Filter Early 80s Punk Flyers

Archive of flyers and zines from the early days of DC, California and other early spots American punk and Hardcore. 
When able, some anecdotes and comments about the shows will be added along with documented images to give you some background on the shows if available.

Some flyers are from other people's collections, all the flyers are original and are from assorted private collections 

There are 43 total records.
Husker Du with Bloody Mattresses and Plan 17 Sat. Aug. 8th 1.jpg

Husker Du with Bloody Mattresses and Plan 17 Sat. Aug. 8th (1981) Madison Wisconsin Tripp Commons

Husker Du with Bloody Mattresses and Plan 17 Sat. Aug. 8th (1981)
This is flyer from Madison Wisconsin at the Tripp Commons, Memorial Union.  [...]

Price
$100.00
Black Market Baby with Count 4 Sat. June 13th at American Univeristy 1.jpg

Black Market Baby with Count 4 Saturday June 13th at American Univeristy (1981)

Black Market Baby with Count 4 Sat. June 13th at American Univeristy (1981)

The fantastic Black Market Baby with a band called Count 4, some sources referred [...]

Price
$45.00
SOA Dec 17 and 18 at DC Space 1.jpg

S.O.A. (State Of Alert) December 17,18 at DC Space (1980) at Unheard Music Festival in DC

SOA Dec 17,18 at DC Space (1980) 
This flyer is for the two day show, Unheard Music Festival at D.C. Space and would [...]

Price
$250.00
Mecht Mensch Tar Babie and Di Kreuzen with Imminent Attack Plan 17 and Negative Approach St. May 8th 1.jpg

Mecht Mensch Tar Babies and Die Kreuzen Negative Approach Sat. May 8th (1982) Olin Park Madison Wisconsin

Mecht Mensch Tar Babies and Die Kreuzen with Imminent Attack Plan 17 and Negative Approach Idle Worship and The Nomads (1982)
Sat. May 8th at [...]

Price
$75.00
Bloody Mannequin Orchestra 1.jpg

Bloody Mannequin Orchestra Poster 1983 Colin Sears and Sharon Cheslow

Bloody Mannequin Orchestra

The band were a part of the early DC Punk scene, there are a lot of shows in Colin's [...]

Price
$100.00
If This Goes On #1 Colin Sears Zine 1.jpg

If This Goes On #1 Sharon Cheslow and Colin Sears 1982 DC Zine

If This Goes On #1 Sharon Cheslow and Colin Sears Zine 1982

The first issue of this zine by Sharon Cheslow and Colin Sears.  [...]

Price
$150.00
If This Goes On #3 Cover drawing by Colin Sears 1.jpg

If This Goes On #3 1983 Sharon Cheslow and Colin Sears Zine

 If This Goes On #3 1983

I believe this zine ran for only 3 issues, Edited by Sharon Cheslow and Colin Sears.
The [...]

Price
$150.00
Flipside #39 1.jpg

Flipside #39 1983 Huge Issue with No Trend Die Kreuzen GI Articles of Faith Alec Mackaye and More

Another great Flipside zine, #39 from 1983

In 1983, Flipside was already 6 years old and this issues was packed and heavy on the east coast in this [...]

Price
$70.00
Government Issue Artificial Peace Faith Deadline Scream and Gang Green June 25th at Wilson Center 1.jpg

Government Issue Artificial Peace Faith Dead Line Scream and Gang Green June 25th at Wilson Center 1982 Art by Leslie Clague

Government Issue Artificial Peace Faith Dead Line Scream and Gang Green June 25th at Wilson Center

What a flyer and by the talented Leslie Clague. [...]

Price
$185.00
Government Issue Faith Capital Punishment Artificial Peace Deadline Scream and Saccharin Trust Friday Dec. 11th 1.jpg

1981 Flyer Government Issue Faith Capital Punishment Peer Pressure Artificial Peace Deadline  Scream and Saccharin Trust Friday Dec. 11th

Government Issue Faith Capital Punishment Peer Pressure Artificial Peace Deadline  Scream and Saccharin Trust Friday Dec. 11th (1981)

A fantastic early DC flyer, with [...]

Price
$185.00
DOD #1 Zine 1.jpg

Dance of Death DOD #1 DC Zine Guy P. Ray H. Chris C. Mike F. and Terry S.

D.O.D. ( Dance of Death) a zine from early 80s, contributions by Guy P. Ray H. Chris C. Mike F. and Terry S.  [...]

Price
$150.00
Dead Line Capital Punishment Faith and Iron Cross March 20th 1.jpg

Dead Line Capital Punishment The Faith and Iron Cross March 20th House Show Flyer 1982

Dead Line Capital Punishment Faith and Iron Cross March 20th 

What a house show," Not Too Cool To DOD" (Dance Of Death). The [...]

Price
$180.00
Brick House Burning w: Red Sink Sunday July 17th at 9:30 Club 1.jpg

Brick House Burning with Red Sink Sunday July 17th at 9:30 Club (1983) Dark Post Punk Bands

Brick House Burning with Red Sink Sunday July 17th at 9:30 Club (1983)

Brick House was a short lived dark, post punk style band. Not a [...]

Price
$60.00
No Trend Record Release Party Monday July 25th at Oscar’s Eye 1.jpg

No Trend Record Release Party Monday July 25th at Oscar’s Eye Teen Love e.p. 1983

No Trend Record Release Party Monday July 25th at Oscar’s Eye (1983)

No Trend's Record release for Teenage Love
Oscar's Eye (above [...]

Price
$145.00
Government Issue Wurm Media and Baby Disease Tuesday July 27th Oscars 1.jpg

Government Issue Wurm Media and Baby Disease Weds July 27th Oscars Eye (1983) Pre Grand Mal

Government Issue Wurm Media and Baby Disease Weds July 27th Oscars Eye (1983)
Oscar's Eye was above The Rogue. 

"THE ROGUE: [...]

Price
$65.00
Critical List #6 John Stabb zine 1.jpg

Critical List #6 DC Punk Zine John Stabb Birthday Party and Malaria Show Review 1981

Critical List #6 (1981)
9 pages stapled 

Credited to Joh Stabb, this Xerox zine credits reviews by Stabb, Vivien, Sab and M. Malaria with [...]

Price
$125.00
Suicidal Tendencies and No Trend Wed August 10th at Space II 1.jpg

Suicidal Tendencies and No Trend Wed August 10th at Space II Arcade (1983)

Suicidal Tendencies and No Trend Wed August 10th at Space II Arcade (1983)

With their first record released in July 1983, Suicidal Tendencies was THE skate [...]

Price
$75.00
Government Issue and Black Market Baby Oct. 31st at The Chancery 1.jpg

Government Issue and Black Market Baby Oct. 31st at The Chancery Washington DC 1981

Government Issue and Black Market Baby Oct. 31st at The Chancery 

Flyer is most likely by John Stabb of Government Issue.  [...]

Price
$70.00