Listen To: Muy Cansado
Three piece bands featuring a shirtless and shoeless drummer with dreads hanging down to his chest scare me. Luckily, I was entertained with a solid performance with absolutely no hints of that awful jam rock people so happily gobble up.
Muy Cansado draws little influence from the festering patchouli soaked swamps that are home to the likes of M.O.E., Widespread Panic, String Cheese Incident, State Radio and others but; rather, from the likes of the Pixies and Talking Heads. Their set even featured a cover of “Psycho Killer,” which was quite good. Although “Psycho Killer” is one of the most approachable songs in the Talking Heads catalogue, any time a band can play a good Heads cover they instantly get my respect.
Muy Cansado definitely has a lot of potential and they are currently working on a full album. The songs they played live that were not on the EP were very strong so I’m looking forward to the LP’s release in early 2008. The recording quality can be a bit lacking so definitely check them out live before making a final judgement.
Muy Cansado is certainly a local band to keep you eye (or ear, whichever is applicable here) on.
Upcoming Shows:
12/09 – East Boston Cultural Center – 80 Border Street (Proceeds to benefit the East Boston Cultural Center), $5
12/20 @ The Greatest Bar, $5
1/10 @ The Abbey Lounge, $5
1/16 @ The Trash Bar (Brooklyn, NY)
Here’s their entire EP:
Muy Cansado – The Other Night
Muy Cansado – Couldn’t Have Said it Better
Muy Cansado – Soul Song
