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Bad Bunny’s Middle Finger to White Assimilation

By singing entirely in Spanish and refusing to apologize, Bad Bunny is telling millions of Americans to stop sitting on the sidelines as he takes to the biggest stage in the world at next year's Super Bowl.

October 14, 2025

The Chicano Psychedelic Scene Has a New Emerging Star

Fueled off a mushroom trip, four kids from East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley created a psychedelic garage band that would end up touring around the world. Chicano history lives inside each Levitation Room performance whether they're playing in London or Boyle Heights.

October 8, 2025

Why Are My Favorite Punk Bands Playing a Trump Supporter’s Festival? Why I’m Boycotting ‘Punk in the Park’

The 'Punk in the Park' ethical dilemma: When punk's anti-establishment spirit funds a Trump supporter amid a Trump-sponsored ICE siege of Los Angeles and terrorizing of immigrant Brown communities.

October 5, 2025

L.A. TACO Mix Series: Bianca Oblivion

The latest installment of the L.A. TACO Mix Series comes from Bianca Oblivion, a DJ, producer, and cultural organizer who has become one of Los Angeles’ most visible links between the L.A. underground and the global club circuit.

October 3, 2025

Let There Be GWAR: The ‘Scumdogs of the Universe’ Invade Beyond The Streets for Massive Career Retrospective

40 years' worth of costumes and props, tour flyers, posters, comics, original illustrations, group photos, intergalactic phalluses and more at L.A.'s showcase of immersive exhibits.

September 14, 2025

‘Music Is Beyond Politics:’ Q&A With Li Saumet and Alberto Montenegro of ASTROPICAL

"We need good people and musicians just have to be unique and be true to themselves," says singer Li Saumet. "Not the best, not perfect, but simply be who they are so that music can continue to create the impact it engenders."

September 5, 2025

After ICE’s Show of Force, Ska-Punk Fans Reclaimed MacArthur Park This Weekend

The flyer claimed that it would be “THE BIGGEST BADDEST SKACORE SHOW OF THE YEAR.” For local impacted communities, it would be one of the most important.

August 18, 2025

5 Independent L.A. Concert Venues We Like To Get High At

Whether you’re into backyard hardcore punk bands, experimental jazz, or psychedelic rock, we’ve got you covered.

August 1, 2025

My Favorite Taco: “Honorary Chicano” will.i.am Dishes on Vegan Tacos, His New Track and “Third-World” Style ICE Raids

“We’re bigger in Mexico” asserts the artist during a private event at the Hollywood HQ for his AI venture, FIY, about his new single that celebrates East Los Angeles.

N8NOFACE’s Original L.A. TACO Mix Is Out Now

For the latest installment of the L.A. TACO Mix Series, we welcome N8NOFACE—a singular voice in modern synth-punk whose music fuses raw poetry with the scars and survival of real-life chaos, who put together this mix for our members.

July 25, 2025