Mexican-American queer punk icon Alice Bag continues to make headlines after nearly forty years active in the East LA community. She was an elementary school teacher before she dabbled in music with several bands, though none more important than the Bags; the group played a pivotal role as part of the local first-wave punk scene […]

Alice Bag a staple in the Los Angeles punk scene celebrated her debut solo album record release show this past weekend at The Echo. Recognized as a punk music legend, author, educator, feminist and all around positive inspiration, fans from all over came to experience her new tunes and live performance. It wasn’t just a concert, but a […]

Alice Bag is a punk music legend, author, educator, feminist and all around positive inspiration. She recently shared her empowering video for “Modern Day Virgin Sacrifice” which is one of many badass original tracks found on her forthcoming self-titled solo debut album, scheduled for release June 24 via Don Giovanni Records. You can pre-order it […]

East Los Angeles punk rock icon, Alice Bag has shared a fiery and empowering video for “Modern Day Virgin Sacrifice.” Directed by Jennifer Juniper Stratford, the video hits on cultural norms, showing how mainstream media sets an ideal of how women should look and dress. With cameos from Allison Wolfe (Bratmobile, Sex Stains), Mecca Vazie […]

Punk rock legend Alice Bag has a date scheduled for The Echo on July 2, which will double as a record-release party for the solo album she raised funds to create via Kickstarter. We talked to Bag just last year about her book “Pipe Bomb for the Soul,” about another facet of Bag’s life when […]

Educate yourself. Empower yourself. Change your world. While those words of wisdom may sound a little cliché, when Alice Bag says it, it strikes a chord within you and you believe it. The famed punk rock singer (The Bags, Alice Bag Band, Cholita, etc), feminist, educator and author recently released her self-published, diary-style memoir “Pipe […]

I went into last night’s Los Crudos show at the Ukrainian Culture Center knowing what to expect. I knew that if I placed myself at the front of the pit that I would most likely get kicked in the head numerous times; however, I didn’t fucking care. I knew that there would be some pretty bad […]