Tonight a friend from the Afro-Pop Radio Show, Jeff Pierre, invited me to a live reggae show at NYC's West Village venue S.O.B.S. (on the 1 train at Houston and Varick) The venue itself reminds me of an old swing club/speakeasy. While you experience and listen to the live music, you can order from a latin based menu that has mixed drinks and appetizers . It's not a dinner club club but I guess it kinda has that vibe. The soundsystem is pretty banging and the sound booth sits above the full-liquor bar that is a few steps above the dance floor/ tables.
Anyways, It's been a loOoNG time since I've gone to a live show-- NY is getting me back to my roots. You get so tied up into the nightclub/party scene as a DJ that you forget (well maybe sometimes you do) that a whole 'nother world exists out side of a dark basement or club where the walls of bass and lasers hide.
I grew up listening to Jamaican ska bands like the Skatalites while attending D.I.Y. Shows surounding the ska/rocksteady counterculture. I collected The Specials, Isaac Green and the Skalars, Hepcat, the Impossibles, Mephiskapheles, Operation Ivy.... and now BACHACO.
Anyways, It's been a loOoNG time since I've gone to a live show-- NY is getting me back to my roots. You get so tied up into the nightclub/party scene as a DJ that you forget (well maybe sometimes you do) that a whole 'nother world exists out side of a dark basement or club where the walls of bass and lasers hide.
I grew up listening to Jamaican ska bands like the Skatalites while attending D.I.Y. Shows surounding the ska/rocksteady counterculture. I collected The Specials, Isaac Green and the Skalars, Hepcat, the Impossibles, Mephiskapheles, Operation Ivy.... and now BACHACO.
The vibrant horn section and cumbia inspired drum beats topeed with latin styled vocals, built a seamless live performance that kept my full attention. Hailing from Miami, FL, They're a six piece band who's origins span from Venuzuela, Columbia, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the USA. The name "Bachaco" explained by their Bassist, Jose Morrillo, says that it is a translation, meaning "leaf cutting ants", that are everywhere Latin America.
You can catch them on tour throughout the rest of the summer or visit their website at www.bachaco.net.
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