Estamos ya apróximandonos a la mitad del año y con ella llegan más confirmaciones de conciertos. Ahora tenemos la presentación de Bella Época , el primer álbum de la banda mexicana Torreblanca , que será presentado de manera oficial el próximo 14 de junio en el Lunario del Audtiorio Nacional de la capital mexicana. Sin embargo, esta no será una presentación cualquiera, pues el grupo tendrá como invitados de lujo ni más ni menos que a Timber Timbre , uno de nuestros grupos favoritos del año pasado gracias al lanzamiento de Creep [...]
After the epic failure that was searching for free day shows, I was convinced it was an omen of horrible things to come on my first South By experience. Luckily, the first showcase located at Buffalo Billiard's alleviated all doubts and provided some great music. While in line, I did my share of creepin' on people's conversations just to get a feel for who people were most excited to see. Early birds, of course, were all talking (and for good reason) about Andrea Balency. Per usual of South By showcases, the show started like 10 minutes late. When [...]
Después de haber visto al quinteto defeño Torreblanca este fin de semana pasado (Abriendo a GIRLS y Sonorizando "Diferente a los demás") y quedando maravillada ante esta banda considerada en la actualidad como una de las bandas clave del rock pop alternativo, me dieron ganas de contarles un poco de ellos. Con mucho sonido Folk, [...]
No es sorprendente que Natalia Lafourcade y Julieta Venegas hayan decidido armar un show juntas, pues a todos los asistentes del 10 de diciembre nos quedó muy claro que se complementan y que representan actualmente a una gran parte de la escena musical mexicana, fuera de tratar de categorizarla en algún género. Ambas han saltado [...]
In this clip for the single "Sí" director Benjamín Estrada attempts to translate the rich soundscapes and theatricality of Bella Época into something visual. We see Torreblanca and crew performing for a young bride on what is presumably her wedding day. Things start off pretty well, the girl is wrapped in some dreamy lens flares (think Beyoncé/Halo taken down a few notches) as she walks down the aisle. Just as the chorus takes off, the drama unfolds: the bride flees and we get some gorgeous black and white (very filmic) exterior shots intercut with all kinds [...]
Bella Época, Torreblanca Arts & Crafts, México Rating: 79 by Enrique Coyotzi With exceptional talent, determination, and passion for creating music that transmits vivid imagery and sensations through finely crafted melodies and precisely chosen words, Torreblanca has rapidly become one of the most imaginative bands in Mexico, delivering highly complex pop music combined with confrontational structures that incorporate a great palette of musical influences like swing, jazz, and alternative rock. Ever since last year's stupendous Defensa EP, there has been great anticipation [...]
La 4ta edición de los Indie-O Music Awards (IMAS) arrojó a los ganadores que para una muestra representativa de la industria independiente fueron los que mejor hicieron las cosas en el 2010. La ceremonia corrió a cargo de una tímida Ceci Bastida y un Jaime López que, aunque [...]
La noche de los IMAS se acerca. Justo esa noche donde todos se ponen guapos y van a convivir con parte de la escena que es invitada a esa "gala", si se puede llamar de esa forma. De nuevo será el Teatro de la Ciudad, el próximo 13 de [...]
Lycanthropy has been a recurring topic in arts for ages; contemporary popular music isn't an exception in that matter. Many musicians have approximated the well-known myth of the werewolf and wrote songs about it, whether it's Michael Hurley's folky cult favorite "Werewolf", La Unión's rock bar anthem "Lobo Hombre en París" or Shakira's italo-disco hit "She Wolf", a great number of artists over the time have shared with the world their view over this immortal legend through diverse stories. Torreblanca is the most recent act to be inspired by this figure in "Lobo", first single from their upcoming release [...]
