The Bags, Alice Bag, and the Birth of Los Angeles Punk

This episode follows Alice Bag and her band The Bags as they forged an all‑female lineup in late‑70s Los Angeles, cutting a DIY single at a basement label, tearing through clubs such as the Masque, and shaping a Latino punk voice that still reverberates today. We unpack their raw sound, street‑wise songwriting, underground distribution, and how they challenged gender and cultural norms in a scene dominated by male acts.

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