Last night I ventured out to Antone’s to see one of my favorite new Latin rock bands from Mexico, 60 Tigres. Hailing from Monterrey (the coolest city in Mexico it seems) , 60 Tigres brought a unique and original sound to The Sound and the Jury competition. They are a good mix of psychedelic and bass heavy funk, with a Latin percussion of course. They also have two singers, their bassist and t
heir drummer. Now I knew going into Antone's that they weren't going to win. The odds were against them as they were going against local favorites and other top vote getters. The competition was judges by the in house crowd and a panel of industry judges. There were other factors that were against them also, such as the fact that they sing primarily in Spanish. It is often hard for people sometimes to get into a band at first if they don't understand the language they are singing in. The other factor they were going up against was that they had equipment issues. Luckily for them one of the other bands, T-Bird and The Breaks, were kind enough to lend them equipment.
T-Bird and The Breaks was also the band that went on before them, and up to that point they were the band with the best crowd support. Man did I feel for 60 Tigres after they finished. Hell, even I thought T-Bird should have won if 60 Tigres couldn't. They were awesome and more original than the other generic indie rock bands playing. That's just what ACL needs right…more indie rock.
60 Tigres, like the other bands on the bill, only had about a 20 minute set. Despite their short set, I honestly think they made a good impression on the majority gringo crowd there at Antone's. That is one thing I love about this town. People are open to different types of music and embrace it even. Of course the Hispanics there were going to love them, but seeing everyone else nod their heads and dance (thanks to the beer I suppose) was great to see. 60 Tigres noticed as they made it a point to thank everyone for listening and let the audience know how honored they were to be there.
I hope they make it back to Austin next year so more people can get a chance to see them. They were great live and if you like to dance at concerts, then you'll love 60 Tigres. Having got a chance to speak with them after their set, I got the impression that they want to come back as soon as they can. They loved it here. In the meantime, you can check out their music for free on their website. Click here to check them out, and do check out this video from the show:
3 comments:
I voted for 60 Tigres and was at Antone's to show mi gente some support. All the bands competing received 7,000+ votes each and all a few votes apart. 60 Tigres, despite the equipment setback, still rocked the casa. They played some of the rolas off their new "Los Emigrantes" CD. The overall competition was fierce and Antone's was full of energia and people ready to party. I hope to see 60 Tigres again in Austin soon.
No doubt. 60 Tigres puts on a great show. I am going to check them out soon at the South Padre Music Festival. If you like this band, I recommend going. Check out the lineup at spimusicfest.com. Thanks for bloging about good music.
I play Bass for T bird and the Breaks and i have to say that 60 tigres was the only other band I was into at the antone's thing. I wanted to catch them at SXSW but was too busy. Can't wait for them to come back to Austin so we can do shows together.
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