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Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story
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ISBN10: 1936239124
ISBN13: 9781936239122
Publisher: Feral House
Published: Sep 27 2011
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.78 Width: 6.09 Depth: 9.04
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781936239122
Publisher: Feral House
Published: Sep 27 2011
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.78 Width: 6.09 Depth: 9.04
Language: English
East L.A. punk pioneer Alice Bag tells the raw, feminist
memoir of survival, music, and the birth of West Coast punk.
Violence Girl is the memoir of Alicia Armendariz--better known as Alice
Bag--frontwoman of The Bags and one of the earliest voices of the Los Angeles
memoir of survival, music, and the birth of West Coast punk.
Violence Girl is the memoir of Alicia Armendariz--better known as Alice
Bag--frontwoman of The Bags and one of the earliest voices of the Los Angeles
punk scene. Raised in East L.A. by Mexican-born parents and shaped by a
turbulent, often violent home life, Armendariz crossed cultural and geographic
boundaries to become part of the 1970s underground movement that transformed
American music and youth culture. From early performances at the Masque to appearances in
Penelope Spheeris' landmark film The Decline of Western Civilization, Alice Bag
helped define the sound and spirit of West Coast punk. In this candid memoir,
she traces her journey from barrio life and family trauma to feminist
awakening, artistic community, and creative survival. The book documents not
only the emergence of Los Angeles punk but also the experiences of women and
Chicana artists within a male-dominated music scene. Combining personal history with cultural documentation, Violence
Girl explores themes of identity, resilience, music, and self-invention. Nearly
one hundred photographs capture the era's clubs, bands, and personalities,
placing Armendariz's story within the broader evolution of punk and alternative
culture. The memoir stands as both a personal narrative and an important record
of the early L.A. punk movement. A core title for readers of punk history, feminist memoir,
Chicana literature, and music biography.
It's rare that someone at the real beginning of something so monumentally
influential is around long enough to put it down in writing. -- Henry Rollins, LA
Weekly A riveting autobiographical reflection...equal parts Chicana lit and punk rock.
-- OC Weekly Fierce and funny, feminist and political, and punk as f___. -- Bitch Absolutely inspiring...a thoroughly moving story of personal triumph. -- The
Stranger
turbulent, often violent home life, Armendariz crossed cultural and geographic
boundaries to become part of the 1970s underground movement that transformed
American music and youth culture. From early performances at the Masque to appearances in
Penelope Spheeris' landmark film The Decline of Western Civilization, Alice Bag
helped define the sound and spirit of West Coast punk. In this candid memoir,
she traces her journey from barrio life and family trauma to feminist
awakening, artistic community, and creative survival. The book documents not
only the emergence of Los Angeles punk but also the experiences of women and
Chicana artists within a male-dominated music scene. Combining personal history with cultural documentation, Violence
Girl explores themes of identity, resilience, music, and self-invention. Nearly
one hundred photographs capture the era's clubs, bands, and personalities,
placing Armendariz's story within the broader evolution of punk and alternative
culture. The memoir stands as both a personal narrative and an important record
of the early L.A. punk movement. A core title for readers of punk history, feminist memoir,
Chicana literature, and music biography.
It's rare that someone at the real beginning of something so monumentally
influential is around long enough to put it down in writing. -- Henry Rollins, LA
Weekly A riveting autobiographical reflection...equal parts Chicana lit and punk rock.
-- OC Weekly Fierce and funny, feminist and political, and punk as f___. -- Bitch Absolutely inspiring...a thoroughly moving story of personal triumph. -- The
Stranger
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