Philadelphia hardcore

Philadelphia hardcore is hardcore punk created in Philadelphia, the associated subculture.

Because of its location, Philadelphia was an easy place for bands from New York and Washington, DC to play concerts. Venues such as the Love Club, East Side Club, Long march, Community Education Center (CEC), Abe's Steaks (a small sub shop), and later on The Kennel Club, staged concerts by hardcore bands such as: Bad Brains, Circle Jerks, SSD, Minor Threat, and Black Flag. The local hardcore scene drew from the city as well as South Jersey, North to Allentown and the surrounding suburbs.

An important source of exposing the Philadelphia region to this music was the DJ Jeff Jenkins at WKDU, 91.7 FM, Drexel University's radio station and Eddie "Hacksaw" and Lee Paris at University of Pennsylvania's WXPN, 88.5 FM. Music by some of the early Philadelphia hardcore bands where included on the 1982 compilation LP "Get Off My Back." [ [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/comps/getoffmyback.html KFTH - Get Off My Back Compilation LP ] ]

Notable bands

*YDI Philadelphia
*Flag of Democracy Ardmore
*Ruin formed 1980 in Philadelphia
*Mc Rad Philadelphia
*Pagan Babies Philadelphia
*Decontrol formed 1980 in Philadelphia
*Sadistic Exploits Philadelphia
*The Dead Milkmen formed 1983 in Philadelphia
*Sensory Fix Philadelphia
*TURMOIL Philadelphia
*The Stickmen Philadelphia
*Little Gentleman Philadelphia
*Blunder Boys Philadelphia
*Kremlin Korps Philadelphia
*Seeds of Terror Camden
*Homo Picnic Philadelphia
*Sudden Impact Upper Darby
*Psychotic Norman Philadelphia
*Dare to Defy Philadelphia
*IFJ (I'm From Joisey) South Jersey
*Fat Howard's Army Philadelphia
*Circle of Shit Philadelphia

List of PA hardcore bands

*Punishment
*All Else Failed
*Wisdom In Chains
*Barricade
*Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza
*TURMOIL
*CDC
*How It Ends
*Dysphoria
*Mushmouth
*Blacklisted
*Kingdom
*War Torn Life
*Minor Times
*Passion
*One Dead Three Wounded
*Strength For A Reason
*Cold World
*Let Down
*Red Tops
*Leavenworth
*MTG
*xRepresentx
*Blood Of The Martyr
*Hank Jones
*Live Fast Die
*Five Across The Eyes
*Today I Fight

References