Welcome to the Wild World of Tokyo’s Underground Lowrider Culture

Welcome to the Wild World of Tokyo’s Underground Lowrider Culture

By Ken Saito | Filed to: Lowrider Photo Not Credited. “No Music, No Life.” In the heart of Shibuya, home of Tokyo’s youth culture, there’s a massive multi-story Tower Records shop with that sign hung in the middle of it. Much like that outdated shop standing tall in...
San Jose’s lowrider history finally gets the spotlight

San Jose’s lowrider history finally gets the spotlight

By Sal Pizarro|Bay Area News Group – MercuryNews.com – Photo: Sal Pizarro|Bay Area News Group. Photo: An artistic table depicting East San Jose history made from a lowrider bike is on display outside the California Room at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
Story and King: San José’s Lowrider Culture

Story and King: San José’s Lowrider Culture

By San José Public Library – SJPL.org – Photo: Suzanne Lopez (in blog image) and Maria Herrera (blog icon image). The art of lowriding has deep roots in Chicano history and culture. San José was home to a vibrant lowrider scene, centered around the famous...
Lowridin’ at Lincoln

Lowridin’ at Lincoln

ElPasoInc.com – Photo: Aaron Montes. Dozens of customized cars made to ride low and slow were on display for thousands of people who came out to Lincoln Park Day at the park underneath the Spaghetti Bowl in Central El Paso on Sept. 23. All kinds of cars, trucks...