Nacotheque celebrated
its two-year anniversary Saturday, March 22
and New York Cool was there to appreciate the
Latin-electro melting pot of sound in all its
sexy glory.
Supported by Urb Magazine
with a live performance by Miti Miti, the weekly
party in Fontana’s basement outdid itself
with an even hotter crowd than usual going full
throttle on the dance floor. Possibly thanks
to the tequila and beer open bar, there was
a packed house of sloppy revelers enjoying the
great music that kept changing direction. From
new wave to rock en espanol to electro pop topped
off by cumbia, the crowd kept up with whatever
deejays Marcelo and Amylu turned out. The two
looked pleased to be celebrating two years at
the helm of the Latin hipster takeover of the
LES and with their recent press and tour, they
seem to be taking Nacotheque to new heights.
In the words of its founders,
Nacotheque is quality music for people in the
know (“Musica de calidad para gente corriente”),
or “Spanish sung alternative music.”
The word Nacotheque was invented by New Yorkers
Juan Ramirez (aka Marcelo Cunning), originally
from Puerto Rico, and Amylu Meneses, from Connecticut,
to describe their unique party where they play
music from all over Latin America and Spain,
according to their own tastes that include popular
and obscure rock n' roll, new wave, indie rock,
baile-funk, nouveau-eighties, electropop, disco,
cumbia, punk, reggaeton, and hip-hop. Naco is
a word in Mexican Spanish that’s used
to describe bad-mannered and poorly educated
people, kind of equivalent to the American term
"white trash." Nacotheque represents
Spanish [and Portuguese] music from around the
globe.”
The Nacothequers are interested
in “beating the stereotypes of Spanish-sung
music events and parties and teaching people
what else is out there in the indie/underground
music scene.” If you can find the party
behind the pool table at Fontana’s in
the LES, you’re in for a definite musical
treat. The regulars make for great eye candy
as well. The crowd is a mix somewhere in between
a Saturday night at Latin Quarters and an indie
rock show, with great clothes, fun dancers,
and enough pretentiousness to rival any hipster
event in the Lower East Side.
More Naco reading:
guanabee.com/2008/03/nacotheque-celebrates-two-year-1.php
Fontana’s
105 Eldridge St.,
Lower East Side
(212) 334-6740
www.fontanasnyc.com
