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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On Saturday, the legendary punk rock band took the stage to deliver a noteworthy set.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
Boston punk rock band The Dropkick Murphys, vocal Trump critics, also played a set of songs during the rally.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
April 4, 2025 12:43 PM PT In the early 1980s, at the peak of the punk rock scene in Fullerton, the interest and demand for punk in Orange County reached a boiling point during one particular TSOL show at Fullerton College.
—Stephanie Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025
Boston punk rock band The Dropkick Murphys, vocal Trump critics, also played a set of songs during the rally.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
April 4, 2025 12:43 PM PT In the early 1980s, at the peak of the punk rock scene in Fullerton, the interest and demand for punk in Orange County reached a boiling point during one particular TSOL show at Fullerton College.
—Stephanie Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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