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Punk rock article:
Chicago hardcore The first punk rock club in Chicago was La Mere Vipere, located near DePaul University. Hated by the locals, the bar mysteriously burned down in 1978. A gay club called O'Banion's replaced it, and New Wave bands like Special Effect, The DADISTICS, Epicycle and Ono played there. Another gay bar, Oz, soon opened and began catering to the burgeoning hardcore punk scene as local bands like Naked Raygun, Big Black, Strike Under and, most famously, The Effigies, formed. The next wave of Chicago hardcore was more pure hardcore, as opposed to incorporating many different influences, and included Articles of Faith and Rights of the Accused. Growing out of the Chicago hardcore scene was a vibrant industrial music tradition in the mid-1980s. Industrial musicians from Chicago included members of Ministry, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, and Pailhead.
I didn't get a chance to be interviewed by the film makers either. Have alot of interesting anecdotes about O'Banion's and the scene in general. Looking forward to seeing a DVD release perhaps?
Hey, thanks for the lightning bolt back to the late 70's. I had a band called the Nodes back then. We were the first band to play O' Bannions. We debut on Halloween Night, Oct 31st 1979. The band included Steve Brighton from the D.T.s on lead vocals, Harry Rushakoff (later of Special Affect, and Concrete Blonde on drums), my brother R. Lewis Floodstrand, guitars, and me on bass. There were few venues for punk bands to play at the time. I remember playing at Mothers to a bewildered crowd, also Haymakers, and B.ginnings in the suburbs too.
I remember "Modern Girl" it was a bit to "pop' for me at the time, but it put a smile on my face today.
Hey Audrey.
Its great to see you keeping the name alive. As the little brother of Dave always hanging around with the band I learned a lot from you
When I first meet you I thougt you were a really beautiful person, but when you got on stage you were a Goddess
Thanks for adding to the Chicago Punk Wiki, I merged your info with Marie's on the main Dadistics page. Also took a pic from here and cropped for a nice group photo, let me know if you have any problems with that.
