THE MARIAS Set To Launch SPRING FLING 2018 Tour + Coachella & SXSW Performance Confirmed
By: Macon Prickett Mar. 07, 2018
THE MARIAS--Los Angeles's emerging cosmopolitan indie pop band--are preparing for a busy itinerary as they launch their "Spring Fling 2018" tomorrow, March 8 inScottsdale, AZ at Pub Rock Live. In support of their recently released debut EP,SUPERCLEAN VOL. I, the group will visit 20 cities in addition performing official SXSW showcases in Austin, TX and taking the Coachella festival stage on Friday, April 13and Friday, April 20. See full SXSW activity and tour itinerary below.
NPR's Stephen Thompson recently spotlighted THE MARIAS--Maria Zardoya (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Josh Conway (Producer/Drums/Vocals), Carter Lee (Bass/Vocals),Jesse Perlman (Lead Guitar/Vocals) and Edward James (Keys/Vocals)--as one to watch during SXSW saying: "It's hard to describe The Marías without using the adjective "smooth" in every sentence...Led by singer Maria Zardoya, the band employs maximal slinkiness in the service of jazzy, gauzy, utterly charming, slyly funky pop." (March 1, 2018)
Last week, Los Angeles Times unveiled a performance video of "Basta Ya" fromSUPERCLEAN VOL. I with Randall Roberts noting THE MARIAS' "...work is hardly G-rated. Rather, as witnessed in their take on 'Basta Ya,' the one-named María sings about a desire so urgent that her body's suffering. As she does so, the musicians lay out a danceable groove that moves within a realm they've described as psychedelic soul music." (March 1, 2018)
Listen to their latest single "I Don't Know You" via Spotify, Soundcloud, or iTunes and their debut EP, SUPERCLEAN VOL. I, via Spotify.
THE MARIAS at SXSW:
3/14 (Noon): NPR Radio Day Stage - Austin Convention Center (500 E. Cesar Chavez St)
3/15 (8:10pm): The Peppermint Club x WFNM - Palm Door on Sixth (508 E. 6th St)
3/16 (2:00pm): Doc Martens Presents Collide - Container Bar (90 Rainey St.)
3/16 (11:00pm): VIVA Cosmica Showcase - Mohawk Outdoor (912 Red River St.)
Formed in Los Angeles in late 2016, THE MARIAS are the psychedelic-soul lovechild of L.A. native, Josh Conway and Puerto Rican-bred, Atlanta-raised María. A smooth rendezvous of jazz percussion, hypnotic guitar riffs, smoke-velvet vocals and nostalgic horn solos, there's something undeniably sensual in the group's dreamlike Fusion of jazz, psychedelia, funk and lounge. With María on lead vocals and Josh on drums, the couple is joined by three of their closest friends and fellow musicians. On guitar, Jesse Perlman, born and bred of LA, with 'tones that can melt steel,' say his bandmates. On bass, Canadian born and Berklee trained Carter Lee. On keys, Edward James.First hitting the airwaves last year after an early Soundcloud demo was spun by Chris Douridas onKCRW's Eclectic 24 and the Anne Lit Show, the group began their foray into the LA music scene with KCRW's School Night. They have since built tremendous momentum, utilizing the freedom of independent operation to build an eclectic catalog, unrestricted by any one genre. Their debut EP, titled Superclean Vol. I featured songs such as "I Don't Know You" which has over 2.5 million streams on Spotify. The Follow up to the EP isSuperclean Vol. II which is set to release in summer 2018.
Catch THE MARIAS on their "Spring Fling 2018":
| DATE | LOCATION | VENUE | |
| THU |
3/8 |
Scottsdale, AZ | Pub Rock Live |
| FRI |
3/9 |
Flagstaff, AZ | The Orpheum Theater |
| SAT |
3/10 |
Amarillo, TX | Golden Light Cantina |
| MON |
3/12 |
Dallas, TX | City Tavern |
| WED |
3/14 |
Austin, TX | Radio Day Stage at Austin Convention Center |
| WED |
3/14 |
San Antonio, TX | Paper Tiger |
| THU |
3/15 |
Austin, TX | Palm Door on Sixth |
| FRI |
3/16 |
Austin, TX | Mohawk Outdoor |
| SAT |
3/17 |
McAllen, TX | Yerberia Cultura $ |
| MON |
3/19 |
El Paso, TX | The Lowbrow Palace |
| TUE |
3/20 |
Tucson, AZ | 191 Toole ~ |
| TUE |
3/27 |
Washington, D.C. | U Street Music Hall* |
| WED |
3/28 |
New York, NY | Brooklyn Steel* |
| FRI |
3/30 |
Philadelphia, PA | First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia* |
| SUN |
4/1 |
Boston, MA | Middle East (Downstairs)* |
| MON |
4/2 |
Montréal, QC | L'Astral* |
| TUE |
4/3 |
Toronto, ON | Horseshoe Tavern* |
| THU |
4/5 |
Detroit, MI | The Magic Bag* |
| FRI |
4/6 |
Chicago, IL | Bottom Lounge* |
| SAT |
4/7 |
Saint Paul, MN | Turf Club* |
| FRI |
4/13 |
Indo, CA | Coachella |
| TUE |
4/17 |
Los Angeles, CA | The Regent |
| FRI |
4/20 |
Indio, CA | Coachella |
| $: with Cuco | |||
| ~: with La Luz | |||
| *: with Albert Hammond Jr. | |||
| ^: with Buscabulla | |||
Photo Credit: The Marias
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