Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Reggae Cookout !


Now is that a great idea or what?? !! 
THIS Sunday, Paper Box (one of our favorite spots in the city) is hosting the Sunday Reggae Cookout.
It's basically a BBQ with Live Reggae Music.  Does it get better than that??
We are super excited to be part of this event and we also get to play with another excellent local reggae act, Brooklyn's own Judah Tribe.
This is going to be an excellent event filled with good music, good people, and tons of good vibes.
If you haven't been to Paper Box, then you should definitely come through; it's one of the newest live music spots in Brooklyn with "...the best live sound in Brooklyn."  We haven't played every spot in Brooklyn, but out of the spots we've played Paper Box definitely has the best sound, plus the people there are super cool and very laid-back.
Trust us, it's gonna be a rocking event so come through !






Friday, June 8, 2012

tonight !


Tonight we head back to our home in Harlem The Shrine.
We got a live reggae music-filled evening.  
El Pueblo plays at 9pm (on the dot) followed by NJ's own Random Test.


As usual, it's free to get in, and (also as usual) it's going to be the great chill-out vibe that The Shrine always has, come through and find out for yourself why we love this spot !

...and by the way...HAPPY FRIDAY !!!









Friday, June 1, 2012

Tonight at Paper Box !

A final reminder to you all that tonight we're going to be at The Paper Box in Brooklyn. 
The Paper Box is located at 17 Meadow Street in Williamsburg, walking distance from the L Train Grand St stop.



This performance is part of a huge 3 days event called Brooklyn Beat and it's presented by Art For Progress.  The entire event includes Live Music, Djs, Performance Art, Installations, Films, and (something called) Interactive Fashion.

All the of the money collected goes to Art For Progress which means we're playing for free but for a very worthy cause since all the money will got funding more projects like this one.

There are tons of bands playing and the events are being held throughout Brooklyn, not just at Paper Box, but if you wanna check our set out come through (before 8 !) tonight at The Paper Box.  
Only $5 at the door plus $3 PBRs (Brooklyn event's unofficial sponsor ..heheh)

Guys come through ! it's going to be a blast.

much luv and have a blessed weekend !


p.s.

Here's a cover that we're playing for the first time tonight !


Friday, May 25, 2012

Happy Friday !

...and if you're in the U.S. enjoy the long weekend.

Here's a classic for y'all !  enjoy...







...stay blessed !

Friday, May 18, 2012

Jun 1 at The Paper Box


June 1st we'll be playing for the first time at the Paper Box (BK).
The Paper Box is a new venue in Brooklyn located at 17 Meadow St (bet. Waterbury & Bogart). You can easily get there by taking L Train to Grand St stop.
...and by the way the place looks amazing !






You can RSVP here :  FACEBOOK INVITE

It's going to be an awesome music-filled night. We really want to get a nice crowd coming-in to support this new live music venue, so come through for da' Sound !
See you all there !!!

Much luv



Friday, May 11, 2012

Bob

Robert "Nesta" Marley 
(Feb 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981)







Tuesday, May 1, 2012

May Day



In celebration of May Day here's an old tune from our first album "Third World Reality"



By the way, this album can be downloaded for free by clicking link below:

http://elpueblo.bandcamp.com/album/third-world-reality


Friday, April 20, 2012

420 Special Podcast



Enjoy !









"Stoned out of my Mind" - John Holt
"Jamaican Colley Version" - Linval Thompson
"Marihuana" - Johnny Osbourne
"Smoke Marihuana" - Sizzla
"Stick a Bush" - The Gladiators
"Man Plus Dub" - Cornell Campbell
"Tribulation Dub" - Don Carlos
"Police in Helicopter" - John Holt
"Herbal Meditation" - Ooklah the Moc
"Jamaican Colley" - I Roy
"Red Boat Opera" - 10 Ft. Ganjah Plant
"Collie Herb Man" - Katchafire
"Legalize It" - Peter Tosh



Thursday, April 19, 2012

Dejate Dubiar

Let's get a head-start on this 420 weekend !

Here's "Dejate Dubiar," yet another Dub Side from ISLA



Enjoy it !




Friday, April 6, 2012

Happy Friday !

Here's another video from our last show at The Shrine.

Camera is a lil shaky, but you can still listen to this VERY new song written by our drummer Lucas Leto.
Song still doesn't have a title so maybe you can suggest him a title for the song !

Check it out :




Have a great friday and a rockin' weekend

el pueblo


heheheh ... a lil' post rehearsal rambling


Friday, March 23, 2012

First Show of 2012 !




Saturday, March 31st at The Shrine will be our first show of 2012, and we are super excited !

We've been putting a lot of work in preparing for this show, though perhaps "work" is not the right word since we've been having a blast.
Our sound has greatly improved and we seem to just keep getting tighter and tighter which is interesting because the tighter you get as a band the more loose and relaxed the music seems because everybody is so comfortable with having the song be free enough to go to different places and explore more dynamics.
(Sounds a lil' nerdy but it's true)

Another great thing about our next show at The Shrine is that its going to be a "triple reggae bill." The Hard Times will be kicking off the night, then yours truly El Pueblo, and last but not least we cap the night with Roots Vibrations.

We really look forward to seeing you guys come through ...oh ! and its free !!!  (gotta love the Shrine)

See you sat 31st !

much luv


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's Day

Here's a Dub version for you all !

"I Just Wanna Dub U"



Enjoy !

Monday, February 6, 2012

Friday, February 3, 2012

Happy Friday !!!

Wishing you all the best this coming weekend  (Go Giants !!!)
Kick off your Friday with this great live performance of Hawaii's Ooklah The Moc

Happy friday !!!




Sunday, January 29, 2012

What's the story ... Bronx Summer

Should I start by saying that I don't remember writing this song?  Probably not, but yes; I have bad memory and, well...no, I don't remember actually writing it, but I do remember for a while wanting to do a nice mix of Reggae and Latin (I'm pretty sure its not the first time).
The idea behind Bronx Summer is basically Fun; just like summers in the Bx !
(I happen to be from the Bx)
The song has 3 sections and it has a cool piano line that combines a little tumbao with a common reggae riff.

We'll be releasing a studio version of this track very soon and I gotta say that Marcello really killed it with his tumbao.  He plays the line above but then right before the solos he drops a timba-influenced  tumbao that I could have never written.
Thats the cool thing about writing music for El Pueblo; you bring an idea on paper and the band pretty much arranges it and it always sounds better that what was on paper.
The band brings life to it.

...and that's the story to Bronx Summer !

I actually remember having great Bronx Summers in this pool. Mullally Pool, right across from the new Yankee Stadium.






Friday, January 6, 2012

Happy friday video !!!


Wishing you all a super Happy Friday on this first Friday of 2012.
Enjoy this live video of the great Israel Vibrations with Roots Radics  (one of our favorites !!)

much luv !