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January 22, 2026 | Featuring: Joyce Manor

LA Times | How South Bay’s contradictions shaped Joyce Manor’s enduring pop-punk sound

LA Times | How South Bay’s contradictions shaped Joyce Manor’s enduring pop-punk sound

One hour into cruising the streets in a car near the Pacific coastline of Long Beach, the band Joyce Manor’s sightseeing leads to the destination that, to their amusement, is now a pop-punk landmark: the Joyce Manor midcentury condominium off Alamitos Avenue. With its Art Deco lettering and being a stone’s throw from Ocean Boulevard, this cozy condo complex feels like a humble monument to SoCal Americana. You could picture Elvis walking out of here in one of his classic surfing movies.

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