Molotov prepara bomba

La banda proyectará unión en su nuevo CD
Universal Music

Fuente: Univision.com y Agencias

Molotov planea hacer un disco que manifieste la unión del grupo. Con la creatividad que sólo a ellos caracteriza, Molotov prepara un nuevo disco de estudio, en el que a diferencia del pasado, su objetivo principal es sentarse a componer todos juntos para entregarle a sus seguidores un material que los proyecte como una banda unida. ¡Unidos jamás serán vencidos!

Luego de que su "separación" mediática fue todo un éxito y dio un gran empuje a su álbum anterior, Eternamiente, que fue el resultado de la unión de cuatro trabajos discográficos individuales, uno por cada integrante, Molotov planea lanzar un disco este año con un mensaje distinto, informó el diario mexicano Excelsior. "La idea es ponernos a componer como locos. Como el disco pasado hicimos lo de la supuesta separación, ahora tenemos que hacer un disco súper unidos", dijo el vocalista Tito Fuentes. El grupo mexicano que fue invitado para tocar en Coachella que este año el pasado 17 al 19 de abril, se juntará días después del festival para comenzar a escribir los temas que contendrá su próximo CD. Micky Huidobrom baterista de la agrupación explicó que les gustaría "volver a hacer canciones irreverentes, pero a veces estamos rolando tanto por todos lados que nos perdemos de lo que está pasando en México, a ver qué pasa en este disco".

Sobre la producción, el cuarteto aun no tiene muy claro quien se hará cargo, pero están pensando en gente de nombre como Trent Reznor de Nine Inch Nails o Dave Grohl de Foo Fighters."

Todavía no tenemos muy claro quien nos gustaría que lo produzca, podríamos hacerlo nosotros mismos o alguien más ya sea nuevo o consagrado, a mi encantaría que fuera Trent Reznor o Dave Grohl". Molotov, por ahora tiene planeado participar en la edición del Festival Vive Latino de este año, los días 16 y 17 de mayo y compartirán escenario con Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Jaguares, Andrés Calamaro y Zoé entre otros.

Nota: Digo que "planean" participar en este VIVE Latino 2009 porque aun no se sabe si se dara acabo con la situacion de la influenza que ocurre en Mexico en estos momentos, la cual ya ha sido la causa de varias cancelaciones de conciertos en la ciudad de mexico. Nos manteneremos al tanto de la situacion!

Contacto: Rosario Garcia, djultrasonica@yahoo.com

Latin Billboard Music Awards TONIGHT!

THE BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS TONIGHT

LIVE!!! THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009, 7:00pm

Produced & Broadcast by Telemundo

Bank United Center, 1245 Dauer Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146

HOSTED BY: Aylin Mujica & Alan Tacher

PERFORMANCES BY:

Akon

Aventura

Banda El Recodo

Ruben Blades y Los Seis Del Solar

Cristian Castro

Enrique Iglesias

La Quinta Estacion

Don Omar

Reik

Paulina Rubio

Arthur Hanlon

Wisin & Yandel

FLEXSPECIAL AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement Recipient: Carlos Santana

Spirit of Hope Recipient: Daddy Yankee

Hall of Fame Recipient: Pablo Raul Alarcon, SR.

The Billboard Latin Music Awards honor the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music, as determined by the actual sales and radio airplay data that informs Billboard's weekly charts during a one-year period from the issue dated February 9, 2008 through this year's January 31, 2009 issue. Finalists, and the eventual winners, reflect performance of new recordings on Billboard's sales charts, including Top Latin Albums, and radio charts, including Hot Latin Songs, with album categories confined to titles that did not appear before Nov. 10, 2007 issue but excluding finalists from the prior-year's Billboard Latin Music Awards. Based on sales data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, Billboard's charts are the world's most authoritative music charts.

