Party Crews: The Untold Story

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For many Latinx kids in the ‘00s, the party crew scene was a safe space to express themselves as they came of age in the grit and glitter of Los Angeles. A space to make friends, forget about your problems and dance the night away. But the scene wasn’t always physically safe. There were shootings and police raids. Many adults saw the scene as gang-adjacent and the media fueled negative stereotypes of kids who were out of control. One of the teens who got caught in that easy narrative was Emm...

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Introducing: Party Crews: The Untold Story

Mar 7th, 2023 6:00 AM

All episodes coming March 14, 2023. For many LA Latinx teens coming of age in the 2000s, flier parties and the party crew scene were an escape from the pressures from immigrant parents and the harsh realities of the world. From VICE and LAist Studios as part of the My Cultura Podcast Network, a series that explores what happens when your safe space isn’t always safe. Hosted by Janice Llamoca. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 1 Emmery

Mar 14th, 2023 7:01 AM

Janice Llamoca was one of the hundreds of mostly Latinx kids that made up LA’s underground party crew scene in the 2000s. But as an adult, she thought she had left all that behind. Until one day when she learns of the unsolved case of Emmery Muñoz, a 14-year-old high school student whose body was found in a warehouse that authorities claimed was used for throwing parties. And Janice gets pulled back in. Additional special thanks for this episode to Marlon Bishop, Nadia Reiman and Maria Garcia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 2 Welcome to the Party

Mar 14th, 2023 7:02 AM

Growing up in the San Gabriel Valley, Janice saw the party crew scene as a little slice of freedom, a place to let loose, and a break from her religious, immigrant household. But the scene was also complicated for her and holds painful memories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 3 The Investigation

Mar 14th, 2023 7:03 AM

Emmery was last seen on a Friday afternoon in January of 2006. In this episode, we delve into the investigation into Emmery’s unsolved murder. Emmery’s link to the party crew world was part of why her killing got a lot of media attention. But what evidence was there that her murder was tied to party crews? And why is her case still unsolved? A warning that this episode gets graphic and talks in detail about a violent death.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep. 4 Anatomy of a Party

Mar 14th, 2023 7:04 AM

We go behind-the-scenes in the making of a mid-2000s flier party with an entrepreneurial teen party crew promoter from South Central to understand how parties were major money makers, but more importantly how they were created by kids who wanted to be the architects of their own worlds. Consider this your official invite to a ~*flier party*~. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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