A fast-paced, musical docu-series that examines the punk scene in the Twin Cities from 1980 to 1985. The Minnesota scene was a close-knit community of artists and fans that encouraged culture and spawned huge talents like Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Soul Asylum, Rifle Sport and more. Minnesota Hardcore is made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota.
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Air Date: 2020-10-30
Minnesota Hardcore charts the beginning of punk in the Twin Cities. Local bands The Suicide Commandos, Suburbs, Curti...
Air Date: 2020-11-06
Hüsker Dü began when Greg Norton met Grant Hart at a record store in West St. Paul. Bob Mould comes to a Ramones show...
Air Date: 2020-11-14
This episode shows the hardcore scene sprouting from the excitement of the earlier punk culture. The Blu Hippos, Todl...
Air Date: 2020-11-20
A look at legendary Minneapolis punk rock dive Goofy’s Upper Deck. Hardcore bands that played the club between 1983 a...
Air Date: 2020-12-04
The people behind the hardcore scene in Minneapolis. Lori Barbero of Babes in Toyland fame lived in a punk rock party...
Air Date: 2020-12-11
As hardcore, thrash, and slam dancing becomes routine, the Minnesota punk rock scene splinters off into different mus...
Air Date: 2020-12-18
By 1985, the Twin Cities had a new generation of hardcore kids. Hanging out at the Uptown Minneapolis McDonalds, thes...