2009 BILLBOARD LATIN AWARDS FINALISTS!

LATIN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE

Latin Rock/Alternative Album Of The Year
"Arde El Cielo" Mana (Warner Latina)
"Mediocre" Ximena Sirinana (Warner Latina)
"Julieta Venegas: MTV Unplugged" Julieta Venegas (Norte/SML)
"Realmente Lo Mejor" Julieta Venegas (Discos 605/Norte/SML)

HOT LATIN SONGS

Hot Latin Song Of The Year

"Te Quiero" Flex (EMI Televisa)

"No Me Doy Por Vencido" Luis Fonsi (Universal Music Latino)

"Donde Están Corazon" Enrique Iglesias (Universal Music Latino)

"Si No Te Hubieras Ido" Mana (Warner Latina)

Hot Latin Song Of The Year, Vocal Event

"No Hay Nadie Como Tu" Calle 13 Featuring Café Tacuba (Norte/SML)

"Un Buen Perdedor" K-Paz With Franco De Vita (Disa/Edimonsa)

"Aire" Luz Rios Featuring Joan Sebastian (LCR)

"No Me Digas Que No" Xtreme Featuring Adrienne (Machete)

Hot Latin Songs Artist Of The Year

Vicente Fernandez

Flex

Enrique Iglesias

Juanes

Hot Latin Song Of The Year, Male (NEW)

"Para Siempre" Vicente Fernandez (Norte/SML)

"Te Quiero" Flex (EMI Televisa)

"No Me Doy Por Vencido" Luis Fonsi (Universal Music Latino)

"Donde Están Corazon" Enrique Iglesias (Universal Music Latino)

Hot Latin Song Of The Year, Female (NEW)

"Dime" Ivy Queen (Drama/Machete)

"Culpable O Inocente" Jenni Rivera (Fonovisa)

"Inolvidable" Jenni Rivera (Fonovisa)

"El Presente" Julieta Venegas (Norte/SML)

Hot Latin Song Of The Year, Duo Or Group (NEW)

"Dame Tu Amor" Alacranes Musical (Fonovisa/Musivisa)

"Hasta El Dia De Hoy" Los Dareyes De La Sierra (Disa)

"La Cumbia Del Rio" Los Pikadientes De Caborca (Norte/SML)

"Si No Te Hubieras Ido" Mana (Warner Latina)

Hot Latin Song Of The Year, New (NEW)

"Te Quiero" Flex (EMI Televisa)

"Hasta El Dia De Hoy" Los Dareyes De La Sierra (Disa)

"La Cumbia Del Rio" Los Pikadientes De Caborca (Norte/SML)

"Amantes Escondidos" German Montero (Fonovisa/Musivisa)

TOP LATIN ALBUMS

Latin Album Of The Year

"Kings Of Bachata: Sold Out At Madison Square Garden" Aventura (Discos 605/Premium Latin/Norte/SML)

"Te Quiero" Flex (EMI Televisa)

"95/08" Enrique Iglesias (Universal Music Latino/UMLE)

"Arde El Cielo" Mana (Warner Latina)

Top Latin Album Artist Of The Year

Vicente Fernandez

Flex

Enrique Iglesias

Marco Antonio Solis

Top Latin Album Of The Year, Male (NEW)

"Te Quiero" Flex (EMI Televisa)

"95/08" Enrique Iglesias (Universal Music Latino/UMLE)

"Una Noche En Madrid: Marco Antonio Solis En Vivo" Marco Antonio Solis (Fonovisa/UMLE)

"Talento De Barrio (Soundtrack)

"Daddy Yankee (El Cartel/Machete/UMLE)

Top Latin Album Of The Year, Female (NEW)

"Real…En Vivo" Ednita Nazario (Norte/SML)

"Insatisfecha" Diana Reyes (DBC)

"Jenni" Jenni Rivera" (Fonovisa/UMLE)

"Julieta Venegas: MTV Unplugged" Julieta Venegas (Norte/SML)

Top Latin Album Of The Year, Duo Or Group (NEW)

"Kings Of Bachata: Sold Out At Madison Square Garden" Aventura (Discos 605/Premium Latin/Norte/SML)

"Arde El Cielo" Mana (Warner Latina)

"Si Tu Te Vas" Los Temerarios (AFG Sigma/Fonovisa/UMLE)

