Michelle Cruz Gonzales
twitter: @xicanabrava
instagram: @xicana.brava
soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/michelle-gonzales-52
Short Bio
Michelle Cruz Gonzales, a Xicana writer, writes memoir and fiction and is the author of The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band. In the 1990’s MCG played drums in and wrote lyrics for the all female hardcore punk band, Spitboy, not a riot grrrl band. Spitboy toured extensively in the US and overseas and released several albums. MCG has been a regular contributor to Hip Mama Magazine, published by Seal Press in Book Lovers Anthology: Sexy Stories from Under the Covers , in the Listen To Your Mother Anthology on Putnam, and her story “Juan, El Pájaro” one Honorable Mention in Riversedge Literary Journal contest.
Spitboy
- Spitboy Wikipedia Entry
- Green Room Radio Interview — MCG on Spitboy’s Worst Show Ever
- Flavorwire Forgotten Women of Punk Series
- MCG/Paste Magazine “Old-School Punks Doing New Things”
- Spitboy Rule Zine Interview by Breezy Barcelo at Literary Kitchen.com
- Spitboy Lookout Records Tribute by SF Weekly
Fiction
La Hamburguesa Eleven Eleven Journal
Memoir
The Spitboy Rule: Tales Of A Xicana in a Female Punk Band
Pretty Bold For A Mexican Girl: Growing Up Chicana In a Hick Town
Author Photos
Photo by Thang Nguyen
Photo by Thang Nguyen
