Gato Loco

Gato Loco was born from the streets of New York. Exotic and foreign, yet simultaneously urban and familiar. Their live show delivers an instant party, filled with celebration and joy; like a decadent latin mambo ballroom, thrown in the midst of a 21st century rock show : this is BIG music. Formed in 2006 by NYC native Stefan Zeniuk, the group takes its cues from scratchy pre-war Cuban records and vintage betty boop cartoons, while freely incorporating a modern schizoid mentality. Incorporating equal parts latin, rock, and jazz, Gato Loco is not genre music. It is tightly written, thrilling and confusing, killing boredom with thought, with passion, with power. Mysterious, yes. Ambiguous, no. The 10-piece “Psycho-Mambo” group released its latest self-titled album on the prestigious Winter & Winter Records in 2011, followed by a highly acclaimed European tour. This album chronicles an epic live outdoor show on the steps of a wine chateau in Bordeaux, France during the summer of 2010. Their live shows are internationally legendary; breathing fire and energy into any venue. In October 2013, they released their second album on Winter & Winter, a grand reenvisioning of Verdi's Messa Da Requiem. Chopped and screwed through a dream-like state: bombastic and delicate, spiritual and agnostic, operatic and poetic. The insufferable aggression and the theatrical grandeur, while mixed with delicate and passionate melodies, seemed to make perfect sense for this band's next step forward. They will be touring 2014-2015.

New York, NY