Happy Friday From Chicana Punk Rockers The Bags!

The Bags was a punk rock group that formed in LA in the 1970s, with Alice Armandariz as the front woman and singer. Her stage name, Alice Bags, has stayed with her all these years, and she recently gave an interview to the San Francisco Weekly. In the piece, Bags seems to be somewhat uneasy being labeled a “Chicana,” but does claim to be a Mexican-American woman.

She’s recently the author of a memoir, “Violence Girl,” that discusses her entrance into the punk rock scene as a Latina raised in East LA. The band’s estate together too long, we wanted to share a selection of their work anyway.

Survive:

Babylonian Gorgon:

We Will Bury You: