Hotel Vegas presents HARD PROOF & ROXY ROCA Part 5: The Phantom Funk with Kalu James on Saturday, February 23, 2013. Doors open at 9pm, Kalu James hits the stage at 9:30pm followed by ROXY ROCA at 10:30pm and Hard Proof at midnight. As the name implies, this is Part 5 of a double bill that has become known as one of the funkiest events in Austin. Prepare yourself for a night of horn driven soul and funk! Spread the word: Click ‘I Like It’ on do512 and RSVP on Facebook.
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By now you know that Holy Mountain and Keep It Local have put together an epic Valentine’s Day party on Thursday, February 14, 2013 for you: A Lovers Ball featuring Cilantro Boombox (featuring members of Poi Dog Pondering, Thievery Corporation, and Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears), ROXY ROCA, and DJ sets from T-Bird (of T-Bird and The Breaks). However, what you might not know is that A Lovers Ball is not just for couples. In fact, it might just be THE place to de-single-fy yourself this Valentine’s Day. Let’s listen in and let Taye tell us all about it…
“Try My Love” has been added into rotation on Radio Free Cruze and we are thrilled about! Tune in to listen via their web site, and while you’re there, click over to their Facebook page and/or Twitter page and let them know you want to hear more ROXY ROCA!
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Radio Free Cruze was founded to take radio back from the Corporate Machine and bring great new music to fans who don’t want to be spoon-fed the same old crap over and over again! We believe that there is incredible music being made today, and we’re building a community of people who love and want to share that music, and “give the finger” to Corporate Radio!
Lauren Ignited, your trusted guide to all the must-see events in Houston, recommended ROXY ROCA’s Mardi Gras Party at House of Blues Houston this Saturday night! Read the full article here: That Mardis Gras Funk.
Here are the show details again: Next Saturday, February 9, ROXY ROCA teams up with House of Blues Houston to bring you a Mardi Gras party you will never forget. ROXY ROCA brings their horn-driven soul to the Bronze Peacock stage — FREE SHOW! Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm with The Journey Agents followed by ROXY ROCA from 8pm to 9:15pm. Spread the word: Click ‘I Like It’ on do713.com and RSVP on Facebook.
Information on ROXY ROCA’s 2013 SXSW showcase is starting to trickle in. As of today, ROXY ROCA will be performing at Lustre Pearl, 97 Rainey St, on Saturday, March 16. The time is still to be announced. More details will be posted as soon as they are available!
Get all the most up-to-date show info here: SHOWS.
Austin, TX-based blog The Austinot recently published a really nice write-up on one of our favorite venues (and great place to hang out) Holy Mountain. The article features some great photos of ROXY ROCA performing — nice! Check out the article here: Holy Mountain Enters as Live Music Machine in Red River District.
Next Saturday, February 9, ROXY ROCA teams up with House of Blues Houston to bring you a Mardi Gras party you will never forget. ROXY ROCA brings their horn-driven soul to the Bronze Peacock stage — FREE SHOW! Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 7pm with The Journey Agents followed by ROXY ROCA from 8pm to 9:15pm. Spread the word: Click ‘I Like It’ on do713.com and RSVP on Facebook.
Get all the most up-to-date show info here: SHOWS.
Big thanks to I Live Music, a cool Telluride, CO-based music blog, for featuring the new ROXY ROCA music video for “Try My Love.”
Sacrificing bells and whistles, the Austin octet come right out of the gate with the right amount of everything – brass overlays, tons of funky rhythm, and a positive yet simple message to tie it all together.
Often nu-soul contributors struggle with digging into the essence of the sonic spirit that drives the genre. Finding that feeling of which this style of music has built and evolved can not be manufactured. It’s not actually discoverable – it finds you. It is simply in you or it isn’t, and you usually have about 3 minutes to prove that to the astute connoisseur. With Roxy Roca it took about thirty seconds for the tight horns, noticeable organ, and affecting vocals from frontman Taye Cannon to register that their is something special this band. Sacrificing bells and whistles, the Austin octet come right out of the gate with the right amount of everything – brass overlays, tons of funky rhythm, and a positive yet simple message to tie it all together. The video shot at The Blackheart in the Silicon Hills features some cool celebrity appearances, and shows these guys know how to put the fun in funky. To be honest, I don’t know much else about Roxy Roca, but they have my attention now.
Thanks to Mike Cortez for this cool write-up of the Free Week 2013 show at Holy Mountain with ROXY ROCA, Money Chicha, and Como Las Movies (ex-Maneja Beto).
Holy Mountain almost seemed like a religious experience as front man Taye Cannon sounded like he was channeling the spirit of James Brown.
As Free Week came to a close no place was rocking more than Holy Mountain. Como Las Movies, Roxy Roca, Money Chicha and Manolo Black kept the crowd moving all night long. Words and photos by Mike Cortez.
Como Las Movies is the new project from Austin’s own Maneja Beto, and with electronic layering over traditional Latin cumbia beats, the crowd couldn’t help but sway their hips. When Roxy Roca took the stage everyone was already loose, and with the power and force of the horns, the building lit up with excitement. The Holy Mountain almost seemed like a religious experience as front man Taye Cannon sounded like he was channeling the spirit of James Brown. Between sets DJ Manolo Black kept the crowd dancing while mixing hip-hop with cumbia and reggaeton. By the time Money Chicha took the stage the venue was so packed you could barely move, but that didn’t stop the audience from dancing. Money Chicha is the side project from members of the famed Grupo Fantasma. With a much smaller band, Money Chicha plays a style of Peruvian psychedelic cumbia blended with a hip moving rhythm of funky intoxicating percussion beats. While there were great shows going on all over town on Saturday night, Holy Mountain was without a doubt the place to be. -Mike Cortez
