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[4/17] Preview: Peligrosa ft. Happy Colors at Empire Control Room & Garage

April 16, 2015 By Ian Morales

Peligrosa posterFriday, Apr. 17, marks the third Friday of the month and that means it is time for Austin-based Latin DJ collective Peligrosa to take over Empire Control Room & Garage. Austin’s longest running Latin dance party will welcome special guest Miami-based DJ and producer Happy Colors to Friday’s event as it will serve as the release of his single “Que Buena Es La Rumba,” out soon on Discos Peligrosa.

Dominican-born Hector Mendoza, aka Happy Colors, makes music that reflects both the culture of his heritage and of the city of Miami where he currently resides. He fuses Bachata with elements  of twerk, cumbia, trap, moombahton, happyhardcore, dancehall, cualquiera.

While the DJs own the patio, Austin cumbia-fusion bands Este Vato and Son De Rey will perform on the indoor Control Room stage.

Peligrosa crew members who will be in the house Friday include Orion, Pagame, King Louie, Manolo Black, Sonora, DJ Manny, El Dusty and Chorizo Funk. Peligrosa photographer Quito will be taking photos.

Empire Control Room & Garage is located at 606 E. 7th Street. Doors open at 10 p.m. 21+ welcome. $7 Pre-sale Ticket (GA) / $10 Day Of Show. Visit the Facebook event page here.

Happy Colors – on patio stage with Peligrosa

Este Vato – Control Room stage

Son De Rey – Control Room stage

Filed Under: Events, Music Tagged With: discos peligrosa, empire control room & garage, este vato, happy colors, peligrosa, son de rey

[8/8] Preview: Master Blaster Sound System, Kinski Gallo, Este Vato at Spider House Ballroom

August 7, 2014 By Austin Vida Staff

Master Blaster Aug 8It has been a long time since we’ve been able to help curate a Latin Alternative bill like the one happening at Spider House Ballroom on Friday night, Aug.8. Headliners Master Blaster Sound System will be performing for the first time in Austin since South by Southwest. Former bilingual indie-rock frontman Kinksi Gallo joins the show while on his current national tour. Local party starters Este Vato open. Órale.

Not since March has Austin seen cumbia-fusion band Master Blaster Sound System. The South Texas band, which features former Grupo Fantasma frontman Brian Ramos, fuses elements of traditional Mexican Norteño with electronic-based club music and rock. Their debut self-titled EP is one of the best examples of where the creative minds of the modern Latino can take things musically. See Master Blaster Sound System live at midnight.

The night’s co-headliner is a familiar face, if not yet a familiar name to many. Kinski Gallo is the former frontman of Los Angeles-based bilingual indie rockers, Monte Negro. Now that Monte Negro is no longer, Gallo is ready to release his new music to the world after a two year hiatus. Self-branded as “Paisatronica Tropicalica Mysticalica,” Gallo’s music is a bilingual fusion of electronica with traditional Latin rhythms like cumbia, salsa and reggaeton. See Kinksi Gallo perform at 11 p.m.

Austin-based Este Vato kick things off with their own brand of Latin-fusion. Their musical style consists of rock, reggae, hip-hop and cumbia. Este Vato is performing in support of their new EP, Jalapeño Business. See them perform live at 10 p.m.

Spider House Ballroom is located at 2906 Fruth Street at the cross section of Guadalupe and 29th Street. Doors open at 9 p.m. All ages welcome. Music at 10 p.m. RSVP online at Do512 for reduced cover here. Visit the Facebook event page here.

Master Blaster Sound System

Kinski Gallo

Este Vato

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[8/24] Preview: Barrio Bash Vol. IV at Flamingo Cantina

August 22, 2013 By Austin Vida Staff

Saturday, Aug. 24, Austin Vida is proud to present our fourth installment of our “Barrio Bash” live music showcases series at Flamingo Cantina on 6th Street. Saturday’s showcase is a special one (aren’t they all?) as it will be the first time we will be featuring Tejano artists in the Barrio Bash series. There is no better Austin-based band leading the new urban movement in the genre than headliner, Cinco Doce.

Austin’s answer to Kumbia Kings, Kumbia All Starz, etc., Cinco Doce are emblematic of the young, bi-cultural Latino who loves mainstream urban music but is more than proud of their Tejano roots. They intertwine R&B, pop and hip-hop with traditional, often-synthed, cumbia beats. Many have branded their musical style (and their lack of cowboy hats and sparkly shirts) as “Urban Tejano.” Whatever it is, la gente are feelin’ it.

