The Linda Lindas: KCRW Live from HQ

[@buhrc]

Blows my mind that a preteen wrote the brilliant line, "Life just keeps on giving, despite all my bad decisions, I'm still here and I'm still living."

[@williamperkins2160]

I’m a 62 year old rock/punk devotee and long time bass player. Watching these young ladies play terrific pop punk music fills my heart with pure joy.

[@Bruno.Pacino]

Honestly it doesn’t even feel very pop. It’s pretty spot on. Like the timbre of it all, the way the Melodie’s go n everything feels real deal. Not that there’s anything wrong with Pop punk and maybe I just don’t know where the boundary line is but they go pretty hard

[@dsgp7835]

I agree! At seventy, they bring me pure joy as well. I love this band, they are the real deal. All that youthful energy is beautiful.

[@MrToadColorado]

No S***! These girls really are something. I'm 66 and totally dig it. Some Ramones influence. Good pop hooks. They have a great future. But they need to finish high school!

[@russellarnott]

Seriously, how are they so bloody good?! Such excellent songwriters!

[@T_E_music_playlists]

Song Setlist: 1. Oh! 0:06 2. Talking to Myself 7:10 3. Too Many Things 11:12 4. Nino 15:20 5. Racist Sexist Boy 19:15

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

Thanks!

[@remittag]

Thanks

[@Traviolie]

I got see these ladies open up for Paramore the other night, and WOW, I was blown away!

[@jaimeflor4181]

These 4 are very impressive for their age. I didn’t see decent bands until high school & I didn’t start composing decent songs until I was 17. It took me even longer to start adding vocals to them. These 4 are doing it all way earlier.

[@jinggaddi]

Whenever I see these girls perform, I can't help but have these "proud dad/uncle" moments, which always bring me tears of joy.

[@SunsetVid]

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one!

[@nederlanditisnederlanditis5529]

Don't worry, I estimate this kind of reaction to them is true for a quarter of their following - blokes above 50 who somewhat were their age when punk first came up, and who have been collecting music for the larger portion of their lives.

[@tz4637]

Seriously. Punk is in good hands.

[@breakmylegs7294]

​@@tz4637if you like commercial Disney punk then yeah

[@P1Brand]

Thank you KCRW for supporting the youth! Thank you to the Linda Lindas for inspiring US!

[@sergiosaviola7940]

Totally !!!

[@clvrswine]

No one is inspired by this cr*p.

[@rybgpo]

I’m male and five times older than Mia and I really like The Linda Lindas. I have an Eloise “Bassists Against Racists” t-shirt, and I wear it!

[@gaaks6642]

You are gay

[@mcbridefan88]

Bea melted my heart.

[@robin212212]

The sister's dad is a major recording engineer so that really helped them in their bandmanship.

[@NoahFroio]

Mila's vocals and drumming prowess just continue to amaze me, for how young she is, this band is definitely on a rocket ship and I am 100% onboard to see where they go!! I rock my LL's hoodie constantly. Can't wait til they get back to the Bay Area, now, that I am not terrified about COVID (though it is still a thing). LOL!

[@joshuapocalypse]

She does have a great teacher from what I heard and that always helps.

[@SmartWentCrazy]

She has a good voice for this band.

[@EdwoodCA]

"Oh!" straight up rocks! And getting heavy on the last one to close it out. Right on!!

[@bulgogi1212]

I see these young ladies rocking out and it reminds me of my nieces and i want to see them excel in music and life and keep kicking ass becuase they are creating things that many of us will go to our graves never having the guts to try and accomplish. Rock on!

[@jinggaddi]

I've been playing bass longer than Eloise has existed, and she is one of my favorite bass players.

[@pc7573]

Great stuff, I hope they continue to evolve and prove people wrong by succeeding without losing their edge The music scene needs this energy so badly.

[@capwillis19]

thought the KIA Forum shows were the best on here....but this is awesome.....with the geat sound from this studio you can hear how good they've gotten.....rocking hard and tighter than ever......Eloise has gotten so good on bass...used to have a few melodic lines, now some really melodic lines all through the set......cruchier and harder....and everyone is catching up to Mila

[@keiryscardenas9545]

One of My favorites banda right now..i love THE linda lindas ❤

[@jinggaddi]

Super props to KCRW for the awesome audio mix!

[@AxleTrade]

My mate linked me to this saying he didn't like the music and I said he was daft for it. These ladies are bringing back 70s punk in their own way.

[@jeffg1524]

This is the first time hearing them and I'm immediately hooked. I checked out all their stuff on Amazon Music, and their earliest songs were from 2020, which, according to the time of this vid, would make the drummer 9 yrs old, the bass player 12, the guitar player 13, and the other guitar player 15. Gawd, can that be right? Even their earliest singles have a polish and intellectual maturity rarely found in even older bands. The closest all girl group that I can think of that started as early was the Donnas, whom I love, but even they weren't as mature. This is a great band. I hope they'll last, because if they do and continue to grow they'll be the biggest band on the planet.

