the Skatalities, the Slackers, the Specials, Desmond Dekker, Bob Marley, Ozomatli, Op Ivy, Goldfinger, John Coltrane, Mikes Davis, Charles Mingus, Tholenous Monk
Fight the urge to judge this band by their name; Liquid Cheese does not sound like "liquid cheese." There is no oozing squishiness when they're on stage. They are solid, precise, energizing and satisfying (if liquid cheese could be described as satisfying, then there may be a correlation, after all). They really should make it more apparent why they chose their band namefor now I'll write it off as some insanely funny inside joke and be content that they, at least, understand.
In the same way that a hybrid of Spanish and English dialect has become known as "Spanglish," Southwestern bands enamored by ska music have added their homegrown flavors and spices to come up with a subgenre of ska called, well ... there's no name for it yet.
But bands like El Paso's Liquid Cheese, the members of which likely grew up surrounded by a fair amount of Spanish and Mexican music, are fusing the music born in Jamaica in the early '60s with their traditions and arriving at something that is easily danceable, full of energy and highly entertaining. At the same time, it pays homage to their roots.
Each incarnation of ska music, referred to as "waves," is characterized by a drastic change in sound, tempo or style. Could this as yet unnamed fusion of Tejano, norteño, ska, rock and punk be a new paradigm?
Formed in 1996, the group now consists of eight members including Roy Morales (guitar), Rob Keedy (Percusion/Drums) Jesse Sullivan (bass/vocals/guitar), Gilbert Uribe (guitar/percussion), Sam Sullivan (vocals/percussion/trumpet), Marco Guerrero (trombone) Jared Collins (bass) and Danny Sullivan (drums) with occasional appearances by John Michael Vasquez (Tenor Sax/Percussion/Vocals) and Doug Neal (Percussion/DJ/Vocals) Its definitive sound is the culmination of a decade of work and a handful of recordings, as well as more than 1,000 performances, some to crowds of over 10,000.
LIQUID CHEESE: Kickin' Up in the Night (2000)
A true ska-reggae album that satisfies.
LIQUID CHEESE: Lost in the Music (2003)
Ska and Reggae fused with Rock, Jazz and Salsa.
LIQUID CHEESE: Tres Equis (2005)
They capture the feel-good essence of ska, the appeal of modern rock, the musical complexity of jazz and the infectious rhythms of latin, reggae and salsa music.
Drunkmouse Records: Reggaenomics 101 (2007)
A collective journey through modern reggae, roots and ska.
Hey bro! Check out the new song by Vital Passion, “All I Need.” It’s a softy! You want to hear some METAL? …check out the other songs. It’s all on my page. Right on, thanks. Feed-back. –V.P.
All I Want for Christmas feat DJ Diamond and Miss Lisa and New Year's RESOLUTIONS will be New Mexicos largest dance music Christmas and New Year's Eve celebration Featuring 2 stages & 10 of NM's favorite DJs. more info 505348-6035 day of event.
Friday Night Noise @ Club 101 The best in Electronic Music every friday night... FRI DEC. 11TH@CLUB 101 Come Join us for or an night with THE VILLAINS Hot off their tour its no wonder Their Remix's of DAFT PUNK are topping the Music Charts Across the Billboards Tickets are only $10 at the door, **Earlybird Special ONLY $5 from 9-10** so get there early EVERYONE IS WELCOME so help spread the word!!! also This Friday Dec 11th we will be hosting: Toys for Tots: This Holiday season we will be hosting a drop off location This Friday at Club 101 to aid our community in the Toys for Tots Program. Experience the gift of helping a child this holiday season by Dropping off a new unwrapped gift this Friday at Club 101 FRI DEC. 18TH@CLUB 101 We proudly Present Felix Cartal & Don Diablo These Electro shows do tend to sell out from time to time and we hate having to turn alot of people away... so try to purchase your tickets in advance. GET UR PRE-SALE NOW!! **TICKET ENSURES YOUR ENTRY** Limited Advance Tickets Only $10/$15 and $15 at the door... Hope to see you there!
Hey Bro!!! “Check out 4 new songs from Vital Passion on my page.” You dig kick-ass METAL licks? …Yup, it’s there man! Right on. “Feed back.” Thanks! -Vital Passion.
Can't make it down there. Appreciate the invite tho. But I'll definitely catch you guys in Abq in Jan. Take it easy guys. Have some good holidays. Latz.
Hi :) no snow in burque...not yet at least lol... It's a lovely twenty something degrees outside right now!!!!!! lol gotta love the nuevo mexico weather... :)
STAND WITH US AND SAVE PUBLIC ACCESS 12/08/09 @ Noon PRESS CONFERENCE to save Community Access TV We invite you to attend a press conference, Tuesday, December 8th at 12pm, to be held in front of the studios of channels 26 & 27 (415 Tijeras NW, SE entrance of the Old Bernalillo County Courthouse, facing the Civic Plaza). Albuquerque, NM--On Nov. 17th former Mayor Marty Chavez cancelled Quote-Unquote Inc.'s valid 4 year contract to run public access TV Channel 27 and Encantada TV Channel 26. This action appears to be solely political and perhaps a mean to reward his campaign supporters. If we don't defeat this maneuver it is CERTAIN the channels will go dark on January 1st. We are requesting that Mayor R.J. Berry toss out the new Request for Proposal issued by former Mayor Chavez and recognize the legitimate contract given to Quote…Unquote back in May 2009. The rescinding of our contract is illegal and retaliatory. Stop the giveaway of YOUR public channels! We invite the media to attend a press conference on this issue. PUBLIC ACCESS IS NOT PAY TO PLAY. DON’T LET YOUR CHANNELS BE GIVEN AWAY! For more information contact: Steve Ranieri, Executive Director, at 243-0027 or by email at sranieri@quote-unquote.org
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