Saturday’s opener is San Marcos-based Tejano band La Distancia. The Tejano sextet has been performing its special brand of cumbia-based Tejano in Central Texas for over a decade, and has a catalog full of original music and new interpretations of covers. Their recently-released single, “No Hace Falta Tu Amor,” featuring the sultry voice of singer and bajo sexto player Laura Ann, has been well-received by fans and radio stations alike.

Our special guest band (non-Tejano) is Austin-based Latin fusion band Este Vato. The group’s music combines elements of rock, reggae, hip-hop with traditional Latin rhythms. Este Vato is performing in support of their new EP, Jalapeño Business.

Flamingo Cantina is located at 515 E. 6th Street. Doors open at 9 p.m. $7 cover. $5 with Facebook RSVP. Music at 10 p.m. 21+ are welcome. Visit the official Facebook event page here for set times and learn how you can win admission for two.

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[7/27] Preview: Este Vato EP release show at The Parish

July 25, 2013 By Ian Morales

Austin-based Latin fusion band Este Vato will be celebrating the release of their new EP, Jalapeño Business, on Saturday, July 27. The third studio effort from Austin’ answer to Ozomatli features latest reincarnation of the band, including Sour Notes guitarist Rene Chavez and percussionist Dave Ferris. The EP release show will take place at The Parish.

Joining the vatos at The Parish on Saturday will be two popular Austin-based acts, singer-songwriter Gina Chavez and hip-hop duo Riders Against The Storm. What may appear to be an odd billing makes perfect sense as not only is there something for everyone, but Este Vato regularly incorporate traditional Latin rhythms and hip-hop in their music. It will give attendees a chance to discover more local goodness they might not have seen before.

The Parish is located at 214 E. 6th Street. Doors open at 9 p.m. Show starts at 10 p.m. All ages are welcome. Advance tickets are $7 and cover is $10 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased online here. Visit the Facebook event page here.

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Pachanga Fest 2013 Recap + Photo Gallery

May 17, 2013 By Ian Morales

Norteño heavyweights Intocable headlined Pachanga Fest on Friday night after waiting out a storm that almost got the event called for bad weather. Photo by Mari Hernandez.

Last weekend Latin music filled the stormy air as this year’s Pachanga Latino Music Festival began Friday night with a brief storm like you see in Hollywood movies. After an opening set by Austin-based Este Vato, attendees were quickly gathered under the pavilion stage at Fiesta Gardens and given plastic rain ponchos by the staff. For a while it felt like the opening scene in Scarface when the Cuban refugees arrive in those “camps,” but luckily the storm let up enough for the show to go on. And go on it did…

After the rough part of the storm it was time for the Monterrey-based co-headliners to take over. The young tribal trio known as 3BallMTY got the largely Mexican (not Mexican-American but Mexican) crowd pumped up again with their live DJ-estyle set that featured beat pads, live percussion and young Mexican break dancers flashing their stomach muscles for the ladies to scream at. It was great to see the young trio, who aren’t old enough yet to buy beer legally in the U.S. yet, return to Austin after a South by Southwest performance last year. “Intentalo” sounded much better on the large stage than it did at some downtown bar.

Friday’s headliner was the Zapata, Texas-based norteño veterans, Intocable. With the most cowboy hats and boots I have ever seen under one Pachanga Fest stage, it was clear that their crowd will come see them in Austin come rain or shine. The group plowed through a plethora of popular hits including “Hay Ojitos” and “Robarte Un Beso .” Very few bands still have such star power in this genre, in the U.S. La gente came out and Intocable closed out Friday night proper.

Gates opened on Saturday to much better weather and a full day of live performances. East Austin teen collective Anthropos Musician Collective opened the fest with an enjoyable set that included a Buena Vista Social Club cover. Miss “POPopportunity” herself, Miranda Gil from Austin followed right before local conjunto favs Susan Torres y Conjunto Clemencia performed. While all these performances were happening, the popular Niños Rock tent offered lessons and demos for the kids.

The legendary Flaco Jiménez during his set at Pachanga Fest. Photo by Mari Hernandez.

