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I've always had the impression the lowrider subculture is still at least an active thing in Southern California? I grew up in an area with a sizeable Hispanic p
by mieseratte 9y ago
I've always had the impression the lowrider subculture is still at least an active thing in Southern California? I grew up in an area with a sizeable Hispanic population on the East Coast and never really got a whiff of it though.
I can't speak for the "scene" anywhere but where I live, but you never really hear of skinheads in the US, and the handful I've ever seen are generally older (late thirties and up) and typically exist as a part of a punk scene. It's common enough to see a few older dudes in Fred Perry's with shaved heads at a show in my small southern city. I got to a lot of shows, see everything from a buncha street punks in spiky jackets bumming gas money to "feminist" punk bands but can't say I've seen a skinhead band come through.
As I said, I claim to know nothing about the "scene" anywhere but in my town, but at the very least the music hasn't died out. You still have major Oi! / skinhead adjacent acts like Cock Sparrer around, apolitical skins[1], and plenty of newer skinhead-esque bands[2][3]. Of course these are all in the UK / EU. Seems there are a few labels around, and the videos have good enough production values that I imagine there have to be a fair enough number of skins around to buy the records / merch. Seems some older, lesser known skinhead acts are on the same label as some of the aforementioned new ones, so there appears to be a bit of continuity. At least continuity beyond "art school hipsters."
[0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI2NYRhlM30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI2NYRhlM30
[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK-GlWH3M7I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK-GlWH3M7I
[2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4pZlP6YtE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4pZlP6YtE
[3] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F2ypnLQUrU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F2ypnLQUrU
- tomjakubowski 9y agoYeah, lowrider culture (and hotrodding) is still alive and well here in Southern California. About once or twice a month I'll hear, and then see, lowriders cruise past my apartment in downtown LA.