![]() ![]() ![]() “These are just human beings doing whatever they can to enrich their lives,” Boatwright says. Over the past couple of years, Boatwright has spent a lot of time with punk rockers. “But we’re all working-class.”Īngela Boatwright is working on a documentary - funded by Vans - that examines the punk scene in East and South L.A. “Some people look at us like we’re scum, dirtbags, lowlifes and bums,” Nacho says. Like many other punk rockers, he juggles work and the punk rock scene. When he isn’t performing with his band, Corrupted Youth, or organizing shows, Nacho works as an assistant chef in a hospital. The forecast called for rain, so the bands are playing inside instead of the backyard. On this Friday night, Rodriguera - known as Nacho - has pulled in Battalion of Saints, a San Diego hard-core punk band, as well as local bands and bands from around the U.S. We didn’t have that kind of representation.”Īlthough club owners are more open-minded now, the backyard parties survive, says Ignacio Rodriguera, the organizer of the South L.A.show. “We weren’t able to get into the club circuit. was playing backyard parties,” Herron says. “Pretty much the way we all exposed ourselves in East L.A. bands exposure they weren’t getting on the Westside club circuit at the time. Herron, 62, helped open The Vex nightclub in 1980, with the goal of getting East L.A. “I’d rather see the youth go into the punk rock genre to express themselves and to unload their frustrations, anger and angst than to join a gang and be some social menace,” Herron says. When Willie Herron III started his band, Los Illegals, more than 30 years ago, the scene helped him express his feelings about growing up around gang violence in the housing projects. When you go to a show, you’re taken care of.” “If it wasn’t for that, I probably would be in a bad place right now,” Gonzales says. Growing up in an abusive family, he said he got into a lot of fights - until he found punk. “And after you get hit in the face for the first time, you kind of just get into it.” “The first time you ever go into the pit, you’ll know if you like the scene or not,” says Gonzales, a La Puente resident who went to his first show eight years ago, when he was 14. ![]() The first time Tony Gonzales stepped into the pit, he remembers flailing his arms so hard, one fist came back with a tooth in it. ‘OPEN DAT SHIT’ is going to make a lot of noise this summer as people get reintroduced to being in small, confined spaces and letting it all go.Ĭheck out ‘OPEN DAT SHIT’ by Left Hand and da/md featuring Limitlxss, CCMK, and G Rose below.No putting your arm around someone’s neck, no throwing someone down and no trying to start a fight. CCMK is on the mic and if people weren’t slam dancing in the mosh pit before, they definitely would be for this part of the song. Halfway through, the beat goes mental when it goes through a Jersey Club breakdown. The beat, produced by Dustin NGO, captures the feeling of energy in a room ready to explode. Once this happens, all the close-ups of the people throwing elbows makes the viewers feel like they are in an actual mosh pit. Their goal is one thing - get the mosh pit going. The glitched-out video dosed in green shows all the rappers at a small, dark show. They also invited three friends to drop verses over the track, Limitlxss, CCMK, and G Rose. In their latest Trap banger, ‘OPEN DAT SHIT,’ both Hanoi-based MCs tell the people to get ready for the moshing because it’s coming. Left Hand and da/md are now bringing mosh pits to Vietnam. Travis Scott is the godfather of mosh pits as he took his unbridled energy and brought mosh pits to Hip Hop. Started in the 1970s at punk rock venues, mosh pits are now frequently seen at EDM or Hip Hop shows, especially when there are big beat drops. But for those who want to swing their arms and legs and bump into others, the mosh pit is a great place for a release. Getting into the middle of mosh pits can be looked at as crazy by people on the outside. ![]()
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