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The Plugz (also known as "Los Plugz") were a Latino punk band from Los Angeles that formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1984. They and The Zeros were among the first Latino punk bands, although several garage rock bands, such as Thee Midniters and Question Mark & the Mysterians, predated them. The Plugz melded the spirit of punk and Latino music.
Larriva was the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for punk band The Plugz. He formed The Plugz in Hollywood, California in 1978. [2] Their presence during the birth of West Coast punk has ensured their enduring influence on punk bands.
The Cruzados were formed in 1983 by the members of The Plugz, featuring members Tito Larriva, Tony Marsico, Steven Hufsteter, Chalo Quintana, . The band's self-titled album on Arista Records, Cruzados, was released in 1985 as well as their second album After Dark in 1987.
He began his music career by playing in some of the first Latino punk bands such as The Impalas, The Flesh Eaters, and, most notably, The Plugz. Larriva released several albums with the Plugz before the group disbanded in 1984. Following disbandment, Larriva teamed up with former Plugz bandmates Charlie Quintana and Tony Marsico to form the ...
Quintana was born in El Paso, Texas.He was a member of 1970s punk band The Plugz (which became a popular roots band in the 1980s), Cruzados, The Havalinas, Izzy Stradlin & the Ju Ju Hounds, and toured and/or recorded with Joan Osborne, John Doe, Cracker, Bob Dylan, Mark Curry, Jimmy and the Mustangs, 47C and many others.
Tony Marsico (born November 8, 1957) is an American bassist and composer best known as the co-founder of the rock and roll band the Cruzados, formed in 1983, with two albums on Arista Records in 1985 and 1987.
The Band became Dylan’s most-famed backing musicians after touring with him in the mid-’60s and recording a series of hit albums of their own, sometimes featuring songs they’d written with ...
The soundtrack features songs by punk rock acts such as the Plugz, Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Iggy Pop and others. The film score was created by Tito Larriva, Steven Hufsteter, Charlie Quintana and Tony Marsico of the Plugz. [1] Iggy Pop volunteered to write the title song after his manager viewed a screening of the film ...