The Cruzados were a 1980s rock band from Los Angeles, California .
7-604: The Cruzados were formed in 1983 by the members of The Plugz , featuring members Tito Larriva , Tony Marsico, Steven Hufsteter, Chalo Quintana , The band's self-titled album on Arista Records, Cruzados , was released in 1985 as well as their second album After Dark in 1987. The Cruzados also performed the song "Don't Throw Stones" in the 1989 movie Road House . In 2021 the Cruzados released their third studio album “She’s Automatic” Tito Larriva performs with his band Tito & Tarantula and are best known for their appearance in
14-399: The Cruzados and released a new album with members Ron Young, Loren Molinare, Mark Tremalgia and Rob Klonel. Jenny Morris included a cover of the Cruzados song "Rising Sun" on her 1987 album, Body and Soul . The Plugz The Plugz (also known as "Los Plugz") were a Latino punk band from Los Angeles that formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1984. They and The Zeros were among
21-585: The film “From Dusk Till Dawn”. Steven Hufsteter performed with his band Shrine” as well as with Tito & Tarantula. Quintana played drums for Bob Dylan, Izzy Stradlin & the JuJu Hounds and Social Distortion . Quintana died in 2018. Marsico became bassist for Bob Dylan, Matthew Sweet , Neil Young, Roger Daltrey and Marianne Faithfull . Rohner became guitarist for the band T.S.O.L. but died in October 2005. In 2020, bassist Tony Marsico restarted
28-458: The first Latino punk bands, although several garage rock bands, such as Thee Midniters and Question Mark & the Mysterians , predated them. The Plugz melded the spirit of punk and Latino music. The band was formed in 1977 and was a contemporary of the bands featured in the film The Decline of Western Civilization . Their songs reflected the anger and angst of growing up Chicano, and this
35-741: The group in 1984. With the addition of Steven Hufsteter on lead guitar, The Plugz also feature prominently on the soundtrack to the movie Repo Man . The group performed "Hombre Secreto," a Spanish version of Johnny Rivers ' " Secret Agent Man ", "El Clavo y la Cruz" and original instrumental background music for the film, part of which appears on the soundtrack as Reel Ten. Plugz bassist Tony Marsico and drummer Charlie Quintana together with their friend, guitar player JJ Holiday, accompanied Bob Dylan on his appearance on Late Night with David Letterman on March 22, 1984, for three songs: "Don't Start Me Talkin'" (by Sonny Boy Williamson ), " Jokerman ", and "License to Kill". In 1984, The Plugz name
42-441: The spirit of punk and Latino music. After McBride left (sometime in 1979–80), he was replaced by John Curry from The Flyboys, who left to form Choir Invisible less than a year later. Larriva and Curry wrote the title track to the second album Better Luck . The musicians on the band's second album, Better Luck (1981), were: Guests: Tony Marsico joined the band in late 1980, and Steven Hufsteter began playing lead guitar with
49-413: Was reflected in their sardonic hi-speed version of Ritchie Valens ' " La Bamba ". The Plugz are generally acknowledged as being the first D.I.Y. punk band in L.A., having started their own PLUGZ RECORDS and later Fatima records. The band was initially composed of: This lineup recorded the band's first album, Electrify Me , produced and engineered by Alan Kutner, and released in 1979. The Plugz melded
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