01-31-2006, 03:20 AM
The Dominion of BigRedCatJan 30 2006, 03:14 PM MikitivityJan 30 2006, 10:02 PM Erik and R. are probably two of the nicer people around! 
They support other musicians and actually love to hang out with people. They are so *not* rock stars, but just ordinary guys. [/quote]
It's nice to hear. I read an interview with them a few months ago and they seemed very accessible, not at all full of themselves.
I got totally hooked on them with the Wrack and Ruin album, especially the tracks "Bizarre Words" and "Ecos".
Thanks to the internet, so much more music is available now. . . especially from non-RIAA labels. [/quote]
The internet is great for small artists. Not only can they give away samples of music, but as a fan your ability to *write* to them and talk to them increases as well.
I don't know if they have the time to write back, but it is obvious that if you lived in the same town as these two guys (cousins), that they are exactly the type of people you'd want to hang out with. Friendly, easy going, etc.
I got into Hocico back in 1999 or 2000 with ... dang the name is escaping me, but it is their album with the black cat on the cover. While at a club in SF, there was a woman who would sell CDs. A friend (he is part of Psyclon Nine) came up and yelled, "MICHAEL! Listen to them. You'll like them. They are angry like Wumpscut, but with a Spanish twist. You'll like them."
Yeah, this guy Eric always yells real loud like, but he actually is a really great guy too. Anyways, I bought the album after listening to it at the club (the woman would bring a CD player we could use to listen to stuff first).
Eventually I would work her booth at clubs for her, spending hours just sitting there talking to other people about music. And there was a time that *DJs* and musicians were coming to me asking for advice (afterall, I had access to Georgia's collection, and as a distributor she had tons of great stuff).
They support other musicians and actually love to hang out with people. They are so *not* rock stars, but just ordinary guys. [/quote]It's nice to hear. I read an interview with them a few months ago and they seemed very accessible, not at all full of themselves.
I got totally hooked on them with the Wrack and Ruin album, especially the tracks "Bizarre Words" and "Ecos".
Thanks to the internet, so much more music is available now. . . especially from non-RIAA labels. [/quote]
The internet is great for small artists. Not only can they give away samples of music, but as a fan your ability to *write* to them and talk to them increases as well.
I don't know if they have the time to write back, but it is obvious that if you lived in the same town as these two guys (cousins), that they are exactly the type of people you'd want to hang out with. Friendly, easy going, etc.
I got into Hocico back in 1999 or 2000 with ... dang the name is escaping me, but it is their album with the black cat on the cover. While at a club in SF, there was a woman who would sell CDs. A friend (he is part of Psyclon Nine) came up and yelled, "MICHAEL! Listen to them. You'll like them. They are angry like Wumpscut, but with a Spanish twist. You'll like them."
Yeah, this guy Eric always yells real loud like, but he actually is a really great guy too.
Anyways, I bought the album after listening to it at the club (the woman would bring a CD player we could use to listen to stuff first).Eventually I would work her booth at clubs for her, spending hours just sitting there talking to other people about music. And there was a time that *DJs* and musicians were coming to me asking for advice (afterall, I had access to Georgia's collection, and as a distributor she had tons of great stuff).