Missoula Music History Oral History Project
Interviewer
Leif Fredrickson
Files
Description
Amy Scherer discusses the early punk and new wave scene in Missoula during the 1980s. She describes some of the bands including Who Killed Society, The Details, and Ein Heit, and her association with some of the band members. Scherer recalls Lya Badgley’s art and clothing store Urbane Renewal as one of the first places to host all-ages punk shows. She also talks the poster art she created for some of the punk shows and various punk bands, leading to a discussion about the intersection of punk and art and her interest in art before, during, and after her involvement in the punk scene.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Subjects: Music; Music—History and criticism; Music—Montana—Missoula; Punk rock music; Punk rock music—Montana; New wave music; Rock music—Montana; Counterculture—United States; Posters; Art; Small business—Montana—Missoula
Personal Names: Scherer, Amy; Badgley, Lya; Miller, Sabina; Scherer, Deborah; Badgley, John Chris; Erickson, Wally; Pepprock, Randy
Corporate Names: Urbane Renewal; Hellgate High School
Geographical Names: Missoula (Mont.); Seattle (Wash.); Portland (Ore.)
Occupations: Artists—Montana; Musicians—Montana
Original Date
10-17-2019
Time Period
Twentieth century; Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Missoula Music History Oral History Project, OH 473
Holding Institution
University of Montana. Mansfield Library. Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights Statement
Rights Holder
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
OH 473-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 MP3 file (00:30:42): digital + 1 transcript (10 pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:30:42 minutes
Local Filename
OH_473_001.mp3; OH_473_001.pdf
Citation
Scherer, Amy, "Amy Scherer Interview, October 17, 2019" (2019). Missoula Music History Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/missoulamusic_oralhistory/1