"Tu Inspiracion" Alacranes Musical (Aguila/Fonovisa/UMLE)

Top Latin Album Of The Year, (NEW)

"Wisin Y Yandel Presentan La Mente Maestra" DJ Nesty (WY/Machete/UMLE)

"Te Quiero" Flex (EMI Televisa)

"Vamonos Pa'l Rio" La Pikadientes De Caborca (Norte/SML)

"Con Banda" Los Dareyes De La Sierra (Disa/UMLE)

LATIN POP

Latin Pop Airplay Song Of The Year, Male

"Te Quiero" Flex (EMI Televisa)

"No Me Doy Por Vencido" Luis Fonsi (Universal Music Latino)

"Donde Estan Corazon" Enrique Iglesias (Universal Music Latino)

"Gotas De Agua Dulce" Juanes (Universal Music Latino)

Latin Pop Airplay Song Of The Year, Female

"Donde Estara Mi Primavera" Myriam Hernandez (Apollo/Universal Music Latino)

"Cinco Minutos" Gloria Trevi (Universal Music Latino)

"El Presente" Julieta Venegas (Norte/SML)

"Ahora Entendi" Yuridia (Norte/SML)

Latin Pop Airplay Song Of The Year, Duo Or Group

"Cada Que…" Belanova (Universal Music Latino)

"No Te Quiero Nada" Ha*Ash (Norte/SML)

"Si No Te Hubieras Ido" Mana (WEA Latina)

"Inolvidable" Reik (Norte/SML)

Latin Pop Album Of The Year, Solo

"5to Piso" Ricardo Arjona (Warner Latina)

"Palabras Del Silencio" Luis Fonsi (Universal Music Latino/UMLE)

"95/08" Enrique Iglesias (Universal Music Latino/UMLE)

"Cómplices" Luis Miguel (Warner Latina)

Latin Pop Album Of The Year, Duo Or Group

"Mejores Cantos Religiosos" Grupo Nueva Vida (Multimusic)

"Arde El Cielo" Mana (Warner Latina)

"Planet Kumbia" AB Quintanilla Presenta Kumbia All Starz (EMI Televisa)

"Hasta Ahora" Sin Bandera (Discos 605/Norte/SML)

TROPICAL

Tropical Airplay Song Of The Year, Male

"Sin Perdon" Hector Acosta (D.A.M./Venemusic)

"Donde Estan Esos Amigos" El Chaval De La Bachata (Mas/Venemusic)

"Te Quiero" Flex (EMI Televisa)

"Amor Desperdiciado" Frank Reyes (M.P./JVN/J & N)

Tropical Airplay Song Of The Year, Female

"Pintame De Colores" Gloria Estefan (Burgundy/SML)

"Quiero Tenerte" Marala (RVM)

"Dime" Ivy Queen (Drama/Machete)

"Cosas Del Amor" Olga Tanon Featuring Milly Quezada Or Jenni Rivera (Universal Music Latino)

Tropical Airplay Song Of The Year, Duo Or Group

"En Aquel Lugar" Adolescent's Orquesta (Korta/Union)

"El Perdedor" Aventura (Premium Latin)

"Todo Lo Que Soy" Marcy Place Featuring Don Omar (Orfanato/Siente)

"Ahora Es" Wisin & Yandel (WY/Machete)

Album Of The Year, Solo

"Mitad/Mitad" Hector Acosta (Venemusic/Machete/UMLE)

"Historia De Un Sonero" Victor Manuelle (Discos 605/Norte/SML)

"Soy" Victor Manuelle (Kiyavi/VM/SML)

"Una Navidad Con Gilberto" Gilberto Santa Rosa (Day 1/Norte/SML)

Tropical Album Of The Year, Duo Or Group

"K.O.B.: Live" Aventura (Premium Latin/SML)

"Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegie Hall" Buena Vista Social Club (World Circuit/Nonesuch/Warner Bros.)

