Nina **DIAZ**, co-songwriter and performer of *Adobe Punk: the concert*. Photo credit: Rob Aft.

Featuring NINA DIAZ (Girl in a Coma) headlining the Adobe Punk band with Giselle ETESSAMI and D.X. MACHINA, and performing SONGS co-written by Diaz and Theresa CHAVEZ, the concert will include STORIES from the original Adobe Punk theaterwork.

PLUS live Punkast mini-session conversations with Jessica SCHWARTZ with punk music trailblazers who are still playing a vital role. Each session will delve into TOPICS including the. meaning and evolution of punk, punk ethos and artistic freedom, L.A. punk geography, punk feminism, and squatting.

Kicking off each concert, these one-on-one conversations will include Nina DIAZ, Jesse VELO (Los Illegals), Mike WATT (The Minutemen), Lisa FANCHER (Frontier Records), Teresa COVARRUBIAS (The Brat), and Jimmy ALVARADO (Eastside Punks video series).

Co-created by Gabriel GARZA and CHAVEZ, Adobe Punk is set in the early 1980s in working-class Bell Gardens where punk music finds life in one of L.A.’s oldest adobe homes. Inspired by the bands X, the Minutemen, and the Bags, a punk trio builds its songbook as they define their artistic identity and find their place in the musical, and early California, landscape of L.A.

MARCH 15-16 Fri-Sat @ 8PM & MARCH 17 Sun @ 6:30PM

Frida Kahlo Theater
2332 4th St, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Free Parking

Punkast Interviewees: Nina DIAZ (March 15), Jesse VELO (March 16), Mike WATT (March 17)

MARCH 22-23 Fri-Sat @ 8PM & MARCH 24 Sun @ 6:30PM

Lineage Performing Arts Center
920 E Mountain St, Pasadena, CA 91104
Free Parking

Punkast Interviewees: Lisa FANCHER (March 22), Teresa COVARRUBIAS (March 23), Jimmy ALVARADO (March 24)

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“Music from this live performance resonated in a manner similar to legendary anti-establishment acts such as The Dead Kennedys and Richard Hell.
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— Music Connection

PHOTOS FROM THE 2022 WORLD PREMIERE

Isaac Cruz as "Manny" (top) makes a declaration witnessed by Giselle Etessami as "Kat" (left) and Karis Brizendine as "Noreen" (right). Photo Credit: Rob Aft

The trio performs as the band Bell System; (l-r) Giselle Etessami as "Kat," Isaac Cruz as "Manny" and Karis Brizendine as "Noreen." Photo Credit: Rob Aft

Isaac Cruz as "Manny" plays drums in the band "Bell System”. Photo Credit: Rob Aft

Karis Brizendine as "Noreen" Adobe Punk plays guitar in the band, "Bell System," during a performance of "Adobe Punk." Photo Credit: Rob Aft

Giselle Etessami as "Kat" plays bass in the band, "Bell System," during a performance of "Adobe Punk." Photo Credit: Rob Aft

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The trio argues in a scene from a performance of "Adobe Punk" ; (l-r) " Isaac Cruz as "Manny", Giselle Etessami as "Kat, and Karis Brizendine as "Noreen." Photo Credit: Rob Aft

PRESS FROM THE 2022 WORLD PREMIERE

“Evoking stage musical, rock show, and performance art, [Adobe Punk] promises something fresh for both theatre lovers and live music fans.” Lina Lecaro, LA Weekly Culture Pick

"The musician-actors captured the essence of punk with impressive musicality and subtle nuances." Miguel Costa, Music Connection

**Audiences LOVE Adobe Punk!**

"Enjoyed it! The band was excellent, and I appreciated the details of the set and the use of the film/video."

"Very engaging story. Loved the performers."

"Inspiring, Uplifting, Compelling."

"I love how [the show creators] wove together the past of this place, this land, with this other past: the punk scene."

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