Mulher pelada! Se foi isso que você pensou quando ouviu Garotas Suecas pela primeira vez, acertou em cheio! Tem coisas que a gente só realiza plenamente quando a hora chega, não importa onde. O Garotas Suecas é assim, como sexo pela primeira vez, o primeiro orgasmo, o primeiro amor. De corpo e alma. Quando o rock tinha soul, instantes antes de funkiar, momentos antes de distorcer. Ritmo e sentimento, R&B. Onde beberam a Jovem Guarda e os Mutantes, Tim Maia e Jorge Ben. Bebemos todos e nos apaixonamos, descobrindo e reinventando tudo a nossa maneira. Sem dar ouvidos aos conselhos de ninguém. Sim, os Garotas são muito jovens, só recentemente Nico, o fantástico baterista, responsável pelo contagiante pulso da banda e vocais, pode entrar pela porta da frente dos lugares onde eles se apresentam. Na linha de frente, a ala dos compositores, parceiros, Tomaz, que assina boa parte das músicas, na guitarra e voz, Saldanha, o crooner principal, sexy-sem-compromisso, e o frenético Sesa na guitarra. No baixo, mais uma prova de DNA positiva, Perdido, filho do grande Sizão, sem um especialista pra por a banda no chão todos nós estariamos perdidos! E embora ela não seja sueca, a propaganda não é enganosa, Irina colore com precisão nos teclados a excitante música dos Garotas Suecas. Apaixone-se, e venha se entregar, de corpo e alma.
Paulo Miklos
Garotas Suecas
For the past few days, I've been in New York City. Last night, I went over to Williamsburg to see a friend's boyfriend's band play a free show at a small club called Zebulon. I liked the space immediately: low light, low stage, a wide-open floor in which to see the music, a Fellini film being projected on the wall, and reggae music courtesy of the DJ. After the boyfriend's band (American Tenants) played, there were mumblings that the next act was a fantastic garage band from Brazil. I had every intention of heading back over the bridge, but I took one look at the Welcome Back, Kotter appearance of the guitarist and decided to stick around.
The band is called Garotas Suecas, and I urge you to remember the name. Within two songs, I went from sitting at a table nodding my head to the front row -- only about eight Brooklynites were willing to dance -- at which point I became that person standing in front of the lead singer basically losing my mind. I am 34 years old. It has literally been a decade since I went up to a stage, closed my eyes, danced like a fool and never wanted the moment to end. All I kept thinking was that I wished everyone I knew could witness this show.
Garotas Suecas has six members: five boys and a girl. I call them boys and girls because their ages range from 19 (the drummer) to 24 (the singer). The musicianship in the band far exceeds most groups you'll witness these days, but not in a showy, wanky, excessive way -- in the way you'd imagine having your jaw drop at the sight of the Hi Rhythm Band or The Jackson 5 in their heyday. Yet more than the band members' ability to riff, pound or harmonize is the way they allow themselves to be consumed by the music they're playing. They travel somewhere during the songs, unafraid to leave the audience or the room, which leaves two options for the listeners: Get left behind or go along. Garotas Suecas shouldn't merely be listened to or witnessed; they should be absorbed.
So what's the sound? In their words: garage/soul/rock. Yes, they'll remind you of Os Mutantes and the like, but Garotas Suecas is more revelation than resurrection
Carrie Brownstein
Email: garotassuecas@yahoo.com
Where to buy the records/ Onde Comprar Discos e Cd's:
In NY:
Tropicalia in Furs
304 E 5th st.
NY, NY
Academy Records
415 E 12th st.
NY, NY
Other Music
15 E 4th st.
NY, NY
(212) 477 8150
Good Records
218 E 5th st.
NY, NY
(212) 529 2081
Josh's Books and Vinyl Stand
on Bedford Avenue and N6th
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
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Alegremente comunico que amanhã, dia 08/12, terça-feira, farei parte do projeto "Prata da Casa" na Choperia do Sesc Pompéia. Além do show contar com a participação especialíssima de Edgard Scandurra, músicas novas fazem parte do repertório que será executado ao lado dos músicos queridos e maravilhosos Demétrius Carvalho, Felipe Maia e Dustan Gallas.
O show é GRÁTIS e às 21h na Rua Clélia, 93 - Sesc Pompéia
aaaahh! perdi o show de ontem cara! fui ver no jornal já era tarde! que saaaco! quando vocês vão fazer outro show auqi em sampa? puta meu. fiquei com um ódio depois que eu vi. que raiva.. beijoos ;*
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