Punk Rock Tour of St. Louis

Dank rooms, ruptured eardrums, and furious guitars have always marked the punk scene in St. Louis. This tour will show you the place where the music happened. You will also find links to videos, photos, and flyers that will help you relive those days.

Being a fan of punk rock in St. Louis meant you were willing to drive to some of the most out-of-the-way neighborhoods on the Missouri and Illinois sides of the river. VFWs, roller skating rinks, under 21 clubs, bars, houses, church basements, and a nineteenth century bank were all places that hosted punk shows in the St. Louis area. Unless you were there every night it would be impossible to know all of the places that played host to shows. This self-guided driving tour will take you to some of the most important venues in the metro area. Where available you will also find links to videos, flyers, and artifacts from each club. The tour will also help you find social media accounts to share stories for the venues listed. Only four locations are included so far but here is a short list of the ones that I hope to add as I get more information and artifacts. Hopefully those who enjoy the tour will help me to add more locations. Here is short list of stops that i am working on. Turners, 4th and Pine, Heartbreak Hotel, Hullabaloo, West End Wax, Club Op, Hi-Pointe, Billie Goat Hill, Reflexions, and Vintage Vinyl.

For more on punk rock in St. Louis check out the Archive of St. Louis Punk

https://stlpunkarchive.omeka.net/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/stlpunkarchive/

https://www.instagram.com/stl_punk_archive/?hl=en

You can contact me at kesslerg@hotmail.com