"En Vivo Desde Bellas Artes" Monchy & Alexandra (J & N/Norte/SML)

"Chapter Dos" Xtreme (Machete/UMLE)

REGIONAL MEXICAN

Regional Mexican Airplay Song Of The Year, Male

"Para Siempre" Vicente Fernandez (Norte/SML)

"La Derrota" Vicente Fernandez (Norte/SML)

"Amantes Escondidos" German Montero (Fonovisa/Musivisa)

"El Proximo Viernes" Espinoza Paz (ASL)

Regional Mexican Airplay Song Of The Year, Female

"Culpable O Inocente" Jenni Rivera (Fonovisa)

"Inolvidable" Jenni Rivera (Fonovisa)

"Me Muero" Diana Reyes (DBC)

"Aire" Luz Rios Featuring Joan Sebastian (LCR)

Regional Mexican Airplay Song Of The Year, Duo Or Group

"Dame Tu Amor" Alacranes Musical (Fonovisa/Musivisa)

"Y Que Quede Claro" La Arrolladora Banda El Limon (Disa/Edimonsa)

"Hasta El Dia De Hoy" Los Dareyes De La Sierra (Disa)

"La Cumbia Del Rio" Los Pikadientes De Caborca (Norte/SML)

Regional Mexican Album Of The Year, Solo Artist

"Primera Fila" Vicente Fernandez (Norte/SML)

"Jenni" Jenni Rivera (Fonovisa/UMLE)

"Una Noche De Madrid: Marco Antonio Solis En Vivo Marco Antonio Solis (Fonovisa/UMLE)

"No Molestar" Marco Antonio Solis (Fonovisa/UMLE)

Regional Mexican Album Of The Year, Duo Or Group

"Tu Inspiracion" Alacranes Musical (Aguila/Fonovisa/UMLE)

"Con Banda" Los Dareyes De La Sierra (Disa/UMLE)

"Si Tu Te Vas" Los Temerarios (AFG Sigma/Fonovisa/UMLE)

"Vamonos Pa'l Rio" Los Pikadientes De Caborca (Norte/SML)

LATIN RHYTHM

Latin Rhythm Airplay Song Of The Year, Solo (NEW)

"Permitame" Tony Dize (WY/Machete)

"Te Quiero" Flex (EMI Televisa)

"Dime" Ivy Queen (Drama/Machete)

"Pose" Daddy Yankee (El Cartel)

Latin Rhythm Airplay Song Of The Year, Duo Or Group (NEW)

"Na Na Na" Angel & Khriz (VI/Machete)

"El Perdedor" Aventura (Premium Latin)

"Ahora Es" Wisin & Yandel (WY/Machete)

"Siguelo" Wisin & Yandel (WY/Machete)

Latin Rhythm Album Of The Year, Solo (NEW)

"Wisin Y Yandel Presentan La Mente Maestra" DJ Nesty (WY/Machete/UMLE)

"La Melodia De La Calle" Tony Dize (WY/Machete/UMLE)

"Te Quiero" Flex (EMI Televisa)

"Talento De Barrio (Soundtrack) Daddy Yankee (El Cartel/Machete/UMLE)

Latin Rhythm Album Of The Year, Duo Or Group (NEW)

"La Novela" Akwid (Headliners/Machete/Univision/UMLE)

"Nuevas Metas" La Factoria (Panama/Universal Music Latino/UMLE)

"The Royalty/La Realeza" RKM & Ken-Y (Pina/Machete/UMLE)

"Wisin Vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres" Wisin & Yandel (Machete/UMLE)

Latin BillBoard Awards

http://www.billboardevents.com/billboardevents/latin/latin-music-awards/index.jsp

Ximena Sariñana shines at 9:30 Club

If you missed Ximena Sariñana's concert at the 9:30 club this past Tuesday, April 21st, 2009, you may have missed a rare opportunity to see a new artist before the so called "blow up". Just to get an idea her next gig is heading to Miami today to attend the Latin Billboard awards where her debut album "Mediocre" is nominated in the Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the Year category.

Sharing her nomination are Mana and Julieta Venegas who are both giants in the latin rock scene and fill up DC's largest venues in the blink of an eye. Julieta Venega's last performance in DC at the Kennedy Center resulted in full capacity 3,000 people and scores more that were forced to watch the show on large screens in the hallways of the legendary music hall.

