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- Starting in 1976, following recent releases of recordings by punk bands such as the Ramones, a number of punk bands formed in the Los Angeles and Orange County area. Among these bands were the Dils (originally from Carlsbad), the Zeros (originally from Chula Vista), the Weirdos, the Screamers, Germs, the Dickies, Bags, X, and the Go-Go's.
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Mar 1, 2022 · The Go-Go’s. If darker impulses drove L.A. punk, at least on the surface the five-woman Go-Go’s were the musical embodiment of the year-long sunshine that made their hometown famous. Singer...
- Tim Stegall
- Black Flag. Damaged. “We. Are. Tired. Of. Your. Abuse!” The chorus of Damaged's opening song “Rise Above” immediately declares a vicious contempt for America's social and political environment, circa 1981.
- X. Los Angeles. Released in 1980, and produced by Ray Manzarek, X's Los Angeles is a searing critique of a city under economic siege and engaged in changing racial demographics.
- Germs. GI. In the classic documentary The Decline of Western Civilization, Germs frontman Darby Crash has an infamous scene where he makes a hot mess of the stage, demanding beer from the audience while stumbling violently.
- Descendents. Milo Goes to College. You're in high school. You're angsty because girls don't like you. Your parents don't get it. You're really smart but your teachers don't realize it; they are dickheads.
- Tim Stegall
- The Runaways. Best heard on: The Runaways – The Mercury Albums Anthology. The Joan Jett-led quintet predates The Masque generation by two years. But they were essentially Hollywood’s answer to the Ramones—an example of How It’s Done to many burgeoning young punks, including future Germs Darby Crash and Pat Smear.
- The Weirdos. Best heard on: Weird World Volume 1. Next out the gate have to be these CalArts students, centered around singer John Denney and brother Dix on blasting lead guitar.
- Germs. Best heard on: (GI) They began as a joke, an excuse for clever teenage miscreant Jan Paul Beahm to smear peanut butter all over himself as his buddy Pat Ruthenberg learned guitar onstage, alongside novice bassist Terry Ryan and non-drummer Becky Barton.
- Screamers. Best heard on: YouTube video Every Recorded Song by the Screamers (until the upcoming first official release of their tapes emerges) Seattle transplants who pioneered techno-punk, alongside Devo, Paris’ Metal Urbain and Cleveland’s own Pere Ubu.
The 20 Best Punk Bands in L.A. Right Now. Art Tavana November 17, 2015. For the writer tasked with classifying, ranking and co-opting the punkness of our local scene — in a listicle, of all...
For these purposes, though, L.A. punk refers to the original, pre-hardcore punks, who played a generally lean and mean brand of punk already. Most L.A. punk was fast and thrashy, with an overall tougher vibe than the often arty New York scene or the young and impassioned amateurs in London.
Starting in 1976, following recent releases of recordings by punk bands such as the Ramones, a number of punk bands formed in the Los Angeles and Orange County area. Among these bands were the Dils (originally from Carlsbad ), the Zeros (originally from Chula Vista ), the Weirdos , the Screamers , Germs , the Dickies , Bags , X , and the Go-Go's .
Feb 12, 2018 · 1. Generación Suicida. Generacion Suicida. Photo by Oscar Aranda. The same area that gave rise to the infamous LA riots of 1992 also begat Generación Suicida — a Spanish-language punk band that...