[@SunsetVid]

Love this! Great sound production by KCRW. Adding this to my collection of Linda Lindas sessions. The Linda Lindas rekindled my love of rock, punk, and pop. It's been a long time since we've been able to watch a group discovering themselves and grow and change. But, the unique thing about The Linda Lindas is as young and small as the group is (4 piece), they sound HUGE. They fill the stage. Four vocalists who can sing lead, harmony, fill and backup on any song and four strong instrumentalists, with zero shyness who just GO for it... amazing. And always with joy. Love the way Mila just grins after every song! They are far more together than any other band of any age, and they LOVE the music. Which, by the way, they also love writing. I've got their EP, their LP, three of their tees. Definitely a serious fan, at 72. When was this recorded? Eloise was on crutches since July 11. Was hoping she was all healed up, but Mila said something about just finishing the school year, so was this end of June?

[@angiescarpa9429]

We shot it on June 7th

[@SunsetVid]

@@angiescarpa9429 Thanks. And thanks for putting it together. It's a great session! Anyone know how Eloise is doing? Hope she's off those crutches and back to her normal bouncy self soon!

[@TheSpikehere]

"Can I Hug You?" Such a sweet moment.

[@sergiosaviola7940]

I grew up listening to punk music 🎵 and these girls as a band really really make our music to the top again! In my own Billboard magazine

[@adamaustin3064]

In my 50's and seen many great band's, absolutely love the energy and sound of this band. So good to hear a fresh young talented band. From a music lover.

[@brettmcelhinney9162]

This is the perfect storm these young people are AWSOME Iinda lindas rock.

[@dani0lovs0bruno0]

I think this is the best version of racist sexist boy that I’ve heard live from them so far ❤❤❤

[@BigAl831]

Omg I love these girls!! You rock! I want more...

[@jfu5222]

Beatrice is adorable!

[@doobiejones9388]

I've been playing since 78. 25 years of that in Nashville. Blues. Rock. Country. Played and wrote it All. They're better than I'll ever be or was. Thanks for giving them the stage. 😊😎🤘

[@azizulkasajannah5151]

My wife caught me watching this band on youtube and be like..whattt??its refreshing to see you watching female band..its usually deathcore and metal band..haha..

[@thehighminders]

Great sound, great to watch them grow up and improve. 😊

[@MrToadColorado]

Wow. I heard about this band, I didn't realize they were teenagers. Really impressive power-pop-punk! I hope the drummer doesn't drop out of school at age 14! She's great but finish school too ladies! I am a FAN!

[@ricardo__jr]

There is a hope to rock & roll.

[@MeMeDaVinci]

They opened for the Rolling Stones in L.A. They were great! And they are touring with Green Day. They are teenagers! I saw their album in the library about three years ago...

[@fernandorosales2529]

They just get better and better, i´m a fan.

[@carlosenriquearauzflores6311]

Son un amor, y tienen el pawer ,punk rock en su máxima expresión, albricias!!!

[@てっしー-v9b]

62才です。カラオケでリンダリンダを歌っていました。ぜひ日本に来てください。

[@estellah]

Great New Band!

[@julienveyry9414]

Salut j ai 46 ans je suis Français je découvre ce groupe géniale ses gamines dépoussière le punk rock j espère qu'elles continuerons longtemps chez tout met longtemps a arriver mais cela va mieux depuis internet vraiment un groupe intéressant longue vie a elles étaient leurs gros son;;;!!!

[@mopsvonmiez]

They're great!

[@jinggaddi]

Like Eloise, and probably a lot of bass players, we all got "stuck" with bass because it's either no one wants to play bass or all other instruments have been taken. But I totally agree with Eloise when she said that bass is an excellent instrument to get stuck with.

[@crabbypanda]

bass and drums are the anchor and the drive.

[@waywardronin8755]

Oh my God, I love these powerful young women! Awesome punk rock! And they’re still wearing braces! Love it!

[@carlosenriquearauzflores6311]

Cuanto talento ... las amo!!!

[@mattd1142]

Awesomeness

[@gregdahlen4375]

i like their threads their music is kinda fun and exciting yet also assaultive like how they smile a lot

[@T_E_music_playlists]

👍 Great live performance! It doesn't matter that the dad of 2 of the members is in the music industry. They mostly got where they are at now because they are very talented young musicians with very likeable personalities with a great background story. A lot people happen to like those things and qualities about them. They have a very supportive loving family and crew. That doesn't mean they got shortcuts and cheated their way into a career in music like some jealous haters on here and on the Epitaph records YT channel like to think. To all the jealous hateful trolls: Just because your rockstar fantasies didn't come true doesn't mean you have to hate on the Linda Lindas for being able to do what you couldn't do.

