From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philadelphia hardcore
Philadelphia hardcore
Philadelphia hardcore is hardcore punk created in • Sadistic Exploits Philadelphia
Philadelphia, the associated subculture. • Seeds of Terror Camden
Because of its location, Philadelphia was an easy place • Sensory Fix Philadelphia
for bands from New York and Washington, DC to play • SKP’S, The Philadelphia
concerts. Venues such as the Elk’s Center, Love Hall, Long • Starkweather Philadelphia
March, Community Education Center (CEC) and Abe’s • Stickmen, The Philadelphia
Steaks (a small sub shop) regularly held hardcore shows • Sudden Impact Upper Darby
during the 1980s. Other notable sites such as the Starlite • TURMOIL Philadelphia
Ballroom, BYO Hall, East Side Club, West Side Club (which • Serial Killers ex Butcher Brothers and C2D
was actually Jeff Jenkins Basement in West Philadelphia), Philadelphia
The Kennel Club and Buff Hall (one famous show) were • Witch Hunt Philadelphia
hosts of shows by well known hardcore bands. Together • Y DI Philadelphia
these venues hosted shows by well known bands like Bad
Brains, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Flipper, Minor Threat, SS
Decontrol and many, many others. The local hardcore
List of PA hardcore bands
scene drew from the city as well as South Jersey, North to • Abserdo
Allentown and the surrounding suburbs. • No Lessons Learned
An important source of exposing the Philadelphia re- • Dopestroke
gion to this music were the DJs Jeff Jenkins and Steve • Punishment
Lukshides at WKDU, 91.7 FM, Drexel University’s radio • All Else Failed
station and Eddie "Hacksaw" at University of Pennsylva- • Wisdom In Chains
nia’s WXPN, 88.5 FM. Music by some of the early Philadel- • Barricade
phia hardcore bands where included on the 1983 compi- • Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza
lation LP Get Off My Back.[1] • CDC
• Troublesome
• HARD TO KILL
Notable bands (in alphabetical • How it Ends
order) • Hate and War - Hostile City
• Mother of Mercy
• Blunder Boys Philadelphia • Force Fed
• Butcher Brothers Philadelphia • Full Circle
• Circle of Shit Philadelphia • Dysphoria
• Dare To Defy Philadelphia • Mushmouth
• Dead Milkmen, The formed 1983 in Philadelphia • Blacklisted
• Decontrol formed 1980 in Philadelphia • Kingdom
• Edgewise Philadelphia • War Torn Life
• Fat Howard’s Army Philadelphia • Minor Times
• Flag Of Democracy (F.O.D.) Ardmore • Food for Thought
• Homo Picnic Philadelphia • Passion
• IFJ (I’m From Joisey) South Jersey • One Dead Three Wounded
• Informed Sources Philadelphia • One Up
• Kremlin Korps Philadelphia • Strength For A Reason
• Legitimate Reason Philadelphia • Cold World
• Little Gentleman Philadelphia • Let Down
• McRad Philadelphia • Reign Supreme
• Mikey Wild Philadelphia • Wrong Answer
• OBLIVION Philadelphia • Agitator
• Pagan Babies Philadelphia • Rock Bottom
• Psychotic Norman Philadelphia • New Miseries
• Ruin formed 1980 in Philadelphia • Unlearn
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philadelphia hardcore
• Straight Mangled • Social Slugs
• Red Tops • Rain On The Parade
• Leavenworth • Atari
• MTG • Rancor
• xRepresentx • 97a
• Blood Of The Martyr • Panic Attack
• Hank Jones • Since The Fall
• Live Fast Die • Five Minute Freakshow
• Five Across the Eyes • Level of Intensity (1999-2001)
• Today I Fight • Kill The Witness
• Cadre8 • These Are The Days
• Paint it Black • Twin Killing
• Kingdom • Reignition
• Very Important Businessmen • Young At Heart
• Onderrock • What It Takes
• Ardmore Assault • Look On The Brightside
• Social Cancer
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The Unpatriotics
NTS
References
• h1n1 [1] KFTH - Get Off My Back Compilation LP
• Dare to Defy
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