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Joe Altmann’s ‘Gladiators’ Captures DIY Culture from L.A. to Saigon

Most of these photos, showing global subcultures and inked-up artists, are unpublished and only on display at this weekend's gallery in Echo Park, opening tomorrow night.

October 1, 2026

Here Are The Six L.A. Punk Bands Playing Our Zine Release Show On Friday

Get in the pit to support independent journalism. From femme-fronted street punk, punk ramonero en español, and pioneering melodic crust, here are all the bands playing at our favorite DIY warehouse art gallery south of 10 freeway.

September 2, 2026

The Best Restaurants in L.A., According to Punks

Here's a guide to where today's grittiest punks eat.

April 8, 2026

These Hacienda Heights Latino Punk Phenoms Are Under 20 and Fronted By the Reincarnation of Darby Crash

Meet the four young guys from the SGV playing punk shows they way they should be played.

November 20, 2025

’60 Miles East:’ A New Exhibit Celebrates The Era When Local Punk, Hardcore, and Ska Bands Ruled Riverside

“It was a real magical time in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s, where he had all these different types of bands and they all supported each other and there was actual venues to go to,” says Zach Cordner, co-publisher at The Riversider Magazine.

November 17, 2025

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

Clown-Faced Fans Swarmed The Garden’s ‘One Strange Night In Orange County’ Festival

Fans dressed as jesters and crustie old punks united at The Garden's hometown mini-fest, reaching new levels in the growing "Vada Vada" movement of experimental punk.

The 13 Best Performances from Punk Rock Bowling 2025

Photos or words don't do justice to the emotionally charged performances and good times had at the 25th anniversary of Punk Rock Bowling, but here's our shot.

A Street Punk Band From Whittier Played Inside a McDonald’s in South Central L.A.

"Even the employees came out to record the show on their phones," said the frontman for Knuckleadz, the Whittier street punk band that performed inside McDonald's on Slauson and Central Avenues. More than 100 fans showed up and and there were no reports of any incidents.

January 27, 2025

Here’s The First Look at Punk Rock Bowling’s 2025 Lineup, With Cock Sparrer, Social Distortion, Peter Hook, and More

"This is Punk Rock Bowling’s 25th anniversary, so it’s extra special," Shawn Stern, Presidente of the Punk Rock Bowling Festival, tells L.A. TACO.

November 22, 2024