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MONTE NEGRO
Rock / Reggae / New Wave

"New album "Cicatrix" OUT NOW!"

LOS ANGELES,
United States

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   MONTE NEGRO: General Info
Member Since6/22/2004
Band Website
MonteNegroROCKS.com
Record LabelEPIC Records
Type of LabelMajor





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Sep 4 2008 8:00P
Red Devil Lounge San Francisco, California
Sep 5 2008 4:45P
In-store Signing + Performance at Rasputin - FREE Berkeley, California
Sep 5 2008 8:00P
Betty’s Rock Bar Walnut Creek, California
Sep 6 2008 8:00P
CANCELLED - The Underground Lounge Monterey, California
Sep 7 2008 8:00P
Fox Theater Salinas, California
Sep 8 2008 8:00P
Audie’s Olympic/Club Fred Fresno, California
Sep 10 2008 8:00P
The Uptown Oakland, California
Sep 11 2008 8:00P
Satellite Reno, Nevada
Sep 12 2008 8:00P
The Blank Club San Jose, California
Sep 13 2008 8:00P
Narducci’s Bakersfield, California
Sep 14 2008 8:00P
Karma Victorville, California

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ON TOUR WITH ASTRA HEIGHTS AND THE MAY FIRE!







ABOUT THE BAND


MONTE NEGRO

NEW ALBUM, CICATRIX OUT NOW

As the world grows increasingly interconnected, the need for art to serve as both a mirror and a bridge grows increasingly crucial. But at its best, music is a subtle transit, initiating a journey effortlessly with the inescapable rapture of a simple melody. The music that wins our hearts needs only to trigger colorful visions and engage us in the moment. It doesn’t need to remind us that we are citizens of a larger world or broaden our horizons from within. But if it happens to do both, then something truly magical has happened. With its debut album Cicatrix, Los Angeles’ Monte Negro manages to establish itself as an important band simply by being a great one.

To grapple with the obvious, Monte Negro is bilingual. Effortlessly so, like so many first generation Americans of Latino descent. As songs like “Arde El Corazon (Triangled Love)” casually glide between English and Spanish, it becomes clear that the band does not belong in the comparatively narrow lane of the rock en espanol genre, nor is it unalloyed “alternative” rock. Even the Latin elements in Monte Negro’s music are searching and expansive, embracing the Colombian cumbia in “Lejos (Me Gusta),” while channeling more traditional Mexican musical elements on “Amor Finito.” Of course, as the sultry reggae of “Give Me Love (No Llores),” the anthemic rock of “No One Knows,” or the grinding guitars of “Don’t Let Me Down” might suggest, U2, Bob Marley, the Police, Jane’s Addiction, the Smashing Pumpkins and Epic Records forefathers the Clash all figure in the mix right alongside Caifanes, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs y Mano Negra.

Monte Negro’s music, however, surpasses the sum of any apparent influences. Guitarist Jason Li Shing channels incredible technique into guitar lines that elegantly support the songs, while bassist Rodax Rodriguez stirs their rhythm with a guitarist’s eye for kinetic progression and a born bassist’s sense of space. Meanwhile, drummer Xavier Lopez is a phenom, driving and twirling polyrhythms with the muscle of a metal skinsman and the vibe of the best jazzer. Vocalist and lyricist Kinski Gallo Rodriguez’s soaring voice launches from the band’s rich musical bed in earnest flight, a larger than life personality submerging himself humbly in his works. Also an accomplished sculptor and visual artist, it’s his pan-cultural designs that give the band’s artwork, videos and merchandise a style that is both universal and distinctive. Performing alongside his brother-by-blood Rodax and the close-knit extended family of the band, his visions have a whimsical personal touch that, like Monte Negro’s music, is totally disarming.

For a generation instinctively attuned to a looser, richer, more instinctive cultural mix, Monte Negro could well be the band that bridges between worlds. If the first major sea change in the post-rock world of American popular music was hip hop, it’s not unreasonable to expect that the next wave will be bilingual. And you could be forgiven for imagining Monte Negro somewhere near the crest. Epic Records saw the arc in (courageously) signing the band to its “mainstream” rock roster, while early supporters such as the influential MTV3 have seen in the band’s potential to develop a unique and largely unprecedented story and close the decade with a bold step towards a multicultural space that is entirely new and thrilling.

But the basis of any story told about Monte Negro will always have to remain its music. Spend some time with Cicatrix. Real time, on an open road, on a bed wrapped in headphones, with candles and a drink, in a club or a giant-sky festival, in flagrante or in reflection, sad, lonely, elated, searching, content, confused, engulfed, near, far or in transit between. It’s a record that will reward you every time, from a band for whom the journey has only just begun

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CHUI LEAL





Sep 5 2008 7:09 AM

que onda hermanos pues chequen el programa del robot, ya subimos su entrevista y parte de la tocaday en el programa pasado subimos un video de ustedes ahi nos dicen que opinan saludos, y puro exito de corazon.
peace.

www.elrobot.tv
LA anaX[MNR]





