Viva Los Chapillacs – Psychedelic & delinquent cumbia

solprovider — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:44:47 +0000

Cumbia music in Peru had its golden age starting back in the 60’s with a style called Chicha. It took the Colombian cumbia roots but added the diverse Afro-Peruvian rhythms and Andean intrumental influences with a surf guitar sound, thus Peruvian cumbias became characterized as psychedelic. Chichas became a thing of the past of course and the music became considered cheesy old people party music.

As of two years ago cumbia in Peru has once again taken the front seat as the popular music but with a more comercial sound. Los Chapillacs however have decided to revamp the old Chicha sound and bring back the lost party flavor from the dead.. and they did it well in Lima on 3/31/09 @ Bar Mochileros.

The most amazing thing for me about this band is that these young kids are from Arequipa, a conservative southern city with nowhere near the cultural capacity of Lima the capital. It is rare that a band from Arequipa can come to the capital, pack a nightclub, and rock the hell out of it on a Tuesday night. The band received great accolades from the crowd which ended up full of sweat by 1:30 am. I also find it cool that their name, Chapillacs, is derived from La Virgen de Chapi who is the virgin patron of Arequipa if you will. If you ever go to Arequipa you will likely see Virgen de Chapi efigies everywhere.

Their live show simply rocked, it did not sound psychedelic as their music claimed but if you can listen to their recorded sound here: http://www.myspace.com/chapillacs

I suspect that a band like this would do well on a little West coast American tour. San Franciscans would love it.

The Tender Morsels – A band for cats, yes I said cats.

solprovider — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:08:24 +0000

Have you ever heard of a band that plays for cats? If not, then you must check out “The Wiggles,” the newest band in town that has found their niche playing only for cats. Jeff Brown, the producer, a very talented actor featured in various TV episodes as well as a Blue Man Group member, and also one of my oldest friends came up with this idea. this is what Tilzy.tv had to say about it:

“Like any well-executed satire, The Tender Morsels captures a niche genre of rock, one where The Wiggles might be seen as competition. But they’re not. As any newly minted parent of an infant knows (and is reminded of every single night on repeat), The Wiggles play for kids and are also WAY more famous.“

Jeff also produced “I Slammed My Dick in the Drawer”, a viral video that was screened at SXSW this year. the rest of the cast I do not know personally but apparently are hilarious .. enjoy The Wiggles:

Let’s not forget to give props to all the cat extras:

CATS
Gus
Dakota
Amira
Squeaks
Brownie
Icicle
Poe
Ruckus Rockstar
Nessa
Thom
Bananas
Zima
Sumomo

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Viva Los Chapillacs – Psychedelic & delinquent cumbia

The Tender Morsels – A band for cats, yes I said cats.