C H I C H A R R A

Mauro and Marisa on the wonderful podcast City on the Edge! It’s all about Albuquerque. Here, we talk about the city and our lives in it. 

How does Henry physically experience a show? What do beats look like in John's head? Would Marisa bestow the power of teleportation on all the world's spiders just so she could do it, too? How does Mauro connect flavor and sound? What is a secret skill Monica has that she's proud of that no one knows about? Plus, songs from the new album. Hang out with us for 20 minutes if you want. Just hit play on the track below.

By turns proggy, cerebral, emotional and experimental, the new work by Chicharra—bassists Mauro Woody, Monica Demarco and Marisa Demaro as well as drummers John Butler and Henry Hutchinson—demonstrates who is in charge and why they rule when it comes to the Albuquerque music scene. It’s informed playing by a studied, committed ensemble of collaborators and it’s groovy as hell too, featuring def compositions that make this record worth playing over and over the first week you download it. That is damn good; it defies long-held perceptions about who and what comprise the scene in Burque. Highlights of this must-have record: For pure Postmodernism, “Adobe;” for the balladry of ghosts, “Burn It All Up;” and for really new rocanrol, close with the title track, which really does show all the signs of a sound on fire. —August March

Come to our album release party the day after turkeys day! Nov. 24, 2017. Celebrate “Let’s Paint This Town In Craters” with us and Matron Records! 21+. $5. Launchpad in Albuquerque.

Chicharra: Marisa Demarco, John Butler, Mauro Woody, Monica Demarco and Henry Hutchinson

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Special Thanks: AirDance NM, Happy Chicken Egg Farm, Matron Records, Mike Demarco and Daphnie Carrillo, William Blackshear, The Alpine Cafe, Mary Childers and Rosie Reynaga, Icarus and Onree

Our new album is out on Matron Records! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 

Coming up to play this fair in Santa Fe at 6 p.m. See you later! 

CHICHARRA INVATE EARTH. Directed by THE Sara Century. Videography by Rick. All bassist Monica’s idea. Made with frenz.

neeeeew posters from our single “Let’s Paint This Town In Craters” by Eliza Lutz of Matron Recrods

10 CD boxset. 187 artists. 13 hours of music (including Chicharra track). Proceeds benefit BLM bail fund, Oakland fire relief & St. James Infirmary. Pre-order via ratskinsound [at] gmail [dot] com. Features experimental work from alllll over.

Snap by Rita Ramone

THURSDAY NIGHT GIRL FIGHT!

Coming for your tanks and cannons at Ocotillo! 

At the Atzlan Theatre in Denver! With RareByrd$, Wheelchair Sports Camp and the HUITZILOPOCHTLI dancers. Magical show.