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Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland SCI FI 'One of the best thrillerPunk rock culture in a preeminently average town Synonymous with American mediocrity, Peoria was fertile ground for the boredom and anger fueled fury of punk rock. Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett explore the do it yourself scene built by Peoria punks, performers, and scenesters in the 1980s and 1990s. From fanzines to indie record shops to renting the VFW hall for an all ages show, Peoria's punk culture reflected the movement elsewhere, but the