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Castles In Spain

~BOMBAY ZEPPELIN~

About Me


Listening to Castles in Spain is like sipping red wine, smoking hashish and drinking a shot of espresso. The music is an opiate, which transcends life's trials,delivering solace and the possibility of salvation. With a certain Castilian/Moorish flavor, Castles in Spain takes you on a spiritual field trip through the darker recesses of the soul. Dirges darken catacombs while wine cellar skeletons buried long ago surface to see the light of day. Hope, warmth, and then back down again. Don Quixote meets Edgar Allen Poe.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian describes the music as "Bombay Zeppelin. "Imagine Jimmy Page and Robert Plant riding through the desert, kicking up dust and camel shit at some Cairo bazaar, where Chrissie Hynde is sitting in with Jane's Addiction, playing Black Sabbath and middle-eastern folk music."
While building a loyal fan base, Castles In Spain have been using their brilliant but hard to peg music and powerful performance style to benefit others. Front woman, Biachi, puts on Annual Women Who RAWK events in San Francisco, which brings together local bands to raise both funds and awareness for the Breast Cancer Fund. Completing the Castles' sound are Joe Birtola on bass, Derek Richmond on guitar and Anthony Verdier on drums & percussion.
CASTLES IN SPAIN "AGAIN"
Recording Sessions at Get Reel Productions with Rob Preston!
Castles In Spain fans have been hounding their heroes for a handful of years at San Francisco hotspots like Fat City, 12 Galaxies, Red Devil Lounge and Slim’s. The band is no stranger to touring extending their reach to San Jose, Monterey, Modesto, Sacramento, Chico, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Biachi & Jozie at The Pound SF
BAND BEAR *HUG* after winning the semi-finals of Emergenza Worldwide Festival competition
~RAMBLE ON BIACHI~
BIACHI @ POUND SF..
Numero Tres CD cover
FAMILY DINNER
BEAUTIFUL SAN FRANCISCO/BAY AREA PEEPS!
Biachi likes to play ROUGH with her true luv...Blue Lezzy Paul~
Thanks to Scott Borstad, Alexandra Lasky, Claude Verdier, Albert Iamele, Natasha Khoruzhenko & Tom Upton for the various photos! Also, thanks to Tietjen Fischer for hair/makeup on band promo pics!
Biachi & Angelique (T & A)
Josepe & Derek

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Member Since: 11/24/2004
Band Website: castlesinspain.com
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BIACHI: VOCALS, GUITARS

DEREK: GUITAR, VOCALS

JOSEPE: BASS

ANTHONY: DRUMS, PERCUSSION

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Influences: * dancers * animals * beautiful souls* CIS true believers **INSPIRING*

Alex! awesome die hard, do everything woman... She is DA SHIT!

* UM* NEED WE SAY MORE?PLENTY OF INFLUENCES! Pink Floyd, U2, Black Sabbath, Deconstruction, Beatles, The Cure, Nirvana, A Perfect Circle, Andreas Kisser, Concrete Blonde, Bryan Ferry, Dave Navarro, Jane's Addiction, Led Zeppelin, Sinead O'Connor, The Cult, The Police, The Doors, Roxy Music (especially Avalon), Sisters Of Mercy, Alice In Chains, Chris Cornell, The Verve, Kate Bush, Dead Can Dance, Tears For Fears, Pretenders, Neil Young, Roberta Flack, Gary Numan, Billie Holiday, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lennox, Eurythmics, The Smiths, Joy Division, Echo And The Bunnymen, Ultravox, Sting, Curtis Mayfield, Grace Slick, Stevie Wonder, Seal, David Bowie, Psychedelic Furs, New Order, Coldplay, Joni Mitchell, Cocteau Twins, James, and the list goes on and on and on and freakin' *ON*

WE INSPIRE EACH OTHER EVERY TIME WE PLAY MUSIC!

Twiddle Dee Twiddle Dum~

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RAT ATTACK MUSIC
Sounds Like: Castles In Spain
Record Label: Rat Attack
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

THIS Friday night at EL RIO in SF!

If any of you are free this Friday night, please join us in a pre celebration of this years San Francisco Pride which officially begins on the night we are going to RAWK with Wire Graffiti, Judea Ede...
Posted by Castles In Spain on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:31:00 PST

We need *YOU* THIS Sat. night in SF!

Hello there,Attention Bay Area Peeps!My band (Castles In Spain) has a showcase coming up THIS Saturday, May 17th! We need to pack the house with our fans and have the energy in da house!We are showca...
Posted by Castles In Spain on Thu, 15 May 2008 08:29:00 PST

Interview with Luck Media

GROUNDBREAKING BAY AREA ROCKERS CASTLES IN SPAIN PROMOTE SONIC AGENDA OF TRIBAL RHYTHMS, LUSH CINEMATIC VIBES AND A MIDDLE EASTERN EXOTICISM Led by charismatic, Multi-Ethnic Lead Singer/Songwriter/gui...
Posted by Castles In Spain on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:42:00 PST

Recording Studio at Get Reel Productions!

Yesterday my band and I went into Get Reel Productions recording studio during their annual recording party. Basically it is a keg of Tecate, lots of snacks, and Rob who owns "Get Reel" studio in San...
Posted by Castles In Spain on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:57:00 PST

Pics from Biachis vacation

Yes indeed, if you want to see some cool pics, just go to: Biachi's personal site Click on view more pics and go to the album " Mexican Caribbean 2008" click on first pic and the rest will follow. E...
Posted by Castles In Spain on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:08:00 PST

Leo Magazine review

Cool this was found in cyberworld... check it out.Leo Magazine...
Posted by Castles In Spain on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:42:00 PST

Women Who (((RAWK))) Breast Cancer Benefit

5th Annual Women Who (((RAWK)))Breast Cancer BenefitSaturday, October 6th, 2007Venue: Fat CityAddress: 11th St @ FolsomCover: $10.00 (sliding scale)"The 5th Annual "Women Who Rawk 2007" will take plac...
Posted by Castles In Spain on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:45:00 PST

Las Vegas... we are coming to shatter your lights!

Well Vegas.. here we come! Biachi here from Castles In Spain and I am thrilled to report that we have been selected to perform a fantastic music festival next week in Las Vegas! Not only that, it is...
Posted by Castles In Spain on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:17:00 PST

Muchas Gracias Southern Cali~

A (((HUGE))) kiss & a HUG to all of you who showed up at our show at The Joint in Los Angeles this Saturday night! We had a great time & we will return soon, I promise...A really tight hug to Peter &...
Posted by Castles In Spain on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:03:00 PST

Final Mixes on 2 new songs!

Ok, this is (((FOR REAL))) this time... when u get a chance, have a listen to the final mixes of two new songs we recently recorded! Pretty soon, the songs will be available on I-Tunes. Thanks to all...
Posted by Castles In Spain on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:31:00 PST