About


Half Asian and half Latinx. Two sisters, a cousin, and their close friend. The Linda Lindas channel the spirit of original punk, power pop, and new wave through today's ears, eyes, and minds. Mila (11), Eloise (13), Lucia (14), and Bela (17) first played together as part of Kristin Kontrol’s pickup cover band comprised of inexperienced kids for Girlschool LA in January 2018, where they were joined by Bobb and Bethany from Best Coast and Karen O. That summer, Bela asked Lucia, Eloise, and Mila to back her up on a few songs at a Hi-Hat gig, and the group was born.

They weren't called The Linda Lindas until they started playing Save Music in Chinatown benefit matinees in the fall, where they’ve shared the stage with punk lifers and legends including The Dils, Alley Cats, The Last, The Gears, and Phranc. They’ve also played with Alice Bag, joined Best Coast and Money Mark at a DIY political fund raiser, opened a sold-out record release show for Bleached, and were hand-picked by Riot Grrrl legends Bikini Kill to open up for them at one of their reunion shows at the Hollywood Palladium. They rounded out 2019 with performances at the Viva! Pomona Festival and the Dia De Los Muertos Festival at Self-Help Graphics LA, and played a show for locals at the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts shortly before the pandemic shut down live music.

In 2020, The Linda Lindas’ first original song was heard in the The Claudia Kishi Club documentary, they wrote a song and made a video with punk rock friends and legends to get out the vote in the presidential election, and they self-released the eponymous debut EP, which features songs penned and sung by each member of the band. In 2021, they reached a wider audience by appearing in a key scene of the Amy Poehler film, Moxie, before performing their now-legendary set for the Los Angeles Public Library that included “Racist, Sexist Boy.” Unexpectedly and organically, the clip went viral, expediting their deal with Epitaph Records.

In September, 2021, The Linda Lindas played their first show in 19 months at The Smell, previewing songs from their upcoming LP and covering The Go-Go’s “Tonite” with Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock as a surprise guest for a sold-out crowd. Look for new music and more shows coming soon!


 

Past Appearances

  • 2/2/2018 – Girlschool LA: KRISTIN AND THE KIDZ and other artists at The Bootleg 

  • 8/8/2018 - BELA AND FRIENDS and Frieda’s Roses at The Hi-Hat

  • 10/15/2018 - THE LINDA LINDAS (warm-up show) at Vroman’s Pasadena

  • 10/10/2018 - Save Music in Chinatown 16: THE LINDA LINDAS, The Horseheads, LP3 & The Tragedy, Ford Madox Ford, and Phranc at the Grand Star Jazz Club

  • 1/27/2019 - Save Music in Chinatown 17: THE LINDA LINDAS, Neko Nekpo Neko, Rhino 39, The Dils, Alley Cats at the Grand Star Jazz Club

  • 2/23/19 - Jackie Rocks!: The Phews, THE LINDA LINDAS, Money Mark, and Best Coast at American Legion Eagle Rock

  • 4/26/2019 - THE LINDA LINDAS and Bikini Kill at the Hollywood Palladium

  • 6/2/2019 - Save Music in Chinatown 18: Marriage Material, Gitane Demone Quartet, The Gears, The Castelalas, THE LINDA LINDAS at the Grand Star Jazz Club

  • 7/11/2019 - THE LINDA LINDAS and Bleached at the Moroccan

  • 8/1/2019 - THE LINDA LINDAS at Hurley Studios

  • 8/10/2019 - THE LINDA LINDAS, Midnite Snaxxx, and Alice Bag at The Hi-Hat

  • 8/24/2019 - THE LINDA LINDAS with various artists at Viva! Pomona

  • 11/2/2019 - THE LINDA LINDAS at Self-Help Graphics

  • 11/3/2019 – Save Music in Chinatown 19: PR Shake, Zander Schloss, The Vulturas, and The Last, and THE LINDA LINDAS at The Grand Star

  • 1/26/2020 – Save Music in Chinatown 20: Otniel y Los Condors, Slaughterhouse, Fur Dixon (w/ backup by THE LINDA LINDAS), and WÜRM at the Grand Star Jazz Club 

  • 2/21/2020 - THE LINDA LINDAS with various artists at Eagle Rock Center for the Arts

  • 7/3/2020 - THE LINDA LINDAS at Operation: Creative Freedom 3

  • 4/24/2021 - THE LINDA LINDAS at Los Angeles Public Library

  • 6/3/2021 - THE LINDA LINDAS at Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • 9/24/2021 - Rough Kids, Neighborhood Brats, and THE LINDA LINDAS at The Smell

  • 11/8/2021 – Head in the Clouds Festival: THE LINDA LINDAS with various artists at the Rose Bowl