![]() They spoke to the freaks the outsiders and the minorities and were not afraid of confronting the white middle class punk who reigned supreme during the terrible 90's. From South America to Japan including a 3 month European tour in the winter of 1996. During their first incarnation, spanning the years 1991 to 1998 the band self-released their own records, printed their own merch, booked their own shows and toured relentlessly around the world. LOS CRUDOS, formed in Chicago's Pilsen neighbourhood in the early 90's, are a Latino punk band with a strong socio-political message and an extremely militant DIY attitude. And for me this is a true testimony of a community that is resilient.MUS125 LOS CRUDOS - Doble LP Discografía 2LPĮuropean version of the long overdue LOS CRUDOS Discography collection. “Despite the fact that things seem sort of bleak at times,” he added, “people are still doing things, starting bands, making art. It goes hand-in-hand with the DIY ethic that’s so important to the community, no matter how badly neglected these parts of the city can feel. “Art always comes out of the underground,” he said. There’s a difference between art and the art world.” For him, the creativity inherent in punk is the same whether it’s expressed visually or audibly. “That’s because it’s tied to very sort of classist ideas, and money. “Art is sort of like a bad word to punks,” he said. ![]() ![]() While fine art can seem at odds with the punk ethos, for Sorrondeguy, the two have always been linked. Sorrondeguy, who also holds an MFA, has two black-and-white photographs in the exhibition. Brothers Ricardo and Juan Compean have included a customized foosball table, made to represent US–Mexico immigration issues. Local artist Diana Solis contributed whimsical drawings. Lupe Garza-Martinez, the drummer of Sin Orden, has a collection of doom-laden illustrated fliers and show posters. In addition to the archival materials, local artists have their work on display. Original handwritten lyrics for the Los Crudos song “Asesinos” (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) (click to enlarge) “It’s such a huge part of our scene to do benefit shows and support causes,” said Alice McGorty, one of the exhibition organizers. Fliers advertise benefit shows for a host of causes and organizations: the Children’s Health Foundation in Chiapas, Proyecto Hablo (a local domestic violence organization), Mumia Abu Jamal’s legal defense fund, and a show collecting food as admission for local food pantries. (Los Crudos was active initially from 1991 to 1998, and resumed playing shows intermittently in 2006.) The exhibition is largely historical, and it does a superb job of illustrating exactly what the band is about. Wall text from the exhibition explains that young punks would “run blocks just to catch up with other weird looking kids to ask, ‘Hey, you’re into punk!?’” The first punk show in Pilsen took place in 1987, which is where the Desafinados archival material begins. Punk trickled slowly into the neighborhoods where the members of Los Crudos lived, Pilsen and Little Village, mostly Spanish-speaking enclaves in Southwest Chicago. A flyer for a Los Crudos performance (courtesy Martin Sorrondeguy) (click to enlarge)
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