In this first installment of the Eastside Punks series, we speak with first-gen East L.A. punks Thee Undertakers. Beginning at local parties in 1977, they became regulars in the scene centered around the legendary early-’80s eastside punk club The Vex. Their 1981 debut album, Crucify Me, successfully melded second-wave hardcore bite with first-wave art sensibilities, but remained unreleased until 2001. Though various members are still very active musicians, and Thee Undertakers still reunite for

Undertaker's first Tombstone: Koko B. Ware at Survivor Series 1990