Radio la Chusma will be performing December 31st in Santa Fe. Check out El Paso's own Frontera Reggae group perform from 9PM to CLOSE!
There will also be some guest appearances by some of Santa Fe & Albuquerque's talented musicians this is going to be a new years you won't want to miss!
Please make sure to share these events to your timelines on your social media pages and lets keep the local music scene alive and well!! Stop by our Reverbnation Profile for music
El Paso's own latin reggae band Radio la Chusma is taking the trip up to Colorado Fathers Day weekend and spending some time in Salida and Pueblo. It's been almost a year since RLC has performed at The Victoria Tavern in Salida and this time they'll be performing after FibArk for two days June 19-20.
June 21st RLC will be performing at the NEW Phil's Radiator. Chusma hasn't been to Pueblo in quite sometime and looking to performing there more often so please come on out and support!
IN OTHER NEWS........
NEW MERCHANDISE!!!
SabaHut.com has made some custom Radio la Chusma shirts check em out they'll be available at the shows for $20.
Radio la Chusma is BACK at The Rockhouse in Chuco Town! Don't miss another great night of music this time featuring the latin/rumba/flamenco rhythm of Tucsons Tesoro and the cumbia beat of local band Los Chamukos.
Show time will be at 9:30PM (Doors will start charging at 9PM) $7 cover for 3 bands is a great price! Also The Rockhouse will be having beer specials $2 Mexican Beers (Dos Equis, Sol, Montejo, Tecate & Corona) as well as $4 BOMBS!! It goes without saying this is going to be a HUGE party on The Eastside of town! Check out the music sampler below!!
This will be Radio la Chusma's first show in El Paso for 2015, the band has been busy recording new music as well as traveling to Northern New Mexico and setting up more performances in Colorado, Arizona and California for Spring & Summer!
Flyer is self explanatory $7 cover, doors open at 9PM. Mondo Vibrations will open up the night followed by Chuco Town Frontera Reggae band Radio la Chusma! If you have not heard either band please check out the video's and reverbnation profiles in the links!
I had the great pleasure to get to hear these guys a few years back off a compilation CD my friend Larry made of all their albums in Albuquerque. Fast forward to last weekend, I was on tour with Radio la Chusma and we had a day off Easter Sunday/420 and we were in Ocean Beach, I was coming off a pretty sick hangover from the night before and was in need of a cold one. Tower 2 was the closest bar I could see and it so happened they had live music on Sunday's, I was with a few of the guys in Chusma and they were starving so we walked in, I ordered a beer and fish taco (had a budget to stick to!) made a run to the head and BOOM flyer for Whiskey Avengers playing at 4:20 FOR FREE!!!
Wasn't that difficult to stick around and hear a few songs. I introduced myself after they finished setting up and turned out we had a lot of mutual friends. RLC was staying with Double A from Warsaw Poland Bros in North Park and the guys from Whiskey Avengers (Clint, Stefan and Kevin) have known him for a while and it so happened the rhythm section was going to lay down some music with him later on that night at The Gaslamp. Things would take on a more epic turn of events when after I heard a few songs we had a BBQ at Double A's and the guys showed up ate, drank a few beers and what not then Aaron asked me to come sit in on a few songs! I think a couple of the guys in Chusma overheard and joined in on the jam session so we had Charly Chanclas and Jake come with and we piled into the van and headed down to The Gaslamp.
I had a few drinks pretty much all day but overall I think I held my own with such heavy's, Clint and Kevin laid down some pretty dope rhythm behind Aaron, be it rockabilly, rock, ska, rocksteady, straight up reggae or even some exploratory jam that happened after a few more beers and a shot I think... things got blurry near the end of the night but it was a hell of a jam! Anyways, here are some shots of the guys performing at Tower 2! Check out their facebook page and give them a like as well!
So after a couple years I managed to find the password for my spreadshirts account and decided to make shirts and other accessories from the flyers I've made the past couple years. You can check out my shop below and order some one of a kind t-shirts from Radio la Chusma and other images coming soon!
El Paso's own Radio la Chusma is hitting the road again October 9-19th. They'll be going through Northern New Mexico and Colorado before ending their run in Alpine, TX. This will be the second time they've headed through Salida, Pueblo and will be performing impromptu open mics in the Denver Area October 13-14th. So far Ziggy's Blues Bar and The Next Door Lounge are planned for a Chusma invasion!
Grammy Award Winning band Grupo Fantasma will be playing at The Lowbrow Palace w/ Radio la Chusma & Kontra Golpe Noise Manifesto opening up the night eve
February 9th:
Bob MARLEY's Bday Bash @ Bombardier's (109Castellano) featuring El Paso's top Reggae artists! Doors at 6pm. get there by 7 and receive a free Rasta bracelet!!! $8 21 and up. $10 18 and up. $3 off with canned food!! 6pm DJ Birth Defects 7pm Dub Cartel 7:30 Belly Dance 7:50 Bumpstreet Fonanza 8:30 Belly Dance
9pm Steady Shakedown
10pm Mexklan
11pm Belly Dance
11:30 Radio La Chusma
1am DJ Birth Defects
420RAFFLE with Bob Marley theme!!!
There will also be an instrument drive for PLAY ON MUSIC MENTORS.
This past weekend was Fixed Idea's 20 year anniversary show at Tricky Falls. I posted up a few photos on my facebook page that you can check out if you like. I'll do a brief summary of the show because I only remember bits n' pieces of it (tequila is a helluva drug). Mexklan opened the night with some great ska/rocksteady/jazz fusion mixed into their set. The majority of their members played in Fixed Idea from 2000-2010 (Jaime/Bass, Rick/Drums, Mario/Keys, Maribel/Sax, Matt/Trumpet with addition of Louie/Guitar) Horn section is tight as hell and Louie murders it on guitar. Jaime & Rick are probably the best rhythm section in the city hands down and Mario can throw some reggae bubbles like the best of them. Radio la Chusma came up afterwards and with a few minor line up changes, David was in California with his family most notably the absence of Selina Nevarez, who left after 5 great years in RLC. Set was energetic had the crowd dancing and played the Chusma Standards, Cumbia de Maracumbe, Rasta Mexica & of course Crusin'. Didn't take any footage of the set because (hint I play trombone in Chusma) SOOO hopefully we get to see some photos and videos soon! Fixed Idea was in full force with over 20 people on stage throughout their set and playing all the classics which are too many to name but they put on a hell of a show lot of familiar faces on stage and by that point into their 4th song I was a few lone stars and tequila shots in and things got hazy BUT I did manage to take a few video's SO ENJOY :)
This past weekend Kontra Golpe Noise Manifesto had their CD release party, Frontera Bugalu opened off the night followed by Radio la Chusma. It was a packed house and having 3 of the biggest latin/reggae/cumbia bands in the region had everyone dancing non stop! Here's some footage I took with my cell phone and my cheapy digital camera... don't hate ;)
Audio from Radio la Chusma's set at Cool Canyon Night's in McKelligon Canyon on June 14, 2012. I'll be removing this in a few weeks to make room for more audio (due to soundclouds 2hr limitation and me being poor and not wanting to upgrade for $40) Leave a comment which is your favorite track or I may just upload it to Chusma's reverbnation profile... Will have to talk it over with the rest of the band.
El Paso’s own Radio la Chusma will be hitting the road again this year and travelling to California in support of their latest album RASTA MEXICA. In addition to California they will be performing in Mexi Cali and Ensenada Mexico! Check out their list of shows visit their reverbnation page & facebook profile and tell your friends and familia and pick yourself up a copy of their new album if you are in the following cities!
