The Indie Chile Tour (March 12th – April 19th, 2010
INTIMATE STRANGER
Bands don’t get much more international than this! Intimate Stranger is an international band currently based in Chile. Since its formation by Chilean guitarist Lautaro Vera, English/Croatian singer/bassist Tessie S-Woodgate and drummer Mauricio Muñoz, the band has spent time in London, Belgium, and Austin. They have toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe and Latin America, released two albums: Life Jacket in 2007 and Under in 2009, on Fringecore Records, both of which have led to major radio play, especially for the songs In the Black and For Annie from Life Jacket and Under and Held from the second. In March 2008, after, success on the London scene, playing venues such as the Rock Garden (which has hosted bands form The Smiths to U2) The Enterprise and The Dublin Castle (regulars: Oasis, Blur, Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs etc…) and packing out the main venue at LadyFest Festival in Cambridge, they spent three months in the USA, appearing at the Plutopia event at SXSW before returning to Chile and adding keyboardist Ismael Palma. They very quickly built-up a large fan-base in their hometown, becoming headliners at all the major clubs in the vibrant live music scene in Santiago, appearing on TV, radio and featured in every major newspaper and music magazine. In addition to touring around Chile, they have just completed a Latin American Tour. Earlier this year they were heavily featured in Rolling Stone magazine (Latin America) with a full page photo on the inside front cover and appeared in Spin and on the Spin Earth TV show. In March 2010, they will appear at SXSW 2010, before setting off on a 6 week US Tour.
www.futurefrequencies.com/ music/management/Intimate Stranger
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Under
THE GANJAS
One of the most well-known bands in Chile, The Ganjas are a neo-psychedelic rock band from Santiago that has been playing, touring, and putting out albums since 2000. Samuel Maquieira ( Guitar , Vocals), Rafael Astaburuaga (Bass, Vocals), Pablo Guiadach ( guitar) and Aldo Benincasa (drums) have put out 5 LPs, 1 EP and a split album with Argentinean band The Jaqueline Trash so far. They have played some of the biggest festivals in South America, including Bogota’s Rock al Parque, Vive Latino, and Cumbre del Rock to over 50.000 people. In 2008 they embarked on a Brazilian Tour (Sao Paulo, Goiania, Rio deJaneiro) where they played on the same stage with Helmet, The Vaselines, and Black Dice. Later that year they returned home to play the Santiago Urban Festival, where they opened up for Jesus & Mary Chain and R.E.M. Their 2010 touring schedule will be highlighted by shows in the US during the spring, including SXSW 2010. The have had two hit singles and their respective videos, Let´s go to the beach and Dark Side, which gained extensive air time on all major music television channels. In 2006 the band was nominated at APES (Asociación de Periodistas de Espectáculo) as Best Rock Band.
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Dark side
CASINO
Formed in early 2003 as a rock trio, Casino has been constantly evolving and developing a fresh sound in every record they make. Their self-titled debut album was recorded in 2005 and produced by lead singer Pablo Giadach, whose studio has recorded the most important bands on the Chilean independent music scene. En Tus Manos, the first single off their debut album, was also the main theme in the movie Promedio Rojo and quickly became a big hit with major radio play in Chile and Spain. Rolling Stone named the one of the best of 2005 and Casino was nominated as best new artist in the Rock And Pop radio awards. They released the follow-up album, Volcanoes in 2007 and have been touring almost nonstop since with shows throughout South America and playing with bands like the Romantics, Kraftwerk, and Radiohead. Casino is currently finishing up their third studio album, due at the end of 2009. They will be touring behind the new album (their first with any English lyrics) in 2010, including shows in March in the USA including SXSW.
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En tus manos
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En Tus Manos
