Introducing: El Gavachillo – Listen Now, Thank Me Later

Photo Courtesy: Claudia Guzman

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending a show at the Elbo Room in San Francisco, where Will Abers (Wil-Dog) from Ozomatli was set to perform. But this wasn’t an Ozomatli show, oh no it wasn’t, Wil-Dog was ready to take this stage as El Gavachillo.

Can you imagine Wil-Dog singing rancheras and norteñas? Well, he does, and quite well if I say so myself.  I had already seen El Gavachillo performed once before, and I became a fan! If you like the Regional Mexicano music genre, you must check out what he is doing as El Gavachillo.

Photo Courtesy: Claudia Guzman

The show at the Elbo Room was terrific, El Gavachillo played for a crowd that (for the most part) had never heard this kind of music. He brought along El Regimen Sinaloense (a local band from the Bay Area that I recently interviewed.) Even Caipo from Bang Data got in the mix and was on stage with El Gavachillo and the guys from El Regimen Sinaloense.

I sat down with El Gavachillo to talk about his project away from Ozomatli, check out everything we talked about, you can also visit El Gavachillo’s youtube page for more info on his music.

El Regimen Sinaloense: A Band You Oughta Know!

A few years ago, a friend told me about a local band formed in Hayward, and that they were doing weekend shows at a restaurant/bar near my place. It was back in early 2009 when I found out about El Regimen Sinaloense.

The guys who are members of El Regimen Sinaloense, are all from around the Bay Area, and they came together to create a harmonious blend of music, and pay homage to the traditional Regional Mexicano music genre. These guys were not only exposed to “American” music, but thanks to their multi-cultural upbringings, they were able to grow up loving a terrific, yet sometimes underrated music genre.

I have seen the guys play several times, most recently at their show in San Francisco where they joined Will “El Gavachillo” (from Ozomatli on stage.) I had the opportunity to crash one of the guys’ rehearsals, where I got them to talk about their latest CD album titled  "En Vivo Rancheras Con Tololoche Vol.1.”

Check out my interview with the guys, and download their latest CD. You can also learn more information about the band, their up-coming gigs and more on their website, facebook or twitter.