Comments on: An incomplete history of Chicago punk rock (vol. 19)

By: Marie

Marie — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 11:08:00 +0000

Eric, I didn't mean that comment in a derogatory way. I said the sentence made me cringe because Chicago's punk scene goes back to 1976 and it is very sad that people are not aware of our rich history.

Obviously, it's a big problem since our Chi scene, heck the whole mid-west scene, keeps getting passed over in these books and movies that come out.

Myself and others are working hard to record our history to provide a legacy for both you and the world.

If I had problems with the current scene, I probably wouldn't be at the shows every weekend, like I am. Please don't take offense where there isn't any. Certainly you can understand my perspective... Chicago punk has been going since 1976 and apparently people forgot!

By: Amey

Amey — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:02:00 +0000

I just found your blog. Thanks for this entry especially. I haven’t heard them since high school. Made me want to go to the Fireside again.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:20:00 +0000

Marie, I don’t really see what the problem with that comment is. I was probably about 14 when I first heard Weasel and the like. Everyone has gotta start somewhere, right?

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:44:00 +0000

“I originally thought they were from California because at that time, I was only beginning to discover that Chicago even had a punk scene.”

Wow, that sentence kind of made me cringe… Chicago has a very rich punk history. Our first punk club, La Mere Vipere, was also the first punk club in the United States. I invite you to visit my site– chicagopunkpix.com to come learn about our awesome history.

By: wifey

wifey — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:40:00 +0000

grubbs: the human spell-checker.

By: Eric Grubbs

Eric Grubbs — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:06:00 +0000

Have you been reading Nothing Feels Good? It's Blake Schwarzenbach.

By: ...Banter

...Banter — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:31:00 +0000

i'm new to the site - very awesome stuff. apparently weasel's got a solo effort in the works. should be interesting.

if you're bored, head over to my place: backporchbanter .

By: ack

ack — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:09:00 +0000

A great post about the band that made me love punk rock

By: green hornet

green hornet — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:10:00 +0000

great post. ya know up until right now though, i still thought they were from california. I think a lot of people assumed most punk bands of that era that weren’t clearly from new york or boston were just Californians.