The Linda Lindas is an American rock band from Los Angeles.[4][6] The all-female group comprises Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, and sisters Lucia and Mila de la Garza.[2][3]
The band formed in 2018, and took their name from Linda Linda Linda, a Japanese film. After being noticed by director Amy Poehler, they recorded the soundtrack for her film Moxie, which was released in 2021. Later that year, they released the single "Racist, Sexist Boy", which went viral. Epitaph Records signed them shortly afterwards.
In 2022, they released their debut album, Growing Up, and received mostly positive reviews.
History
2018–2020: Formation and EPs
In January 2018, the band members were asked if they would be interested in playing alongside Kristin Kontrol and a bunch of "inexperienced kids" for a performance at a music festival called Girlschool LA,[7] after seeing pictures and videos of her singing at Save Music in Chinatown.
Originally, it was intended to be a one-off project, but a few months later, Salazar was invited to open a show for Frieda's Roses, and engaged Eloise, Lucia and Mila to be her backing band.[8]
On June 3, 2021, the band made their late night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live.[17][18] On July 21, 2021, the band released the single "Oh!" with an accompanying music video.[19] The song also was featured in the trailer released for the Netflix series The Chair,[19] which was released that same day. The song was also played for the outro of series 1 episode 5 of The Imperfects.[20] On February 1, 2022, the band announced their release date of their debut album, Growing Up, alongside the release of the single of the same name.[21]Growing Up was released on April 8, 2022, to generally positive reviews.[22] The track "Racist, Sexist Boy" was nominated for Best Song at the 2022 Kerrang! Awards.[23]
2023–present: Further events, touring and No Obligation
The Linda Lindas' song "Growing Up" was featured on the soundtrack for Inside Out 2. On July 13, 2024, the band opened for the Rolling Stones at SoFi Stadium, as part of their Hackney Diamonds Tour. On July 16, the band released the single "All in My Head" as the first teaser from their second album No Obligation.[26] The band opened for Green Day, along with the Smashing Pumpkins, during the Saviors Tour. They premiered the second song off the album, "Yo Me Estreso", at the Chicago show on August 13, 2024, and was released the next day.
They appeared on children's television Yo Gabba Gabbaland, played Little Ants and performing "Happy to be Little".
In October 2024, the band announced their 2025 North American Tour, with concerts during March and April.[27]
Band members
The band consists of Eloise Wong (bass, guitars, vocals), Bela Salazar (guitars, vocals), Lucia de la Garza (guitar, vocals), and Mila de la Garza (drums, vocals).[10] Lucia and Mila are sisters and are the daughters of music engineer and producer Carlos de la Garza.[28] Eloise's father is Martin Wong, co-founder of Giant Robot; Eloise is also a cousin of Lucia and Mila.[5] The band members' stage names, birth dates, and roles are as follows:[29][30]
List of band members, with name, stage name, birth date and age, and role
^Wong, Martin (February 16, 2020). "Hello, Linda Lindas!". By Martin Wong. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
