XIXA (US) - Desert Rock

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Mon, 13.10.

Admission 8 pm Start 9 pm

Blue Shell Live:

XIXA (US)

Desert Rock

On their latest album, XIXA leave the sun-scorched desert behind and take the listener on a journey through the underworld. Delving into the depths of folklore richness, Brian López and Gabriel Sullivan - who share songwriting, lead vocals and lead guitars on XIXA - continue to unfold their mystical, psychedelic rock and draw more heavily on their Latin American influences to create a musical and lyrical narrative for XOLO: an album that describes a mythical journey and explores its relevance to the present day.

XOLO (in both the band and album title, the "x" is pronounced like a "ch") refers to the Mexican dog breed Xoloitzcuintli, which was considered sacred in Mayan and Aztec culture - as a companion to the underworld Mictlán.

The album loosely tells the story of a young girl named Arcoiris who travels through all nine levels of Mictlán, guided by her sacred protector El Xolo. Musically, moods and styles change in line with this journey. Still carried by dark psychedelia and cumbia, XIXA - consisting of López, Sullivan, drummer Winston Watson and Jason Urman on keyboards - introduces more dynamic arrangements, expanding their musical language and shaping the album into clearly delineated chapters.

XOLO is the band's third full album following Genesis (2021) and Bloodline (2016) as well as the EPs The Code(2019) and Shift and Shadow (2015).

Press reviews:"a haunting mesmerizing stew" 8/10 - Uncut (UK) "blend of indie, americana and chicha ... superbly electic" R2 Magazine (UK) "a rewarding experience" 4/5 - Songwriting Magazine (UK) "Psychedelia, Latin, Country, Rock ... it works out great" 4,5/5 Musikexpress (DE) "un pur produit du melting pot" **** Rolling Stone (FR) "This trippy music with devilish arrangements" Les Inrocks (FR) "excellent" Rockerilla (IT)Record of the Month / Live a Fip - Fip Radio (FR) "extraordinarily good" Expresso (PT)

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