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Los Villains

Los Villains was an American punk rock band from Whittier, California formed in 1989.[1] The band’s original two drummer lineup included Louis Pérez III on vocals and guitar,[2] Anthony Todaro and Vincent Hidalgo on guitar,[2] with William Harrigan on bass. On drums David Hidalgo Jr., who is best known as a member of Social Distortion[2][3] and The Drips.[4] Also on drums, Alfredo Ortiz, who is best known as the percussionist for the Beastie Boys[3] and current drummer for Los Lobos. Los Villains is known for being part of East Los Angeles’ punk rock scene.[5][6]

History

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Initially Los Villains was formed by Pérez, who is a current member of Manic Hispanic, and the son of Los Lobos guitarist and percussionist Louie Pérez. Vincent and David Hidalgo Jr., are sons of Los Lobos frontman David Hidalgo.[7][8][9] The band opened for Los Lobos on several occasions.[7][8]

Los Villains released their first album, Punk Rock Pow-Wow, in 2000.[10][11][12] It was produced by Paul du Gré who engineered Bad Religion’s Recipe for Hate. Los Villains also contributed a track on the tribute album Along the Way: A Tribute to Bad Religion, which was released in 2000.[13]

They also did a cover of the song “Chalk Dust Torture” on the compilation album, Sharin’ the Groove: Celebrating the Music of Phish, released in 2001 which featured David Hidalgo on lead guitar.[14]

In 2001, Los Villains also performed at the Rock With a Cause concert at Salon Corona, which was organized by Al Borde to raise relief funds for people affected by earthquakes in El Salvador.[15] The band also performed at the Street Scene music festival in the same year.[16]

Los Villains performed with The Adolescents and T.S.O.L. at the House of Blues in 2002, a concert where two people were shot backstage during a dispute.[17][18]

The band released the two song 7”, 45 rpm vinyl single Cinco de Mayo in 2003.[19]

Members

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  • Louis Perez III – vocals, guitar
  • Anthony Todaro – guitar
  • Vincent Hidalgo – guitar
  • William Harrigan – bass
  • David Hidalgo Jr. – drums
  • Alfredo Ortiz – drums

Discography

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Albums

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Title Released Label
Punk Rock Pow-Wow[20] 2000 Ejole Discos
Cinco de Mayo[21] 2003 Split Seven Records

Other Appearances

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Title Released Album
“Atomic Garden/What Can You Do?/White Trash” 2001 Along the Way: A Tribute to Bad Religion
“Chalk Dust Torture” 2001 Sharin’ the Groove: Celebrating the Music of Phish

TV Credits

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  • In 2003, on season 2 of the TV show The Shield on the 18th episode, titled GREENLIT, the Los Villains song 'No Estas Solo' was used during the scene when Detective Vic Mackey smashes the jukebox.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Los Villains". www.interpunk.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  2. ^ a b c "The Club Scene Rocks Once Again". Los Angeles Times. 1999-08-22. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. ^ a b "Punk Rock Pow Wow - Los Villains 99", allmusic.com, retrieved 2022-11-28
  4. ^ "The Drips". aaemusic.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  5. ^ "Teenage Alcoholics: Punk Rock in East Los Angeles: Originally ran in Razorcake #3, 2001 - Razorcake". razorcake.org. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  6. ^ Candelaria, Cordelia (2004). Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-313-33211-1.
  7. ^ a b Hochman, Steve (2000-10-09). "OId Home Night with Los Lobos". The Los Angeles Times. p. 141. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  8. ^ a b "Los Lobos Dares to be Diverse". Green Bay Press-Gazette. 2001-08-09. p. 59. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  9. ^ "Lobos's side projects go far beyond "La Bamba"". El Paso Times. 2001-06-02. p. 30. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  10. ^ "Los Villains - Punk Rock Pow-Wow". www.interpunk.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  11. ^ Jarvis, Elena (December 29, 2000). "Like fathers, like sons:Members of Los Villains are just following family footsteps". Ventura County Star. p. 211 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Music Reviews". Maximum Rock 'n' Roll (205): 137. June 2000.
  13. ^ "Various Artists - Along the Way: A Tribute to Bad Religion Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic", allmusic.com, retrieved 2022-11-28
  14. ^ "Various Artists - Sharin' in the Groove: Celebrating the Music of Phish Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic", allmusic.com, retrieved 2022-11-28
  15. ^ "Rock With a Cause". Los Angeles Times. 2001-03-09. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  16. ^ Hanrahan, Jenifer (2001-09-08). "Street Scene gets off to fast start - Electronica, hip-hop, rap, join downtown mix". The San Diego Union-Tribune. pp. B-1:1, 7B-2:2, 6.
  17. ^ "Two Shot Backstage At T.S.O.L. Show In West Hollywood". MTV. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  18. ^ "TSOL, Adolescents, The Crowd, Los Villains: at the House of Blues, Hollywood, CA, 11/23/2002 By Donofthedead - Razorcake". Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  19. ^ Cinco de Mayo - Los Villains | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-11-28
  20. ^ "Los Villains - Punk Rock Pow-Wow". interpunk.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  21. ^ "Los Villains Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  22. ^ Todaro, Anthony (2021-05-26), The Shield - Los Villains, retrieved 2022-11-28
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