Chilean Showcase
Here’s the complete press release with all relevant info about the SXSW Chilean Showcase. (We had a bit of a scare with the earthquake in Chile, waiting to hear that all the bands were fine. They were, though The Ganjas singer and guitarist, Rafael “Pape” Astaburuaga, lost his house, his parent’s house and business in the earthquake. On March 23rd, there’s a benefit concert at the The Parish for Pape.
Showcase info:
Plutopia SXSW Music Indie Chile showcase features Hip Hop to Latin Funk to Neo Psychedelia to Pop Rock: <http://plutopiaproductions.com/upcoming-in-production/plutopia-sxsw-music-indie-chile-showcase/> and at <http://sxsw.com/node/4142>
SXSW PLUTOPIA SHOWCASE: Maggie Mae’s – 323 E. 6th St., Saturday, March 20, 2010
8:00 pm: Casino
9:00 pm: Intimate Stranger
10:00 pm: Special guests: Capsula (Spain-Argentina)
11:00 pm: The Ganjas
12:00 am: Funky C
1:00 am: Anita Tijoux
(Austin, TX – February 22, 2010) Fringecore managed bands and label matesIntimate Stranger (celebrating the release of their new CD and video, Under) andThe Ganjas have both been selected to perform at the Plutopia Showcase at SXSW 2010, along with fellow emerging Chilean band Casino, who recently supportedRadiohead. The SXSW shows will be followed by a US Indie Chile Tour (March 24 – April 19, 2010 including Houston, New Orleans, San Antonio, Hot Springs, AR, Dallas, Denton and more) and will be joined by soundman extraordinaire Rob Elliot (The Cure.) Anita Tijoux also from Chile, Capsula, from Spain-Argentina and Funky C, from Santiago are performing at the Plutopia Showcase at SXSW 2010, but are not part of the Indie Chile Tour.
Showcasing Bands Descriptions:
Casino (Indie Chile Tour):
Formed in early 2003 as a rock trio, Casino has been evolving and developing a fresh sound on every record they make. Their self-titled debut album was recorded in 2005 and produced by lead singer Pablo Giadach, whose studio has recorded the most important bands on the Chilean independent music scene. “En Tus Manos,” the first single off their debut album, was also the main theme in the movie Promedio Rojo and quickly became a big hit with major radio play in Chile and Spain. Rolling Stone named the one of the best of 2005 and Casino was nominated as best new artist in the Rock And Pop Radio Awards. They released the follow-up album, Volcanoes in 2007 and have been touring nonstop with shows throughout South America and playing with bands the Romantics, Kraftwerk, and Radiohead. Casino is currently finishing up their third studio album, due at the end of 2009. They will be touring behind the new album (their first with any English lyrics) in 2010, including shows in March in the USA and SXSW 2010.
Casino Links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yypBAUaukgU
http://www.myspace.com/casinoscl
Intimate Stranger (Indie Chile Tour):
Intimate Stranger together for over four years, is an international band currently based in Chile. Since its formation by Chilean guitarist Lautaro Vera, English/Croatian singer/bassist Tessie S-Woodgate and drummer Mauricio Muñoz, the band has spent time in London, Belgium, and Austin. They have toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe and Latin America, released two albums: Life Jacket in 2007 and Under in 2009, on Fringecore Records, both of which have led to major radio play, especially for the songs “In the Black” and “For Annie” from Life Jacket and “Under” and “Held” fromUnder. In March 2008, after success on the London scene, playing venues such as theRock Garden (which has hosted bands form The Smiths to U2) The Enterprise and The Dublin Castle (regulars: Oasis, Blur, Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs etc…) and packing out the main venue at LadyFest Festival in Cambridge, they spent three months in the USA, appearing at the Plutopia event at SXSW before returning to Chile and adding keyboardist Ismael Palma. Intimate Stranger quickly built-up a large fan-base in their hometown, becoming headliners at all the major clubs in the vibrant live music scene in Santiago, appearing on TV, radio and featured in every major newspaper and music magazine. In addition to touring around Chile, they have just completed a Latin American Tour. Earlier this year they were heavily featured in Rolling Stone magazine (Latin America) with a full page photo on the inside front cover and appeared in Spin and on the Spin Earth TV show. They will appear at SXSW 2010 in March, before setting off on a 6 week US Tour.
Intimate Stranger Links:
http://www.futurefrequencies.com/fringewp/music/management/intimate-stranger/
http://www.hardpressedpublicity.com/intimatestrangerchile.html
http://www.myspace.com/theintimatestranger
http://www.intimatestrangermusic.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=255008402347
http://intimatestrangermusic.blogspot.com/
Capsula (SXSW 2010):
SXSW 2009 Capsula: chosen by David Fricke of Rolling Stone, as one of the big surprises of the festival (Fricke’s Picks, April 2009)
“…Martin Guevara and bassist Coni Duchess, the band’s founding couple, are originally from Argentina — who were supposed to be obsessed with the Velvet Underground (according to a newspaper preview) but were actually a high-velocity union of the Cramps and the Who, coated in corroded glam. Guevara attacked his guitar with a serious case of Pete Townshend, and drummer Alberto Diez was an improbable mix of Keith Moon and the Velvets’ Maureen Tucker: flash with heartbeat. In the last song of the set, a furious space-out that sounded like the Who doing Pink Floyd’s “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun,” Guevara swallowed his mike Lux Interior-style and scraped his guitar strings along the edge of the stage. You don’t get those visuals with Capsula’s new album, Rising Mountains (BCore), but you get the idea — and everything I heard.”
