The superb funk, jam band Banooba
from New York joined Costa Rica's top group, Gandhi,
and storming British punk blues band
The Convulsions for the first tour
of its kind in Costa Rica!
Photos from the Costa Rica
Tour 2007 - See slide show (link opposite) for plenty more shots
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Tour Locations:
Retrovisor (Rock Club in San Jose. Capacity: 500 pax Setting: dark 80s- early 90s rock club main concert room has tables and space for standing audience Beer and food served)
Lizard Lounge (Playas del Coco, Guanacaste. Setting: Beach club in Coco's town, very near the beach)
Bromelias Amphitheater (Monteverde. Setting: Amphitheater with 400+ pax seats, in the center of the Monteverde Cloud Forest.)
Tamarindo Guanacaste
Jazz Cafe (Jazz/Acoustic rock club in San Jose. Capacity: 260 pax. Setting: Dark intimate venue with tables, great drinks and food. Grand Piano available. Acoustic concert will take place, some of the greatest jazz artist have performed here including The Yellowjackets, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson, John Pattittucci and others.)
Other Venues: in Guanacaste: Mohandas (Liberia), beach club 2 options (Malpais)
Then a couple
of dates of vacation in Guanacaste, a boat trip to some surfing
beaches or just visiting beaches, canopy tours, volcano tours and
so on. After these dates, a main event in San Jose, and then travel
back.
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If we can excuse ourselves a certain immodesty, this was the TOTAL DOGS BOLLOCKS (this is a gentle English phrase for beyond excellent) OF A TOUR: Rain forest, beaches, gigs on beaches, gigs in rainforest, gigs under a volcano, gigs in Latino nightclubs, large international audiences, beach side accommodation, boat trips, snorkeling, swimming, rum in abundance, high season weather in February, fishing, (fishing and rum for the Hemingwayesque). And supported by the country's most popular band (there are even cover bands of this group active in the country!) Costa Rica's most popular act, Gandhi, funk, jam band Banooba from New York and a raging punk blues band from the UK, the Convulsions, played 8-10 packed shows in venues ranging from the top San Jose night clubs to open air beach shows and even a gig in a rain forest. Oh, and the weather? Did we mention that? It was high summer in Costa Rica in mid-February. Peak time to go, and so also peak audiences. It was a gas! Radio and television coverage
was provided by Conexion
979, beach side accommodation provided by Backpackers in Paradise
(CR) and videography by TVMJ
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