I do like that there isn’t pressure to come up with lyrics on the spot, as I would when playing in bands locally. I like to read about world events and how systems work, so the space lets my thoughts breathe and grasp of topics widen. I think my lyrical themes have been able to develop deeper, having creative isolation from everyone else. There have been times when every book I read lets me speak up about something different happening in the world.
Category: Hardcore
TRACI V LORDS.
I remember at a Sound and Fury around 2013, I noticed a kid wearing a shirt I drew a few years back… I told him, “Hey, I drew that.” And he said, “No you didn’t.” And because I didn’t sign my art, I couldn’t say anything. I didn’t put my name on it, so it wasn’t real. And then he walked away. That was the first time I thought, ‘Okay, not only can I do this and have my work out there, I could potentially put my name on it.’
GUEZ.
The Bay has a bit more intriguement with bright colors, keeping block letters funky. It’s a very hip-hop tradition; I grew up listening to artists like Gang Starr & Mobb Deep, which I still love to this day. But as I got older and a little more sophisticated, I got more attracted to punk and DIY shows. Metal and hardcore brought out the more aggressive side of what graffiti can offer.
EXTA – CÁRCEL MENTAL // TRACK BY TRACK. CDMX PUNK <ENG>
Punk, I feel like it’s a more binary place, more for men. And I mean, it’s been a little difficult to take space in spaces that normally belong to men, right? I can tell you the truth is that they’re not willing to let go. So, obviously, if you as a dissident go out and challenge that and do whatever the f*ck you want, there will always be people who won’t agree. It’s a super stupid cultural thing. But that’s why we’re punk, because there are things to protest about and punk’s about speaking your mind.
EXTA – CÁRCEL MENTAL // PISTA POR PISTA. CDMX PUNK <ESP>
Tenemos una cancion que se llama Narcoestado, que habla de la violencia de crecer en Sinaloa. Yo soy Sinaloense y Sonorense, mi familia está distribuida por esos dos lugares de aquí de México, que son en el norte del país. Y ya sabrás todo el mundo que son lugares violento de donde era El Chapo. Cuando era chica crecí muchos años en el sexenio de Calderón, que fue súper violento, güey. Lo vi muchos cuerpos colgados, cabezas cercenadas, brazos, patas, así en el día a día.
INQIRAD – THERE’S NO GOOD KING.
In Arabic, we call the word resistance intifada. Punk is the essence of the word intifada. This is what the Arabs need – we need punk.
FUSION BABIES – SACRED ANGER.
From our performances, I hope people take away that it’s okay to be angry. It’s okay to be sad. I hope people can think and rethink the things we need to do to make the world a better place for all of us
MAKING HARDCORE A THREAT AGAIN! UNTUK PALESTINA. <ENG + IND>
Just like Punk which was born from resistance, we feel it is important and necessary to “do something” about what is happening in Palestine. And this attitude of resistance is the spirit of punk itself.
VIOLENCIA. <ESP>
Algo que nos pasa seguido es que en cualquier ciudad de Estados Unidos que toquemos, siempre hay un par de Mexicanos. Y puedo ver qué les emociona y/o da gusto ver a una banda de Mexico tocando por esos lados. Esta curada poder platicar con ellos un poco, conocer gente nueva que se identifican como Mexicanos pero que crecieron en otro país y en otra realidad totalmente distinta a la que nosotros tuvimos. Creo que como latinos nos ponemos felices de toparnos lejos de casa, pero también creo que sin decírnos lo sabemos que de una u otra manera la hemos perreado para estar ahí.
VIOLENCIA. <ENG>
Something that happens to us often is that in any city in the US we play in, there are always a couple of Mexicans. And I can see that they get excited and/or happy to see a band from Mexico playing in those parts. It’s nice to be able to talk with them a little, meet new people who identify as Mexican but grew up in another country and in another reality totally different from the one we had. I think that as Latinos we are happy to find ourselves far from home. I also think that, without telling ourselves, we know that in one way or another, we found a way to be there.