#music-scene

#music-scene

"I didn't even know there was a scene for this out here," Alexis said. "I literally just passed this place and thought it looked hip. We used to drive to San Diego for something like this."

Outside artists have established significant galleries, notably Roy De Forest's Nut Art Movement and Clayton Bailey's First Psychoceramic Church, contributing to the region's vibrant culture.

"We were throwing around the word anarchy a lot. Anarchy was just trying to take care of yourself and try to govern yourself and look out for yourself. Self-management, that type of anarchy," said Dave Dictor, vocalist of the band MDC.

"I am so tired-exhausted even-of people using the r-word thinking it's somehow subversive and edgy when it's actually completely fucked up and abelist."

As a child, I befriended Michael Meldrum, a local troubadour. He brought me around to his gigs and coffee houses. That was a cool, unique way to grow up, beside this alcoholic artist who hopped from girlfriend to girlfriend's house.