Punks on Paper

Punks on Paper, a comprehensive look back at the history of North Carolina Punk and Hardcore through detailed showlistings, flyers, posters, and ticket stubs, went online in as the personal website of John Rivera 2014. By 2019, the collection had grown to over 5000 show entries and over3000 fliers ranging from the late 70s early waves of punk rock, through the developing 80s hardcore scene, the 1990s indie and grunge days, and on into the current times.The site documented everything from DIY garages and basements to music halls to hole in the wall clubs to pizza parlors. Including the bigger names like The World Famous Milestone Club, Cat's Cradle, The Brewery down to the more "locals only" spots like the Miracle House of Rock, Dick Street and Posidome of the great state of North Carolina. Rivera passed away in 2022, and a permanent archive of the material from the site is being added to Gateway. The collection will be online in March of 2024 and we will begin accepting new submissions. More soon!

Details

How much has been digitized?: Digitization of this collection is still in progress.
Topics: North Carolina
Performing Arts
Subject headings: Punk culture--North Carolina
Punk rock music--North Carolina
Alternative rock music--North Carolina
Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries

Pages

: 1985-01-27 - Culture Corner, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Asexuals, Subculture, Requiem

: 1985-04-14 - Riff, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Honor Society, Subculture

: 1985-04-19 - Culture Corner, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Gang Green, Second Coming, Vicious Diplomacy

: 1985-06-16 - Riff, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Still The Trash, Subculture, Spot Remover, Gravity, Vanguard, Othermothers, Faster Faster, Delsmyths, Singing Wimps, Tuff Mixx, Naked Ramblers, Chris Stamey, Gigging Floundermen, Flat Duo Jets

: 1985-09-14 - Pocket's, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Corrosion Of Conformity, Ugly Americans, Subculture, Requiem

: 1985-11-02 - Pocket's, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Ugly Americans, Subculture, Ill Gotten Gains, Macabre Smile

: 1985-11-23 - Pocket's, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Second Coming, Subculture, Piss Prophets, Resist

: 1986-02-22 - M.C. Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Corrosion Of Conformity, Ugly Americans, A Number Of Things, Subculture, Resist, Second Coming, Naked Ramblers, Fist Of Fury, Brandos, Requiem, Let Active, Right Profile, Thrift Bakery

: 1987-09-25 - Unnamed Venue, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Naked Angels

: 1987-10-02 - Dixie Classic Fair, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Naked Angels

: 1987-10-31 - Brendan's House, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Naked Angels, Boneless, 700 Club

: 1989-01-14 - Sports Club, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Naked Angels, Urban Edge

: 1989-02-24 - Sports Club, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Naked Angels, Distorted Vision, DJ David Blue

: 1990-07-01 - Ziggy's, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Naked Angels, Neurosis, Distant Silence, Sewer Puppet, Brutal Truth

: 1990-10-13 - New Start, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Naked Angels, Brutal Truth, Celibate Commandos, Rights Reserved, Displaced Aggression

: 1990-11-17 - New Start, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Naked Angels, Tonka, Unherd, Straight Up, Metal Deathsquad

: 1990-12-01 - New Start, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Naked Angels, Mystery Machine, Soda Can

: 1991-03-15 - New Start, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Naked Angels, Straight Up, Unherd

: 1991-03-30 - New Start, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Naked Angels, Face Value

: 1991-05-25 - New Start, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Idealogy, Train Of Thought, Flash

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