Nublu: Brooklyn
Sunday, September 3rd on the Gowanus Canal

with Kudu, Love Trio, Forro in the Dark, I Led 3 Lives, Karina, and the
Nublu Orchestra conducted by Butch Morris

and DJs Probus, Justin Carter, Hardedge and In Flagranti

Nublu transports the larger part of its Avenue C family to Brooklyn for an outdoor Labor Day party right on the Gowanus Canal. Kudu blows up the stage with their big bass. Love Trio – featuring Jesse Murphy from Brazilian Girls, Ilhan Ersahin from Wax Poetic and Kenny Wollesen – powers through driving dance-jazz. Forro in the Dark, whose November album will feature David Byrne, Bebel Gilberto, and Miho Hatori, bounces everyone into the water with their modern Brazilian dance music. I Led 3 Lives, featuring legendary bass player Juini Booth, obscures everyone with mysterious meanderings; Karina, vocalist for Thievery Corporation, turns the whole thing into a Brazilian playground; and Butch Morris leads the Nublu Orchestra in a jaw-dropping session of conducted experimentation. DJs Probus, Justin Carter, Hardedge, and In Flagranti drop sounds both hard and soft before after and in between bands.

It’s going to be a very nice day.

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The vitals.
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address 400 Carroll St. btw Bond and Nevin in Brooklyn
date Sunday, September 3rd
time 2p – 9p
price $10 in advance at http://www.ticketweb.com, Nublu and Nublu
Records
website http://www.nublu.net

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The music.
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Kudu
Butch Morris
Forro in the Dark
Karina
In Flagranti
Hardedge

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And the most important information of all.
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YOU CAN ONLY BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE. NO TICKETS AT THE DOOR!

advance tickets available
at TicketWeb 24 Hours a Day: BUY HERE
at Nublu (62 Ave C btw 4th and 5th) from 9p to 2a, 7 days a week
and at Nublu Records (56 Ave C btw 4th and 5th) from 11a to 6p, M – F

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Again., because it’s that important.
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YOU CAN ONLY BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE. NO TICKETS AT THE DOOR!
advance tickets available
at TicketWeb 24 Hours a Day: BUY HERE
at Nublu (62 Ave C btw 4th and 5th) from 9p to 2a, 7 days a week
and at Nublu Records (56 Ave C btw 4th and 5th) from 11a to 6p, M – F

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Directions on a Subway.
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F or G Train to 'Carroll St' (fourth stop in Brooklyn from Manhattan).
Exit at front of train. Walk 2.5 blocks from stop down Carroll.

N or R Train to 'Union St.' Walk 3 blocks west on Union, make left onto
Nevins St., 2 blocks to Carroll St., turn right and walk over the
bridge.

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Directions in a car.
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From the Brooklyn Battery (toll) Tunnel, use a right-hand toll lane and take the next to the right lane after the tolls and take the "Exit Only" lane for Exit 26, Hamilton Avenue. Stay/bear left down the exit ramp and go left under the highway (Stay to the right of the suppers that divide the road!) where you will be facing/about to cross Hamilton Avenue. Clinton Street is diagonally to your left, between Hamilton on the hard left and Huntington to the right. Go into Clinton street and continue on Clinton through 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st Places to Carroll Street. Parking is not a problem.

From the Brooklyn, Williamsburg or Manhattan Bridges, Queens, or Long Island, head S/W on the Brooklyn/Queens Expressway (BQE/278), towards the Verrazano Bridge. Stay in the center lane until Exit 26 to avoid getting caught up in the left and right exits-only. It is then the
exact same exit and procedure as above because the BQE merges with the tunnel exit and the Gowanus Expressway just before that point.

E-motion Italian Graphics

A pretty Chicago gal named Lilly who subscribes to my blog, posted something on myspace that caught my eye. One, her subject line was "E-motion Italian Graphics" and seeing as my blog is about foreign languages and media revolving around it I clicked it. Then, she wrote "Italian-style. I don't speak the language, but it sounds really cool." and this ladies and gents is exactly what I hope to portray in my blog! That maybe most of you who read this don't speak any other language besides English but that you can still find the foreign language appealing and still be attracted to the artwork at hand.

