Monday 08.25.08: OLLIN / SEASONS / MORIS TEPPER @ echo

Ollin || Listen

Originally a raucous chicano act that made its mark by spicing up punky rock ”’n roll with Tex-Mex and Jarocho influences, Ollin (the Aztec word for ””movement”” and ””earthquake””) eventually turned outwards to the rest of the world, incorporating klezmer and African sounds and rhythms into its music. More recently, Ollin opened for famed Irishmen The Pogues in San Francisco, and made such an impression that The Pogues demanded that the band open for them in Los Angeles late last year. The influence goes both ways: Ollin”’s new album San Patricios pays homage to the Irish soldiers in the Mexican-American War of 1847, and shows off a comfortable alignment of Irish fiddle-music and traditional Mexican rhythms. – Prefix Mag

with:
Seasons
Moris Tepper || Listen

8:30pm / FREE / 21+