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In 1978 in Southern California, the first hardcore punk bands arose, including Middle Class, Black Flag, Vicious Circle, Fear, and the Circle Jerks.Hardcore bands and fans tended to be younger than the art punks of the older LA scene and came mainly from the suburban parts of the Los Angeles area, especially the South Bay and Orange County.
The Masque was founded by Scottish-American rock promoter Brendan Mullen, opening on August 18, 1977. [1] It quickly became the nexus of the Los Angeles punk subculture.It was located in the basement of the Shane Building, with a secondary access point in the building's neighboring pornographic movie theater.
The Decline of Western Civilization. The Decline of Western Civilization is a 1981 American documentary filmed through 1979 and 1980. The movie is about the Los Angeles punk rock scene and was directed by Penelope Spheeris. In 1981, the LAPD Chief of Police Daryl Gates wrote a letter demanding the film not be shown again in the city.
Black Flag is an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. Initially called Panic, the band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member, and singer Keith Morris. They are widely considered to be one of the first hardcore punk bands, as well as one of the pioneers of post ...
The Germs were an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, originally active from 1976 to 1980. The band's "classic" lineup consisted of singer Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Doom and drummer Don Bolles. They released only one album, 1979's (GI), produced by Joan Jett, and were featured in Penelope Spheeris ...
Los Angeles' original late 1970s punk scene received less press attention than their counterparts in New York or London, but it included cult bands the Screamers, the Germs, the Weirdos, the Dils, the Bags, 45 Grave (founded by Paul B. Cutler), Nervous Gender, and X. There was also an East LA music scene that spawned bands like Los Lobos, War ...
2007–present. Labels. Enigma Records. Tex & the Horseheads is an American punk rock band, which emerged in the Los Angeles punk subculture of the early-1980. [1] They were described as "passionately committed and intense in delivery" in a 1984 review by The Washington Post. [2] Their original run was from 1980 to 1986 and during this time ...
Danny Benair. Willy Williams. Art Fox. Sean Antillon. Zander Schloss. The Weirdos are an American punk rock band from Los Angeles. They formed in 1975, split-up in 1981, re-grouped in 1986 and have remained semi-active ever since. Critic Mark Deming calls them "quite simply, one of the best and brightest American bands of punk's first wave."