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The Secret Wiki

Our purpose is to collect together as much information about bands, venues, labels and zines of the Cedar Valley alternative / punk / underground music scene in Iowa from 1977-2007.

This Wiki was originally created as part of the exhibit "The Secret History of the Cedar Valley", which ran from March 17 to April 14, 2007 at the Wartburg College Art Gallery in Waverly, IA.

Main Sections of the Site

Bands (Alphabetized List)
Sorted by decade: (1980-1989) | (1990-1999) | (2000-2009) | (2010-2019)

Venues

Labels

Zines

Influential Iowa bands outside the Cedar Valley: Iowa Bands

Want to help promote the exhibit? Check out our Media Kit

Getting started

• To begin, click "create account" in the top right corner of the page. It only requires your email address and it is free.

NOTE: Due to spammers who keep vandalizing these pages, I have restricted editing privileges to currently registered users. If you'd like to get editing access to this site, please email secrethistory AT splitred DOT com and I'll register you as an approved contributor.

• Just click on the EDIT tab on the top of any page you want to edit. Modify the text and click the Show Preview button to view your changes. If it looks the way you want it to, click Save Page.

• Read Editing Basics for a basic tutorial on how to edit these pages.

• Read Wikitext Examples for the syntax you will use to format the text which you will create on these pages.

• Consult the User's Guide: For Editors for information on using the wiki software.

• To learn more about writing articles, try the Wikipedia reference on How to Write Better Articles.

• If you're a stickler for style, try the Wikipedia Manual of Style.

• NEW - Embed Youtube or Google video on Secret History pages

Special Pages

• See the most recently modified pages at: Special:Recentchanges
• See who else is a member of this site at: Special:Listusers
• View the latest images uploaded to the site: Special:Newimages

Other Relevant Links

Connected with the Exhibit

• Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery
  
• The Secret History of the Cedar Valley
  
• The Secret History Blog
  
• The Secret History Media Kit

Related Projects

• The Iowa Underground Archives Network
  
• Iowa Hardcore Flier Archive 1997-2002
  

Of Interest

• 515 Crew
  
• Iowa Rock 'n Roll Music Association
• Kill From the Heart - a project devoted to documenting and discussing the roots of hardcore punk rock
• Punk Zine Archive
• The MusicBrainz Database

MP3 Blogs

• 7 Inch Punk
• Killed by Death Records
• Punk Tapes