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New York City had the earliest documented [[punk rock]] scene in the United States. Drawing on local influences such as [[The Velvet Underground]], [[Richard Hell]] and the [[New York Dolls]], punk music developed at clubs such as [[CBGB]] and [[Max's Kansas City]]. [[Patti Smith]], [[Talking Heads]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], and other artsy [[New Wave music|New Wave]] artists were popular in the mid to late 1970s, as bands like the [[Ramones]] were establishing an American punk rock sound. [[No Wave]] existed almost only in New York and raised [[Glenn Branca]], [[Lydia Lunch]] and [[Sonic Youth]]. New York City had the earliest documented [[punk rock]] scene in the United States. Drawing on local influences such as [[The Velvet Underground]], [[Richard Hell]] and the [[New York Dolls]], punk music developed at clubs such as [[CBGB]] and [[Max's Kansas City]]. [[Patti Smith]], [[Talking Heads]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], and other artsy [[New Wave music|New Wave]] artists were popular in the mid to late 1970s, as bands like the [[Ramones]] were establishing an American punk rock sound. [[No Wave]] existed almost only in New York and raised [[Glenn Branca]], [[Lydia Lunch]] and [[Sonic Youth]].
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-In the early 1980s, [[hardcore punk]] was developing primarily in [[Southern California]] and [[Washington, D.C.]]. The [[New York hardcore]] scene was founded by 1981, and bands such as [[Reagan Youth]], and [[Kraut (band)|Kraut]] led the initial charge. By 1985, the New York hardcore scene had become inhabited by [[straight edge]]ers and [[skinhead]]s, including bands such as [[Agnostic Front]], [[Cro-Mags]], [[Heart Attack (band)|Heart Attack]], [[Kraut (band)|Kraut]], [[Youth of Today]], [[From Autumn to Ashes]], and [[Murphy's Law (band)|Murphy's Law]].In [[1991]], [[Ukulele]] [[Post Punk]] band [[Uke til u puke]] formed in New York City. 
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== See also == == See also ==
*''[[Downtown 81]]'' *''[[Downtown 81]]''
*''[[Disco Juice]]'' compilations - [[New York music]] - [[disco]] - [[P&P Records]] - [[Patrick Adams]] *''[[Disco Juice]]'' compilations - [[New York music]] - [[disco]] - [[P&P Records]] - [[Patrick Adams]]
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The music of New York City is a diverse and important field in the world of music; no American city has as central a place in music history as New York City. It has long been a thriving home for jazz, rock and the blues, and is the birthplace of salsa and hip hop. The city's culture, a melting pot of nations from around the world, has produced vital folk music scenes such as Irish-American music and Jewish klezmer. Beginning with the rise of popular sheet music in the early 20th century, New York's Broadway musical theater and Tin Pan Alley's songcraft, New York has been a major part of the American music industry.

Disco and house

Disco is an up-tempo style of dance music that originated in the early 1970s, with its center in the United States in New York. As discotheques grew more popular later in the decade, they began moving to larger venues. Many of these were in New York, including Paradise Garage and Studio 54.

In the early 1980s, house music, a direct descendent of disco, was forged in the underground clubs of Chicago, Detroit, and New York. The common element of most house music is a 4/4 beat generated by a drum machine or other electronic means (such as a sampler), together with a solid (usually also electronically generated) bassline. Upon this foundation are added electronically generated sounds and samples of music such as jazz, blues and synth pop.

Punk and alternative rock

New York City had the earliest documented punk rock scene in the United States. Drawing on local influences such as The Velvet Underground, Richard Hell and the New York Dolls, punk music developed at clubs such as CBGB and Max's Kansas City. Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Blondie, and other artsy New Wave artists were popular in the mid to late 1970s, as bands like the Ramones were establishing an American punk rock sound. No Wave existed almost only in New York and raised Glenn Branca, Lydia Lunch and Sonic Youth.

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