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Encyclopedia > Philadelphia hardcore

Philadelphia hardcore refers to hardcore punk and thrash music created in Philadelphia and to the subculture associated with that music. Hardcore punk (usually referred to simply as hardcore/hXc) is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... The term thrash may refer to: Thrash (computer science), a term used in computer science. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government...

Because of it's location Philadelphia was an easy place for bands from New York and DC to play shows. Venues such as the Love Club, East Side Club, Long march and Community Education Center (CEC)staged early shows by headliner hardcore bands like; 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 Western 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 the late Eddie "Hacksaw" at University of Pennsylvania's WXPN, 88.9 FM. WKDU is a non-commercial college radio station located in Philadelphia, USA, broadcasting on 91. ... Drexel University is an institution of higher learning located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... This article is about the private Ivy League university in Philadelphia. ... WXPN (88. ...

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Important hardcore punk bands from the Philadelphia area include:


1980-1986

Minor Threat at Love Club
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Music by some of the early Philadelphia hardcore bands where included on the 1982 LP Get Off My Back
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Hardcore punk
Christian hardcore - Crust punk - D-beat - Melodic hardcore - Powerviolence - Queercore - Skate punk - Thrashcore - Youth crew

Emo - Funkcore - Grindcore - Metalcore - Post-hardcore Hardcore punk (usually referred to simply as hardcore/hXc) is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... D-beat is a drum beat, specifically a fast rock beat unique to hardcore punk, especially in its UK and European variants. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Power violence or powerviolence is a sub-genre of grindcore that tends to refocus its musical energies on the original crust punk and hardcore punk, that had created the genre (grindcore) in the first place, as contrasted to the modern grindcore variants that have become increasingly associated with death... Queercore is a cultural and social movement that began in the mid 1980s as an offshoot of punk. ... Skate punk (also known as skatepunk, skate-punk, skate-thrash, or skate-core) was originally a derivative of hardcore punk, so named because of its popularity among skateboarders, and the fact that many members of skate punk bands were themselves skaters. ... Thrashcore is an extremely fast subgenre of hardcore punk and saw its beginnings after the decline of punk rock in the early 1980s, when hardcore punk began to take off in Washington, D.C. and California. ... Youth crew is a sub-genre of hardcore punk that was most popular from approximately 1986 to 1990, primarily in New York City and, to a lesser degree, Los Angeles. ... This article is about the genre of music. ... Funkcore is a musical genre, or perhaps movement, derived from a fusion of American-styled hardcore punk and funk. ... Grindcore, often shortened to grind, is an evolution of hardcore punk, most commonly associated with death metal and crust punk. ... Metalcore (also known as Hardcore Metal or simply just Hardcore) is a musical genre mixing elements of heavy metal and hardcore. ... Post-hardcore; this specific genre was created by others as a sourse to relaese the emotion that builds inside, making the music intimate and touching to listeners. ...

Regional Scenes
Australia - Brazil - Canada - Italy - South Wales - Greece - Scandinavia: UmeƄ - Japan - Yugoslavia

Boston - California - Chicago - Detroit - Minneapolis - New Jersey - New York - North Carolina - Phoenix - DC South Wales is home to a scene containing a number of influential bands within the Hardcore, Post Hardcore, Alternative Metal and Emo musical genres. ... Scandinavian hardcore often refers to a a style of hardcore punk that originated in the 1980s that is somewhat associated with D-beat. ... Umeå is a city in northern Sweden. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Boston Hardcore is the influential hardcore punk scene of Boston, Massachusetts. ... The California punk scene is a regional punk music scene that started in the late 1970’s and still exists today. ... Chicago developed a hardcore punk scene in the early 1980s that was more experimental than its counterparts in Washington, DC, L.A., and New York City. ... Detroit Suburbs waslocation of one of the first important hardcore punk scenes that swept underground America in the early 1980s. ... // History The Minneapolis area has been a fertile ground for the hardcore punk scene for many years. ... New Jersey hardcore (NJHC) refers to hardcore punk and metalcore music created in New Jersey and to the subculture associated with that music. ... New York Hardcore (NYHC) refers to hardcore punk and metalcore music created in New York City and to the subculture associated with that music. ... The North Carolina hardcore scene is one of the fastest growing hardcore scenes in the United States of America, [] and the site of the original Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill scene. ... Phoenix had a sizable hardcore punk scene in the 1980s that focused mainly around two bands from the citys east side, Meat Puppets and JFA. Meat Puppets, led by the Kirkwood brothers, signed to Greg Ginns SST Records and released several albums that proved to be highly... Washington, D.C. had one of the first and one of the most influential hardcore punk scenes in the United States during the 1980s. ...

Other topics
DIY ethic - Hardcore bands - Hardcore dancing - Straight edge


 

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