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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.
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Cities like Sacramento, Lake Tahoe and neighboring Reno, Nevada followed San Francisco and Los Angeles, creating their own underground hardcore scenes. Local promoter Stuart Katz brought punk rock to Sacramento in the early 1980s starting off with shows in auditoriums at McKinley Park.
Mar 22, 2024 · In the late 1980s and early 1990s, punk rock in California began to crossover into the mainstream. Bands like Bad Religion and NOFX refined their sound, incorporating melodic elements and more complex structures, which broadened their appeal. The genre’s ethos and aesthetic began to influence mainstream rock and alternative music. The ...
Jun 15, 2022 · The band is the Middle Class. The year is 1978. And with their self-released debut EP, Out Of Vogue, the four Santa Ana, California, teens are inventing hardcore. “I think we thought, ‘OK ...
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Mar 27, 2016 · By Catie L'Heureux. 18 Photos. Punk style might be most closely associated with New York and the Ramones, or London and Vivienne Westwood, but there was a flourishing scene in Los Angeles in the ‘70s as well, and Slash magazine faithfully documented every moment.
- Beach Blvd Compilation. I would consider this to be the defining compilation of the first wave of punk in southern California. Comprised of bands from Huntington Beach, West Covina, and Rosemead, which California State Route 39 (commonly known as Beach Boulevard) passes through, this album defines the variety of music in late ‘70s LA and OC.
- X – Los Angeles. As X blended the psychedelic spiritualism of Jim Morrison with the simplistic rock of the Ramones, they helped establish Los Angeles as a punk haven with this 1980 masterpiece.
- The Minutemen – Double Nickels on the Dime. Double Nickels on the Dime is up there in the pantheon of game changing albums like Sgt Peppers and Pet Sounds.
- Rodney on the Roq Vol I Compilation. This compilation is the quintessential document of KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer’s career. It features an extensive list of the songs he put into rotation on his show.
Apr 2, 2009 · The roots of Californian punk can be drawn right back to 1976-77. Influenced by the raw energy of the Ramones, the New York Dolls, the Sex Pistols and the Clash, the first wave of Californian punk bands emerged from a vibrant glam rock scene in the early ‘70s, much like in New York and London.
Nov 14, 2010 · When Savage travelled to LA in late 1978, he found a scene that seemed disconnected even from the west coast's underground tradition of pissed-off rock.
