Marcos D'Cruze: Vocals/Flamenco Guitar
Huw Davies: Lead Guitar
Bret Vanderburg: Bass
Lee Morris: Drums
Influences
Guarro are influenced by Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Paco De Lucia, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, El Ultimo De La Fila, Jackson Browne, Counting Crows and Tom Waits.
Sounds Like
Dave Matthews and Pearl Jam-ish, that's what some people say, but frankly this is it's own thing. Check it out for yourself.
Guarro's debut Album Plan-B is available from guarro.net or from iTunes in the UK, and now also from rec.ords.us
Check out the great pictures of Guarro at Spain's Azkena Rock Festival in the summer of 2006.
Learn more about Guarro by logging on to guarro.net
GUARRO (meaning filthy or pig in Spanish) was formed when Acton born and bred Marcos D'Cruze asked himself this question: What would happen if he tried to combine his skill as a flamenco guitarist with rock n roll? Intrigued, he set about finding the answer.
What he found was this - an honest expression of his musical, urban and cultural heritage, a new kind of rock n roll thats amplified not by volume (although theres plenty of that), but by the sheer ferocity that is inevitable when a flamenco guitarist finds that elusive duende that almost inexplicable surge of power and spirit that cannot be faked, that does away with all that is superfluous in a song and transforms the performance into something desperate and pure.
Equally as unique are D'Cruzes words - he grasps at the truth in a language of simple, emotional directness, singing with a stark honesty about what life is like for him, and for all of us. Its a world away from the formulaic blandness so prevalent in every acoustic guitar toting troubadour out there.
After much searching, Marcos finally found the players brave (and good) enough to embark on this new music with him - Huw Davies on lead guitar, Steve Davis on bass, and Lee Morris smacking seven shades of whatever out of the drum kit. And in the middle of this glorious noise is D'Cruze, playing rhythm, lead, bass and percussion, all on one Spanish guitar.
Theyve gigged around London in all the usual venues including Bush Hall, Half Moon Putney, The Bull & Gate, Islington Carling Academy and the Hope and Anchor, all the while building up a cult following, with fans as diverse as Jeff Wayne, KT Tunstall, Ewan McGregor and Jack Good. But, like The Libertines and The Others, theyve also embraced the new gigging ethic of taking it to the people, playing sweaty shows in fans front rooms, and always finding more people at the next show because of it.
What happens when you combine flamenco with rock n roll? You get Guarro, and like they say in all the movie trailers, in a world where formula is king, here is one band that dares to be different.
Sziasztok, December 29-én, kedden este 21 órától élő, egyenes adásból Fonyó előszilveszteri koncertet hallhattok a Cragg! Rádió műsorán. Érdemes sietni, és időben kapcsolódni, mert a koncerthallgatás lehetőségét (vagyis a stream-et) 100 főre korlátozzuk majd! Pontos információkat aznap fogtok megtudni itt a szpészen: www.myspace.com/fonyo és a http://blog.myspace.com/fonyo oldalon ki lesz írva mindenféle link, és hogy mit, hogyan kell... Ezenkívül érdemes twitteren is követni, hiszen linkek és információk itt is kitudódnak! TWITTER elérhetőség: http://twitter.com/fonyo A koncerten új dalok is el fognak hangzani, melyek biztosan be fogják lopni magukat a szívetekbe! :)
Szóval, ne feledjétek! December 29-én, este, 21:00, Fonyó-ONLINE koncert a Cragg! Rádióban...! Számítsatok rá, hogy nagyon jó lesz, könnyed lesz, ütős lesz és miegymás...! :) Tehát infó később, tessék leskelődni! :)
Szép Karácsonyt Mindenkinek! ...:::szeFó cRew:::...
Hello Guarro Records, Your sweet voice is like the application of aloe vera upon a sunburnt back. I love your eyes, I know they can stare through my thoughts. May you always have stables of horses to service your needs. You ever remind me of the enigma of happy thoughts I once forgot. Your eyes show as many deep and full shades of fire as a volcano in heat. Your essence is equal to the beauty of a galaxy. You are dressed with filaments and people take pains to make you fully incandescent this evening. Blinking reveals the true visage of beauty hidden within your eyes. Please let me hear more of that wonderful sound. Your wonderfully bright soul keep the demons from torturing me. What wonderful vibrations you are capable of. The stickers hugging the fruit smell better than the perfume of ambergris. Polished rock candy comes ever to mind when thinking of you. Your tears evoke a taste as memorable as honey. You have not yet reached the height of your creativity. Transistors bridge where your vanity would never go.
Choonz entered in an Irish Music Battle of the Bands!
Hi, Choonz have entered an Irish music battle of the Bands competition online Youtube Link
The winners get 5 nights playing at the Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas. This would obviously be quite nice. Seriously though, we would really love this opportunity and this would give us the publicity needed to start our career as a touring band.
WE NEED YOUR VOTE!! Please take the time to forward this to some people in your address book. Voting ends in a few days so please don't delay. It only takes a minute to register your vote! Anyway, enough grovelling from us. To vote for us Click Here and select Choonz. Cheers!
Just passin to show some love, make sure you keep workin hard, there's no rest for the BLESSED! Add me on facebook if you wanna network. Kaya H Osbourne
We have just posted some new videos on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/ekhmusic feel free to subscribe to us for free!
Check out the video names Achy breaky heart in our collection, it's very funny!
We have also written a new blog on our Myspace page named APCA SHOWCASE let us know your thoughts :o)
We hope you are having a super sweet day!
Thank You for your support - So happy you like the music, hope to see you soon! ----------------------------------------------------------------
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