Punk for the People: The Past, Present, and Future of BIPOC Punk
Schedule
Sat Feb 08 2025 at 03:30 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90089 | Los Angeles, CA
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ADMISSION: Admission is free. Reservations required. RSVP beginning Monday, January 6, at 10 a.m.
DESCRIPTION:
Curated by James Spooner (The High Desert, Black Punk Now, Afro-Punk) in partnership with USC Visions and Voices, Punk for the People will highlight the role of the BIPOC community in punk rock, exploring the do-it-yourself ethos of punk as a creator of culture, empowerment, and connection. This multifaceted day of programming will include a live concert with Soul Glo and Sweeping Promises, a conversation with L.A. punk legends, and a workshop with DIY festival promoters from across the country.
Schedule:
3:30 to 5:30 p.m.: Do Your Own Fest! Panel and Workshop
Rosen Family Screening Room, Tutor Campus Center 227
Promoters for some of the best BIPOC and DIY punk and hardcore festivals in the country will share the fundamentals of putting on shows and starting your own festival. Learn how to fundraise, book bands, and build community! Speakers include Daisy Salinas (Muchacha Fanzine), Flora Lucini (Maafa, the 1865), Jazzmin Readeaux (Black and Brown Fest Houston), Scout Cartagena (Break Free Fest), Shawna Shawnté (The MultivrsIs Illuminated: Bay Area Black and Brown Punk Fest/The143rd Dimension), and Von Phoenix (Punk Black).
6 to 7 p.m.: L.A. Punk Legends Alice Bag & Teresa Covarrubias in Conversation
Tommy’s Place, Tutor Campus Center Basement
A conversation with original Los Angeles punk legends and lifers Alice Bag (of The Bags and author of Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage) and Teresa Covarrubias (of The Brat and contributor to Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk) will be moderated by James Spooner.
8 p.m.: Soul Glo and Sweeping Promises in Concert
Tommy’s Place, Tutor Campus Center Basement
Philadelphia-based hardcore punk band Soul Glo (Epitaph Records) and post punks from Cambridge, Austin, and now Lawrence, KS, Sweeping Promises (Feel It Records, Sub Pop Records) will perform live in concert with DJ sets by “Atomic” Nancy Sekizawa, who will spin records from the legendary jukebox of the Atomic Café, a first-wave L.A. punk hangout that was located in Little Tokyo.
Presented by USC Visions and Voices. Co-sponsored by the USC Thornton School of Music and KXSC.
Photo (Black and Brown Houston): Courtesy of Jazzmin Readeaux
Photo (Soul Glo): Todd Cooper
Photo (Sweeping Promises): Shawn Brackbill
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Where is it happening?
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, California 90089Event Location & Nearby Stays:
