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DEZ CADENA
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DEZ CADENA

Documented BLACK FLAG Lineup Musician & Touring Veteran • Hermosa Beach, CA • Since 1976

DEZ CADENA (Dez Cadena (2000s Era Guitar & Vocals)) is a documented lineup musician and touring veteran of BLACK FLAG and MISFITS. Emerging from the Hermosa Beach, CA scene around 1976, DEZ CADENA contributed to BLACK FLAG's classic releases, DIY all-ages shows, and high-energy pit history.

“Total DIY independence: relentlessly touring the country in an unheated econoline van, screenprinting our own flyers, and rejecting commercial rock radio.”
STAGE AMP, INSTRUMENT & PEDAL RIG:
MAIN INSTRUMENTGibson Les Paul Junior / Fender Precision Bass
AMP HEAD & CABINETMarshall JCM800 2203 Full Stack / Ampeg SVT-CL 8x10
PEDALBOARD / FXProCo RAT Distortion → Boss TU-3 Chromatic Tuner
DIY ZINE / PRINT CRAFTCut-and-Paste Xerox Gig Flyers & Independent 7" Vinyl Pressing
LIVE PIT REELS & ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE

DEZ CADENA'S STAGE HIGHLIGHTS (4)

DEZ CADENA ARCHIVE (01 / 04)Hardcore & D-Beat • 1980
RAYMOND PETTIBON XEROX FLYER // OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM RIOT SHOW 1980
CLICK TO PLAY VIDEOGrand Olympic Auditorium Xerox Gig Poster (11x17 Photocopy)
195 BPM11×17 XEROX FLYER

RAYMOND PETTIBON XEROX FLYER // OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM RIOT SHOW 1980

Original SST Records promotional flyer illustrated by Raymond Pettibon, taped across telephone poles from Hollywood to Hermosa Beach for the legendary Olympic Auditorium riot bill.

Pettibon Pen-and-Ink ArtXerox 9400 High-Speed CopierDisinformation Headline PasteupSST Booking Hotlines
BAND HQ
DEZ CADENA REEL DECK (4)
16:9 HD PIT VIDEO
#01
RAYMOND PETTIBON XEROX FLYER // OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM RIOT SHOW 1980
BLACK FLAGNOW PLAYING

RAYMOND PETTIBON XEROX FLYER // OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM RIOT SHOW 1980

HENRY ROLLINS • Grand Olympic Auditorium Xerox Gig Poster (11x17 Photocopy) (1980)

#02
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 7-INCH EP (SST-001 ORIGINAL PRESSING)
BLACK FLAG

NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 7-INCH EP (SST-001 ORIGINAL PRESSING)

GREG GINN • SST-001 Debut 7-Inch Release (2,000 Copies Pressed) (1979)

#03
1982 DAMAGED TOUR DIARY & SST ZINE SPREAD
BLACK FLAG

1982 DAMAGED TOUR DIARY & SST ZINE SPREAD

HENRY ROLLINS • 2.13.61 Publications Newsprint Zine Excerpt (Photocopied Broadside) (1982)

#04
LODI FIEND CLUB RIOT // 'WHERE EAGLES DARE' & 'SKULLS' HORROR-PUNK PIT
MISFITS

LODI FIEND CLUB RIOT // 'WHERE EAGLES DARE' & 'SKULLS' HORROR-PUNK PIT

GLENN DANZIG • 9:30 Club / Bookbinders Horror-Punk Archive Tape (1982)

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