The video of Italian Graphics she's referring to looks like a TV commercial from Italy.
Watch it and enjoy!

indie+groovy+new wave+jazz+exotic=Sweet Electra y Monareta!!

three day weekend in a week (yay!) and you've got plans whether you know it or not. (and now you know it)

the brand new (and most excellent) MONOLUNA PRODUCTIONS (add them to your friends!!!) present Sweet Electra (from Mexico) with special guests Monareta (NYC/Colombia) + DJs Marcelo Cunning and selector MONObIchI at the very cool Galapagos Art Space in Williamsburg.

'cause you know you're not going anywhere for labor day... and this is the party to be at. things kick off at 9pm and will be goin' on well into the wee hours of the morning.

$7, 21 and over. ahi nos vidrios.



monoluna@mac.com

MUSIC OF ANOTHER COLOR...

Mash-up djs are becoming all the rage to me in my amyluinluv book. First it was Bootie SF with the lovely dj duo, Adrian and the Mysterious D (the creators and masterminds behind Bootie), at a 2006 New Years party in San Fran. My boyfriend and I walked into a small room off the main ballroom to find oddly familiar but not sure kinda mix-up of music going on. We noticed the walls were covered in photocopies of half faces fused together like Eminem with Morrissey and Sid Vicious with Madonna. They now produce Bootie parties in San Fran, LA, and they will be producing a special Burning Man party in Black Rock City on Friday Sept. 1st. I fell in love with their creations and am now determined to make sure NYC gets a taste of the Bootie Mash-up duo and then a hunger for more!

Bootie Links:

website
nationwide Bootie website
myspace
blog
video interview

Since then, A Plus D introduced me to another Mash-up dj from France, DJ Zebra. Zebra is also a musician and producer. He hosts the "Zebramix", a daily radio show on Oüi Fm. On Friday, Sept 8th he'll be spinning at Bootie SF at DNA Lounge. His most famous tracks : Soul desir" (Aretha Franklin vs. Noir desir), "Killing boombastic" (Shaggy / R.A.T.M.), "Are you gonna be my motherfucker?" (Prince / Jet) ou "Take me out saturday night" (Franz Ferdinand / Neimo). DJ Zebra released the "Dance to the underground" mix (on Labels / EMI, 2004) and did official remixs for -M-, Arno, Tetes Raides, Hoggboy, Neimo, La Phaze, Extra extra et Elevate Newton's Theory.

Zebra Links:
myspace
website

Bootie will be in NYC on Thurs, September 14th thru Sunday, Sept 17th. On Friday, Sept 15th they will be guest djing Trash at club Rififi (link here) More guest dj dates TBA!! NYC, DO NOT MISS THIS!

La Prohibida (Spain) remix by Marcelo Cunning (Nacotheque)!!!

Check it out. Escuchen porfa!
Click on my page and check out the Prohibida remix I just finished. Send feedback to let us know what you think! Listen to the original one here

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Acabo de terminar una remescla para La Prohibida. Escuchenla en la pagina. Escuchen la original aqui.

Kinky, Una Linea de Luz Audio
(Review from FILTER magazine)

Mexican dancehall all-stars, Kinky are returning this fall with their third studio album, Reina, to be released September 5 on Nettwerk Records. Reina ("Queen") was recorded in Southern California where the band expected relaxation and sunshine but instead got floods and mudslides invading their studio. Ever the thrifty ones, the band fixed up their debris-laden instruments using duct tape, scraps of metal and even tree branches. The resulting album is an understandably eclectic bunch of tracks mixing rock, electronica, hip-hop, Latin rhythm and even the sounds of pots and pans.

Stream one of our favorite tracks from the album, Una Linea de Luz ("A Line of Light"), below and enter to win a copy of Reina here.


