Because of its location, Philadelphia was an easy place for bands from New York City and Washington, D.C. to play concerts.
Venues such as the Elk's Center, Love Hall, Long March, Community Education Center (CEC) and Abe's Steaks, a small hoagie shop, regularly held hardcore punk shows during the 1980s.
Music by some of the early Philadelphia hardcore bands were included on the 1983 compilation LP Get Off My Back.
[10] Venues in the city became a haven for many pop punk and emo bands from other parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, even Boston and Detroit.
Some bands credited with keeping the punk scene alive in Philadelphia are The Wonder Years, Modern Baseball, and Cayetana along with others.