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People of color, women and queer musicians are remaking hardcore punk’s image of white, male ag

People of color, women and queer musicians are remaking hardcore punk’s image of white, male aggression. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P4QpAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIzMDYxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NDY2MCZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZwcm9kdWN0Q29kZT1SUiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM1MTk1JnRlPTEmdXJpPW55dCUzQSUyRiUyRm5ld3NsZXR0ZXIlMkZmNjI1MzVjOS04YWE1LTUxNzgtYjZmNS1jZGY0MDkwYzFhY2YmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpkd_xXhGTJN0PSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjMwNjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0NjYwJm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzUxOTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR3_FeEZMk3Q9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) [Marquee Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0SZaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjA3NTgwJmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIzMDYxMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjMwNjEwVwNueXRCCmR3_FeEZMk3Q9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [More Race/Related](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc3BvdGxpZ2h0L3JhY2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMzA2MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTQ2NjAmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNTE5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZHf8V4RkyTdD0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) June 10, 2023 “Now, more than ever, it feels like what hardcore should have been,” Lei of the band Zulu said.Victor Llorente for The New York Times Hardcore Punk Has a Different Look By Hank Shteamer One afternoon in April, in between sets at a daylong hardcore punk fest, three fans — Shani Nanje, 23; Dominique Wooten, 25; and Elizabeth Zaldivar, 31, all in town from Atlanta — stood in the backyard of the roomy, bare-bones Bushwick venue the [Brooklyn Monarch](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYnJvb2tseW5tb25hcmNoLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMzA2MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTQ2NjAmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNTE5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZHf8V4RkyTdD0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), breaking down how they’ve seen their musical community change. Wooten, like her friends, a woman of color, recalled meeting Nanje at a hometown show featuring [Jesus Piece](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuamVzdXNwaWVjZWhjLmNvbS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMzA2MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTQ2NjAmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNTE5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZHf8V4RkyTdD0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), a spectacularly intense Philadelphia band whose vocalist, Aaron Heard, is Black, and drummer, Luis Aponte, is Puerto Rican. “That was the first time I saw people of color onstage,” Wooten said. “And I was like, ‘Oh, wow…’” Zaldivar turned to Wooten. “You were one of the first brown, Black girls I’ve seen at a show,” she said, “so that was a moment for sure.” The three exchanged smiles. “What I’ve seen is more people that are going to shows,” Nanje added, “they’re seeing the bands, and they’re like, ‘I want to do that.’ So more diversity is pushing them to start their own bands.” The scene as a whole has “expanded,” Wooten said. “It’s growing, it’s evolving.” The day’s lineup, a showcase for the respected Baltimore and New York label [Flatspot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0S1aHR0cHM6Ly9mbGF0c3BvdHJlY29yZHMuY29tLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIzMDYxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NDY2MCZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM1MTk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpkd_xXhGTJN0PSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), illustrated how hardcore is rapidly diverging from its former status as an outlet for largely white, male aggression. The three friends from Atlanta arrived just in time to catch the end of a raucous set by [Buggin](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9idWdnaW5oYy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMzA2MTAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTQ2NjAmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNTE5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZHf8V4RkyTdD0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), a Chicago quartet featuring the caustic shout of its nonbinary Black singer, Bryanna Bennett. The bill also included two female-fronted acts, Baltimore’s [Jivebomb](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9qaXZlYm9tYi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMzA2MTAmaGw9ZW4maW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTQ2NjAmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNTE5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZHf8V4RkyTdD0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and [Scowl](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Nvd2w0MDgzMS5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjMwNjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0NjYwJm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzUxOTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR3_FeEZMk3Q9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), from Santa Cruz, Calif.; Australia’s [Speed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9nYW5nY2FsbGVkc3BlZWQvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjMwNjEwJmhsPWVuJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0NjYwJm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzUxOTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR3_FeEZMk3Q9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), featuring members of Asian descent; Colombia’s [Raw Brigade](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9yYXdicmlnYWRlLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIzMDYxMCZobD1lbiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NDY2MCZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM1MTk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpkd_xXhGTJN0PSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~); and [Regulate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9yZWd1bGF0ZW55aGMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjMwNjEwJmhsPWVuJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0NjYwJm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzUxOTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR3_FeEZMk3Q9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), whose