[@SunsetVid]

Been following them for over 2 years now. They're an honest-to-god self-organized organic garage band! And, they're NERDS! Super-nerdy about music, the scene, musical history (especially, but hardly limited to, punk). And they're FANS and will wax poetic about their idols and heros. Sure, they've grown up around the "scene" and their dad has a recording studio in the house, but that scene and their dad is pure Indie, not big label. And while they're super-tight as a group (the sisters' harmony is something, but so are all 4 of them in synergy) one look at their joyful bouncing on stage proves they're not carefully choreographed! And Joy is the word.. You can tell they love what they're doing. Check out Mila's grin after EVERY song!

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

​@@SunsetVid true :D

[@crabbypanda]

music runs in families. lots of families share vocations and interests. I come from farmers, like 100 years of them. I suck at farming. I became a performer. A dad who is in the music industry didn't guarantee they would be in music. or have a talent for it. lack based thinking.

[@T_E_music_playlists]

@@crabbypanda Ok. Thanks for sharing... I guess. 🙄

[@MeMeDaVinci]

Would love for them to cover anything from The Orchids...the girl band from the 80s, like Blame it all On the Night...

[@YoichiHariguchi]

It was a terrific show. Thank you so much, KCRW!! I wish KCRW added "FINE" including Eloise's monologue about the song to the video. I think we need the spirit of this song so much.

[@nutshell1127]

You talk about "grounded" - great parents - and talented kiddos.

[@ehughes8829]

Fantastic 😊

[@siggitpambudi2345]

B its so aweet 🤗

[@nathanaelfang1941]

WOW! This is band is the new punk :) full of energy!

[@tonydee9850]

What great energy,after watching mainsteam junk taylor swift this gives an old man hope❤

[@gerardcooney1810]

Love these Kids.Just as good as many of the Bands I saw back in the day on the Lower East Side.Except they're younger and better than a lot of them.Rooting hard for the LL's. Peace to All.

[@SmartWentCrazy]

omg the little girl is so cute!

[@oscarp1981]

la energia que trasmiten, se nota mucho que estan pasandola super bien tocando xD lml

[@holy81e]

Крутыыышки!

[@acbenepe]

11:06 ish "it's not too late" from the mouths of babes. (Rousseau didn't hit till his 70s.)

[@charleybarley914]

this is some good sh*t right here

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

Bea is the MVP

[@ayumualphavill6254]

可愛い

[@StefanoDallAgata]

The maturity and awareness of these girls amazes. If you listen to the drummer and think he is only 12 years old ...

[@rickstedt]

Wow! If Bikini Kill and the Beatles had a child! Love these songs

[@elvalerius89]

En medio de tanto reggeatton y sus derivados, estas chicas son como un oasis en el desierto.

[@verygladtoknowyou9545]

When other girls are crazy about K-pop, these girls don't seem to care. And I'm grateful for that. Thank almighty punk God, Thank you Linda Lindas, for playing the music right

[@marcelomartinez4661]

Awesome band!! Greetings from Argentina!

[@invisiblecurious856]

the drummer grew so fast

[@SunsetVid]

She's quite the natural wonder. She's comfortable, confident, and lyrical on the drums, and SHE SINGS LEAD on a bunch of songs. WHILE drumming. When she's not singing backup or harmony, and playing the drums like a pro. How is that even possible? Oh, and she writes songs, too. And she's TWELVE!

[@invisiblecurious856]

@@SunsetVid yeap

[@emoedison]

I really wonder what they sound like without all the audio processing, and how much of the playing is actually live. There have been amazing teen girl punk bands that actually play extremely well before; I just am not convinced that this is one of them.

[@SmartWentCrazy]

There's definitely a good sound engineer at work here, but hey it sounds good.

[@sepulmattica7649]

14:09 though your not great at your instruments…yet, what happens when you 4 play together and the hooks you write are fantastic!!! I saw you open for Paramore 2 weeks ago in St Paul, and your the only thing I care to listen to now going on 2 weeks.

[@chattingesque372]

The drummer carries the band

[@crabbypanda]

that is the job of a drummer. and?

[@Brian.Murphy]

Awesome stuff - keep jammin'; you're making a real difference!

[@oscarp1981]

03:05 explote de ternura xd

[@pa5287]

well they know how to play and sing and having fun vg

[@jaysavy]

Good shit!!😂

[@JoeyRetro]

Big ups to Bee!!

[@joshuapocalypse]

For me, Eloise (sp?) is the most advanced on her instrument.

[@andrewleeson921]

"What can I do, What can I do?" Well, you are doing it ...

