Los Dug Dug’s as seen on the cover of 1974’s Cambia, Cambia.
Los Dug Dug’s as seen on the cover of 1974’s Cambia, Cambia.
Los Dug Dug’s as seen on the cover of 1974’s Cambia, Cambia.

Years Active: 53 (with sporadic breaks).

Provenance: Durango, Mexico.

Essential Albums: Dug Dug’s; Smog; Cambia, Cambia; El Loco.

Essential Songs: “Lost in My World,” “Smog,” “Al Diablo la Gente,” “Stupid People (Gente Estúpido),” “Cuál Es Tu Nombre?,” “Yo No Sé,” “No Te Asustes (Es Sólo Vivir),” “Hagámoslo Ahora—2da. Parte, Popurrí,” “No Somos Malos,” “Felicidad,” “El Loco,” “Let’s Make It Now,” “El Amor—I Love You More,” “Eclipse,” “Hanky Panky,” “No, Si, Yo, Tu, Ya.”

Dave Segal is a journalist and DJ living in Seattle. He has been writing about music since 1983. His stuff has appeared in Gale Research’s literary criticism series of reference books, Creem (when...