Airdate: Thursday, July 2 at 9 AM
When punk rock thrashed through the Bay Area in the 70s and 80s there were some venues that became iconic hubs, like Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco and Berkeley’s Gilman street. But in rural Sonoma country the scene was cobbled together in backyards, barns, and from fields with very long extension cords. Growing up in Santa Rosa, KQED’s arts and culture editor Gabe Meline was both a part of the punk scene and an obsessive collector of its flyers, zines, cassettes and ephemera. He’s guest curated an exhibit at the Museum of Sonoma County, Disturbing the Peace: Sonoma County’s Early Punk Underground. As part of our week celebrating Bay Area music and music scenes, we listen back on our interview with Meline about the music and ethos of punk and why this young DIY movement against authority is so relevant now.