Piñata Protest
Piñata Protest is an American punk rock band from San Antonio, Texas. The band is noted for their amalgamation of Tex-Mex and punk music with lyrics both in Spanish and English.
Biography
In 2006, Lead singer and accordionist Alvaro Del Norte originally formed Piñata Protest with three other musicians, guitarist Manuel Garcia, drummer Victor Luna, and bassist Elliot Ramirez, all of whom have since left the band.In 2010, debut EP Plethora was released.
In March 2012, Piñata Protest first performed at SXSW and have appeared multiple times since
In 2013, NPR Music referred to Piñata Protest's EP El Valiente as "the ultimate lesson of El Valiente: that the combination of accordions and punk represents an organic expression of the bicultural life lived by millions across this country".
In May 2015, NPR's Alt.Latino said of Piñata Protest, "We are big fan of the band".
In late October 2016, Piñata Protest went into the studio with producer Dave Irish to record at Pot O' Gold Recording in Orange, CA. Their brand new EP, titled "Cuatro Exitos", was released in May 2017 featured 4 tracks and served as a follow up to "El Valiente."
On April 6, 2018 the band released their full album "Necio Nights." It was released under the Spanish label Kasba Label.
Influences
Source:- Punk rock influences come from bands such as Ramones, Nirvana, Los Crudos.
- Tex-Mex, or Norteño influences come from bands such as Los Tigres del Norte, Texas Tornados.
Discography
Singles and EPs
Plethora Plethora "Reloaded" El Valiente- Cuatro Exitos
- Necio Nights
Current members
- Alvaro Del Norte: Squeezebox, Vocals, Pocket trumpet
- Chris-Ruptive: Drums
- Richie Brown: Bass, vocals
- Regino Lopez: Guitar, vocals
Past members
- Jose Morales
- Manuel Garcia
- Omar Nambo
- Elliott Ramirez
- Victor Luna
- Marcus Cazares
- Matt Cazares
- JJ Martinez