Anyone who thinks of Brazil as the land of Ipaneman dream girls and Sergio Mendes is overdue for a re-education. Coachella-bound Curitiban quartet Bonde do Rolê is the sonic equivalent of capoeira, a hip-hop head-butt that layers bilingual raps over metallic samples. Putting out fire with last year’s Gasolina, the recent Domino signees are on par with a five-day cachaça bender. Electro-geniuses the Death Set open. – Marc Savlov more at austinchronicle.com
Anyone who thinks of Brazil as the land of Ipaneman dream girls and Sergio Mendes is overdue for a re-education. Coachella-bound Curitiban quartet Bonde do Rolê is the sonic equivalent of capoeira, a hip-hop head-butt that layers bilingual raps over metallic samples. Putting out fire with last year’s Gasolina, the recent Domino signees are on par with a five-day cachaça bender. Electro-geniuses the Death Set open. – Marc Savlov more at austinchronicle.com
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