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Ron Reyes
Reyes performing with Black Flag in 2013
Reyes performing with Black Flag in 2013
Background information
Also known asChavo Pederast
Born (1960-07-24) July 24, 1960 (age 64)[1]
Puerto Rico[2]
GenresPunk rock, hardcore punk
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, drummer, guitarist
Instrument(s)Vocals, drums, guitar
Years active1980–present
LabelsSST

Ron Reyes (born July 24, 1960 in Puerto Rico)[1][2][3] is an American musician most noted as the second singer for the Los Angeles punk rock group Black Flag. Reyes joined Black Flag after original vocalist Keith Morris had quit to form the Circle Jerks. Black Flag needed a singer to go on a tour to Vancouver, Canada, and asked Reyes to fill in.[4]

Early life

Ron Reyes was born in Puerto Rico and spent the first years of his life in The Bronx before moving to the Redondo Beach/Torrance area of southern California.[5] His father owned a popular jazz shop in California and Ron grew up listening to his father's record collection. As a boy, Ron would hang out in the streets and listen to Black Sabbath and David Bowie while his friends sniffed glue and smoked cannabis [citation needed]. He remembers himself as an outcast in school, where the jocks would make fun of his KISS inspired glam rock fashion. Despite scorn for his young ideas, an undeterred Ron carried his dreams to reality becoming an early adopter, first to do – invent. And he shared his first experiences at legendary Hollywood punk venues like RAJI'S to his high school friends in Hermosa Beach, spreading the news and unfurling the flag for new local bands to come.

Black Flag

At the time of joining Black Flag, he was a street kid who had been following them since the beginning, and already knew all the songs. He also played drums in an early incarnation of Redd Kross, along with Greg Hetson, who went on to form the Circle Jerks with Keith Morris, and subsequently joined Bad Religion. After touring with the band for less than a year, he left Black Flag in the middle of a show, due to his dissatisfaction with the rising violence in the punk scene.

Reyes was coaxed back into Black Flag long enough to record the Jealous Again EP. He also appeared on some selections included on the 1983 compilation album Everything Went Black. He can be seen in Penelope Spheeris' 1980 documentary The Decline of Western Civilization, in which he dedicates the song "Revenge" to the LAPD, and jokingly shows off his apartment, which is a closet. After the recording sessions, Reyes went back to Vancouver and was replaced by singer Dez Cadena.[6]

The Jealous Again EP was released after Reyes had left the band for a final time. On the sleeve, he was credited as "Chavo Pederast," nonstandard Spanish for pedophile. After his departure from Black Flag, Reyes relocated to Vancouver and formed the band Crash Bang Crunch Pop!.[7]

Recent activity

Reyes performed live in Vancouver in celebration of his 50th birthday in July 2010. Joining him on the bill were The Jolts, The Modernettes, Little Guitar Army, and The Braineaters featuring renowned artist Jim Cummins on lead vocals. Reyes' band consisted of guitarists Kevin Rose from Crash Bang Crunch Pop!, and Jon Doe from the Scramblers along with a rhythm section consisting of Real McKenzies founding member Anthony Walker on bass and Scott Beadle on drums. Greg Ginn performed three songs with the Ron Reyes Band at this event: "Jealous Again", "Revenge", and a new, original composition entitled "Broken".

Reyes appeared in the Vancouver-based documentary Bloodied but Unbowed about Vancouver's punk community in the late 1970s and The Other F Word about being a parent involved in the punk community. The film also says Reyes has worked at a Vancouver print shop for more than 20 years and has three teenagers. He is shown browsing records at a used record store in Vancouver with one of his daughters, and purchasing a copy of Jealous Again.[8][9]

Reyes rejoined Black Flag as vocalist for a 2013 tour and appeared on their subsequent album What The....[10]

Reyes currently is performing as the guitarist for PIGGY. Other members of this new project include Izzy Gibson on lead vocals (currently drumming in The Hater Game, ex drummer of Living Deadbeats and AK-747s) Lisafurr Lloyd (ex Slickjacks; currently in the East Vamps) and on bass guitar; Craig McKimm (Little Guitar Army; The Fiends) on drums.

In 2017, Reyes played bass with Vancouver rock n' roll icons Puzzlehead for one show only, forever impacting the band's legacy.

References

  1. ^ a b Beadle, Scott. "Ron Reyes 50th Birthday Celebration with the Jolts, Ron Reyes Band, Modernettes, Little Guitar Army, and I Braineater – Rickshaw Theatre (Vancouver BC), July 24, 2010". The Big Takeover. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Stavans, Ilan (July 29, 2014). Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 627. ISBN 978-0-313-34396-4. Retrieved June 18, 2016. Black Flag, the Los Angeles group often credited with having invented hardcore, featured a pair of Latino musicians: Puerto Rican singer Ron Reyes, who went by the name of 'Chavo Pederast', and Colombian drummer Roberto Valverde, who called himself 'Robo'
  3. ^ Avant-Mier, Roberto (May 6, 2010). Rock the Nation: Latin/o Identities and the Latin Rock Diaspora. London, UK: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-4411-6797-2. Retrieved June 18, 2016. Puerto Rican Ron Reyes was at one time a member of Black Flag
  4. ^ Blush, Steven; Petros, George (October 1, 2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. p. 61. ISBN 9780922915712. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  5. ^ Chick, Stevie (2011). Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag. Oakland, CA: PM Press. pp. 119–123. ISBN 978-1-60486-418-2. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  6. ^ Chick, Stevie (2011). Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag. PM Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-60486-418-2. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  7. ^ "Notes". Thrasher Magazine. April 1988. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  8. ^ Barker, Andrew (March 24, 2011). "Review: 'The Other F Word'". Variety. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  9. ^ Blank TV. "The Other F Word - Ron 'Chavo' Reyes (Teaser) - Rare Bird Films". YouTube. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  10. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (November 27, 2013). "Black Flag Singer Ron Reyes Fired Mid-Show". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
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