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June 16, 2021 29 mins

14. Wendell details some artists and venues from the history of the Peoria, Illinois underground punk music scene including Bloody F. Mess.

"Middle America" is a podcast using history, storytelling, and music to talk about all of the issues and feelings brought on by the world around us. "Middle America" is an access point to everything under the sun.

Music in this episode:
Jared Grabb “Prison Bars (Middle America Instrumental Version)”
Chips Patroll “Sick of the 60s”
Cherry Lane “Mike’s Big Day”
Caustic Defiance “One Million Stares”
Angry Gods “Pressure Contained”
Bloody Mess & Hate “Spit On My Face”
Jared Grabb Among Thieves “Lydia (Instrumental)”
Jared Grabb “Jimmy Paid the Price”
Scouts Honor “Buried”
Scouts Honor “Where We Fit In”
Jared Grabb “Middle America Ad Music”

The featured music for this episode was “Sick of the 60s” by Chips Patroll, “One Million Stares” by Caustic Defiance, and “Spit On My Face” by Bloody Mess & Hate. All three songs are released this week on the Punks in Peoria vinyl LP released by Alona’s Dream Records out of Chicago. Everything else was created by Jared Grabb along with Brett Conlin on guitar, Chris Anderson and Ernesto Castillo on bass, and Thomas Satterfield, David Dobbs, and Neal MacCannell on drums. 

The Punks in Peoria book, written by Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett also releases this week and was the primary source material for the first three quarters of this episode.

All of Jared Grabb's music is published by Roots In Gasoline (ASCAP).

Editing assistance was provided by Becca Taylor.

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