1 Punk rock

St. Louis had a vibrant New Wave scene, including Trained Animals , The Ooze Kicks , The Strikers and Zany Misfits . Nearby Belleville, Missouri spawned influential hardcore punk band Blind Idiot . The most famous hardcore band though was St. Louis' White Pride , a notorious White Power band. The University of Missouri at Columbia had an influential annual Thrash Bash , inaguarated in 1983 with Causes of Tragedy and The Croppy Boys , along with Die Kreuzen from Milwaukee. Kansas City, Missouri was also part of a vibrant scene along with Lawrence and TopekaFor other uses, see Topeka (disambiguation). Topeka is the capital city of the U. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. As of the 2000 census, the population is 122,377. Several ships of the US Navy have been named USS Topeka in honor of, KansasKansas derived from the Siouan word Kansa meaning "People of the south wind", is a midwestern state in the United States. postal abbreviation for the state is KS and the state flower is the sunflower. The state motto is "Ad astra per aspera", Latin for "t. For more information, see Music of KansasFor many years, Kansas has had a vibrant country and bluegrass scene. Punk rock Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri were, together, an influential hardcore punk scene. The Embarrassment, Mortal Micronotz, Exploding Rodents, The Slabs, Near.

2 References

Blush, Steven. American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. 2001. BooksEnthsiast.com

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