***Registration is required for the author talk***

The cornerstone of Punk Rock culture is a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) ethos of rejecting consumption and embracing creative and collaborative acts with little to no resources. Nevertheless, this ethos is not just found in Punk Rock culture, but is foundational to many BIPOC and working-class cultures. Tara López will share how primarily Chicanx punx in 90s El Paso, Texas, embraced a DIY culture that resonated with their roots in rasquachismo. In her brief talk, she will shed light on how El Paso punx were not simply engaging in an imported DIY practice, but one that also reflected a deep connection to their Chicanx roots. Afterwards, she will briefly read from her book, Chuco Punk: Sonic Insurgency in El Paso.

Overall, it will be thought-provoking, fun, riotous…. And overwhelmingly PUNK ROCK!

Author talk will take place in the auditorium (first floor, inside the library) from 4-5 PM. Copies of Chuco Punk: Sonic Insurgency in El Paso, will be available for sale courtesy of Nowhere Bookshop. Live punk show featuring local bands Sacred Games, W.I.M.P., Fatal Fatigue and Del Rio's border town punks, The Code 88s.
Punk performances will take place on the 3rd floor/rooftop of library garage parking lot from 6-8:30 PM. Parking available on 1st & 2nd floor of library parking garage only.