after Ray left the band.

== History ==
The history of Life Sentence is long and gets very messy towards the end of its existance. Instead of summarizing, read [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2004/11/21/selections-from-the-punk-vault-life-sentence/ MXV's review of Life Sentence's LP] - where many former members and acquaintences chime in. Great read...

== External Links ==
* [http://www.punkvinyl.com/2004/11/21/selections-from-the-punk-vault-life-sentence/ MXV reviews their s/t LP] - Lots of info, history and controversy in the comments section
* [https://www.facebook.com/lifesentencechicago/?fref=nf Life Sentence Facebook page]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1048275-Life-Sentence Discogs profile]
* [https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/10/05/life-sentence-bassist-joe-losurdo-on-reissuing-the-chicago-bands-1986-hardcore-classic Chicago Reader interview with Joe Losurdo in 2018]

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Facebook]]

Keep Away From Julie

2023-05-21T22:06:08Z

Gantry: Categories

Keep Away From Julie was a suburban Joliet/Aurora ska/punk band active in the mid to late 90's. They largely performed at [[Riley's Rock House]] and other local venues of the time including [[Shenanigans]] and Homewood's famous [[Off the Alley]], as well as playing a part in the booking and production of what was, at the time, an annual gathering of southwest suburban bands at the Joliet Arsenal. They were responsible for assisting a lot of other bands from the same area in getting booked at shows. One of their "sister" bands was [[Blue Collar]], also primarily out of Joliet.

They had an undeniably unique style and stage presence and among other influences were inspired by Reel Big Fish, and also arguably The Voodoo Glow Skulls (who at the time (on a mostly unrelated note), made many trips to Chicago and Indiana because they enjoyed the Chicago city and suburban punk scenes). In fact, a fan favorite was their song "Fat Robbie," which seemed quite obviously a nod to the famous VGS song "Fat Randy," which was the embodiment of the strangely largely identifiable stereotype of the overweight, suspender wearing, two-tone dressed ska fan who was transient and considered as a party or show "crasher," who was (not without argument) likely originally depicted in the very early MTV music video "One Step Beyond" by Madness.

Keep Away From Julie disbanded permanently sometime in 2000 or 2001... While some of the members did go on to pursue other musical projects, they largely faded into obscurity after that. They released one recording on CDR.

[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:1990s]]

User:Soco79

2023-05-21T22:05:10Z

Gantry:

My name is jamie, I was active in the Chicago punk scene since '89 technically when my brother would take me to all ages shows. By 1995 I was immersed in the scene at that time and played in the band [[Blue Collar]] (not to be confused with Blue Collar Nation). We played briefly at The Underground Lounge on weekends, Silvies on punk rock nights, etc. I wrote for a few small zines. I lived at the [[El Rancho Orphanage]]

I am a journalist by trade and am glad to be a part of contributing to this very needed and important Wiki.

== The Tarts ==

Just saw your page! I could be mixing up my bands, but I want to say Fritz (current Raygun bassist) may have been in the Tarts. I want to say Bill Stephens from Raygun was also in it? I kind of remember Fritz telling me (when he bartended at Quenchers) that he and Bill were in a band together around that time. [[User:Gantry|Gantry]] ([[User talk:Gantry|talk]]) 16:52, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
:Thinking back, that makes total sense. In fact I'm almost positive that Fritz was a member. I saw them twice and had a few conversations with Steve both after the shows and when MBB reunited after The Tarts were no more - one conversation took place when I had done the sound for a MBB / The Bomb show . I definitely want to adhere to verifiable facts, but being that we both remember this, I think it warrants an update. I was hesitant to even recreate the page but I knew Steve for quite sometime through a mutual friend, and they were quite a band.
Thanks for jogging my memory!!!

: Sure thing! Hopefully my memory holds up, I was usually many beers deep when we talked music

:: I hear you, friend! Despite my good long term memory, there are many, dare I say, 'hazy' moments; especially back then! I will update the page as appropriately as I am able, and hopefully we may be able to glean some information / confirmation from some of the other long time contributors... AnarchistiCookie [[https://punkdatabase.com/wiki/User:AnarchistiCookie]] for example comes to mind. I no longer have a contact for Steve, but he always seemed a bit uncomfortable talking about that particular band, which I totally respected and still do. Music making can be a beautiful but complicated thing. Just glad to still be a part of this very important Wiki that in my eyes is the most comprehensive site on the web for general info on most to all of the Chicago bands that made up the scene from the beginning up to the early 2000s. Let's keep it going!

::: Yes, let's keep it going!