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Taking the City By Storm: The Birth of Milwaukee's Punk Scene

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Taking the City By Storm: The Birth of Milwaukee's Punk Scene

The DIY music revolution of the 1970's and the people that transformed Milwaukee's Music scene.

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The Story

Taking the City By Storm: The Birth of Milwaukee's Punk Scene is a documentary focusing on the progression of Milwaukee's Protopunk, Punk, New Wave, and Alternative music scene from 1975-1985.

Producer

Clancy Carroll, Judy Simonds

Themes

milwaukee wisconsinpunk

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// cast

Cast

Rick Nielsen

Rick Nielsen

himself

Tom Petersson

Tom Petersson

himself

James Chance

himself

Gordon Gano

Gordon Gano

himself

Brian Ritchie

Himself

// crew

Crew

Doug LaValliere

Writer, Director

Clancy Carroll

Producer, Writer

Judy Simonds

Writer, Producer

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