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About Me

They said it couldn't be done... You proved them wrong!!!
The instrumental surf / punk / garage band that's been winning hearts and blowin' minds all over the New York Tri-State area is now poised to invade the whole damn planet via the world wide web! Download some MP3s to hear an astonishing aural assault of electric kazoo, surf beats, screamin' guitars and other otherworldly sonic tidbits!!! Better yet, come out to a show and experience the full-on El Muchacho multimedia extravaganza with all five senses!!! Click up above to hear some outtakes from El Muchacho's brand new record!!! [Jim "J. Michael" Muchacho insists that you all be told that some of this stuff hasn't been completely mixed and mastered, so don't go bustin' our balls about the production quality!]
Check out the El Muchacho interview at NESMASURF.ORG
EL MUCHACHO INVADES THE AIRWAVES!!! Tune into: Clint Beachwood's A Day at the Beach on KCR College Radio in San Diego, Dan Electreau's Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll on CJSR FM 88.5 in Edmonton and GaragePunk.com, DJ Erin's Hot Trash on WCSB 89.3 FM in Cleveland, Surfabilly Freakout on WPGU 107.1 FM in Champaign-Urbana, IL and Radio Free Bakersfield - you'll hear the best in surf, rockabilly, psychobilly, punk, garage and greasy rock 'n' roll!!! If you're lucky, you just might hear an El Muchacho track or two!!!
Don't miss El Muchacho's record release fiesta Friday 3/14/08 10:00 PM at Otto's Shrunken Head, NYC!!! Featuring live performances by The Octomen [with special guests from Strange But Surf!], Trauma Team 666 and El Muchacho [with Chris Cheek sittin' in on bari sax and TT666's Bloody Mary dancin' and playin' percussion!] After the bands, it's a Bloody Beach Party with the Gorgeous Ladies of BloodWrestling!!! Rock Em Sock Em's tag team DJs Omega & Ultra V spinnin' at the tiki bar all night long!!! No cover!!! Be there or be square!!!
Bound and determined to make 2008 the best year ever, El Muchacho has been hard at work in a high-fallutinâ€™ New York recording studio, layinâ€™ down tracks and puttinâ€™ the finishing touches the 1st full-length El Muchacho record. Featuring a bunch of brand spankin' new original tunes, plus covers of some old surf rock favorites as well as instrumental versions of classics by Black Sabbath, The Ramones and the Strawberry Alarm Clock!!! Look for it soon, with bitchinâ€™ artwork by surf/greaser/lowbrow artist Tom "BigToe" Laura!!! Check him out at: http://www.myspace.com/tom_laura and http://www.bigtoeart.com and click here to view the El Muchacho record cover!!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/30/2006
Band Members:

Jim "El Palo" Muchacho - Drums, Electric Kazoo
Mikey Muchacho - Bass
Mike Muchacho - Guitar

and if you're lucky...

Mary Muchacho - Percussion & Go Go Dancin'
Chris Cheek - Baritone Saxophone

Influences:
Surf, Punk, Garage, Hot Rod, Rock n' Roll, Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Psychedelic, Noise, Experimental, Instrumental, Exotica, 50s, 60s, 70s, AC/DC, Hasil Adkins, Johnny Barakat, Chuck Berry, Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Bowie, James Brown, Babes In Toyland, Willie Bobo, Booker T, Lenny Bruce, Buzzcocks, Cactus, Johnny Cash, Centurions, Chantays, The Clash, The Cramps, The Coasters, Bootsy Collins, Collins Kids, Alice Cooper, Count Five, Dick Dale, Darts, Dead Boys, Martin Denny, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Devo, Dickies, Dictators, Bo Diddley, Donovan, Duane Eddy, Elvis, 5678s, Flamingos, Genocide, Germs, Gilbert Gottfried, Gary Glitter, Nina Hagen, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Josefus, King Kurtis, The Kinks, Gene Krupa, L.O.N.S., Led Zeppelin, Paul Leary, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Lively Ones, MC5, Mar-Keys, The Monks, Motorhead, New York Dolls, Leonard Nimoy, Nirvana, Gary Numan, Roy Orbison, Ozzy, Funkadelic, Carl Perkins, Plasmatics, ? and the Mysterians, Ramones, Boots Randolph, Residents, Alvino Rey, Rolling Stones, David Rose, Rumblers, Saccharine Trust, Raymond Scott, Del Shannon, Sir Lord Baltimore, Felix Slatkin, Sly and the Family Stone, Snakefinger, The Sonics, Sparks, The Stooges, Joe Strummer, Subhumans, Sweet, T Bones, T Rex, Television, Cal Tjader, Ultramagnetic MCs, Universal Congress Of, Trashmen, Ventures, Gene Vincent, Ween, Speedy West, Weirdos, Hank Williams, Gary Wilson, Link Wray, X Ray Spex, YMO, John Zacherle, Frank Zappa, ZZ Top

Be sure to be on the lookout for El Muchacho's kazooified kover version of Nirvana's "Territorial Pissings" on the upcoming compilation CD "Oh Well... Whatever... The Main Man Records Tribute to Nevermind" - in stores now!!!

Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! Click down below to hear the limited edition El Muchacho holiday single recorded for NJ's annual Dogs of War cancer benefit:

Sounds Like:
...they forgot to lock the gates at the funny farm!

"Blistering, fuzzed-out psychedelic surf!"

"So retarded it's genius!"

"By the second song, I felt like breakin' shit!"

"Fuck yeah! Finally a band I can dig!"

- Happy El Muchacho Fans

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None