Huggy Bear Killed (of kids) LA Book Launch at Arcana 12/21!
Join us Saturday, December 21st, between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to celebrate Huggy Bear Killed (of Kids), the long-awaited (especially by a certain breed of punks) history and compilation of zines by the legendary, seminal British riot grrrl band Huggy Bear.
From the book's editor, Ethan Swan: "Huggy Bear existed from 1991 until 1994. Outcast and outraged, they made a howling, squalling mess of punk, all the menace and freedom of flocking birds. The handful of records, zines, and memories that document this brief, bonfire lifespan sketch a blueprint for how to be in the world, for how to understand the forces of capitalism and patriarchy and capitulation and still resist. Huggy Bear was a group that let things be complicated, that considered themselves complicit, but never took that as a reason to surrender. There’s no band more important. Killed (of Kids) is a book by the five members of Huggy Bear. It reproduces all seven zines made by the band during their lifespan alongside photos, correspondence, flyers, and ephemera from their three-year existence. This archive is joined by new text drawn from two years of interviews with the band members, carefully assembled into an extensive dialogue about intention, surprise, distress, encouragement."
Arcana heartily agrees with all of the above. Please join us in taking a break from holiday chaos to celebrate the ageless spirit of "boy-girl revolution," as Huggy Bear put it. The holiday cheer at this gathering is generously supported by our friends at Open Beer and Las Jaras Wines.
See you then! If you can't make it but would like to purchase a copy of the book, you may do so here.