Right around 3 p.m on Saturday is when the bigger names and touring acts begin to play during Pachanga. One of the Bay Area’s three groups on the fest, Latin fusion group Bang Data turned heads early while the older, more Tex-Mex crowd was watching the legendary Flaco Jiménez on the Pavilion Stage. Austin’s first chicha group and Grupo Fantasma/Brownout side project Money Chicha started shortly there after, dawning bandido-estyle bandanas to hide their faces. Perhaps it was because they would later come out as Grupo Fantasma and didn’t want that to be too obvious. Either way, it is the biggest stage the psychedelic-chicha group has played and they sounded killer.

The early evening gave Austin their first look ever at new Nacional Records recording artist Raul y Mexia (pronounced Mex-Eye-Ya). The San Jose, CA group is composed of two brothers who are the sons of Hernan Hernández of Los Tigres Del Norte. The duo’s music sounded nothing like their father’s, although the influence is clearly there in their fusion of different sounds that include R&B, pop and traditional Latin rhythms.

The toughest choice for attendees came around 5 p.m as we all had to choose from Morrissey tribute band Sweet & Tender Hooligans and Mexican DJ duo Los Master Plus. While Morrissey is in the hearts and ink of so many of us Latinos, Los Master Plus are a heepster favorite in Mexico.  Ironically, both bands perform covers and cater to almost the same crowd. Given the rare opportunity to see Los Master Plus while they were in the country, I headed to the Hierba Stage to watch crowds laugh and dance to a cumbia-fied, electronic cover of “Sex Is On Fire” or “Sex En Fuego.” I totally should have gone to the see the Morrissey dudes…

After hip-hop duo Los Rakas rocked the crowd Pana-baynian estyle at the Patio Stage, the three surprises of the fest followed. Austin-based Como Las Movies, a Latin fusion group that features former members of Maneja Beto, blew away a small but packed crowd under tent stage. It was refreshing to hear after catching a brief part of the Selena Y Los Burritos set, an Austin-based Selena tribute band. I’m still not sure if it was terrible or awesome, but I think that is the reaction the group goes for.

The last surprise of the day was during the Grupo Fantasma set. Austin’s biggest and baddest Latin band played their usual amazing live set with their same familiar songs we’ve been hearing for the last few years. They were nothing short of spectacular, as always and people loved them. The surprise came from founding member and who I thought was their leader, Adrian Quesada, announced he was leaving the group. We have more details on that here.

Austin's Gina Chavez and her awesome pants at Pachanga Fest. Photo by Mari Hernandez.

Before the night’s headliners took the stage, Austin-based singer-songwriter Gina Chavez closed out the Tent Stage to a receptive crowd. Vallejo, a longtime Austin modern rock fav, was a great warm up for Los Lobos as they reach fans both Latino and non. Tucson’s Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta, a 2010 Pachanga performer making their way back to the fest, blew everyone watching away with their vintage big band, mambo-influenced music. It was the first time all day that I witnessed a crowd demanding an encore.

The night’s headliners, while different in terms of the genre they play and the crowd they attract, were perfect headliners for a Latin music festival in Austin. Monterrey-based accordion assassin Celso Piña headlined at the Hierba Stage for a crowd dominated by la gente while East L.A. rock icons Los Lobos headlined the Pavilion Stage. As much as I love Celso and hate to miss his live sets, the voice of seven-year-old me inside my head who got the La Bamba soundtrack in 1987 guided me to watch Los Lobos.

Not only was their set at Pachanga one of my favorite Pachanga Fest moments, it was the first time I got see Austin-based country singer Rick Treviño perform with the group. He joined them for a George Jones cover of “He Stopped Loving Her Today” as a tribute to the late country legend. It should be no surprise really as Treviño was part of the Canto album from supergroup Los Super Seven back in the early 2000s with Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo from Los Lobos.

Treviño wasn’t the only special guest of the night, although he was the bigger name. Los Lobos brought out relatively unknown (stateside that is) accordion player Dwayne Verheyden. Those that follow accordionists and conjunto fests, including Flaco, know Verheyden. The young Netherlands born accordionist joined the Lobos for most of their set, surprising attendees watching as he played rancheras, country and rock songs with the group as if he were a Texas-born vato. He stayed on stage as the group closed out the fest with “La Bamaba” and a their cover of The Young Rascals classic “Good Lovin”.

