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Los Dug Dug’s, one of the foundational Mexican psych / Onda Chicana bands, are playing Los Angeles this Saturday at Permanent Records Roadhouse. 

They’re still fronted by Armando Nava, who started the band back in the 60s. I caught them in Tijuana last March almost by accident, after seeing a flyer at a record show, and I honestly wasn’t prepared for how good they still were. 

Quick background: after the 1971 Avándaro festival, basically Mexico’s Woodstock, the government cracked down on rock music. A lot of Mexican psych, hard rock, and Onda Chicana got pushed off TV, pushed off radio, and forced underground. That’s part of why so many of these records are still hard to find. 

I made a short video talking about the band, the records, and the show, and I show my Los Dug Dug’s vinyl copies. 

Full disclosure: I’m co-presenting the show with Discos Lo Nuestro. 

Show details:
Los Dug Dug’s
Saturday, August 22
Permanent Records Roadhouse, Los Angeles
9pm
$20
21+
96 seats
No opener
Two hours of Los Dug Dug’s


Tickets:
https://app.opendate.io/e/los-dug-dug-s-august-22-2026-742932