Without a doubt Ximena's performance this past Tuesday showed off her musical ability (that outshines some of the major talents in the music scene nowadays) and for those listening to her for the first time created an immediate fanbase. Her music, voice, and new album proved to be extremely popular amongst those in attendance of which most seemed to know Ximena from her early acting and musical beginnings.

She was intent on sharing her music with a new audience and even performed two songs in english (none of which are in her album) so that "those who don't speak spanish can still learn what I'm about".

Ximena came off as very genuine and wise soul (at her young 23 years) and was intent on connecting with and pleasing the audience who called out to her between songs and asked for two encores.

I personally enjoyed the version of "Las Huellas", a song she wrote when she was still acting in the movie "Amarte Duele" which features a great soundtrack including Natalia LaFourcade, Zoe, Kinky, Elefante, Volovan and others.

Overall a great show! For those of you who missed it, hope you can catch tickets to the next one!

Contact: Rosario Garcia, djultrasonica@yahoo.com

Quien es Ximena Sarinaña?

Eso es lo que se preguntan la mayoria de los que ven los flyers que anuncian que la cantante Mexicana de 23 años estara headlining un show en el 9:30 club el proximo Martes 21 de Abril.

Y quien es Ximena Sariñana? Creo que la mejor pregunta seria "Que no es Ximena Sariñana?!" En sus cortos 23 años ya ha sido actriz, y cantante de una banda y ahora solista nominada a dos Latin Grammys y mas recientemente nominada para "Mejor Album Rock Alternativo" en los Latin Billboard awards por su primer disco titulado Mediocre.

Ximena ha sido artista desde niña, pero al menos que sean unos telenoveleros eso aun no responde la pregunta anterior, ya que de niña Ximena participo en unas cuantas telenovelas incluyendo (Luz Clarita y Gotita de Amor). Tambien ha participado en unas cuantas peliculas incluyendo "Amar te Duele" y "Niñas Mal".

A los 15 años Ximena decidio seguir una pasion por la musica que la habia seguido desde pequeña cuando ella acompaniaba a su papa a conciertos de Paul Simon, Paul McCartney y Pink Floyd.

Se podria decir que Ximena estaba destinada a ser artista ya que su papa Fernando Sariñana es productor de cine y peliculas y su mama escritora para telenovelas y otros shows de television. Ximena tambien es sobrina de Angélica Rivera y productor José Alberto Castro (hermano de Veronica Castro "Rosa Salvaje"). Fue vecina de Cecilia Toussaint (esposa de Alfonso Andre ex-baterista de Caifanes y ahora baterista de Jaguares) quien fue la que inspiro a la joven Ximena a tomar clases de musica y seguir una carrera de cantante.

El estilo de musica de Ximena ha sido comparado como una joven Julieta Venegas emo, con melancolia de Norah Jones y el estilo rock de Fiona Apple. Ximena ha comentado en varias entrevistas que sus inspiraciones musicales van entre Ella Fitzgerald, Bjork, Fiona Apple, Pink Floyd y Radiohead. Me imagino que entre sus gustos tambien estan los Mars Volta ya que el guitarrista Omar Rodriguez es el fan numero uno de Ximena (sssshhh son novios jiji)

Aunque los medios estan prendidos con el buzz que Ximena ha creado, todos admiten que el primer disco de Ximena titulado "Mediocre" fue una sorpresa inesperada ya que sus temas (los cual la mayoria escribio Ximena misma) son frescos y muy bien definidos. Mediocre ya vendio mas de 100,000 copias y se convirtio en disco platino en Mexico. Nada mal para tener solo 23 años no?

Ximena Sariñana se estara presentando en el 9:30 club el proximo Martes 21 de Abril con Matthew Santos quien estara abriendo el show.

Pueden ver rendiciones de Ximena en YouTube ya que tambien ha hecho covers como "Monitor" de Volovan y "El Triste" de Jose Jose.

