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Wright, Jonathan; Barrett, Dawson

 
9780252085796: Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0252085795 ISBN 13 : 9780252085796
Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2021

Synopsis

Punk rock culture in a preeminently average town

Synonymous with American mediocrity, Peoria was fertile ground for the boredom- and anger-fueled fury of punk rock. Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett explore the do-it-yourself scene built by Peoria punks, performers, and scenesters in the 1980s and 1990s. From fanzines to indie record shops to renting the VFW hall for an all-ages show, Peoria's punk culture reflected the movement elsewhere, but the city's conservatism and industrial decline offered a richer-than-usual target environment for rebellion. Eyewitness accounts take readers into hangouts and long-lost venues, while interviews with the people who were there trace the ever-changing scene and varied fortunes of local legends like Caustic Defiance, Dollface, and Planes Mistaken for Stars. What emerges is a sympathetic portrait of a youth culture in search of entertainment but just as hungry for community-the shared sense of otherness that, even for one night only, could unite outsiders and discontents under the banner of music.

A raucous look at a small-city underground, Punks in Peoria takes readers off the beaten track to reveal the punk rock life as lived in Anytown, U.S.A.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Wright is a writer, editor, musician, and longtime veteran of the Peoria music scene. He is editor in chief at Peoria Magazines. Dawson Barrett is an associate professor of history at Del Mar College. His books include The Defiant: Protest Movements in Post-Liberal America.

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Éditeur
University of Illinois Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0252085795
ISBN 13 
9780252085796
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
Mare Nostrum Group B.V.
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