Windows Media
|"Una Linea de Luz"|

Real Audio
|"Una Linea de Luz"|

!!!LA EVENT ALERT!!!

Tuesday August 22nd
Dim Mak, The Cobra Snake, Puma, Filter Magazine, Jason Stewart, Svedka
Presents
CINESPACE TUESDAYS!!!
@ Cinespace (Hollywood and Ivar)

UFFIE LIVE!! STRAIGHT FROM FRANCE!!!!

!!!!!!FREE SVEDKA VODKA FROM 10-11PM!!!!!!!!!!!!

PICTURES BY MARK THE COBRASNAKE!!!!!!!

RESIDENT DJs:
DJ STEVE AOKI
DJ THEM JEANS

LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:
UFFIE
J*Davey
The Bonnie Stai

RSVP TO GET ON THE GUEST LIST--First 50 on the list get in for FREE!!! To be added to the guest list just send an email here partyline@dimmak.com

THIS SHIT WILL GET TO CAPACITY!! SHOW UP EARLY!!!

YELLE - ELECTRO POP FROM FRANCE!

I know, I know, NYC is tired of electropop but everywhere else in the world is still luvin' it and so am I! Today, I came upon a band from France called YELLE who are on Source etc. (EMI Records). This group consists of two people, the lovely Yelle, vocals and the GrandMarnier, production. Seems like that's the new fad these days for bands, having two or three members (i'm sure it's a lot less expensive to travel too, haha). Personally, I'm partial to female vocals and so, I am luving Yelle's voice on this bubble gum, electropop record!

Their debut EP, Je Veux Te Voir, comes out on august 28th (apparently it was supposed to come out a week earlier but the label had to push the date back). I have only heard the three songs on their myspace page and my favorite songs in order are "Je Veux Te Voir" and "Ce Jeu". Unfortunately, I only can read spanish so I have no idea what those song name are when they translate into English but AltaVista's Babel Fish Translation program says: "Please See" and "This Play". Hopefully, I'll get my hands on the full album soon and report back when I do;) For now, take a listen to their three songs on their myspace page and let me know what you think!!

xo

4 Track EP:
"Je veux te voir"
+ Disco D remix
+ club-club version
+ "Jogging" ... excluuusiiive!

Links:

myspace page

official website

A MESSAGE FROM CSS (ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE!)
How cool is it that a band has to write their messages in english and portuguese?? So fuckin' cool!!!

CSS LINK

FWD'D MESSAGE FROM CSS (ENGLISH):

They are there for a while now, but it feels good to remind that we have an UK + Belgium tour on september, AND our second American Tour, with Ladytron, AND another European tour in November. We are excited as shit, Ok I said it.

The Tour with Diplo and Bonde was amazing. we really want to thank everyone that was in the gigs and made us feel like that was the best crowd ever, every night, over and over.
AND we have to admit our Love to Bonde and Diplo, They were the best Tour mates we could ever ask for.

We are indicated for Brazilian MTV music Awards. The Video is lets Make Love and Listen to Death From Above.
This video was made with lots love by director Cat Solen. (CSS true love) I would ask your vote if they didn't request to fill this huge form in portuguese. but if you really feel like doing it here is the link:

MTV LINK
We apreciate your paciance.

See you arround.
XOXOXOXOX
CSS

FWD'D MESSAGE FROM CSS (PORTUGUESE):
Oi!

A Turne Internacional continua por mais alguns meses. ainda não temos nenhuma data no Brasil, mas assim que aparecer alguma nós avisamos!

Fomos indicados para o VMB com o Clipe de Lets make Love and Listen death From Above. Estamos felizes com a indicação. O clipe foi dirigido com muito amor pela Cat Solen. (que tem um quartinho no nosso coração com uma cama grande, TV a cabo, internet e um monte de Nutella).

O link para quem quiser votar é:
MTV LINK
eles pedem pra preencher um formulario enorme, então agradecemos quem tiver paciencia.

