punk rock
noun
: rock music marked by extreme and often deliberately offensive expressions of alienation and social discontent
punk rocker
noun
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Obviously we’ve always been inspired by protest music, whether in the form of punk rock, Americana, the Pete Seeger or Woody Guthrie mode or even going back to traditional Irish music.
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Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 July 2025
Acts across all genres put on shows for their respective Nashville crowds, like feel-good vinyl DJs Sparkle City Disco, country and Americana collective the Black Opry and punk rock band The Pink Spiders.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
While punk rock’s counterculture spirit was often associated with anti-authority sentiments, the OC punk bands were more varied with that message.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
The show has a punk rock, garage band, DIY, mix tape, basement, make-do sensibility, flowing from the band and album inspiring its title.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 July 2025
Acts across all genres put on shows for their respective Nashville crowds, like feel-good vinyl DJs Sparkle City Disco, country and Americana collective the Black Opry and punk rock band The Pink Spiders.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
While punk rock’s counterculture spirit was often associated with anti-authority sentiments, the OC punk bands were more varied with that message.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
The show has a punk rock, garage band, DIY, mix tape, basement, make-do sensibility, flowing from the band and album inspiring its title.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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