Out of the Basement: From Cheap Trick to DIY Punk in Rockford, Illinois, 1973-2005 (Scene History)

Synopsis

Out Of The Basement Tells The Story Of Underground Music In Post-industrial Rockford, Illinois. This Is A Bracing, Candid, Democratic And Cutting Edge Portrayal Of A Rust Belt City Full Of Rebel Kids Making Diy Music Despite The Odds. It Combines Oral History, Brutally Honest Memoir, Music History, And A Sense Of Blunt Poetics To Capture The Ethos Of Life In The 1970s-2000s, Long Before The Internet Made Punk Accessible To Small Towners.