![]() ![]() Mike Magrann, guitarist and lead singer for the Cerritos-based punk band Channel Three, said places like Madame Wong’s and Hong Kong Cafe breathed life into a growing punk scene. ![]() ![]() “There are really not many opportunities to learn music for kids growing up in Chinatown,” Choi said.Ĭhinatown used to be a place that nurtured music, some musicians say. But without the elementary school program, their chances are slim. Some of the children have been talented enough to earn scholarships for lessons at the prestigious Colburn School of Music in downtown Los Angeles. Principal Cheuk Choi said the music lessons have helped students join choirs, glee clubs and other activities later in life. But this may be the music program’s last year because of budget cuts. “I hope their eardrums are still intact after this.”Īt Castelar Elementary, kids get weekly music lessons and learn to play violin and cello. “We have some teachers here, some faculty and some kids,” Wong said during one band’s introduction. But rock music was still a priority, Wong said. The most energetic dancers were at the baked goods table, not in the mosh pit, and the people in the black concert T-shirts were hoisting kids instead of beers. Sunday’s scene was little tamer than 1970s-era Chinatown: the concert kicked off at 3 p.m., and the opening band led with some kid-friendly Beatles covers. “Neither group really hangs out in Chinatown, but I knew they would help out if they could.” “There’s this tradition of punk rock here, and there’s a thriving art gallery scene,” organizer Martin Wong said. About 100 people of all ages packed the stark, white-walled space, a renovated kung fu movie theater neighboring a pho restaurant. ![]() Performers including Channel Three, Beastie Boys collaborator Money Mark and the Baja Bugs took the stage at Human Resources, one of the art galleries that have taken root in Chinatown over the last few years. A benefit concert series called Save Music in Chinatown hosted a second show to raise money for the struggling music program at Castelar Elementary School. On Sunday, punk rock returned to Chinatown for an afternoon. They hosted early shows of bands like the Ramones, Oingo Boingo, the Police and Guns N’ Roses. Restaurants like Madame Wong’s and later Hong Kong Cafe gave the music a home and briefly turned Chinatown into a punk destination. Create a winning strategy and a playstyle for your faction, utilising its own distinctive skills and units.The late 1970s were a golden time for punk rock in Southern California, but traditional music venues looked down on the budding genre. Develop your infrastructure and technology that will secure your triumph. Become the powerful leader of the Steampunk faction and defeat the Dieselpunk corporation before you run out of turns! Explore the ruins of a bygone civilization, where resources are scarce and the dangers way too common. Punk Wars: Prologue will give you a taste of the full version of the game. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, in which the ruins of a once powerful megacity become the arena for a deadly fight between four newly emerged corporations, trying to assert dominance for both their unique technology and philosophy of life. Punk Wars is a combat and tactics-oriented strategy drawing inspiration from the classic turn-based 4X titles. Our technology, philosophy and way of life are the ones that can finally bring happiness to the world… we just need to convince a few stubborn leaders. Now we know that to avoid repeating the same mistakes, we need to stand united… and ours is the banner, under which humanity can thrive again. Our civilisation has crumbled due to our greed and selfishness. The years go by and another cycle has come to an end. About This Game BUY THE FULL VERSION OF PUNK WARS: ![]()
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