Los Crudos is an American hardcore punk band from Chicago, Illinois, active from 1991 to 1998 and from 2006 onward. Additionally, Paul Kennedy has described them as <!--this is a quotation, please don't change it-->"very popular in both the 'crusty' and emo/straight edge scenes in North America." At concerts, Sorrondeguy would often speak at length between songs about their meanings, partly as a way of getting around the language barrier, though audiences were not always happy about this. "We're That Spic Band" and "Asesinos" (a song about "the disappearances of radical youth during military dictatorships in Latin America") have both been described as their most well-known songs.

The band's first live shows were in Pilsen, Sorrondeguy has said that, "One of the main reasons for singing in Spanish was to communicate directly with kids in our neighborhood." The band's recordings were released on independent record labels such as Ebullition Records, and Sorrondeguy's label Lengua Armada Discos. The group's final rhythm section included bassist Juan Jimenez and drummer Ebro Virumbrales (who was also a member of Charles Bronson and MK-Ultra).

Los Crudos played their last shows in October 1998 in Pilsen, the neighborhood where the band began.

In June 2006, the band played an unannounced reunion show at Southkore, America's first and largest Latino punk festival, in Chicago's Little Village. The festival, which also featured Tropiezo and La Armada, attracted hundreds of fans. and Los Angeles, California. In 2016, Los Crudos played shows in the Midwest, and readied for a tour of the U.K. and numerous Scandinavian cities.

Members

  • Martin Sorrondeguy – vocals <small>(1991–1998, 2006, 2008–2009, 2013-present)</small>
  • José Casas – guitar <small>(1991–1998, 2006, 2008–2009, 2013-present)</small>
  • Juan Jimenez – bass <small>(1997–1998, 2006, 2008-2009, 2013-present)</small>
  • Ebro Virumbrales – drums <small>(1995-1998, 2006, 2008-2009, 2013-present)</small>
  • Oscar Chávez – bass <small>(1991–1993)</small>
  • Lenin – bass <small>(1993–1996)</small>
  • Mando – bass <small>(played bass on split with MK-Ultra)</small>
  • Joel Martinez – drums <small>(1991–1995)</small>
  • Bryan – drums <small>(filled in for 1994 tour)</small>

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

  • Viviendo Asperamente = Roughly Living (split with Spitboy) (1995, Ebullition)
  • Canciones Para Liberar Nuestras Fronteras (1996, Lengua Armada)
  • 1991–1995 Los Primeros Gritos (1997, Lengua Armada)
  • Los Crudos/Reversal of Man (2001, Ebullition)

EPs and splits

  • La Rabia Nubla Nuestros Ojos… (1993, Lengua Armada)
  • Nunca Nada Cambia... A Menos Que Lo Hagamos Cambiar (split with Huasipungo) (1993, Lengua Armada)
  • Las Injusticias Caen Como Pesadillas (1994, Lengua Armada)
  • Western Shoshone Defense Project (split with Manumission) (1994, Lengua Armada)
  • Los Crudos/MK- Ultra (2004, Lengua Armada)

Compilations

  • In The Spirit Of Total Resistance (1992, Profane Existence)
  • Chicago Hardcore Compilation (1993, C.S. Productions)
  • Achtung Chicago Zwei! (1993, Underdog)
  • A History Of Compassion and Justice? (1994, Lengua Armada)
  • En Vivo En Pantitlán (1994, Puro Pinche Ruido)
  • Stealing the Pocket Compilation (1995, Positively Punk)
  • CIA Via UFO TO Mercury (1995, self-released)
  • Books To Prisoners (1996, Young Heirs Project)
  • Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! - A Music War (1998, Slap-a-Ham)
  • Libérame (1998, El Grito)
  • Cry Now, Cry Later Volumes 3 & 4 (1998, Pessimiser)
  • Reality Part 3 (1999, Deep Six)
  • Iron Columns (1999, Mind Control)
  • America Is Bella…Para Vivir Resistiendo!! (1999, Cryptas)
  • Chicago's On Fire Again (2001, Lengua Armada)
  • Doble LP Discografía (2015, Maximumrocknroll)

See also

  • Limp Wrist
  • Chicano punk
  • Latino punk
  • List of Chicago hardcore punk bands

Notes

References

  • Los Crudos on Myspace
  • Aneurysm – The Lost Interviews: Los Crudos A 1997 interview with Martin Sorrondeguy