8/5: THE LATIN ALTERNATIVE HANGOVER
THE LATIN ALTERNATIVE HANGOVER
Thursday, Aug 5th, 8:00pm at Southpaw
The Latin Alternative Hangover is an evening of live music showcasing some of New York City’s best Latin Alternative acts.
The venue will be Park Slope’s own Southpaw, located at 125 Fifth Ave. Brooklyn, NY. Doors open at 8:00pm, with a $8 cover charge.
All 3 bands on the bill have roots in both the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. And while this is not a highly-anticipated Caribbean World Series face-off, it is in fact a night of great music from 3 outstanding homegrown acts performing live.
Lineup:
La Ruta (11:00pm)
http://www.myspace.com/larutanyc
“…arty, Police-like pop, punched up with Caribbean folk rhythms.” – NY Daily News
Pioneers of the local Rock en Español scene, La Ruta was formed in the early ’90s by three Dominican musicians based in New York City. Originally a tropical/rock hybrid equally influenced by The Police and Dominican rocker Luis Dias, the band later leaned a bit more on the rock part of their sound, while maintaining their gift for rhythm and melodic songwriting intact. La Ruta’s current lineup consists of Henry Mena(v/gtr), Alex Guerra (bass/v), and Luis Ruiz (drums).
El Pueblo (10:00pm)
http://www.myspace.com/elpueblosound
El Pueblo is a reggae/dub outfit with elements of jazz and latin music.
Robert Julian and Lucas Leto started El Pueblo in the summer of 2004 while attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. The idea was to start a jazz combo with reggae as a starting point, and adding strong latin influences. El Pueblo just released their first full length albumISLA.
Rafael Gomez (9:00pm)
http://www.myspace.com/rafaelgomez
Rafael Gomez is a Venezuelan guitarist, singer and songwriter with a fresh and unique style. His first solo album, El Norte, blends latin alternative beat, bossa nova, cumbia, funk and rock with a Caribbean flavor, tasteful arrangements and original lyrics that combine social consciousness with Spanish-language slang and humor.
Gomez was a founding member of Lapamariposa and Bacalao Men, two influential Venezuelan bands. His new back-up band, Nuevo Circo, includes the remarkable Pablo Bencid (a long-time collaborator) on drums, Neil Ochoa (SiSe) on percussion, and Alvaro Benavides (Zemog) on bass.