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Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story by Alice Bag
The story of Alicia Armendariz began in East LA, with rancheras blasting on the radio in an abusive home. Soon after, she migrated to the nascent punk scene in 70s Hollywood, where she transformed herself into Alice Bag, leader of pioneering band The Bags and contemporary of legends like The Germs, X, The Weirdos, and The Go Go’s. This memoir celebrates Bag’s feminist views and unique perspective, and the narrative slowly unravels into a story of discovery and self-realization.
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