Origin San Antonio, Texas Years active 2006-present | Genres Punk rock Albums El Valiente, Plethora | |
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Labels Saustex Media, Cosmica Records Associated acts No Way Jose, Los Callejeros De San Anto Website www.pinataprotestband.com | ||
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Piñata Protest is an American punk rock band from San Antonio, Texas. The band is noted for their amalgamation of Tex-Mex and punk music with lyrics both in Spanish and English.
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Biography
In 2006 Lead singer and accordionist Alvaro Del Norte originally formed Piñata Protest with three other musicians, guitarist Manuel Garcia, drummer Victor Luna, and bassist Elliot Ramirez, all who have since left the band.
In 2010 debut EP Plethora was released.
In March, 2012, Piñata Protest first performed at SXSW and have appeared multiple times since
In 2013 NPR Music referred to Piñata Protest's EP El Valiente as "That's the ultimate lesson of El Valiente: that the combination of accordions and punk represents an organic expression of the bicultural life lived by millions across this country".
In May, 2015, NPR's Alt.Latino referred to Piñata Protest as "We are big fan of the band".
In late Oct, 2016 Piñata Protest went into the studio with producer Dave Irish to record their follow up album to "El Valiente." The next album title is yet to be determined, but scheduled to be released sometime in 2017.
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Current Members
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Songs
Vato PerronEl Valiente · 2013
Volver - VolverEl Valiente · 2013
Life on the BorderEl Valiente · 2013