Biography
Emerging from Los Angeles as a punk quartet shaped by riot grrrl sensibilities, the Linda Lindas merge the appeal of power pop with the raw energy of garage rock, yielding an energetic and catchy musical style. While the members were still young teenagers, their swift rise brought opportunities to perform alongside Bikini Kill and Alice Bag, along with a role in Amy Poehler’s movie Moxie. Following an independently issued EP during 2020, they joined Epitaph Records, which put out their initial album Growing Up in 2022. In 2024, after joining Green Day for a series of stadium concerts, the quartet unveiled their next collection, No Obligation.
The group’s name draws from the Blue Hearts’ 1987 track “Linda, Linda,” a staple among Japanese punk acts. Their debut performance occurred at the 2018 Girlschool Festival in L.A., where they supported Kristin Kontrol, previously of Dum Dum Girls. Characterized at the time as an impromptu ensemble of “inexperienced kids,” the lineup consisted of Bela Salazar handling guitar and vocals, Eloise Wong on bass, guitar, and vocals, plus sisters Lucia de la Garza on guitar and vocals and Mila de la Garza on drums and vocals, with the youngest being seven and the oldest thirteen. The musicians celebrate their mixed Asian-American and LatinX backgrounds while advocating for gender equity, which helped them gain favor within the area’s music community; before year’s end they headlined their own shows at Save Music in Chinatown gatherings alongside veterans such as the Dils, the Gears, and the Alley Cats.
Recognizing genuine ability beneath the youthful angle, veteran performers offered opening slots by 2019, including dates with Bleached, Best Coast, and the iconic riot grrrl band Bikini Kill. Impressed after witnessing one such set, Amy Poehler selected the group for a cameo appearance in her 2021 feature Moxie. Prior to that, the Linda Lindas had issued their self-titled EP and supplied a track for the Netflix documentary The Claudia Kishi Club released in 2020. Footage from a May 2021 library performance in Los Angeles of their number “Racist, Sexist Boy” spread widely online, prompting a deal with the historic punk label Epitaph Records by month’s end. Their inaugural release for the imprint, “Oh!,” came out that July.
The song appeared on the full-length debut Growing Up in 2022, a record helmed by producer Carlos de la Garza, known for work with Paramore and Bad Religion, which incorporated new wave and post-punk elements into their maturing sound. Throughout the following couple of years the four navigated academics alongside recording and live work, highlighted by arena shows supporting Rancid, the Smashing Pumpkins, and Green Day, culminating in the October 2024 arrival of their second album No Obligation. That effort fuses post-punk, garage rock, power pop, new wave, and rock en español, highlighted by its intense title cut and the track “Yo Me Estreso” featuring “Weird Al” Yankovic.
The group’s name draws from the Blue Hearts’ 1987 track “Linda, Linda,” a staple among Japanese punk acts. Their debut performance occurred at the 2018 Girlschool Festival in L.A., where they supported Kristin Kontrol, previously of Dum Dum Girls. Characterized at the time as an impromptu ensemble of “inexperienced kids,” the lineup consisted of Bela Salazar handling guitar and vocals, Eloise Wong on bass, guitar, and vocals, plus sisters Lucia de la Garza on guitar and vocals and Mila de la Garza on drums and vocals, with the youngest being seven and the oldest thirteen. The musicians celebrate their mixed Asian-American and LatinX backgrounds while advocating for gender equity, which helped them gain favor within the area’s music community; before year’s end they headlined their own shows at Save Music in Chinatown gatherings alongside veterans such as the Dils, the Gears, and the Alley Cats.
Recognizing genuine ability beneath the youthful angle, veteran performers offered opening slots by 2019, including dates with Bleached, Best Coast, and the iconic riot grrrl band Bikini Kill. Impressed after witnessing one such set, Amy Poehler selected the group for a cameo appearance in her 2021 feature Moxie. Prior to that, the Linda Lindas had issued their self-titled EP and supplied a track for the Netflix documentary The Claudia Kishi Club released in 2020. Footage from a May 2021 library performance in Los Angeles of their number “Racist, Sexist Boy” spread widely online, prompting a deal with the historic punk label Epitaph Records by month’s end. Their inaugural release for the imprint, “Oh!,” came out that July.
The song appeared on the full-length debut Growing Up in 2022, a record helmed by producer Carlos de la Garza, known for work with Paramore and Bad Religion, which incorporated new wave and post-punk elements into their maturing sound. Throughout the following couple of years the four navigated academics alongside recording and live work, highlighted by arena shows supporting Rancid, the Smashing Pumpkins, and Green Day, culminating in the October 2024 arrival of their second album No Obligation. That effort fuses post-punk, garage rock, power pop, new wave, and rock en español, highlighted by its intense title cut and the track “Yo Me Estreso” featuring “Weird Al” Yankovic.
Albums
Singles
