Member Since: 7/8/2004
Band Website: cholomusic.com
Band Members:
Felipe
"party"
Rosa
"woo hoo"
Dave
"yeah"
Gary
"in absentia"
Mike
"Man with a mortgage"
Influences: The sheer drive to manifest our musical imagery
Sounds Like: This New York four-piece, comprised of musicians from Guam, Peru, Ireland, and exotic New Jersey have made one hell of a record, albeit brief (nine songs, 26 minutes). Highlights include a killer rendition of Shel Silversteins poem Rock and Roll Band, and 101, a hip song with female to male call-and-response vocals, trumpets, and tons of tremelo. If you like the raw indie-rock of the 90s, you will, most likely, love Cholo. One cant help but wonder why Cholo is unsigned; are they that independent? Regardless of their label status, Cholo is brilliant.
Ryan Shelton - SLUG Magazine
You’ve got the dramatic vocals, guitar strumming that rides the line between 50’s guitar pop and some sort of light flamenco, occasional ooh-ooh-oohs, snaps and claps, surfy drums, and even face-melting guitars – all in just the right proportions - The Deli
...the songs are short and sweet, but the band makes just about every second count on this nine-song mini-record. Everything is done super lo-fi and the sound is stripped down, super cool rock 'n' roll. - Life in a Bungalo
This Brooklyn four-piece loves to make goofy indie tunes that have a strong kick of guitar. With a strong fixation to The Pixies and The Deadmilken you'll be laughing as you listen to each one of their 9 songs from this debut album.
- CRASHIN'IN
“Cholo’s first release…is a solid exercise of indie rock which at times nourishes the conterpoint of melody and roar of the Pixies mixed with the rock and roll amphetamine and intelligence of X and Sonic Youth.†– Translated from newspaper El Comercio in Peru
... Felipe strikes me as sort of the Latin-American Dave Berman (of The Silver Jews) ... Pretty cool stuff. - shmat records
Record Label: independent
Type of Label: None