Capsula Links:
http://www.myspace.com/capsulaorg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFVknU1rebE
The Ganjas (Indie Chile Tour):
One of Chilie’s biggest indie acts, The Ganjas, together over ten years, and based in Santiago, are a neo-psychedelic rock band that has been playing, touring, and putting out albums since 2000. Samuel Maquieira (guitar/vocals), Rafael Astaburuaga (bass, vocals), Pablo Guiadach (guitar) and Aldo Benincasa (drums) have released 5 LPs, 1 EP and a split album with Argentinean band The Jaqueline Trash, and have played some of the biggest festivals in South America, including Bogota’s Rock al Parque, Vive Latino, and Cumbre del Rock performing for over 50,000 people. In 2008 they embarked on a Brazilian Tour (Sao Paulo, Goiania, Rio deJaneiro) where they played on the same stage with Helmet, The Vaselines, and Black Dice. Later that year they returned home to play the Santiago Urban Festival, where they opened up for Jesus & Mary Chain and R.E.M. The Ganjas have had two hit singles and their respective videos, Let’s go to the beachand Dark Side, gained extensive air time on all major music television channels. In 2006 the band was nominated at APES (Asociación de Periodistas de Espectáculo) as Best Rock Band. Their 2010 touring schedule will be highlighted by shows in the US during the spring, including SXSW 2010.
The Ganjas Links:
http://www.myspace.com/theganjas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96N8tqTg-v0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtzREgQpj14
Anita Tijoux (SXSW 2010):
Anita Tijoux was born in France to a French mother and a Chilean father while in political exile during Pinochet’s dictatorship, and after the return to democracy in Chile, Anita moved to Chile. She became involved in the emerging hip-hop scene of Santiago de Chile, and began rhyming in French, then in Spanish. Anita became famous in Latin America as the female MC of the hip-hop group Makiza during the late nineties. Their production style resembled the New York underground sound inspired by the Native Tongues, and their lyrics did not include the overwhelming machismo and violence of average rap music, while focusing on more sensitive matters. This helped them receive a wider audience that were involved in hip-hop culture. Casino Royale was the name of the Makiza CD, released in 2005 under the independent label Bizarro Records. Makiza reformed and included a third MC: Sonido Acido; they collaborated with different producers rather than just one. In 2006 Anita announced she was leaving Makiza and launching her solo career and in doing so, she crossed over to the Latin mainstream pop due to her collaboration with Mexican songstress Julieta Venegas in the radio hit “Eres para mí. In September 2007 Anita released her solo debut, named Kaos, on the independent label Oveja Negra . Thanks to the first single, “Despabílate,”Anamaria was nominated for the Latin version of the MTV Video Music Awards 2007 under the categories: Best New Artist and Best Urban Artist. At the same time she was nominated for song of the year together with Julieta Venegas for “Eres Para Mí.” In 2009 she released her second solo album 1977, which has received international acclaim.
Anita Tijoux Links:
http://www.myspace.com/anitatijoux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqUKg1qUoNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBlffs9qg0k&feature=PlayList&p=951B83DED9F78107&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=36
Funky C (SXSW 2010):
Funky C (Cristian Moraga) – formerly of popular latin-funk band Los Tetas) lands with his debut album Joya, a NEW Latin funk sound, combining modern hip hop production with classic funk riffs, infectious vocals, and above all, great song-writing. “A classic old-school live sound mixed with computers”. Joined by a parade of Latin guest stars includingDante Spinetta (from the famous Latin funk group Illya Kuriyaki), Julio Briceño (from Venezuela’s gosadera superstars Los Amigos Invisibles), and his very own father – Hugo Moraga – a musical legend from Chile’s Pinochet era, this astonishing debut is set to forge a new direction in Latin music.
Funky C Links:
http://www.myspace.com/funkyc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHrHFJQpw4Q
Information regarding Businesses involved with The Indie Chile Tour:
Dart Music International (DMI) (presents The Indie Chile Tour/http://dartmusicinternational.org): DMI is an Austin-based nonprofit organization that promotes cultural advancement for young people and all live music fans everywhere through music. DMI works with local youth groups and other nonprofit organizations to help indie/rock/pop bands from around the world. They make it possible for bands to come to our region, and other regions of the U.S., by decreasing costs on visas, logistics, and other services while increasing opportunities to advance their career and reach a wider audience.
Plutopia Productions, Inc. (sponsors The Indie Chile Tour/http://plutopiaproductions.com/) : Plutopia Productions, Inc. specializes in creating, developing, organizing and producing events, presentations, exhibitions and workshops, research and development and publishing in the fields of entertainment, art and media technology as it relates to future global development. Founded by Futurist and author,Derek Woodgate and Cultural Strategist and Social Commentator, Jon Lebkowsky, the original organization and conceptual vision were significantly and expertly augmented and expanded when the founders were joined by COO, Maggie Duval and CTO, Bon Davis.
Fringecore (manages the bands on The Indie Chile Tour/<http://www.futurefrequencies.com>) : Fringcore established during 1997, as an international full service artist management company and record company operating in the fields of progressive culture and entertainment. Fringecore has worked with a plethora of international artists including Sonic Youth, DJ Spooky, Diamanda Galas, Michael Gira and The Swans / Angels of Light, Nels Cline, Dinosaur Jr. Mike Watt,
Marc Ribot, Jim O’Rourke, Black Pig Liberation Front, Here, The Pennies, Cinephile, David Coulter, Maggie Estep, Steve Nieve, Ghedalia Tazartes, Phil Minton, John Zorn, Beau Sia, Mike Ladd, and many more.
Dart Music International: Enrique Bravo, Booking Agent (<bravo@dartmusicinternational.org>) and Jeff Anderson, Booking Agent (<jeff@dartmusicinternational.org>)
