PUNKS IN PEORIA
"We need a book like this for everywhere." -- Guy Picciotto of Fugazi
Illinois State Historical Society: Book of the Year Award
Illinois State Historical Society: Book of the Year Award
THE BOOK
THE BOOK
THE LP/CD
THE LP/CD
14 track album
Article: Bandcamp Daily
Article: Bandcamp Daily
There was never a “Peoria sound” so much as a common DIY scrappiness born of cultural desperation and field-tested at repurposed, makeshift venues.
Excerpt: Belt Magazine
Excerpt: Belt Magazine
Punk rock in a preeminently average town.
Excerpt: Chicago Reader
Excerpt: Chicago Reader
Review: Louder Than War
Review: Louder Than War
Punk rock has been brewing in small towns for decades—you just have to know where to look. Punks in Peoria is the map you need.
Interview: New Noise Magazine
Interview: New Noise Magazine
Surrounded by farms in the middle of the American Midwest, Peoria, Illinois isn’t known for much more than corn stalks and conservatism. Peoria’s even-keeled cultural temperament has made it one of the most popular test markets for consumer goods in the country— if it can “play in Peoria,” as the old cliché goes, then it can catch on anywhere. Including punk […]
Excerpt: Lit Hub
Excerpt: Lit Hub
Midwesterners tend to take for granted that they’re a year or two (or more…) behind the coasts. With punk rock, it was no different. If Chicago was punk’s “redheaded stepchild,” lagging behin…
Interview: New Books Network Podcast
Interview: New Books Network Podcast
Interview: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Podcast
Interview: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Podcast
Podcast · Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum · Diving deep into the history of Illinois music with artists, experts and historians. A companion series to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special exhibit "The State of Sound: A World of Music from Illinois."
Article: Washington Post
Article: Washington Post
Grunge wasn’t just a Seattle thing, and didn’t flame out as quickly as people thought.
Review: Foreword
Review: Foreword
Punks in Peoria: "Punks in Peoria" pays unabashed, joyful homage to the punk rock scene in an average Rust Belt town. Charting the rise of punk bands in the music market between Chicago and St. Louis, where many young people felt dissatisfied with their limited...
Photo Essay: Brooklyn Vegan
Photo Essay: Brooklyn Vegan
”We need a book like this for everywhere,” said Fugazi's Guy Picciotto.
Interview: University of Illinois Press Blog
Interview: University of Illinois Press Blog
We recently talked to co-authors Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett about their new book, Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland. Q: Why did you decide to [...]Read More
Article: Illinois Times (Springfield, IL)
Article: Illinois Times (Springfield, IL)
Article: Peoria Music Live (Peoria, IL)
Article: Peoria Music Live (Peoria, IL)
All the effort that brought the history of the Punk scene to the book, brought the scene to life on September 5th at the Punks in Peoria Fest.
Interview: WCBU Radio (Peoria, IL)
Interview: WCBU Radio (Peoria, IL)
The River's City's DIY youth counterculture of years' past is documented in the new book "Punks in Peoria." Tim Shelley speaks with authors Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett.
Interview: Greg and Dan Radio Show (Peoria, IL)
Interview: Greg and Dan Radio Show (Peoria, IL)
Author Jonathon Wright talks about his new book "Punks in Peoria" that details the punk scene in Peoria.
Article: Meanwhile Back in Peoria (Peoria, IL)
Article: Meanwhile Back in Peoria (Peoria, IL)
One of the most enduring legacies of punk rock was the do-it-yourself (DIY) philosophy it instilled in youth across America and around the world. Whether creating homemade fanzines, pressing their own records, or reimagining living room floors as stages, to do it yourself was to seize control of
Review: Community Word (Peoria, IL)
Review: Community Word (Peoria, IL)
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