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"POLICIA" MUSIC VIDEO Pistolera released their debut album Siempre Hay Salida on November 6, 2006 to critical acclaim in both English and Spanish language media. The album, which went to the Top 10 of the CMJ charts and received features in Rolling Stone Mexico, Billboard, The New Yorker, and Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now!, launched the band's international touring career with performances in the USA, Mexico, and Europe. Siempre Hay Salida was produced by Grammy-winning producer Charlie Dos Santos (Los Van Van, Barbarito Torres, Pedro Luis Ferrer) and featured guest appearances by members of Si*Se, Grupo Fantasma, Antibalas, and Slavic Soul Party. The album set the tone for what Pistolera is now known for: melodic and danceable songs sung in Spanish and the strong political content of their lyrics which often talk about border issues, the plight of immigrants, and female strength. For their second album, Pistolera reunited with Dos Santos to record En Este Camino in their hometown of Brooklyn, NY. They have since performed at high-profile festivals such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, Sfinks Festival (Belgium), Ollin Kan (Mexico), Celebrate Brooklyn (USA), Central Park Summerstage (USA), Ritmo y Color (Canada), Roots and Blues Festival (Canada). They have shared the stage with Los Lobos, Lila Downs, The Mexican Institute of Sound, Kinky, Ely Guerra, Los Amigos Invisibles, and Ozomatli. En Este Camino is already in the Top 10 of the CMJ Latin Charts and Billboard Magazine said it was "...glorious and galvanzing. If this is homework, it gets and A." "Pistolera melds the sass of indie rock with traditional Latin sounds to create compelling pop melodies, all of it sung entirely in Spanish." -Billboard Magazine "...a foot-stomping sound that's one part ranchera and one part indie-pop." -The New Yorker "Listening to Pistolera's self-released debut, "Siempre Hay Salida" ("There's Always a Way Out"), or watching lead singer and guitarist Sandra Lilia Velásquez stamp out a beat in her boots to bandmate Maria Elena's accordion melodies, you inevitably feel as though you've landed in the heart of Mexico.The blend of soulful ranchera, peppy cumbia, and Spanish lyrics evokes a feeling that's distinctly south of the border, yet not too far south."-The Boston Globe "Stand back, shoegazers and head-bobbers: Pistolera is taking the famously apolitical indie-rock scene by storm. The Brooklyn-based, four-piece rock band puts on a show that feels like an outdoor Latin music festival smack dab in the middle of a heated immigration rally. Click here to read full article -Mother Jones "Firing funky, folky latin pop, this electrifying New York quartet features songs "En Español) by frontwoman Sandra Lilia Velasquez. Backed by drivign accordion riffs of Maria Elena, and backbeat that blends indie-pop with old- school Mexican rancheras. Velasquez is helping redefine the urban latino sound." - CMJ "...when Sandra Lilia Velasquez stomps her boots to drummer Ani Cordero's rim shots on jumping songs from their debut album...by the time they finish "Tatuaje" your clothes will be soaked with sweat, the soles of your dancing shoes will be smoking, and you won't care whether they're from Brooklyn or Matamoros as long as they don't let the party end. This band makes a vigorous, moving fiesta wherever the bandstand may be." Click here to read full article - Houston Press "Groove along with Pistolera, Sandra Lilia Velasquez and Ani Cordero's funky band, which blends together ranchera, cumbia, banda and rock sounds. Velasquez's intoxicating voice and her passion while playing the electric guitar matched with Cordero's driving drumming style make for quite a spectacular live performance." - The New York Post "In their debut album, Siempre Hay Salida, this stylish foursome deliver positive messages that make you want to think and dance. I predict that Mexican-American Vocalist & Guitarist Sandra Lilia Velasquez will be the Joan Jett/Lila Downs of web savvy Latino Gen Y'ers who can't get enough of artists who rock out with their accordions."- Urban Latino "Pistolera es fuerte. Pistolera es peligrosa. Pistolera es roquerota y rancherota a la vez. El cuarteto neoyorquino...bien podría estar tocando toda la noche en una cantina de mala muerte o bien podría convertirse en la banda más popular del canal MTV." - San Diego Union Tribune, Enlace "Pistolera revoluciona la escena indie de Nueva York. En menos de una año y medio este cuarteto ha transcendido las barreras del lenguaje con su musica." - El Diario