That night in 1980 quickly grew crazy. On the edge of downtown at the Olympic Auditorium, home to hard-hitting boxing matches and hell-on-wheels roller derby, Public Image Ltd. was performing, led by former Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten. Opening was an intriguing quartet from East L.A., called Los Lobos, who played Mexican folk music. One suspected that this would not be easy to pull off in a hall jammed with psycho-punkers looking for trouble, and indeed it didn't take long for the listeners to... More >>>