Visiten su pagina en Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/ximenamusic

Contacto: Rosario Garcia, djultrasonica@yahoo.com

BajoFondo has the recipe for Sold Out show at 9:30 Club

That's right people do the math, Argentinian/Uruguayan musicians + an entrancing mix of Tango+Electronica+Trip Hop+Instrumental music with other latin sounds + Funky background graphics = the recipe for a sold out BajoFondo show at the 9:30 club this past Saturday, April 11th.  We arrived early as the show was set to start at the sound check hour of 7:45pm with Natalia Clavier (an Argentinian transplant to DC who was in charge of opening up the show).  I was greeted with a loooong line at the 9:30 Club ticket booth and with nervous faces of people asking in a loud voice "alguien tiene extra tickets?".  I looked at the line and the large sign at the box office, "Tonight's show is completely Sold Out" (Is it me or does the word "completely sold out" stick the knife deeper for those without tickets? As if saying, "you should have completely gotten the tickets ahead of time dufus".  I dunno I think a simple "Sold Out" sign does the trick?)  Anyway I digress, I'm in line and I can already hear the sounds of Natalia Clavier's band.. I'm thinking shoot I should have left the get-to-together at my friends house sooner...I really wanted to see her full show...bummer.  We finally get our tickets and get into the show... the crowd is mixed with young and old, latinos and adopted non-latinos, and unfortunately the place is only half full.   I guess you can blame the stereotype that Latinos are fashionably late for that? Hmmmm... fortunately, the crowd does get there in time for BajoFondo, in time to see the smoke machine starting to work.. the lights dim.. the background screen coming down and the band coming out on stage looking sharp all dressed in black.  If the upright bass, the bandoneon(the accordian looking instrument that gives Tango its definitive sound), the keyboard and electric guitars, paired with a mac laptop don't give you the idea that this will be an interesting show I don't know what will!     

The crowd was littered with the Argentinian flag and fans who cheered at the band members by name.  The music started and it was like a shock of electricity went through the crowd.  They started jumping and cheering in unison.  They didn't seem to mind that there were no lyrics and minimal singing on any of the songs (this is different from the MarDulce CD tracks which have several guest stars as mentioned in the previous BajoFondo blog) (okay I'll save you a short scroll down.. these include Julieta Venegas, Elvis Costello, Gustavo Cerati, Nelly Furtado and more...)

The band blasted the audience with their hits and each song hypnotized the audience with its uniqueness.  At one point, Gustavo Santaolalla stops between songs and says.. "I'm very happy to be here and happy that you came to our show.  We've been together a few years but still don't know what musical genre we fit into or what to call our music.  Still I hope you enjoy it..."  This seemed to sum up the whole concert.. we didn't need genres or definitive styles.. just good traditional sounds mixed in with contemporary beats that make you want to jump up and dance.  On the last song before the encore the stage was filled with fans dancing to the sound of the music and ended in a feeling of complete appreciation for what BajoFondo brought to the DC area.  We couldn't have asked for more!

Check out the pictures in the KestaDC Gallery!  See you at the next show!

Contact: Rosario Garcia, djultrasonica@yahoo.com 

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BajoFondo brings its Electro-Tango-TripHop Goodness to the 9:30

BajoFondo, or as they prefer to be called, "A collective of composers, singers and artists", has an A-list line-up for their latest album "Mar Dulce" and the steam to back it up. Bajofondo is comprised of Argentinian-Uruguayan stars Gustavo Santaolalla (guitar, vocals, percussion), Juan Campodónico (programming, beats, samples, guitar), Luciano Supervielle (piano, keyboards, scratching), Javier Casalla (violin), Martín Ferrés (bandoneon), Gabriel Casacuberta (upright bass, electric bass), Adrián Sosa (drums), and Verónica Loza (VJ, vocals).