XOXOXOXOX
CSS

ROCK ME AMATEUR!!! XoXa Monday TONITE @ Baraza

check it chicuelos: i'm spinning TONITE. you've missed us. you really miss XoXa... it's ok to admit it. and you really didn't party hard enough this weekend (unless you were hanging with me... buajajaja). so come on out to baraza for some rockpopelectronicacumbiaskaetc yumminess (en español, claro) courtesy of nuria et moi (aka DJs Lechuga & claruxxx) and friends. monday is the new saturday, after all.

so...

ROCK ME AMATEUR!!!!
XoXa is baaaackkkk!!! After having survived a birthday party, (wo)manning the NYCMosaico booth at the LAMC, braving the elements at the gazillion concerts these past three weeks, everyone's favorite plastic doll is ready (and with friends) for another edition of XoXa Mondays: Rock Me Amateur. DJs Lechuga and claruxxx tienen mucha música nueva que aún no ha salido a la venta, incluyendo BRAND NEW Los Amigos Invisibles, Zoé, Los Abandoned, Kinky, Chetes, Muchachito Bombo Infierno, etc.... para su deleite musical...

Monday August 21 @ Baraza: Avenue C between 8 and 9 Streets, East Village
10pm GRATIS

If you by any chance didn't make it to our NYCMosaico second year anniversary party, check out what you missed in our NYCMosaico fotogalería

Nancy's Rubias has a new song!

Remember that New York Dolls look-a-like band, Nancy's Rubias from Spain? I wrote about them back in April '06, read my review here.

Ya, well, they have a new song called "Barbie Debe Morir" (Barbie Must Die) and it's available for download on their myspace page! So go check it out and download it si le gusta:) I love the scratchy guitar riffs and the marching-like drums beats. This song has a bit of a commerical feel to it. I could totally see this on MTV, haha! Not a bad thing, that's great for Nancy's Rubias! I was waiting for them to come out with a new song for a while now;) Now, I just gotta get my ass back to Spain to see them live!

The first time I had a bottle of Jarritos was with my papi at a park in Mexico when I was 4 years old. My dad worked as a manager in the Mexico offices and had a large supply at his house all the time! Who cares about Fonta?! Now it's Jarritos time to shine! Personally, I prefer Jarritos soda over Fonta any day (more flavors to choose from). "MEJOR JARRITOS!"

To shine w/ all it's glory, Jarritos has a new promo vehicle ready to rocanrol on the streets of East LA! Hay dios, look at the size of that thing! Super chido:)

If you aren't familiar with Jarritos yet then read on and edjumacate yourself about one of the leading Mexican soft drink brands in the U.S.

Jarritos
jarritos official website

Started in 1950, Jarritos is the first national soft drink brand in Mexico. It is the leading brand in the mexican soft drink category in the U.S and a mexican cultural icon. Jarritos is available in eleven delicious fruit flavors: Tamarind, Mandarin, Fruit Punch, Jamaica, Lime, Grapefruit, Guava, Pineapple, Strawberry, Mango and Watermelon.

Jarritos History
Over 50 years ago, Don Francisco “El Güero” Hill had the vision to create a line of soft drinks made from natural fruit extracts that would reflect the flavors and popular taste of the Mexican people. He worked on the development of flavors for his soft drink product that would later be known as Jarritos. The brand name finds its origin in the Mexican tradition of drinking coffee, water and other drinks in clay pottery jugs, called “jarritos”, because it keeps beverages fresher and cooler.
The Jarritos Chronology

A Leader is Born
1950 With a unique bottle design of 400ml, when in Mexico the industry standard was 350ml, Jarritos launches its Coffee flavor in Mexico City , becoming the first national brand of Mexican soft drinks in the country.

1951 The following year, “El Güero” Hill develops a process that allows tamarind juice extract to be suitable for a soft drink, resulting in the first tamarind flavored soft drink in Mexico and enjoying of great market acceptance.

