Marachi El Bronx Announces Headline Tour

The Bronx & Mariachi El Bronx Celebrate Record Store Day With Split 12”

Mariachi El Bronx – the alter ego of acclaimed punk outfit The Bronx – will kick off a headlining tour on May 17 at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO. The run, which will feature special guests Two Gallants, will include two free Sailor Jerry Presents shows (5/20 in Chicago and 5/22 in Philadelphia) plus a Rocks Off cruise in New York City (5/23). Prior to the tour’s launch, the band will play a pair of West Coast shows with Los Lobos and X, including a hometown concert at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre on May 5. Mariachi El Bronx will also support Dave Matthews Band, Gogol Bordello and tUnE-yArDs this spring and perform at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. See below for itinerary.

“The ferocious Mariachi El Bronx took the stage in their signature charro suits …[and] brought together some of the best parts of Los Angeles,” said the LA Weekly in a recent live review. “Against swooping violins, heart pounding guitars and a bombastic horn section, lead singer Matt Caughthran held his own. Shaking with passion, he wrapped his fingers around the microphone and poured out his amorous woes.” Noted the Los Angeles Times: “The Bronx's acoustic alter ego fuses its punky themes of struggle and misanthropy with traditional Mexican mariachi music. The result is startlingly natural.”

"Revolution Girls," Mariachi El Bronx’s latest single, has been remixed by rising Latin electronica artists Los Macuanos, Super Guachin (ZZK) and Algodón Egipcio and will be out in April. You can check out the band performing “Revolution Girls” on “Late Show with David Letterman."

In a Record Store Day exclusive, The Bronx and Mariachi El Bronx will release a split 12” on April 21. The special splatter-colored vinyl features both bands in their element – rocking their ferocious live show for rabid fans at intimate clubs from Brooklyn to Stockholm. The six-song collection includes a cover of Hanoi Rocks’ classic “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams” that features a guest appearance by the legendary Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks.

Since forming in 2002, The Bronx has redefined what punk means, releasing three self- titled full-length albums and a deluge of 7 inches and EPs. Mariachi El Bronx was conceived in 2006, in response to a request for The Bronx to do an acoustic performance on television. Mariachi El Bronx followed in 2009 and Mariachi El Bronx (II) debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative New Artist chart in 2011. The Bronx will also be touring shortly – beginning with a pair of shows with The Hives next month, followed by a Rocks Off Cruise of their own (5/24) and numerous European dates. The band’s new album,   The Bronx (IV), will be released this summer.

Mariachi El Bronx/The Bronx are: Matt Caughthran, Joby J. Ford, Jorma Vik, Brad Magers, Ken Mochikoshi Horne, Vincent Hidalgo and Ray Suen.

MARIACHI EL BRONX TOUR DATES

5/5 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre w/Los Lobos, Neko Case, Alejandro Escovedo and X

5/6 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Blacklake Golf Course  w/Los Lobos & X (daytime show-begins @ 2pm) 

Headline dates w/Two Gallants unless otherwise noted

5/17 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
5/18 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
5/19 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird
5/20 - Chicago, IL - Sailor Jerry’s Presents  FREE SHOW
5/21 - Cleveland, OH - The Beachland Ballroom
5/22 - Philadelphia, PA - Sailor Jerry’s Presents  FREE SHOW
5/23 - New York, NY - The Harbor Lights  *Rocks Off Boat Show           
5/25 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre  w/Dave Matthews Band
5/26 - Buffalo, NY - The Mohawk Place
5/27 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy  w/Gogol Bordello & Two Gallants
5/28 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis  w/Gogol Bordello & Two Gallants
5/31 - Portland, ME - State Theatre   w/Gogol Bordello & Two Gallants
6/1 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion  w/Gogol Bordello & Two Gallants
6/2 - Hunter Mt., NY - Mountain Jam           
6/3 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club  w/tUnE-yArDs
6/5 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater  w/tUnE-yArDs
6/6 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel  w/tUnE-yArDs
6/7-10 - Manchester, TN

THE BRONX TOUR DATES

4/17 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern  w/The Hives  SOLD OUT

4/18 - San Francisco, CA  - The Warfield  w/Refused and The Hives

4/29 - Hasslet, BEL - Groezrock

5/24 - New York, NY - The Dutchess  *Rocks Off Boat Show

6/14 - Hultsfred, SWE - Hultsfred Festival

6/15 - Clisson, FR - Hellfest

6/16  - Interlaken, CR - Greenfield

6/19 - Milan, IT - Magnolia Open-Air Garden  w/Rise Against

6/22 - Scheessel, GER - Hurricane Festival

6/24 - Neuhausen, GER - Southside Festival

6/29 - Evreux, FR - Le Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats

6/30 - Rossum, NTL - Rosrock Festival

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