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We started this band while I was finishing up coursework for a Master’s Degree in Chicana Studies; my research revolved around the performance of masculinity in Hardcore punk rock. The lyrics I write are rooted in violence as an extension of masculinity.
As art, Knuckle Sandwich isn’t necessarily an endorsement of violence, but the performance thereof. There is a ritualistic aspect to the mosh pit, as it is a space where people can assert masculinity and appreciation for the noise.
She says the name {of her book} came about because “True pain lies under our own minds like roofs… We gotta tend to what we have before we set it ablaze.”
I think Sob Story as a moniker aligns with a lot of people’s lives — everyone has their sob stories they tell themselves, everybody has their excuses in life. It was born from a moment in time when things weren’t going my way, but almost satirically. I think a lot of my work depicts a funnier side of life. But the name itself comes from a Minor Threat song.
