Cinco de Mayo Show

Photo by Kim Tova

Our Cinco de Mayo Single Release Party was a success! Thank you all for your support, for your cheers and your amazing dance moves. A huge thank you to the three bands who shared our bill: Jác, The Disfunction and New Beard. The night wouldn't have been what it was without you. Click on their links and check them out!

Also, Radio Tranquila, our new single, can be streamed through our music player to the right of this post. I suggest you play it very loudly and dance to it; if you're at work, play it twice as loud and do the Elaine Benes dance.

Enjoy some pictures! (All photos by Kari Pepper except otherwise.)

Photo by Kim Tova

Photo by Cherise TrahanMiller

Ciao,
Erik Barragan

New Single for You

Damas y caballeros!

Radio Tranquila is out of it's cage. In the box titled "Musica", to the right of this post is our music player; there you will find Radio Tranquila. We are proud to present it.

Tonight, at our Cinco de Mayo Single Release Party at The Bowery Electric, we'll be handing out our super high res single free of charge. Also, we'll be selling our New Madrid T-Shirts, customized by Axel Ito himself. New Madrid goes on at 10pm, but the bill starts with The Disfunction at 8pm followed by New Beard at 9pm. Nos vemos pronto!

Ciao,
Erik Barragan

Radio Tranquila

Our new single, Radio Tranquila, reveals darkness in New Madrid. But, you can dance to it.

The past few months were quiet ones. Well, quiet on the surface. Our attention was focused on recording, writing, taking care of inner turmoils and evolving. It'd be easy if life was just the stage instead of sacrifices and wake up calls. But, that's why we have art. Our shriek in the vacuum of space. Radio Tranquila is our work; a song we've gotten to know so intimately, and speaks to what New Madrid is as a concept and a band.

This Cinco de Mayo is our Single Release Party. Radio Tranquila is free that night. Because you've been there for us; you've sang along; you've gotten on stage and danced your ass off, this is our gift. Our latest work.

Ciao,
Erik Barragan

Last Show of the Year

The New Madrid Blog is back! We apologize for the absence; minor computer problems, you know. Here are some news:

We're playing our last show of the year this Thursday, December 8th at The Bowery Electric. We go on at 10, but come early and hang out; we miss you all. Recording for our new single is moving swiftly, just a couple of more sessions, and you'll have a new New Madrid song that'll make you shake your asses; tell your friends. Also, our blog has a brand new look. You dig?

Here's a video of us playing Cataclysmo at Inti Maldonado's studio in Long Island City; enjoy. See you Thursday!

New Single

New Madrid is currently working with producer Inti Maldonado on a new single. Last week, we went to his studio in Long Island City to begin rehearsals for the recording. It was a very productive experience, and we can't wait to show you the results.

Here are some pics.

Also!

I've added extra pages to the New Madrid Blog.

Paraphrased from my Chords and Words website:

I've created four extra pages: bio, videos, fotos and booking to swiftly inform visitors on who we are; what we do; and how they can get in touch with us. Both the video and foto pages will serve as an archive of all the visual and audio-visual media related to New Madrid shows, and life in general.

Feel free to peruse.

Ciao,
Erik Barragan