This past Sunday I had the distinct pleasure of spending almost an hour with Los Angeles’ very own Chicano Batman. Bardo, Eduardo & Gabriel did a 25+ minute acoustic set and then came into the studio with me to chat about the band and music in general.
Chicano Batman released an album earlier in the year on Club Unicornio that’s one of the best independent releases of 2010 from an LA artist. Their style draws upon 1970s Chicano/Latino music as well as Tropicalia and Soul, whipped into a unique and inspiring mix. For this set, they went all acoustic, playing 4 songs live, featuring Bardo & Eduardo on guitars and vocals with Gabriel on percussion and vocals. I’m already looking forward to bringing them back in the not too distant future with the full set up including that righteous casio keyboard featured on the LP, a couple of tracks of which are featured during this set, “La Samaona” and “Itotiani”.
Chicano Batman on Melting Pot 09-26-10: Performance
Chicano Batman on Melting Pot 09-26-10: Interview
Here’s some video that the boys shot of them performing the song “Pomegranate Tree” live at KPFK during this show:
I would love to know where i could get my hands on there LP. I live in Los Angeles so if you can tell me a store or something that would be great! PLZ REPLY..
I'm thinking Amoeba Hollywood is probably your best best. Though it appears that LA Record has copies on the web: http://shop.larecord.com/products/Chicano-Batman-…
Thanks for listenin'!
Michael
you can email me at [email protected] for the LP,
thanks for the interest,
chicanobatman