The Plugz

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The Plugz were a pioneering Los Angeles punk band of the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for blending raw punk energy with Chicano cultural influences and contributing to the early West Coast punk scene.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American rock band ⓘ
musical group ⓘ
punk rock band ⓘ
activeEnd early 1980s ⓘ
activeStart late 1970s ⓘ
associatedWithMovement Chicano rock ⓘ
associatedWithScene Hollywood punk scene ⓘ
basedIn Los Angeles ⓘ
contributedTo Repo Man film score ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalIdentity Chicano band ⓘ
evolvedInto The Cruzados ⓘ
formedIn Los Angeles ⓘ
genre Chicano punk ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ
rock en español ⓘ
hasMember Barry McBride ⓘ
Charlie Quintana ⓘ
John Curry ⓘ
Patricia Morrison ⓘ
Tito Larriva ⓘ
Tony Marsico ⓘ
hasRelease Better Luck ⓘ
Electrify Me ⓘ
hasReleaseType Better Luck – studio album ⓘ
Electrify Me – studio album ⓘ
influenced Los Lobos ⓘ
The Cruzados ⓘ
knownForSong La Bamba (punk version) ⓘ
languageOfLyrics English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
notableFor blending punk rock with Chicano cultural influences ⓘ
early West Coast punk contributions ⓘ
pioneering Los Angeles punk scene ⓘ
performedOnSoundtrack Repo Man ⓘ
performedSong La Bamba (punk version) ⓘ
recordLabel Fatima Records ⓘ
releaseDate Better Luck – 1981 ⓘ
Electrify Me – 1979 ⓘ
roleOfMember Barry McBride – bass ⓘ
Charlie Quintana – drums ⓘ
Patricia Morrison – bass (later lineup) ⓘ
Tito Larriva – vocals and guitar ⓘ
Tony Marsico – bass (later lineup) ⓘ
scenePeers Black Flag ⓘ
The Germs ⓘ
The Zeros ⓘ
X (band) ⓘ
styleCharacteristic incorporation of Mexican and Chicano musical elements ⓘ
raw punk energy ⓘ

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