1951 Throughout the same year develops Mandarin, Lemon and Fruit Punch flavors, gaining a bigger market share.

1954 In less than five years after its conception, Jarritos is the best-selling Mexican soft drink and enjoys trade

1955 distribution in central Mexico second only to Coca-Cola.

1960 Jarritos is distributed and/or bottled in 80 percent of the states of Mexico.

True Fruit Makes the Difference
1960 As the brand keeps expanding throughout the Mexican republic, it begins acquiring new tastes and flavors according to the regional traditions for Mexican food. Grapefruit, for instance, is made from fresh grapefruits from the state of Veracruz , Jamaica uses extracts from Jamaica flowers of Guerrero and Oaxaca , Lemon is made with lemons from the region of Colima , the same with Pineapple, which is made from the fruits of the state of Tabasco . To this date, each region awaits the harvest season to provide Jarritos with the best fruit year after year.

Crossing the border
1982 With the emigration of Mexicans to the US , the demand of Mexican products in this country became imminent. Truckloads of Mexican products were crossing the borders everyday and Jarritos was almost in all these loads.

Jarritos gets its passport
1988 The Hill family from Mexico City , and the Fernandez family from Ciudad Juarez , saw this need and formed a strategic alliance to begin the exportation of Jarritos to the US.

1997 Jarritos is available in all major Hispanic markets across the U.S. becoming the leading Mexican soft drink brand in the U.S.

FLAVORS LIST
Jarritos Mandarin
Jarritos Fruit Punch
Jarritos Tamarind
Jarritos Pineapple
Jarritos Lime
Jarritos Jamaica
Jarritos Grapefruit
Jarritos Guava
Jarritos Strawberry
Jarritos Mandarin

VOTE for your favorite Scandinavian Princes....


MTVu will have "One of us is Gonna Die Young" on MTVs's Freshmen NEXT week. The Ark calleth all members of the Ark Army to VOTE online and forward this message far and wide....!!!!!!

Links:
VOTE for The Ark on MTVu
The Ark official site
The Ark on myspace

MARIA DANIELA y su SONIDO LASSER COMING TO NYC!!

My friends over at the monthy party, Fresa Salveje, will be hosting a very special one with guest performance by one of my favorite artists from Mexico, Maria Daniela y su Sonido Lasser (Maria Daniela and her Laser Sound)! The Delicious, Dulce Pinzon and the Chulo of chulitos, DJ Papichulo will be joined by guest djs Monobichi, La Tirana Del Amor, and Sonido Discoyancan. The party will be held at East River Bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on October 7th @ 10pm. This is a show NOT TO BE MISSED!!

PROXIMA NOCHE DE FRESA SALVAJE: MARIA DANIELA y su SONIDO LASSER. con Dj Monobichi, La Tirana del Amor, Sonido Discoyoacan and the one and only DJ PAPICHULO!! October 7th @ 10 pm. East River Bar in Williamsburg Brooklyn.

Links:
Maria Daniela y su Sonido Lasser
Fresa Salvaje
Papichulo
Dulce Pinzon

About Fresa Salvaje:

In the summer of 2005 visual artist Dulce Pinzon and independent curator Aldo Sanchez (aka Dj Papichulo) created Fresa Salvaje Productions; an initiative set to expose music, culture and visuals from Mexico and beyond. Since it's inception, Fresa Salvaje vowed to bring an alternative to the mainstream "Latino scene" [salsa, merengue, regueton, etc.] by avoiding musical redundancy and instead focusing on new, classic and rare musical Spanish-sung gems. What you can expect to hear: psychedelic oldies, mambo, kitchy heart breaking ballads, cumbias, Mexican wedding songs, telenovelas themes and scores, punk, new wave, 60's and 70's rock and roll covers + much more! Every event is accompanied by visuals of Mexican-born California based artist Juan Luna Avin. Avin takes our patrons through a visual journey using iconic images that define Mexican culture and society. A definite must see for any visual enthusiast. On June 24th, Fresa Salvaje celebrated their one year anniversary with a very special guest: EL INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SONIDO!