You may recognize Argentinian Gustavo Santaolalla, a nine time latin grammy winner, and three time grammy winner, (Yes you read correctly, he's won the latin grammy 9 times!). A list of some of his work tells you its no wonder he hasn't won it 10 or 12 times having produced music for movies such as,"The Motorcycle Diaries", "Babel", "Brokeback Mountain", and "Amores Perros" as well as, produced albums for latin alternative artists Cafetacuba, Juanes, Julieta Venegas, Molotov, Bersuit, Prisioneros, Fobia (and an endless list of artists). Santaolalla also has a couple of Academy Awards and a Golden Globe tucked away in his arsenal of awards, his musical genius is no fluke!

"Mar Dulce", Bajofondos latest production is a mix of tango/electronica/trip-hop and latin fusion that has an appropiately all-star cast of artists performing on several songs. Guests include: Elvis Costello, Nelly Furtado, Julieta Venegas, Gustavo Cerati, Ryota Komatsu, La Mala Rodriguez, Santullo, Juan Subira (of Bersuit) and the final recorded performance by legendary Uruguayan tango diva Lagrima Rios.

"El Mareo" featuring Gustavo Cerati (Soda Stereo's vocalist) is the ultimate chill-out and relax song.  Not interested yet? Check out "Mar Dulce" on Itunes and I dare you not to be moved by the rhythmic tango-electronica coupled with latin rock/pop singer Julieta Venegas' voice on "Pa'Bailar- Siempre Quiero Mas". I dare you!!!!

Bajofondo performs LIVE this Saturday, April 11, 2009 at the legendary 9:30 club. Tickets are $25 at the door. See you there!

Contact: Rosario Garcia - djultrasonica@yahoo.com

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs.NYC

After a six year layoff and with only four reunion performances in the continental United States, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs hit their second U.S. stop in Hammerstein Ballroom, NY. A sold out show with ticket prices doubled on craigslist at $100+ each and even quadrupled in some listings, the show was high demand and the fans eager. A capacity crowd at 2500 people (9:30 Club holds 1200 for comparison), as you walked past the long line of devoted fans waiting to enter you could still overhear the occasional frantic voice asking, "Where can I buy tickets?!?" I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about offering mine for 4x face value and using the profit to drink myself sexy. Fortunately for me I was dead set on catching this show.


Fast forward to 9pm as the lights go out and Los Fabulosos take the floor. Their opening song? I wouldn't know as I was fighting my way up to the stage to deliver a bag of extra camera lenses (thanks to everyone who made way). The set list probably looked something like this though (encores included):

1. manuel santillan el leon
2. mi novia se cayo en un pozo ciego
3. carmela
4. cstoy harto de verte con otros
5. el genio del dub
6. wake up and make love with me
7. muy muy temprano
8. el aguijón
9. paquito
10. padre nuestro
11. saco azul
12. siguiendo la luna
13. los condenaditos
14. demasiada presión
15. v centenario
16. la luz del ritmo
17. calaveras y diablitos
18. gitana
19. carnaval toda la vida
20. malbicho
21. el satanico dr cadillac
22. basta de llamarme asi
23. vasos vacíos
24. vos sabés
25. el matador
26. guns of brixton
27. let's lynch the land lord
28. yo no me sentaria en tu mesa

Regardless of what tempo the show started with, the crowds energy never let up. Mosh pits formed at random as shirts quickly soaked and faces beaded with sweat. Where was I? Off on the side protected by a railing and snapping pictures. Being my first Fabulosos concert, I finally decided I needed to soak everything up, so over the railing I went. Several songs and countless elbows to the face later, I'm embraced with strangers singing songs I don't even know the lyrics to. A man to my right takes off his shirt, kisses it and throws it on stage. Vicentico acknowledges the shirt and croons on. Well into their first encore, someone else in front of me drops to his knees in tears and throws his hands in the air as if reaching for a lifeline in the songs lyrics. You couldn't deny the power of this band.



Although I'm admittedly not a true follower of the Cadillacs (I couldn't name five of their songs before this show), I did have a link. Like most people back in the mid 90's I had El Matador blasting on my Walkman. Who were these guys? No idea, the cassette wasn't even mine. It wasn't until years later when my parents were playing the song that I asked who it was. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. My family actually made some money with the band, selling their albums at our record store, Sonido Latino in Herndon, VA (shameless plug). Yes, my family's business is music and I didn't really know who the Cadillacs were. I'll make it up to anyone and let you buy me a shot. Really! Now looking back I would've never imagined myself in 2009 in NYC singing my lungs out to this song live.




