Adolescents

We lost a punk rock legend recently. Steve Soto founded the Adolescents back in 1980, helping to usher in the Orange County hardcore punk scene with other bands like Social Distortion and Agent Orange. Throw in some bands from up the 405 a bit like TSOL, Circle Jerks and Black Flag, and So Cal punk raced along with the help of the Adolescents in furious one-and-a-half minute, mosh-inducing sonic blasts. Soto and the Adolescents brought a harmonic element to the music that can be heard here in Amoeba, off their self-titled debut album. This is from a live show sometime in the 2000s. They may be older, but they still bring it.