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<div>== Notable Chicago Punk Events in 1980 ==<br />
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* February 1980 - [[End Result]]'s first show at Mercy Mission Home For Boys - 1140 West Jackson - where Alan Jones resided.<br />
* March 6, 1980 - [[The Imports]] debut at Ann Arkees in Chicago.<br />
* April 30, 1980 - Grand Opening of [[Club 950 Lucky Number]] with headliners [[Special Affect]]<br />
* May 1, 1980 - Public Image Limited plays at the Riviera<br />
* May 17, 1980 - the Ramones play at UIC<br />
* June 1980 - [[Steve Albini]] moves to Chicago from Montana to enroll at Northwestern<br />
* June 21, 1980 - [[Negro Commando]] (soon to be [[Naked Raygun]]) play their first show at [[222 S. Morgan St.]]<br />
* July 12, 1980 - Devo plays the [[Aragon Ballroom]]<br />
* July 26, 1980 - The Cramps play [[Tuts]]<br />
* September 5, 1980 - [[Strike Under]] plays their first gig, at Northwestern<br />
* September or October 1980 - [[Earl Letiecq]] meets the other members of what would become [[The Effigies]] at [[Oz]]<br />
* October 5, 1980 - [[Naked Raygun]]'s third gig, in Detroit. Before the show, the band has to retrieve [[Bobby Strange]]'s drums from the pawn shop.<br />
* November 9, 1980 [[The Effigies]] played at [[Oz]], their first show ever<br />
* November 27 & 29, 1980 - [[Strike Under]] play Oz<br />
* December 1980 - [[Oz]] on Hubbard Street closes; the club relocates to its third (and final) location at 3714 N Broadway<br />
* December 5, 1980 - [[The Imports]] play their final gig at Seventh Street Entry in Minneapolis.<br />
* December 9, 1980 - [[Strike Under]] plays [[Waves]]. Steve and Chris Bjorklund got in a fight onstage, culminating with Steve Bjorklund jumping off stage, trashing a pinball machine, and leaving the club mid-gig. The band never played Waves again.<br />
* December 10, 1980 - [http://www.missionofburma.com Mission of Burma] plays [[Waves]] (the ad for the show [http://www.dementlieu.com/~obik/arc/blackflag/80/live1212-13.html#cretard misidentifies] them as "Mission From Burma"). [[Da]] opens.<br />
* December 12, 1980 - Black Flag plays [[Stages]], with the [[Effigies]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Beefheart Captain Beefheart] plays [[Tuts]] that night also.<br />
* December 13, 1980 - Black Flag plays [[Oz]]<br />
* December 31, 1980 - [[Naked Raygun]] and the [[Wayouts]] play Oz. It is [[Jim Colao]]'s first gig with Raygun<br />
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== Record Releases ==<br />
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* [[Boulevard]] - ''Extended Pop 7"''<br />
* [[The Cunts]] - ''We're Going To Crash 7"''<br />
* [[The Drats]] - ''Double 7"''<br />
* [[The Front Lines]] - ''Where Do We Go from Here? EP''<br />
* [[Gary Jones]] - ''Science Fiction / What in the World 7"''<br />
* [[Meaty Buys]] - ''Cut a Fart 7"''<br />
* [[Poison Squirrel]] - ''Step by Step / It's All Fire 7"''<br />
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[[Category:Chicago Punk by Year]]</div>Rod Stasick