We’re celebrating Fat Tuesday tonight at a new venue for us: The Pour Farm Tavern in New Bedford. Should be a great night so we hope you can join us for some Louisiana sounds and celebration!
Salem, Cambridge, Damariscotta
February 9, 2012 By 2 Comments
Mardi Gras season kicks off for us this week with three great shows. We’re in Salem tonight (Thursday) at a new venue for us, The Howling Wolf. Friday night we’re back to one of our favorite spots, The Plough and Stars in Cambridge. And then Saturday we head to Maine and The Damariscotta River Grill. We had a great Mardi Gras show there last year and we’re looking forward to doing it again. Hope you can join us!
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“Irresistibly Appealing”
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“Fun, Edgy, and Inspiring”
January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Another nice review came in this weekend for our debut album, The Gods We Were Before. Bill Copeland writes:
Gumbo Diablo have come up with a lively, entertaining sound on their new CD. Roots, Cajun, rock and roll, and the coolest accordion work around combine into something fun, edgy, and inspiring.
Check out the rest of the review here, and check out the album here.
Traveling Weekend
January 20, 2012 By 2 Comments
We’re off to two new venues in two new cities for us this weekend. Metropolis Wine Bar in Brattleboro, VT tonight (Friday), and then Nick’s in Worcester tomorrow (Saturday). We’re psyched to be on the road again bringing our sounds to the people. Please join us if you’re in the area!
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Gardner on Friday
January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We’re excited to play a new venue for us this Friday–the Gardner Ale House. They’ve got great food, beer, and music, and we’re happy to be a part of it. Please join us if you’re in the area!
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What’s a Year-End without a Top Ten List?
December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Another nice bit of press for our debut album, The Gods We Were Before: our tune The Hard Sell was chosen as a top 10 pick for 2011. Thanks to Pete Chianca for the kind words.
You can buy The Hard Sell — and all of our other tunes! — at CD Baby.
Last Public Show of 2011
December 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Happy holidays, everyone! Our last public show of the year is coming up this Wednesday at a new venue for us: The Barley Pub in Dover, NH. Please come out and help us celebrate the end of one great year and the start of another!
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Lowell on Thursday
December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’re back this Thursday at Ole Tapas Restaurant in Lowell. Great food, sangria, and music–what could be better on a cold mid-December night? Hope you can join us.
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Sweat and Hurricanes – New Review
December 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Patriot Ledger has a nice review of our debut album, The Gods We Were Before. Pete Chianca writes:
Can Gumbo Diablo really be from Boston? From the album’s opening accordion kick the band is unabashedly Bayou, rollicking with a groove that reeks of New Orleans sweat and hurricanes (the drink, not the storms).
Double Header Weekend
November 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’re in Somerville and Quincy this weekend at two great venues for live music: Sally O’Brien’s and Mari’s Place. They should be fun nights with lots of new tunes to share. Hope you can come out.
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Portland Post-Thanksgiving
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’re heading up north this Friday to one of Portland’s best live music venues: Empire Dine and Dance. We’ve heard great things about this spot and we can’t wait to check it out. It’s the perfect way to break out of your turkey coma. Come join us for drinks, dancing, and holiday craziness.
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Cambridge Tomorrow
November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’re back at the Plough and Stars in Cambridge this Saturday, one of our favorite all-time spots. Great food, drinks, and vibe. We’ll be playing songs from our new album, of course, and also some new cumbias and forro tunes. Hope you can join us!
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Ayer on Saturday
November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
After a couple of weeks off (which were miserable, by the way–we’ve all got the shakes at this point), we are so00 happy to be back at 31 Main in Ayer this Saturday. It’s a great little restaurant and bar, and one of our oldest venues. We started playing there almost 3 years ago. It’s always a good time, and we hope you can join us.
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Quincy and Melrose This Weekend
October 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’re back at 2 of our favorite spots this weekend: Mari’s Place in Quincy tonight (Friday) and Absolutely Fabulous in Melrose on Saturday. They’re both great venues with friendly staffs and and welcoming vibes. We love playing there and we hope you can join us.
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Lowell and Newport
September 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’ve got two shows we’re really looking forward to this week. We’re up in Lowell tonight (Thursday) for our north shore cd release party at Ole Restaurant and Tapas Bar. Then tomorrow we’re psyched to be opening for Santa Mamba at the Newport Blues Cafe. Santa Mamba is one of the best Latin bands in the Northeast, so it should be a great night for dancing and celebrating the weekend. Hope you can join us!
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Views from the End of the Summer
September 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We’ve had some great outdoor shows in the last couple of weeks, and we wanted to share some photos from them with you. Happy end of summer, start of fall!
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Melrose Tonight
September 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
After a summer break, we’re back at one of our favorite spots: Absolutely Fabulous in Melrose. Great Italian food, full bar, friendly people, hot music–what more could you want for the weekend after Labor Day?
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It’s Here!
September 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Our debut album, The Gods We Were Before, is now available! We put a lot of work into it and we’re really proud of the results. It’s a great reflection of who we are as a band right now and the music we’re trying to create.
Special thanks to our recording and mixing engineer (and sometime guitarist), Doug Batchelder, for all of his fantastic work. He has been a huge part of this project.
Thanks also to Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering for their brilliant engineering.
You can find digital copies of the album on sale at the following sites:
We’ll have physical copies available online in the next few days. But of course, the best way to get your hands on a cd is to come to our release party tonight at the Plough and Stars in Cambridge. (Or, if you can’t make it tonight, we’ll have cds for sale at our upcoming shows.)
Thanks for all of your support! On with the journey!
Album Release Party
August 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s almost here! We are releasing our debut album, “The Gods We Were Before,” this Thursday, 9/1/11. It features 10 original songs and a cover of Luiz Gonzaga’s “O Fole Roncou.” It’s been a crazy amount of work, but we are extremely proud of it and we can’t wait to share it with you.
To celebrate, we are hosting a release party at the Plough and Stars in Cambridge on Thursday. We’ll have some special guests joining us and it’s shaping up to be a great night. Please come out for the festivities!