The Linda Lindas
Viral Los Angeles teen sensation The Linda Lindas have officially signed to iconic punk label Epitaph Records, and have also booked their first late-night TV gig.
The independent label home to 1-2-3-4 stalwarts such as Bad Religion, Rancid, The Offspring, Pennywise and dozens of others announced the news on Thursday (May 27), a week after a video of the band s raging original about confronting high school xenophobia and sexism, Racist, Sexist Boy, exploded on YouTube.
According to a release, Epitaph approached guitarist-singer Lucia, 14, an eighth grader ( Linda No. 3 ); bassist-singer Eloise, 13, a seventh grader ( Linda Linda No. 2); fifth grade drummer-singer Mila, 10 ( Linda Linda No. 4); and guitarist-singer Bela, 16, a junior ( Linda Linda No. 1 ) several months before their daytime set at the Los Angeles Public Library blew up. The socially conscious group s music quickly earned the attention and thumbs-ups from a number of major supporters, incl
The L.A. punk quartet will soon make their TV debut on Kimmel
Published May 27, 2021
After going viral last week for their performance of Racist, Sexist Boy, tween riot grrrl band the Linda Lindas have scored themselves a record deal with Epitaph.
Last year, the punk quartet formed by Mila (age 10), Eloise (13), Lucia (14) and Bela (16) independently released their debut self-titled EP, before going on to cameo in Amy Poehler s riot grrrl-themed Netflix movie,
Moxie. This month, the group rose to viral fame for their AAPI Heritage Month event at the L.A. Public Library, though according to Epitaph, the band were already on the label s radar several months before that.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) A Los Angeles punk band made up four girls is making headlines after their performance at a local public library went viral.
The band is called the Linda Lindas, and video of them performing their song “Racist, Sexist Boy” has been seen nearly 4 million times.
The Linda Lindas – a self-described half Asian/half Latinx band – consists of Mila (10), Eloise (13), Lucia (14) and Bela (16).
Mila says at the beginning of the pandemic, she was being harassed for being Asian, and that’s what inspired “Racist, Sexist Boy.”
Their performance has been getting all the attention is part of the L.A. Public Library’s celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.