Long a force to be reckoned with on the Bay Area music scene, SF-based Mexican-American quintet La Plebe (Spanish for "The People") has been dealing out its politically charged, brass-powered bilingual punk rock since its formation in 2001. Sounding not unlike The Clash in the midst of a beer and tequila fueled south-of-the-border sojourn, the ferocious group kicks out the jams with an energetic mix of aggressive guitar crunch, enthusiastic gang vocals and ska-meets-mariachi horns that fuel the band's socially conscious message.

The group's core trio of founding bassist/singer Lupe Bravo, drummer Mark T. Harris and guitarist/singer Adam "Pags" Pagannini is filled out by the powerful two-piece brass section of trumpeter Alberto Cuellar and his valve trombone-playing brother Antonio (aka "Tron"). While a majority punk rock in the post-Green Day era rarely touches on politics -- a topic Green Day only warmed to on their last two albums -- the music of La Plebe frequently focuses on the modern-day injustices with a righteous roar that celebrates rebellion and revolution.

The band's most recent album -- Brazo en Brazo -- was produced by local music heavyweight Bill Gould (Faith No More, Brujeria, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine) and came out on his Kool Arrow imprint in November of 2010 to wide acclaim. With an ever-growing legion of fans drawn to the band's reputation for explosive live shows, La Plebe seems to be continuing on an upward trajectory. The band plays the Elbo Room on Friday night with Asian Man Records group The Atom Age, Balkan folk-punk act The Mano Cherga Band and early reggae/rocksteady tribute band The Impalers.

La Plebe
Friday, June 14, 9 p.m. $10
Elbo Room