Photo by Puma Ptah
Given local Colombian greats Nemegata and Superfónicos, Bogotá trio Balthvs might as well move here. For starters, Balthazar Aguirre, Johanna Mercuriana, and Santiago Lizcano begin their three-month tour here, Austin to Oslo, 10 of those dates opening for My Morning Jacket. In fact, the frontman loves our burg. “Our first U.S. show actually was at the Flamingo Cantina,” Aguirre revealed last ACL Fest. “The show was okay, but the highlight was meeting Austin band Nemegata.” His SRV-like hat crosses over to his touch too, Balthvs’ watery vibe pure “Riviera Paradise” at times. New single “Mood Swing” transforms Fifties exotica into six-string swing. – Raoul Hernandez
