Hermosa Beach Mural Project unveils ode to punk, skating
Mural no. 8 from the Hermosa Beach Mural Project, designed by Daniel Inez of M1Sk. Photo The Oct. 3 crowd massed on Hermosa Avenue looked a bit different than what passes for typical in downtown Hermosa Beach these days. There were suits and yoga mats and green juices, to be sure, but there were also more visible tattoos, more skateboards, and a couple beverages in brown paper bags. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. however, when the veil came down on the south-facing wall of Parking Lot C to reveal the Hermosa Beach Mural Project’s eighth entry, everyone in the audience was doing the same thing: craning their heads and and aiming their cell phones skyward, snapping pictures and commemorating the moment. The mural was painted by M1SK designer Daniel Inez and centers on the Old Baptist Church on Manhattan Avenue. The long-closed church served as the practice space and living quarters for Black Flag, which established the South Bay as the wellspring of hardcore and created a template for independent music that continues to influence bands today. Inez also included Flag founder and guitarist Greg Ginn, iconography from the Descendents and the Circle Jerks, and posters of past shows with other…
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