Colombia-born frontman, Sebastian Paba, grappled with Eurocentric beauty standards on the 2022 track “Hair.” Two weeks earlier, Scowl had hit town as part of a tour package that also included Jesus Piece and Los Angeles’s [Zulu](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0TMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9ibGFja3Bvd2VydmlvbGVuY2UvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjMwNjEwJmhsPWVuJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0NjYwJm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzUxOTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR3_FeEZMk3Q9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), an all-Black band whose March debut, “A New Tomorrow,” is a visionary fusion of cathartic heaviness, hip-hop flow and artfully interwoven samples from classic R&B and reggae. Other excellent recent albums exemplify a diversity that, set against the larger context of rock and metal, seems almost utopian. They feature band members who are Black (the brilliantly frenetic “Diaspora Problems” from Philadelphia’s [Soul Glo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9zb3VsZ2xvcGhsLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIzMDYxMCZobD1lbiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NDY2MCZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM1MTk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpkd_xXhGTJN0PSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and the Grammy-nominated “Glow On” by [Turnstile](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0S7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudHVybnN0aWxlaGFyZGNvcmUuY29tLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIzMDYxMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NDY2MCZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM1MTk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpkd_xXhGTJN0PSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)); nonbinary (“Only Constant,” the dire debut from New Jersey’s [Gel](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9nZWxoYy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMzA2MTAmaGw9ZW4maW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTQ2NjAmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzNTE5NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZHf8V4RkyTdD0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)); or transgender (“Memory Theater,” an opus of extremity from Massachusetts’s [Escuela Grind](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXNjdWVsYS1ncmluZC5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjMwNjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0NjYwJm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzUxOTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR3_FeEZMk3Q9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), which also includes nonbinary members, and “The Romance of Affliction,” the latest from San Diego’s [SeeYouSpaceCowboy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0SuaHR0cHM6Ly9zeXNjYmFuZC5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjMwNjEwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk0NjYwJm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzUxOTUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmR3_FeEZMk3Q9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)). [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0SZaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTc0MTQ5JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIzMDYxMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjMwNjEwVwNueXRCCmR3_FeEZMk3Q9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) “Now, more than ever, it feels like what hardcore should have been,” said Anaiah Lei, 26, Zulu’s frontman and founder, reflecting on the current makeup of the scene during an April call. The crowd at the Adjacent Music Festival in Atlantic City. Victor Llorente for The New York Times Two upcoming festivals centered around artists of color — [Break Free Fest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0THaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9icmVha2ZyZWVmZXN0Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIzMDYxMCZobD1lbiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NDY2MCZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM1MTk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpkd_xXhGTJN0PSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), taking place in Philadelphia over Juneteenth weekend, and the [Tribes of Da Moon](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lmluc3RhZ3JhbS5jb20vcC9DcThLaEVGTDdMdy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMzA2MTAmaWdfcmlkPTJmNDQ0ZTE2LWFjMjEtNGY3YS05OWNhLTE5NzZlODgyMzliOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NDY2MCZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTM1MTk1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWlnX2VtYmVkVwNueXRCCmR3_FeEZMk3Q9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), happening at New York’s Bowery Ballroom in August — will capture a scene in transition. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-1) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmZtz7P0SZaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjA3NTc3JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIzMDYxMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjMwNjEwVwNueXRCCmR3_FeEZMk3Q9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) “I do feel like eventually I will look back on this time and refer to it in one way or another as the good old days,” said the Soul Glo frontman Pierce Jordan, 30, via phone, “’cause I’ve been having a lot of fun lately, and I definitely feel way less lonely as a Black rocker than I ever have in my life.” Hardcore, a faster, more feral American response to early British punk, didn’t start out homogeneous. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, Bad Brains — the Black, Rastafarian band, originally from Washington, D.C., that famously juxtaposed a turbocharged intensity with the gentle throb of roots reggae — set an early benchmark for speed and virtuosity in the subgenre. And at various times, Black Flag, the pillar of West Coast hardcore, featured members born in Puerto Rico (the vocalist Ron Reyes) and Colombia (the drummer known as Robo), as well as the bassist Kira Roessler, one of the few women to feature prominently in the early hardcore scene. But by the ’90s, as Bad Brains shuffled members and operated fitfully, hardcore crystallized around a white, male stereotype. Artists of color still made an impact, including the future Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha, then a member of California’s Inside Out, and Chaka Malik of Burn, who will appear at Tribes of Da Moon. 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