Sep 5 2008 4:09 AM

Gracias chicos por formar parte de mi vida...where was your music all my life? Yeah that's awesome that you are getting recognized out here. Pues nos estaremos viendo en Karma @ Victorville el 14 de Septiembre...we planned a road trip so it should be really fun...cuidense, see ya soon.
:)Anax
veronica





Sep 5 2008 2:47 AM

hey guys miss you very mucho !!!!!!!!!
reneesaywhaa





Sep 5 2008 2:38 AM

claro que si!
con todos mi corazon!
lol

of course squared will do no justice
but cubed will do some justice
hahaha
& you are quite welcome
I ♥ Carmenstars





Sep 5 2008 1:23 AM

looking foward to seeing you guys in Fresno!!
*~*PAULA*~*





Sep 5 2008 12:48 AM

thank you:-] u guys should come to sacramento, or ukiah. is that possible? much love,XOX
LA anaX[MNR]





Sep 4 2008 9:47 PM

Hey guys if you have time, go to my profile and check out the video of my niece dancing to LEjos....my friend left it as a comment....my niece is only 9 months old and shes already a fan of YOU!
VaNy!!!





Sep 4 2008 9:40 PM

HOLA!!!!ME ENKANTA SU MUSICAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!CUANDO REGRESAN A CHIKAGOO??
Cristina





Sep 4 2008 9:05 PM

Hope your tour is going great!

♥ Cristina
§ @ £ ¥ @ T Ô ® Ê





Sep 4 2008 8:04 PM

I bought Cicatrix in iTunes UPLOAD iTunes all your Work!!!

Cicatrix it's Great
IYA KARNA - download True God 4 free!





Sep 4 2008 5:13 PM

The prophets, prophets of an ancient time

They live fulfilling Jah creation

The prophets, prophets of an ancient time

They give Jah children inspiration




Hear they are crying out from the mountain tops

Revealing the truth loud and clear

Many are called and a few are chosen

So give thanks and praise when you hear




The prophets, prophets of an ancient time

They live fulfilling Jah creation

The prophets, prophets of an ancient time

They give Jah children inspiration




Doing Jah works by spreading His words

Chosing Jah side in this holy war

Doing what's right by spreading Jah light

Knowing Jah love lasts for Ivermore

Knowing Jah love lasts for Ivermore




The prophets, RastafarI prophets

Prophets from an ancient time

The prophets, RastafarI prophets

Prophets from an ancient time
Lucky_You





Sep 4 2008 2:26 PM

buenas dias chicos! I hope you guys have a RAD day ahead of you..please say hello! to the May Fire and Astra Heights for me, si? Bueno ya me voy a trabajar, asi que nos vemos..bueno..cuando nos vemos!? ji ji cuidanse!
saludos

Denise

x
J E N





Sep 4 2008 7:23 AM

Hello! Thanks so much for coming to Seattle last night! I loved your show, and you sounded great! I have already listened to the new album in my car today :) Come back soon!
╚»LAURA«╝





Sep 4 2008 5:14 AM

HOLA GUYS!
HOW ARE YOU?
I LOVE UR CURRENT SINGLE,
PENA COLECTIVA.
THE SOUND-LYRICS.
YOU GUYS ARE TALENTED. SUERTE*
GIVING YOU LUV LUV LUV....
_LAURA_
LA anaX[MNR]





Sep 4 2008 4:35 AM

Heehee i forgot the r on CICATRIX....lol
LA anaX[MNR]





Sep 4 2008 4:33 AM

Hey guys your album Cicatix was mentioned in the Alborde event page....lo describieron como "un disco imprescindible que hay que conseguir a como de lugar..." I have to agree, your album rocks!!! Sin duda un disco muy creativo. Sigan adelante chicos y suerte en estos dias que siguen del tour. L.A. misses you.
*>RoCkSt@r!!!<*





Sep 4 2008 1:09 AM

ke onda chavos!...aki mandando un saludo desde Chicago...muy buena musica...suerte...

~Nayeli

(La Negra Tomasa, Congress Theater)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4trAe7LmI7I

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/nayeli_nias/motel049.jpg
*~*PAULA*~*





Sep 3 2008 9:25 PM

hey:-] hope the days have been wonderful. wishing the best!!! besos! oxoxo
VERONICA





Sep 3 2008 6:58 PM

Hi Jason I LOVE YOUR MUSIC..
ANGIE





Sep 3 2008 6:44 PM

HEY GUYS,JUST STOPPIN BY TO SHOW LOVE......KISSES
Shaloim





Sep 3 2008 4:32 PM

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1. No te desanimes.
2. Persiste un poco más.
3. No cultives el pesimismo.
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5. Prosigue, aún cuando tengas que atravesar las sombras
6. De tus propios errores, avanza, aunque sea entre lágrimas.
7. Trabaja constantemente, construye siempre.
8. No consientas que el hielo del desencanto entorpezca tu corazón
9. Que no te impresione la dificultad
10. Convéncete de que la victoria espiritual es una construcción diaria
11. No desistas de la paciencia.
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13. Silencio para la injuria y los prejuicios generalizados.
14. Olvido para el mal
15. Perdón para las ofensas.
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23. Estudia procurando aprender.
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25. No dramatices tus pruebas o problemas.
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27. Conserva el hábito de respetar y no criticar, para que e