[@crabbypanda]

not the point of the song...

[@canzys1]

Good stuff. Did yous get signed

[@SmartWentCrazy]

Think I reached they are signed with an indie label...I want to say it's called Etched?

[@order8089]

so cool😂 Please play in HIROSHIMA! this is from HIROSHIMA.

[@crabbypanda]

they could do a punk cover of a Hiroshima song IN Hiroshima....ooh

[@huky5002]

I really want them to cover Shonen Knife's banana chips.

[@uwevonderlieck9673]

They should collaborate. Inevitably

[@supermariokun8509]

Or I'm Blue the 5 6 7 8s

[@bomskie14]

Yooo milla so cute

[@ellenhenderson6865]

Opening for Paramore now! Wow!!!

[@CutegirlSL]

Awesome! I've loved this band for while now, so great for them!

[@pbrooks4040]

i hear the Go-Gos in there.

[@spillledcarryout]

Yet better, more just more

[@crabbypanda]

totally, harmony structures and rhythm. I love it when Gina Schock sits in with them. so legacy of girl band!!! full circle punk iconic moments.

[@romanlightman9045]

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Loving the vocal quality!!! Sounds like studio recording💙💙💙 Vote blue across the board to get the corrupt right wing bastards out of office

[@Scott-n9i]

Almost as talented as The Warning, but definitely much better personalities.

[@capwillis19]

another something I noticed in a non-musical way.....Eloise, who seems to take all the songs with a punk growl to 'em, the tough scream in your face one, gave little Beatrice the warmest hug of the group, almost motherly...guess part of her mission to support women of all types...and ages

[@txgoldrush]

Mila is the next Grant Hart

[@henryhester1897]

I’m 72. Am I too old?

[@chattingesque372]

You get to sort the fan mail

[@Nebrosky_Fun_Made]

And I'm an old sexist-racist...well, dude, let's say, but even I like you, boys! ;))

[@ultimobile]

race is exist boy 🙄

[@sheseessea]

マイク1つじゃ少ないだろう

[@thepeterchannel3230]

.One of them is a little boy. Is he "Linda" as well ?

[@nigelburrell7743]

Get your eyesight checked asap, that's 4 girls on stage...

[@MitskiWorshipper]

It’s a Girl with short hair dumb@ss

[@krisleucht9199]

there is space for you, there are two liters drinkable fresh water for you, there are onethousand calories of food a day for you, wellcome to our earth

[@leigh7507]

The Asian lad looks 15

[@crabbypanda]

why are you misgendering members of the band? and three of the band are Asian, yt dude. They're cousins ffs. Racist Sexist Boy was inspired by Mila the drummer being called Chinese slurs by a jerky boy at her school.

[@MrDaigoRiki]

You know they are kids, are they trying to make pedos or sth?

[@crabbypanda]

are you confessing? sure sounds like it. the world is you mirror, creepether.

[@Desirsar]

Come on, what is that interview question? "What would you say to up and coming artists?" Have parents in the industry.

[@nigelburrell7743]

Really? Get a life...

[@nigelburrell7743]

@@thereturnofthemac Are all their parents super rich? Moderately well off for sure, but is that a crime and does it rule out their kids from forming a band? The viral video happened for a reason, and wasn't anything to do with money. The right (very primitive) song at the right time, from the right (then also primitive) juvenile band. At least one of the parents was running a punk club in L.A. and putting on great bands both old and new, plus publishing a fanzine, and another had played in a 90s punk band themselves. If you study their beginnings and influences (use Google...) I think you will find that The Linda Lindas are not a pre-fab Monkees type band by any means.

[@crabbypanda]

so? bitter much? they went viral online, at a library playing one of their original songs. a dad who is a music engineer can't fluff a library gig. it didn't mean he wrote their song or sang it for them. I am a career artist, many of my peers had parents who also performed and many had kids who performed. big fat deal. It doesn't diminish their accomplishments or talent. a music engineer doesn't have the ability to make something go viral online. believe it or not, having a parent in the recording industry isn't enough to get a band a record deal. you sound like someone with no experience in the industry. to be that bitter as a wannabee? this isn't the field for you. being a career artist is a mental balance. people don't last if they spend their energy being envious or bitter. lack based thinking. plus snarking about other artists? nobody wants to work with that.

[@chattingesque372]

Why do they have to keep mentioning race and gender? Are they not aware that punk rock was mostly women in the 90s?

[@crabbypanda]

because race and gender are part of their existence, yt guy. punk rock had a lot of women but was never "mostly" women as the recording industry is sexist AF. sit down mansplainer.

[@luisfarias2083]

Hay mucho talento y profesionalismo en estas 4 hermosas señoritas. Me encantan. Saludos desde Chile. Agosto 8 de 2023.