Whaddya' know, Chicago Public Radio gets two posts in a row! On my commute to work this morning, I caught an interesting segment on Eight Forty-Eight about a new documentary that explores the Chicago punk scene from 1977 to 1984. Entitled You Weren't There, the film covers bands such as Naked Raygun, Strike Under, Effigies, and Articles of Faith. It also goes on to explain how venues opened up around Chicago that gave these bands the opportunity to be heard. In fact, it still boggles my mind that the Cubby Bear, perhaps as punk rock as the Pope, used to be a hotbed for punk shows.

Check out the radio interview with the producers, and visit their Myspace page for more information on the screening of the film, as well as a "surprise show" that will be held at the Beat Kitchen.