Pal and Carlos from Sexy Lucy will be guest djing at the Night Time party this Friday night! It's $5 at the door and FREE w/ RSVP to getrad@igetrvng.com

xoxo

ROLLING STONE says: "Sexy Lucy are the best kept secret of Columbia's electro scene."

Sexy Lucy, are not tired of being sexy like CSS but they sure have an electro pop-punk feel to them. When I saw them peform live at CBGB's Gallery, I'd say they remind me of an electro Slits meets early Glass Candy. When listening to them on recording, they remind me of CSS, Ladytron, and Glass Candy all mixed together.

The Synth and Sequences savy, Pal, and another friend started the project a while ago and has now developed into a full on band with members; Eva (Vocals), Juan Carlos Palma (Bass Guitar), Carlos (Guitar), Guguillo (Real Drums), and Pal (Synths and Sequences). Their music is filled w/ sparkly sythesizers, trance-like drum beats, crazy guitar spazms, and sexy-breathy vocals. Flirtatious lyrics (mostly in English but w/ some Spanish lyrics too) tempting you to come closer, loosing control of your body, wanting to read your pervert thoughts and such things when Eva sings "boom, boom, boom - body breaker - boom, boom, boom - body shaker."

They arrived in the USA on August 1st and have played two shows in NYC, the Latin Lovers Ball @ Crash Mansion on August 5th and the CBGB's Gallery on August 6th. Unfortunately, their bass player had to go back to Columbia on Thursday, forcing them to canceling their third show at the bi-monthly party, Night Time (hosted by Justine D, Tim Sweeney, and Dave P). They thought of possible substitutes but there seemed to be nothing that could be done (another bass player couldn't learn 9 songs in 2 days and the bass track recording via mp3 file was messed up a few days before they came to NYC).

Their album, Not For You, has some great tracks w/ my favorite one being "Lonely"! Other great songs include: Saturday Jerry, Fifth Avenue, Loosing Control, Tell Me, and Holy Hollywood. You can check out some songs on their myspace site.

Even though a lot of luck hasn't been with them on this tour, they did make it here to NYC and got a feel for how things work in the Latin and the non-Latin music community. I feel their manager, Yuzzy Acosta, has good intentions and really sees something special in them that will be appreciated much more in the future. Hang in there Sexy Lucy!! Keep strong, keep working on the music and focus on what you want!! Then, come back to the USA, rawk the world from the Algo side of things and see what happens!!

Links:
Sexy Lucy official site
Sexy Lucy myspace

Britpop. Latinos do it better…

British rock and Britpop are cultural movements that influenced music from the 1960s to now. In the 60’s, British bands like The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, and The Kinks were some of the top hitmakers. In the 90s, Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Suede, and The Verve gained popularity around the world. These bands didn’t necessarily have a single unifying sound but they were grouped together first as a ‘scene’ and later as a national cultural movement.

Eventually, this movement spread outward from the UK to influence bands from Mexico, Spain, Peru, and Argentina to write songs in the British rock and Bripop styles but with Spanish lyrics. Iberpop is British pop sung by Spanish bands (a fact that I found on a Coldplay message board, and surprisingly, not on Wikipedia). Bands that followed this style include Los Bunkers, Sidonie, Second, Noise Box, Libido, Jumbo, Porter, Lucybell, Volumen Cero, Jeronimo, and Zoé.

Though not many people have picked up on the fact that Britpop could be sung in Spanish, bands like Zoé have made a successful career for themselves. Zoé’s history begins in Mexico in 1994, just as Britpop became the decade's most important music style. Mainly inspired by this movement, with slight influences from Seattle's grunge, Zoé would go through a period of changing line-ups and varying styles before stabilizing in 1997, with León Larregui (guitars and voice), Sergio Acosta (guitars), Beto Cabrera (drums), Ángel Mosqueda (bass), and Chucho Báez (keyboards). By this time, a clear influence from The Beatles can be perceived, alongside the mentioned Britpop and certain reminiscences to The Stone Roses and The Charlatans.