Alas, two encore performances later and just like that a memorable moment is over, but the movement far from. Along with the reunion tour, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs have released a new album, "La Luz Del Ritmo," a collection of new songs, refreshed older hits, and covers of songs from the Clash and Ian Dury. Regarding the unique assortment of tracks for a comeback album, Vicentico explains, "We were rehearsing for the upcoming tour, playing the old songs. The album reflects just that...our desire to play together after such a long time. We recorded the songs and let the album be. I guess we didn't have the time to get all serious about it and ruin the whole thing." Apparently the band had so much fun playing together again that they recorded enough for a 2nd new album. 20 tracks worth to be exact. Release date TBD.

As I'm sitting here downloading some Cadillacs, I can't help but smirk at the fact that even in music one is sometimes forced to flip through the past to catch up with the present and relate in the future. On a side note, one interesting thing that surprised me over the weekend was how many people were from this area. Being that the total population of DC, MD, and VA (~13mil) doesn't amount to NY (~19mil) and they have a higher percentage of Latinos at 16.2%, one would think out-of-towners would be few and far between. Not so! Represent!

-will

Aterciopelados deja su huella en el State Theater

No es la primera vez que Aterciopelados visita el area de Washington, DC, se han presentado anteriormente en lugares como el Birchmere, el prestigioso Kennedy Center, y varias veces en el State Theater donde una vez mas nos visitaron anoche. Tampoco es la primera vez que utilizan sus conciertos como vehiculos para enviar su mensaje de amor, paz, y fuerza para eliminar las injusticias del mundo. Sin embargo, y tal vez por la situacion dificil en que todos nos encontramos ahorita en este pais (desempleo, perdida de casas, y todo lo demas), esta vez el mensaje de Aterciopelados dejo su huella y energizo a los aproximadamente 700 fans que se reunieron ayer en una noche lluviosa en Falls Church, VA.






Alex*Cuba fue el encargado de abrir el concierto. Artista originalmente de Cuba, que ahora reside en Canada, con su sonido de rock mezclado con balada, blues, pop, y ese sabor latino que te hace mover las caderas sin pensarlo dos veces. Cuba entro al escenario solo con su guitarra Gibson y su notable "afro" y al girar las primeras cuerdas la gente ya se acercaba al escenario para ver la maestria con la cual tocaba (que fue grande ya que Alex*Cuba empezo de musico a la tierna edad de cuatro años tocando percusion en la banda de su papa).




El show de Aterciopelados empezo con mucho aplauso mientras el "roadie" colocaba varias culebras decorativas en los microfonos de la banda. Salieron Andrea Echeverri, Hector Buitrago y compania a sonidos del Rio Bogota y empezaron con "Rio" el single de su nuevo disco del mismo nombre.

Los Atercios se veian felices de iniciar su tour en el area de DC y Andrea platicaba constantemente con la audiencia durante el concierto contando anecdotas y explicando el mensaje de sus canciones. Tanta fue su coneccion con DC que para el encore invitaron a una fan al escenario para acompaniarla a cantar su gran tema, "Baracunatana".

La banda demonstro una grande evolucion de sus principios punkeros a una banda madura y centrada anciosa por mejorar el mundo a travez de su musica. La audencia gritaba "Florecita Rockera" pidiendo el gran anthem de los Aterciopelados al final del concierto, los Atercios solo sonrieron, se unieron de manos, y se despidieron dejandonos con dulces recuerdos de lo que antes fue pero con el camino abierto para seguir adelante.


SetList: (no completo)
Rio
Mata
Vals
Maligno
El Estuche
Borelo Falaz
Bandera
Rompecabezas
Cancion Protesta
Paces
Candela
Baracunatana

Contacto: Rosario Garcia - mailto:-djultrasonica@yahoo.com