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An illustrated and wide-ranging survey of the underground U.S. punk scene in the 1980s The product of decades of work and multiple self-published editions, Going Underground, written by 1980s scene veteran George Hurchalla, is the most comprehensive look yet at America's nationwide underground punk scene. Despite the misguided mainstream press declarations that "punk died with Sid Vicious" or that "punk was reborn with Nirvana," Hurchalla followed the DIY spirit of punk underground, where it not only survived but thrived nationally as a self-sustaining grassroots movement rooted in seedy clubs, rented fire halls, xeroxed zines, and indie record shops. Rather than dwell on well-documented suspects and trendsetters from LA, NY, and DC, Hurchalla delves deep into the underground's underbelly to root out stories from Chicago, Philadelphia, Austin, Lawrence, Annapolis, Cincinnati, Florida, and elsewhere.
About the Author
I write about subjects I am passionate about, stories that no one else has told about unrecognized or marginalized people or places. From the Florida history of my larger than life Reno family, to the do it yourself world of underground punk rock in the 1980's, to backcountry snowboarding in the Lake Tahoe region, my interests are extremely disparate. I spent a decade living in Oaxaca, Mexico from 2007-17 before returning to the United States to settle in San Antonio. I've traveled extensively in my life to view the world from the widest perspective possible, at times working the brutal life of a fruit picker in orchards and vineyards overseas, tying rebar and pouring concrete in support of the Nicaraguan revolution, milling and building guanacaste furniture in Oaxaca, and surfing and adventuring from New Zealand to Fiji to all of Central America.
