The history of Hermosa Beach-based punk godfathers Pennywise reads like an especially well-tailored script for an episode of VH1’s “Behind the Music.” Assembled in 1988 by a crew of fast-talking surf-punks deeply embedded in the SoCal hardcore scene, Pennywise released its first album, 1991’s Pennywise, to minor, but groundbreaking chart success. The departure from the […]