From 1998 to 2004, Zoé found that Mexico lacked venues to showcase their music and so they relied upon self-organized concerts, the Internet, and a self-published demo. All of these efforts, plus a good deal of positive word-of-mouth, helped them gain popularity in Spanish language radio stations in the USA. They signed their first recording contract in 1998, but nothing came of it, and once again they decided to rely on themselves. They independently released a "debut" album in 2000, which attracted the attention of Sony Music, who in turn took over distribution of the album. Some of the most popular songs from this recording were “Asteroide” and “Miel”.

In November 2003, Zoé launched their second album, produced by Phil Vinall, who had previously worked with the likes of Placebo, Elastica, and Pulp. This new album was titled Rocanlover, and the main singles were “Peace & Love”, “Love”, and “Veneno”. By this point, their musical style was clearly defined and easily recognizable, as was their idea to mix Spanish and English into their lyrics.

In 2004, Zoé went into a short hiatus but returned to the music scene by mid-2005, when independent label Noiselab signed a recording contract with the band. New songs and a new EP (named The Room) were produced.

Their popularity has been growing, and they're becoming more and more popular in their home country, as well as outside the alternative circles. Some of their songs have been playing in pop and alternative music stations in Mexico and the southwestern United States. Their new album, Memo Rex Commander Y El Corazón Atómico De La Vía Láctea (Commander Memo Rex and the Atomic Heart of the Milky Way), comes out in the USA on October 3rd 2006. Zoé have already been favorably reviewed in the NME.

Zoé’s new album incorporates influences like The Cure and The Verve, with dark rhythms and shoegaze textures, along with their signature poppy guitar riffs and buoyant drum beats. My favorite songs are “Vía Láctea” (Milky Way), “No Me Destruyas” (Don’t Destroy Me), “The Room”, and “Human Space Volt”.

They performed in the USA, for only one night, in New York City on Tuesday, August 1st at Webster Hall. I was in luv w/ their musica and was so excited to finally see them live!! Can’t wait for them to come back!

Links:
Zoé official site
Zoé myspace
Noise Lab

LATIN LOVERS BALL SATURDAY, TONIGHT!!

Come out and party like a rocker and hang w/ latinos! We've got tons of super chido shit for this coming Saturday, August 5th. A live performance my Columbian electro rockers, Sexy Lucy, Sexy go go dancers dressed by American Apparel, and Jarittos Soda & Jose Cuervo open bar! Special guest djs, NYC's own, Ursula 1000 and KINKY frontman, Gil!!

$5 w/ an LAMC badge and $10 w/out
10pm-4am
Crash Mansion199 Bowery (at Spring St)

Links:
LAMC (Latin Alternative Music Conference)
Shaw Promotion
Sexy Lucy
American Apparel
Jarritos Soda
Jose Cuervo
Ursula 1000
Kinky
Boom Magazine

Vote for Ruidos En El Techo!!
Remeber my post a while ago about that band from Mexico taht sound like blonde Redhead meets Sonic Youth? Ya, that one! Ruidos En El Techo are need your help so go vote for them now!! Click on this link - and click "Ruidos En El Techo" on the right hand side of the page. Come on don't let Los Suavecitos beat them by 1%!!

Links:
VOTA
myspace.com/ruidoseneltecho
ruidoseneltecho.com.mx/
Ne Ne Records

My Favorite Song: Tapia sounds very Blonde Redhead... watch a live clip of them performing this song...

Ruidos en el techo - Tapia

Britpop band from Mexico, Zoé, are HERE!!!



Tonight, August 1st Zoé are playing a Coors Light showcase at Webster Hall. They will be performing with Metal metal rockers, Molotov and Mexican pop punkers, Delux. Nacotheque are hosting the official after party for Zoé at Niagara bar (downstairs) and the band will be guest djing!!!

the bar will have a Jarittos soda, a fruity Mexican soda, drink special til supplies last! Come out and party with the band and dance your pinche culo off to britpop, rock n' roll, and mucho massssss!