The Linda Lindas

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]

After Amy Poehler watched the Linda Lindas open for Bikini Kill on April 26, 2019, at the Hollywood Palladium, she had them record songs for her film Moxie.^[9] In 2020, the Linda Lindas wrote a song for Netflix documentary The Claudia Kishi Club, titled "Claudia Kishi", after the Japanese-American character in Ann M. Martin's novel series The Baby-Sitters Club.^[10][11]

2021–2022: "Racist, Sexist Boy" and Growing Up

In May 2021, the Los Angeles Public Library posted a video of the band playing "Racist, Sexist Boy" at a "TEENtastic Tuesdays" event.^[10] The song was about an experience Mila de la Garza, the band's drummer, had when a schoolmate made a racist comment before the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12] The video became a viral social media hit, earning praise from Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, Red Hot Chili Peppers's Flea,^[10] Thurston Moore,^[13] Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna,^[12] and Kid Cudi.^[14] Author Viet Thanh Nguyen said "'Racist, Sexist Boy' is the song we need now".^[12] On May 22, Epitaph Records announced that it had signed the Linda Lindas,^[5][15] in a deal which they had been working on since before the video went viral.^[16]

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 band performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2023^[24] and at the 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee in May 2023 in Maryland where they were the first to ever perform at the event. The band opened for Paramore on the This Is Why Tour.^[25]

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, alongside Be Your Own Pet and Pinkshift.^[27]

Timeline

Studio albums

• Growing Up (2022)
• No Obligation (2024)

Film performances

• Moxie (2021), band at party – cameo^[9]

Television performances

• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2021, 2025), performer^[18][31]
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2022), musical guest – episode no. 1644^[32]
• Yo Gabba Gabbaland (2024), episode 3 Little, as Little Ants