Craig Ibarra

Craig Ibarra is an author, and show promoter,[2] and co-owner of the record label Water Under the Bridge Records.[3] Ibarra is the author of A Wailing Of A Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk And More 1977-1985,[4] a non-fiction oral history of the San Pedro punk scene of the late 70s to the mid-1980s.[5] The book was self-published by Ibarra's publishing house, END FWY Press.[6]

Craig Ibarra
BornSan Pedro, CA[1]
OccupationAuthor, record label owner
GenreMusic

Career

SST Records

Ibarra began working in the art department of SST Records in his late teens.[6] He worked there from 1987 to 1996[1] and designed the artwork and art direction for the Black Flag album Wasted…Again.[7] According to Ibarra, he came up with the title for Dinosaur Jr's Fossils album while he was working at SST.[8]

Water Under The Bridge Records

Ibarra's label has released albums by San Pedro bands The Reactionaries,[9] Saccharine Trust (The Great One Is Dead split release with Recess Records[10]), Peer Group and Mood of Defiance.[4]

A Wailing Of A Town

A Wailing Of A Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk And More 1977-1985 explores the music scene of San Pedro from the late 70s to the mid 80s. It focuses on such overlooked groups as Hari-Kari, Peer Group, and Mood of Defiance.[11] Ibarra spent years working on the book[2] and estimated that 99.9% of the photos in the book have never been previously published.[6]

References
  1. "Hit or Miss - An Art Exhibit by Craig Ibarra". 4th Street Vine. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. Scott, Tim (April 7, 2015). "San Pedro Punk Rules OK". Noisey. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  3. "About Us". Water Under the Bridge Records. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. Thompson, Elise (April 4, 2015). "LA Beat Interview: Craig Ibarra, Author of "A Wailing Of A Town"". Los Angeles Beat. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. Wood, Liz (June 9, 2015). "This Week in Posivibes: A Wailing of a Town". The Rumpus. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  6. Ziegler, Chris (June 4, 2015). "A Wailing Of A Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk 1977-1985". L.A. Record. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  7. "Black Flag - Wasted...Again". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  8. Ibarra, Craig (February 11, 2011). "Craig Ibarra February 11, 2011". Facebook. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  9. Margasak, Peter (March 15, 2010). "Pre-Minutemen Foursome the Reactionaries Surface on Vinyl". Chicago Reader. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  10. "Saccharine Trust – The Great One Is Dead". Recess Records. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  11. McDonnell, Evelyn (July 2, 2015). "'A Wailing of a Town' paints a vivid picture of San Pedro's punk scene". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
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