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"6 Days Late"

http://www.durangoherald.com/sections/A&E/2009/08/25/Band_plans_beer_and_cheese_celebration/ - Durango Herald


"Sun News - Las Cruces,NM"

"From The Start" you can see how El Paso-based Liquid Cheese has started "growin' up."

The nine piece flavorful ska band returns with their sophomore album "Lost in the Music" and judging from the title, the band hit the nail on the head. (There's not even a doubt in my mind that this band could ever have a slump.)

If you haven't seen a Liquid Cheese show live, then buying the album is a great way to get introduced to this peppy, yet unique band.

Their horn section is as polished as some of the big acts out there and the vocals are just so defined that the mixture just works.

"From the Start" begins the 12-song set. The horns and rhythm epitomizes what makes ska music so fun. The quick beats and symbols are sure to have your head moving.

"Drunken Man" and "Day Before Today" are quality songs on the album. On "No Different" you get to hear vocals from the majority of the band, which is nice. Horns and drums follow the introduction and lead vocalist Sam Sullivan's voice is so strong and versatile.

After listening to a number of songs of ska-inspired tunes, "La Soltera" makes you take note. Sung completely in Spanish, "La Soltera" is extremely polished with vocals and horns which are reminiscent of the great mariachi bands.

There is also a salsa-infused rhythm that any "soltera" (single) person could dance the night away to at a club.

But it's the song "Get It Right" that takes the album to another level. The horn-led intro to the song is so polished it's scary.

On this song Sullivan seems to be channeling the late Sublime singer Brad Nowell, which totally restores some faith in "fun" music. But it's also John-Michael Vasquez's backing vocals that add another dimension to this fun-filled cut.

"Lost in the Music" is not out yet, but will be released on May 22 and you can bet Liquid Cheese fans are waiting.

Their official release party will be held on June 12 at El Patio.

For more information log onto their Web site at www.liquidcheese.com
- Adrian Gomez


"The Round Up, Las Cruces, NM"

Liquid Cheese
Lost in the Music
In stores May 21
Local ska band tears it up on sophomore album


After 24+ hours in the studio, El Paso nine-piece ska boys Liquid Cheese have finally finished their second album, and the results are phenomenal.
With the first song on the record, "From the Start," it starts off strong, opening with a burst of horns - what Liquid Cheese is best known for. The upbeat rhythms and happy tunes are very typical of our favorite local ska boys, a very comfortable sound for Cheese fans.
Even though the record is not out yet, most of the songs on the record are already familiar for people who have seen the band in concert recently. Songs like "Day Before Today" and "Growin' Up" are some live favorites.
Some of the album's high points are on the songs "No Originality" and "Soltera."
"No Originality" is a ska dub song with lots of flourished-like echoes, but jazzy. "Soltera," a Latin jam sung in Spanish, is the most musically polished song on the album. With superb vocals, smooth horns and a funky rhythm, this tune will get anybody to dance.
Though sometimes second albums can be a letdown compared to a great debut, Lost in the Music is anything but a disappointment.
- Julia Selby Smith


Discography

710 Texas - 1997 Compilation
Liquid Cheese - 1998 EP
Kickin up in the night - 2000
Lost in the Music - 2003
Tres Equis - 2005
Tres Equis Amber - 2009
6 Days Late (Live at Steamworks Brewing Co.) - 2009

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In the same way the hybrid of Spanish and English dialects have become known as "Spanglish," Southwestern bands enamored by ska music have added their own homegrown flavors and spices to create a subgenre of ska. Growing up surrounded by Spanish culture and Mexican music, The borderland's Liquid Cheese is fusing the music born in Jamaica with their traditions, and arriving at something that is easily danceable, full of energy and highly entertaining, Could this unnamed fusion of Tejano, NorteƱo, ska, rock, funk and punk be a new paradigm? The group's definitive sound is the culmination of more than a decade of work and a handful of recordings. The band has been on the road since 2003, performing over 1,000 shows. So...sit back, relax, and let the sounds of the Southwest flow through your system like Liquid Cheese.