Los Crocodilos
Our name is a fiction; it is our own criolle, a bastardization of two different tongues.
So too is our music.
As a song begins on an acoustic guitar, an English troubadour remembers the vibrance of the Rio Carnival. The percussion rattles, more primal still, stretched on a skin from Africa. The bass fat and funky drives away, then a flute trickles down, cascading in a whirlwind of sound as it dips and soars. Voices sing of times of violence, and of bruised hearts unbroken.
At times, we lie in the sun, our jaws agape, with something akin to a smile. At times we twist beneath the surface, every roll and spin cutting through the flesh.
There are no borders. The lines on the map mean less and less, scuffed away by so many crossings. The music we love lies on such blurred frontiers, it is the language of No Man's Land.
<KateGoes To The Teen Age; + Voluntary Butler Scheme, Tokyo Storm Warning + The Dead Fish
with records being played by Grandmaster Gareth and Teenage Projections from FilmFicciones.
THURSDAY 3rd APRIL
at the HARE AND HOUNDS BIRMINGHAM Kings Heath High Street, B14 7JZ
8pm - midnight £4adv/£5 door
Dress up as a teenager from any era. punks, hippies, teddy boys, goths, ravers, mods, rockers, bugsy malone, frenchie, the fonz, 80's kids, bboys, harry potter, any teenager etc
Best Costume wins a NEW KateGoes CD "Happy Dancing" exclusively available at FOPP music stores.
Indeed we will be sharing the bill in Walsall. Should be an interesting night - there's rumours of a brewery beer tasting session as part of the entertainment...
Hi, mate - cheers for the find and the listen. Glad you're liking the sound. The cellist will indeed be down and around at the Yardbird. Looking forward to seeing you live, too. Should be a good 'un.
RICHARD BURKE (Moseley Folk Festival) Somewhere between Elliot Smith and Belle & Sebastian. Brilliant!
MICKY GREANEY (Moseley Folk Festival) Considered to be one of the best songwriter to emerge from the region in the past decade.
CHRISSY VAN DYKE - enchanting, beautiful and captivating voice and lyrics. Previous guest at Ronnie Scotts, winner of a U-Music award on MTV.
Music, comedy, poetry, tarot reading, raffel prizes all night, cakes, cookies, and so much more. Donate the cheeziest prize you can to bring much more excitment and fun make to the evening.
How can you miss out?
Open mic, and i'm looking for acts for the Sunday Flea Market with Jibbering Sound System @ the Custard Factory! So if you wanna get involved, get in contact... Em.
