Feb
14

Tropa Magica, Los Blenders

Great American Music Hall

San Francisco, CA

Tickets

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Event Details

On sale Thu, 12/21 at 10am!

$25 ADV | $28 DOOR

Doors 7pm | Show 8pm

Tropa Magica

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“Invigorating”, “brilliant”, and “charismatic” are just a slew of the adjectives used to describe Tropa Magica. “The East L.A. duo made a name for themselves by combining alternative, grunge, and psychedelic rock with cumbia” -Spin magazine.

Having toured nationally and on multiple southwest and west coast tours, they have supported established acts such as Bomba Estereo, Molotov, and comedian Felipe Esparza. The band has boldly and successfully taken on larger LA stages at venues such as The Microsoft Theater, El Rey Theater and The Hollywood Palladium.

In 2018 and 2019 Tropa Magica performed at So-Cal festival favorites Desert Daze and Tropicalia. At the end of 2019 the band self released a limited edition 7inch vinyl EP “Smells Like Cumbia” featuring Nirvana songs as cumbia renditions.

Despite the pandemic, 2020 has been a fruitful year for the band. They wrote and recorded the theme song for comedian Felipe Esparza’s new Netflix special and collaborated with the notorious Foo’s Gone Wild on the “Foo Files Cumbia” track released earlier this year. The band has partnered up as ambassadors with 805/Firestone Beer and is sponsored by Fender guitars and Ernie Ball.

Their sophomore LP “Tripiando Al Infinito En Mi Recamara” has garnished appraisal by music critics:

“...the psychedelic cumbia-punk that David and Rene Pacheco have pieced together over a decade as Tropa Magica has coalesced into something sublime on their sophomore album”

-Grimy Goods

“they’ve spread their wings sonically while losing none of the charisma that made them a hot item at festivals...Tropa Magica’s new album, while born in East L.A., will truly be a child of the world.”

-Buzzbands LA

(To learn a bit more) Tropa Magica has a short documentary that introduces the band nationally on the well known media and news company “BESE”.

Los Blenders

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Flaco El Jandro

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Flaco El Jandro is a songwriter/musician from Salinas, CA. The concept behind the project has always been to continue the evolution and trajectory of Chicano music, blending traditional songwriting with modern instrumentation and energy, through the medium of a variety of different genres and rhythms. In 2020 he released his self-produced debut EP

Canciones Para Curar la Depresión. The title track Todo Sigue Igual was featured in the documentary Unhealthy Comedian. He found success in early 2022 on TikTok with his semi-viral hit Mi Encendedor, which expanded his fanbase immensely in a short period of time.

In August of 2022 Flaco released his second EP Nada Te Pido. The lead single of this EP, Me Matas, premiered in Remezcla’s “14 new songs to listen to this week”. Currently, Flaco is working on new material and performing consistently with his band Los Perros Callejeros who were chosen to perform at this year's NPR Tiny Desk Contest on the Road. His commitment to his craft encompasses his drive to capture the essence of his ancestors, honoring where he comes from and elevating the Chicano experience in his lyrics and infectious rhythm.