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Mariachi El Bronx Tour

• 8th Nov 2011

Following the release of their well-received second album, ‘Mariachi El Bronx (II)’, in September, Mariachi El Bronx have announced a UK tour for later this month. Alongside it, they will release album opener ’48 Roses’ as a single on November 28th through Wichita Recordings.

Mariachi El Bronx played storming shows at this year’s Reading & Leeds Festivals and the reaction to the album in their native US has been equally impressive, topping the Billboard alternative chart.

Having just completed an arena tour supporting The Foo Fighters, they also recently made their debut US national TV appearance on Jay Leno, playing the forthcoming single ’48 Roses’, which you can watch here: link

In recent years, The Bronx have redefined what punk means, releasing three self-titled full-length albums and a deluge of 7 inches and EPs. Mariachi El Bronx was conceived in 2006, after The Bronx was asked to perform unplugged on Fuel TV. Believing that nothing sucks more than rock bands playing acoustic songs, they adopted another style of music endemic to Los Angeles and infinitely better suited for an acoustic performance – mariachi music. The experience unearthed something unexpected, what the band likens to discovering a second soul within. Touring the world as The Bronx, they simultaneously began writing songs for Mariachi El Bronx. In 2007, Vincent Hidalgo, son of David Hidalgo (Los Lobos, Latin Playboys), joined the lineup and everything came together. They have released 2 Mariachi El Bronx albums to date.

You can catch Mariachi El Bronx live on their UK tour at the following shows:

NOVEMBER
18th Dublin The Workman’s Club
19thBelfast The Stiff Kitten
20th Edinburgh Liquid Rooms
21st Newcastle The Cluny
22ndNottingham Bodega
23rd Manchester Sound Control
24thLeeds Cockpit 2
25thSheffield Leadmill
26th Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
27thCardiff The Globe
28thNorwich Waterfront
29thBrighton Concorde 2

DECEMBER
17thLondon Kings College
18thWolverhampton Slade Rooms

Tickets for the shows will be available via link, link, link and link.