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Pop punk groups from California (102 P) Pages in category "Punk rock groups from California" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 334 total.
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.
Pages in category "Pop punk groups from California" The following 102 pages are in this category, out of 102 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Punk rock groups from California (2 C, 334 P) Pages in category "Rock music groups from California" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 375 total.
Minutemen were an American punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California, in 1980.Composed of guitarist/vocalist D. Boon, bassist/vocalist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley, Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon's death in an automobile accident in 1985; the band broke up shortly thereafter.
The Mutants joined together to perform at the San Francisco Poetry Festival in 1977. They quickly became regular performers in the San Francisco punk rock scene, headlining at the Mabuhay Gardens (aka The Fab Mab), The Savoy Tivoli, The Berkeley Square, The Deaf Club, The Temple [2] (aka 1839 Geary Street), The Old Waldorf, The Warfield, and other punk clubs.
The event was organized by promoter Goldenvoice, which began booking legendary West Coast punk shows in the early 1980s before expanding into Palm Springs in 1999 for the massive Coachella festival.
Fear, stylized as FEAR, is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1977. The band is credited for helping to shape the sound and style of Californian hardcore punk. [1] The group gained national prominence after an infamous 1981 performance on Saturday Night Live. Frontman Lee Ving has been the band's only constant member.