Los bunkers

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Los bunkers
Los Bunkers.jpg
General information
origin Concepción , Chile
Genre (s) skirt
founding 1999
Website www.losbunkers.cl
Founding members
Vocals, guitar
 Álvaro López
Guitar, vocals
 Mauricio Durán
Guitar, vocals, keyboard
 Francisco Duran
bass
 Gonzalo López
Drums
 Manuel Lagos (until 2000)
Current occupation
Vocals, guitar
 Álvaro López
Guitar, vocals
 Mauricio Durán
Guitar, vocals, keyboard
 Francisco Duran
bass
 Gonzalo López
Drums
 Mauricio Basualto (since 2000)

Los Bunker is a rock band from Chile. The band was founded by Francisco and Mauricio Duran, Álvaro and Gonzalo Lópes and Mauricio Basulato in Concepciòn . The band is currently dissolved for an indefinite period. The band mainly plays modern rock. The band is dedicated to the 1960s and the band's role models are The Beatles and Nueva canción . The letters K and B are based on the models of the band "The Kenny" and "The Beatles".

history

Beginnings

Francisco Duran and Álvaro Lópes were part of the Colegio Salesiano de Concepción group in 1996 . The Colegio covered songs by well-known bands from the 1960s. Later Gonzalo Lópes also became part of this group. The remaining members of the band, Mauricio Basulato and Francisco Duran, went to the university "School of journalism". There they were members of a group that played Beatles songs.

Trip to Santiago and first albums

After the band had covered the first songs, they achieved local fame. In order to increase her level of awareness, she started performing in Santiago de Chile in February 2000 . Manuel Lagos left the band as the only member so far and was replaced by Mauricio Basulato. This took over the drums. He made his debut on April 5th at Tomm Pub. [9] The band played in other concerts and released the first EP. This consisted of six songs under the title "Jamás" (German: "nie"). In July 2000 the band released their first complete album, the name of which is based on the band's name, "Los Bunkers", from which the single "El Detenido" (German: "Der Gefangene") came and was featured on Chilean radio Rock & Pop played. As her popularity grew, she signed a Big Sur label in 2001.

Ascent

In the same year the band started a collaboration with Alvaro Henríquez , covered the song "Gracias a la Vida" from the album "Después de Vivir un Siglo". In 2002 the band released their first promo single, which explored deep, social issues. With other singles such as "Las cosas que cambié y dejé por ti", "Pobre Corazón" and "Canción de Lejos. In October 2002 she was nominated for the Premio APES in the" Group of the Year ". There have already been the first Live performances. In September 2003 she performed with the pianist of the band Los Jaivas , Claudio Parra . They were named "uno de los 100 líderes del año" (Eng .: one of the 100 idols of youth) in the Chilean daily El Mercurio excellent.

Climax

In August 2004 there was a new proposal for the MTV Video Music Awards held in Latin America . Bunkers released their fourth album, Vida de perros, on September 8, 2005. In this album came the songs "Ven Aqui" and "Llueve Sobre La Ciudad", two of her most successful songs. The album is the band's best-selling album and was awarded a gold record. The album was also released in Mexico and the United States, setting a new record as the best-selling record by a Chilean band. Over the next two months, the band was invited by several universities and opened on April 12, the opening show of the band Oasis . It was also planned to release the band's first DVD. In May 2006, she participated in the Festival de Viña del Mar part. After the Rock Festival, the band gave their first concert in Mexico. During the rest of the year she gave concerts in North American countries. In 2007 the band started a tour in Chile to bring the DVD to market. On January 6th, she performed at La Gran Cumbre del Rock Chileno , where she met other bands such as Los Jaivas and Los Tres. In early October, the band reported on a release of the album Singles 2001-2006 . There was the possibility of a contract in the form of a compilation with the record company Sony / BMG.

Barrio Estación

On March 25th, the Bunkers released a new album, Barrio Station , at the same time as Radio Rock & Pop Radio . The song "Debt" was then also available on the MySpace website. Due to disagreements between the distributor and local dealers, the album was only sold in the supermarket. The album was released during the Chilean winter of 2007-08, and while touring Mexico in June 2008. In summer 2009 the band gave performances in Chile, which began with the song "The Summit". The band gave concerts in the most important cities in Chile and ended with a free concert at the "Plaza de Armas" with 15 million visitors. After the concert, the band performed at the Vive Latino in late June 2009.

Further course

On April 1, 2010 the band began to record their sixth studio album and did so together with the Chilean singer Manuel García . The album consists of 11 cover versions of the Cuban singer Silvio Rodríguez . On November 24th, the song "Quién fuera" (German: Who was) was released simultaneously in Chile and Mexico. On January 19th, the band was invited to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2011, which was held on April 17th. The band should perform on the last day, with artists like Kanye West . In August of the same year she toured the United States . Between August and September the band gave concerts in theaters in Chile and Mexico, and on September 8th they celebrated their 10th anniversary at the Regional del Maule en Talca Theater. A tour of Chile was given in early 2012 at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival . The fourth night the band opened on February 24, 2012 at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. On May 14, 2013, the band's seventh studio album, "La velocidad de la luz" (German: The speed of light), was released. On July 26th of the same year, the band began an international tour, which was named after the seventh studio album. In 2014 the band was dissolved for an indefinite period.

Discography

Albums

  • Los Bunkers (2001)
  • Canción de Lejos (2002)
  • La culpa (2003)
  • Vida de Perros (2005)
  • Barrio Estación (2008)
  • Música Libre (2010)
  • La Velocidad De La Luz (2013)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ musicapopular ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musicapopular.cl
  2. ↑ Los Bunkers telonearán a Oasis en su recital en Santiago cooperativa.cl written on February 10, 2006 accessed on August 25, 2015 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Unas 45,000 personas disfrutaron de lo mejor del rock naciona cooperativa.cl written on January 7, 2007, accessed on August 25, 2015 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ my space
  5. ↑ Los Bunkers se despidieron with 15 mil personas en la Plaza de Armas ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. comunidad.wow.cl written on June 8, 2009, accessed on August 26, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / comunidad.wow.cl