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Chalk Circle concert flier, d.c. Space, Washington, D.C. - April 1, 1982

1982-04-1 ‧ 8.5 x 11 in ‧ Print ‧ color ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:Advertising flier promoting a concert by the Washington, D.C. post-punk band, Chalk Circle. The concert occurred on April 1, 1982 at d.c. Space. Chalk Circle is notable in the history of D.C. punk music for the being the first all-female punk band. Their wiry post-punk music stands out among the hardcore punk sound that dominated the D.C. punk scene in the early 1980s. Guitarist Sharon Cheslow went on to be in the bands Bloody Mannequin Orchestra and Suture. She also co-authored "Banned In D.C.," the first book on the history of the D.C. punk scene, and is an artist, archivist, and librarian. The flier was designed by bassist Tamera Lyndsey.
Creator:Lyndsay, Tamera
Contributor:Chalk Circle (Musical group)
Cheslow, Sharon
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:District of Columbia
Place of origin – Settlement:Washington
Temporal subject: 1981-1990
Topical subjects: Chalk Circle (Musical group)
Cheslow, Sharon
Concerts--Washington (D.C.)
Punk culture--Washington (D.C.)
Punk rock musicians--Washington (D.C.)
Punk rock music--United States.
Advertising fliers
Genre:Fliers (printed matter)
ArchivesUM location:Sharon Cheslow Punk Flyers collection, 1979-1991
  • series 1: Flyers, 1979-1991
  • box 1
  • folder 3
  • item 4
Repository:Special Collections in Performing Arts
Browse terms:Performing Arts, Music
Copyright holder:Lyndsay, Tamera
Collection:Digital Collections
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