2425tv episode #8- Los Skarnales!
Hey everybody, sorry it took so long to get this episode out! I know its been a long time since the last one... a lot of, shall we say, --interesting-- things have been happening here at the studio, to put it nicely.
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But yeah, here is some video that i have been really excited to put out on the web. This show was shot the same night Viernes 13 performed a few months ago at the Allen, but due to whatever background issues going on here at the studio, I am just now getting to posting it. Juan, the lead singer from Viernes 13, told me to go up to the stage and check them out. They were performing before V13, and i figured I would take him up on the offer to go up near the stage and fiddle with my camera, get light levels, ect.
Seeing as I had never heard of them before that night, lets just say that I was taken totally by surprise! These guys tore it up! They put on a really good, energetic show! To be honest, I never thought in my life that I would see a bunch of kids pack a club and start a frenetic mosh pit to a band that features an accordion as a main instrument! But somehow, it really fuckin works! So yeah, I am now a fan of Los Skarnales...
My apologies for the video quality; sometimes its hard to be in a dark club with a camera, and about 500 hyper 17 year olds jumping up and down, and a band that just cant stay still... ;)
For those of you who dont know who they are, here is their bio and a few links where you can get more info on them:
Los Skarnales Leading Houston's local music scene, Los Skarnales have kept their reputation by sticking to a unique blend of sound that is what some might describe as "Third Coast." This blend of music comes from the influence of Jamaican ska, rockabilly, and reggae. Los Skarnales are known mostly for an unmistakable energy as they perform across Texas, the U.S., and Mexico. Members are Felipe Galvan on vocals and percussion, Robert Rodriguez on accordion, Nick Gaitan on the upright bass, Ryan Scroggins playing the organ, Kenny Dickman on guitar, and Patrick Wheeler behind the drums. The band has won awards for consecutive years in Houston under many categories from best Rock en Espanol (2003, 2004, 2005) to Best Bassist (2004, 2005) and current album "Pachuco Boogie Sound System" has also been nomintated for the "album of the year" in Houston press. Pachuco Boogie has also been mentioned in Texas Music Magazine as one of the top 30 albums in Texas of 05. . The album, "Pachuco Boogie Sound System," (Megalith Records) has begun building a following throughout the U.S as well as Mexico, picking up new fans everywhere it is heard. It is alsohas been released in Spain October 05 under Megalith Records (Spain).
Houston's Own, Los Skarnales are a collective of Houston musicans playing in hybrids of styles ranging from ska, rockabilly, punk, soul, conjunto among many others. Their latest album, "Pachuco Boogie Sound System" has just been released in Spain on Megalith records as of October 2005. it is the fastest selling album on megalith U.S. Members of Los Skarnales can also be found performing around town with and in other groups such as the Igents, Sean REefer and the REsin VAlley Boys, Simpleton among many others.
http://www.myspace.com/skarnales
http://www.internationalaccordionfestival.org/site2005/bios/los-skarnales.htm
http://launch.yahoo.com/ar-294779----Los-Skarnales
http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Los%20Skarnales:1927381731?sort=za
http://www.music.com/group/los_skarnales/1/biography/
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