La Llegadora and Grupo Poderozzo, La Casa del Mariachi, 6/5/12
La Llegadora and Grupo Poderozzo
Anthony Sandoval Banda La Llegadora
La Casa del Mariachi
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Arizona's banda scene really knows how to party. Decked-out dudes and chicas filled the music hall side of La Casa Del Mariachi last night and danced their asses off. It didn't matter to anyone that it was a school night.
It was a little past 10 p.m. when I got to the restaurant/venue, and by the looks of things, I thought the show had either been canceled or that it was going to be an early night for me after all. Only a handful of people occupied the heavy wooden tables and chairs situated throughout the hall by the time the 15-piece party band, La Llegadora, took the stage. I almost started feeling bad for the guys as they shuffled out, all primped out in chocolate brown coats, purple dress shirts, white pants, and closely cropped hair.
Just then a pack of women filtered in. Then another. Then another. Before long, all of the primo seating areas were full, and partiers were tearing it up.
Anthony Sandoval Banda La Llegadora
Banda La Llegadora led the charge, using a variety of whiny wind instruments to re-create a Mexican-looking Star Wars cantina scene. Considering their vast size, the band effectively worked the stage swaying side to side while managing not to whop each other. One man armed the tingy timbales while another pounded away on a large bass drum. The two vocalists were in a playful mood, casually joking about and even checking their cell phones during songs.
Anthony Sandoval
The crowd consisted of mostly dolled-up ladies; at one point seemingly outnumbering the guys five-to-one. They nursed fruity drinks at their table in curve-hugging mini-dresses or danced away while tugging on their short skirts. The fellas were equally gussied up in various tucked-in button-down shirts and carefully coiffed hair. They mostly observed the crowd like a pack of hungry wolves, seeking out their prey with greedy eyes.
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La Casa Del Mariachi
1420 N. 24th St., Phoenix, AZ
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