As with every Pachanga Fest’s end, no one left unhappy from either stage and everyone is already wondering who will the folks behind Pachanga Fest bring next year.  Hopefully one day we can see more indie bands in the mix and bigger after parties. No pressure Pachanga Fest organizers…

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[5/10-5/11] Preview: Official Pachanga “Afters Parties” at Hotel Vegas and Volstead

May 10, 2013 By Austin Vida Staff

After Pachanga Fest this weekend, be sure and stay on the east side as the Latino music community here in Austin have worked to put together some fantastic after shows.  One of a few after shows will take place not far from Fiesta Gardens on East 6th at Hotel Vegas and Volstead Lounge. Fans of Latin Alternative and Latin-inspired electronica will want to bring your Pachanga wristbands with you to keep the pachanga going both tonight and tomorrow night.

Tonight both Hotel Vegas and Volsted will pop off Pachanga estyle. The stage inside Hotel Vegas will give fans another more intimate live experience with Pachanga Fest openers Este Vato (Austin) and an advance look at Bang Data (Oakland, CA) before their performance at the fest on Saturday. DJ Manny and DJ Orión (Peligrosa) will also spin together on the Hotel Vegas stage. The Volstead stage will feature DJ Dus (Peligrosa, Master Blaster Sound System) and “Screwmbia” purveyors, Royal Highness.

On Saturday night Volstead will be the spot as Guadalajara-based cumbiatrónica duo Los Master Plus will bring their norteño-insired swag to the turntables with a special DJ set. The duo (El Comanche and Larry Mon) also have some of the best mustaches in the business, so get at look at them up close at Volstead. Also tomorrow night DJ Orión will team up with Houston’s DJ Gracie Chavez of Bombón.

Hotel Vegas and Volstead Lounge are located at 1500 E. 6th Street. Doors open at 10 p.m. 21+ are welcome. Admission is FREE with Pachanga Fest wristbands or $5 at the door without. Visit the official Facebook event page here.

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[5/5] Preview: Cinco de Mayo Cumbiathon at Holy Mountain

May 5, 2013 By Austin Vida Staff

The people at Gran Sonido have put together a great Latin showcase tonight at Red River hotspot Holy Mountain for Cinco de Mayo. A free showcase made up of  some of Austin’s best home-grown talent serves as the perfect after-party for today’s La Condessa Block party or Pecan Street Festival happenings. The theme of the night is “cumbia” ladies and gentleman.

Headliners Como Las Movies feature members from popular Latin indie band Maneja Beto. Their music incorporates elements of R&B, electro-funk, Caribbean music, and Tejano. Lots of keyboards, couple of laptops, traditional Latin percussion as well as electronic percussion. Some accordion too. Lots of jams; minimal vocals. Como Las Movies perform at 11:00 p.m.

Getting the party started are Austin’s own Latin-pop fusion group Manzanas Malas at 9 p.m. and Este Vato at 10 p.m. Holy Mountain is located at 617 E. 7th Street. Doors open at 8 p.m. 21+ are welcome No cover. Visit the Facebook event page here.

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[4/27] Preview: Barrio Bash Vol. III at Spider House Ballroom

April 26, 2013 By Austin Vida Staff

Austin Vida is proud to bring the Latin dance party to the UT campus area once again as we present the third installment of our new Barrio Bash series on Saturday, April 27, at Spider House Ballroom. Our goal is to bring together the best and most diverse Latin Alternative bands on one stage while also showcasing some of our favorite DJs. Barrios Bash Vol. III will be no different as we have another incredible lineup for you to enjoy all night.

Our featured Ballroom Stage headliner on Saturday is Cilantro Boombox. Austin’s answer to Los Amigos Invisibles, Cilantro Boombox formed when producer/bassist Felix Pacheco and Joe Willard of saxophonist Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears fame came together in 2010. Their unique brand of Afro-Latin fusion or “bilingual funk” incorporates elements of hip hop, salsa, electronica and reggae.

Austin-based Latin fusion bands Los Bandidos Cosmicos and Este Vato round out the list of performers on the  Ballroom Stage. Peligrosa member DJ Chorizo Funk and percussionist Rudy Rexx will be on the Chapel Stage outside the Ballroom from 8-10 p.m. The duo will be performing their Clásico set, their last performance until June.

Spider House Ballroom is located at 2906 Fruth Street. Doors open at 8 p.m. All ages are welcome. $7 cover for 21+. $10 for minors. Show your student I.D. at the door for reduced cover. Free parking. RSVP on Facebook here for your chance to win tickets to this year’s Pachanga Latino Music Fest.

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