My not-so-imaginary friend!
If you follow me on Twitter, then you know I was roaming around ifest yesterday and most importantly, dancing my heart out to Los Amigos Invisibles with my two Los Amigos compadres. Freddy, Brian and I saw them last year together at the House of Blues and Brian and I saw them a couple years ago at ACL. Every time I see Los Amigos I am pumped full of energy and aching for more. They wove in some great, quick 4-8 bar covers from David Bowie to Technotronic’s “Pump Up the Jam” to Michael Jackson as intros into their own songs or transitions out of their own songs. The crowd loved it, me and my comprades included! I have seen these boys three times and I still can’t get over the level of energy that they bring to the crowd. Everyone around me was jumping up and down, clapping, screaming out their joy, singing out loud, dancing in groups, dancing in pairs, or getting their groove on solo style. 
I really hope you were able to see them during one of their two performances this weekend at ifest. If not, keep an eye out for the next time they come to town–you won’t regret it! Freddy, Brian and I were wandering around the festival after their show and Brian’s eagle eye spotted José Luis Pardo, the guitarist for Los Amigos, in the crowd. And like 3 good little fans, we quickly made our way over to him to say hello. José, or “Cheo,” was happy to chat with us and let us take a picture with him. I’ve thought of a 1000 things I wish I would have said or talked with him about (for instance, the fact that I too have lived in Venezuela), but at the end of the day, I’m just so happy I was able to meet him and express to him how much we love the Los Amigos sound and energy. Take a peek through the gallery from our day at ifest.
You still have one more weekend to make your way through the culture-soaked festival known as ifest. So, grab those tickets!
Check out the Los Amigos website, Facebook and Twitter.
Flickr link to full Lauren Ignited gallery here.
If the Red Hot Chilli peppers and James Brown had a child in Venezuela…..that’s how it would sound…like Los Amigos Invisibles. I can’t wait to see them tour the US once more.
I can’t wait either!!!
Los Amigos Invisibles set was much better on Saturday. On Saturday, their concert seemed to be attended by their older fans primarily from 35 to 49 years old.
Sunday’s set was more of a struggle for Los Amigos Invisibles. They started about 30 minutes late and the mix didn’t sound quite right. The band struggled through sluggishness for about 40 minutes. However
their struggles did not dampen their youthful
fans’ enthusiasm. Unlike Saturday’s audience, the Sunday’s audience was primarily young adults from 18 to 24 years old. The crowd was pumped and maybe viral. I’ve never seen saw many young people attend a single ifest set.
After 40 minutes, the band played a salsa-type song. A mini Congo line began to form and it grew to 30 people and all of a sudden the band woke up. The remaining 20 minutes the band was sizzling like Saturday.
Saturday’s set was funkier. Sunday’s set was focused more on Latin tunes.
Hey, Michael! Thanks for sharing this! Wow….a Congo line!? That’s amazing. I had a commitment I couldn’t get out of on Sunday but i wish I could have come out to see them. I’m sad to hear that they had some troubles in the beginning of the set but it sounds like it ended on a high note, and I would expect nothing less from our Amigos! And with your review, I feel like I was there both days!