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The Highballs

Where's your Fez at?

About Me

"The Mariachi's in 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico' could even cut loose to this crashing n' bashing local group of fez-wearing Span-glish singing hombres. The eight song CD [Montezumas Revenge] cuts across the whole Tex-Mex, border-rock tradition like Zorro's sword, going down as easily as a cold Corona with a mezcal chaser. An example is 'Frio Bandolero'. Little more than a chunky garage punk guitar riff wedding to blasting spanish trumpet and R&B Saxophone solos, the song will have ya dancing like jumpin' beans on a hot tortilla grill." - Stuart Derdeyn (Vancouver Province) ............................................................ .........."With paper hats, paper tiaras and horns warmed, the crowd brought in 2004 with the help of Fez-wearing pseudo-Spaniard party animals The Highballs.... The Highballs have an addictive high energy quality to them. Within minutes the group had the crowd up and on their feet dancing to the mixture of wacky Mexicanised punk-polka originals and fun covers." - Sarah Murdoch (Exclaim! Magazine)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/1/2006
Band Members: Puerco (guitarre), Guaco (bass), Manuel Labour (Tejano Banjo), Senor Discount (drums), Marco Esperanza (Saxophone), Jepe (trumpeto), Juan Bon Jovi (Bass, Melodica), Andras Trombona (Trombone), Jose Fellatio (misc), Senor Advisor (drums), & Perro Tormento (Mandolin, Melodica, Gong, Vibraslap)
Influences: ¡Festival!, Tequila, Jaegermeister, Muchachas, Roberto Benigni, Chico Marx, Ennio Morricone, Tommy Cooper, Mano Negra & Manu Chao, Luis Bunel, Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz, Eva Longoria, Carmen Miranda, Durmiendo, Vómito, El Mono, El Toro, Taco y Menudo
Sounds Like: "Garage-Mariachi" & Tejaño Ska
Record Label: "Montezumas Revenge" CD available at www.redcat.ca
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Lose Your Head at Highballs show!

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- In a horrifying show of brutality, gunmen barged into a bar in central Mexico early Wednesday and tossed five human heads on the dance floor, after covering patrons with th...
Posted by The Highballs on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:00:00 PST

Montezuma's Revenge Review from WorldBeat Canada!

The Highballs are lo-fi, light-hearted and lots of fun. That said, they also may have just partied their way into a an entirely new form of musical expression. My first stab at classification would go...
Posted by The Highballs on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:20:00 PST

Highballs Fotografia!

Hola Amigos! Mire nuestra sección del "pics" para ver la sesión de la fotografía de Highballs tomada en la casa persa del té en la calle de Davie en Vancouver. ¡Incluso el dueño Hamid consiguió implic...
Posted by The Highballs on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:06:00 PST

Montezuma's Revenge is a real Kick in the Eye! (un retroceso en el ojo)

Muchas gracias to our friends at Kick in the Eye...número diecinueve - ..19http://www.kickintheeyemusic.com/picks.html
Posted by The Highballs on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:45:00 PST

¡The Highballs Clame!

¡The Highballs! ¡Clame! (the Highballs - Exclaim!)http://www.exclaim.ca/index.asp?layid=22&csid=33&cs id1=2335
Posted by The Highballs on Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:41:00 PST