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About This EventCelebrate Hermosa Beach's hardcore punk rock of the '80s with a panel of punk luminaries at the Hermosa Beach Museum's After Hours: We Got Power! - Punk Rock Tales from the South Bay from 6pm-8pm on Thursday, January 29. Authors David Markey and Jordan Schwartz's We Got Power! Hardcore Punk Scenes from 1980s Southern California, published by Bazillion Points in 2012, documents the early Los Angeles hardcore punk scene through photos, essays, reprints of their influential "We Got Power!" Fanzine, and writings and photos of South Bay Punk Bands. At this event, David Markey and Jordan Schwartz will be joined by punk icons Dez Cadena and Janet Housden, who contributed to the book, for what is sure to be an unforgettable discussion moderated by Kevin Salk.
MEET THE PANEL
David Markey: Founder and editor of We Got Power magazine, director of the films Desperate Teenage Lovedolls, Lovedolls Superstar, 1991: The Year Punk Broke, and his latest documentary, The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell. Dave played drums in the bands Sin 34 and Painted Willie.
Dez Cadena: Singer for Black Flag in 1980 and rhythm guitarist for Black Flag’s Damaged album. Dez played in Redd Kross for a brief stint, including playing the infamous gig with Janet Housden at the Cove Theater. Dez also played in the Misfits, DC3, Twisted Roots, and he currently plays in the bands Dondo and Astral Jets.
Janet Housden: Played the character Patch Kelly in the films Desperate Teenage Lovedolls and Lovedolls Superstar. Janet also played drums in Redd Kross and the Lovedolls. Janet grew up in Hermosa Beach and attended Pier Avenue School; she remembers when Punk Rock was extremely unpopular with the local citizenry.
Jordan Schwartz: Co-founder of We Got Power magazine. Jordan appeared in the Lovedolls films as well as the Black Flag “Slip It In” video. In the mid-eighties, Jordan was a booking agent for the Global Network booking agency which was a part of SST Records. He and his sister lived in Hermosa Beach in the mid-seventies, and he attended Mrs. Appleyard's homeroom with Janet Housden during the last year of Pier Avenue Junior High School, where the Hermosa Beach Museum now resides.
Kevin Salk: The panel will be moderated by Kevin Salk, who grew up in Manhattan Beach and photographed the local hardcore punk rock scene as well as the scene in Washington DC.
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We Got Power! and photographic prints from David Markey and Jordan Schwartz will be displayed in the museum and available for sale.
This event will include complimentary refreshments and a cash bar.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA, United States, California 90254
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