040. Pau y Amigos . "Fiesta Permanente" ♫♫♫ 039. Rita Indiana y Los Misterios . "No Ta Llevando El Diablo" 038. Astro . "Maestro Distorsión" ♫♫♫ 037. Napoleón Solo . "Lolaila Carmona" ♫♫♫ 036. Jessy Bulbo . "Permanentemente" ♫♫♫ 035. Dënver . "Los Adolescentes" 034. Banda de Turistas . "El Rogadero" ♫♫♫ 033. Pipe Llorens . "Dame Un Besito" ♫♫♫ 032. She's a Tease . "Fiebre de Jack" 031. [...]
Just in time for Christmas, one of Mexico breakthrough bands of the year Torreblanca has a new video for their album's ultimate highlight "Parece Navidad." Director Floria Gonzalez helms a freaky video full of crystal surfaces, including the scenery of Christmas in plain decomposition (worms included). At different moments, the clip brings back images from Citizen Kane and Pan's Labyrinth (difficult childhood-themed movies). We described this piece as "a rich textured song where the orchestral passages parallel to the on&off switch of a light bulb", indeed, the video embraces this mournful side of Christmas. [...]
When we made the call for entries for our upcoming Fonogramaticos Vol.10 compilation we weren't expecting any videos, but our dear Juan Manuel Torreblanca surprised us with this fun, self-claimed ridiculous video. This very special video is a surprise and is filling our hearts with joy. As you can see from the awesome t-shirt he's wearing in the clip, Juan is a big fan of Chilean pop astro Gepe, and we can't think of anyone more suitable to cover Gepe's catchiest song "Por La Ventana." Torreblanca recruited his Mexico City-based Chilean friends Sonidolandon and Turra Medina to craft [...]
Por: Josue Rueda Fotografías: Einar González Desde las 6:00 pm., la banda se dio cita para disfrutar de la música de Torreblanca, 60 Tigres y Enjambre en el PAT (Pabellón de Alta Tecnología), y... RockandRadio, Transmite la Red.
Ha empezado el fin de semana... así que desde hoy pueden encontrar buenas fiestas, tal y como esta que será en "Club Atlántico", un lugar muy fresco a la altura del zocalo de la Ciudad de México, toca Torreblanca, Dixybait, Uvi Lov, Los Amaparito y sólo cuesta $30 pesitos, o bien, $50 si van en parejas. Les dejo un regalito que seguro sonará por allá: Torreblanca - Parece Navidad .
Last year, prior to recording the sublime Defensa EP , Juan Manuel Torreblanca couldn't hold his contentment when the up and coming Andrea Balency showed up with a jaw-dropping cover for his long-time revealed "Parece Navidad." In the following months, Balency appeared as a guest musician of our dear visionary to eventually, become part of one of the hottest new bands around. The gorgeous singer has an album ready to release and is ready for her own project to breakthrough, the Andrea Balency Trio. "Parece Navidad" is such an important piece to the Torreblanca and Andrea Balency Trio projects, [...]
Parece que con todos los conciertos que se han anunciado recientemente más vale ahorrar algo para las preventas de las siguientes semanas; sin embargo, hay tan buenas ofertas para este fin de semana... RockandRadio, Transmite la Red.
Defensa EP, Torreblanca Independiente, Mexico Rating: 85 By Carlos Reyes It was around 2007 when I first came across the music of Juan Manuel Torreblanca, an instant MySpace music crush that turned into friendship. It's hard writing objectively about a friend's music, it's even harder if that friend happens to be an occasional (sharp and amazing) contributor to your website. Have no doubt, there's sentimental tissue here that tunes my senses into Torreblanca's music. Instead of trying to approach this as an outsider, I've [...]
Featured: Torreblanca - "Defensa" Defensa EP, Independiente Torreblanca es una banda. It's been a while since we got to write about our dear Juan Manuel Torreblanca, people could say we're bias for obvious reasons (he's one of us) but such assimilations can be easily wiped out if you actually listen. Truth is, we've been fans for years (if you search you've found some stuff we wrote way before he joined us), and it's finally great to see he will be releasing something. He's one of those individuals with the [...]
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