~ Press ~
Below are a selection of tasty snippets from the Local and National Press from various points in time. Time not given
Reeview of the demo (Mr. Wolfs, Mental Health and Roger)
"...Imagine Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention on a grumpy day - hold that thought about
serious musicians, serious music and 'expletive city'!! That's sort of where Los Conios
are comin' from! No, make no mistake these boys sure can play; this is
boiling-point-rock 'n' flashpoint-roll, rockin' pop with true spirit and real guts..."
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"Now then boys and girls, if yer Gran asks you the name of this band just tell her Los Conios.
If she asks you what that means tell her you don't know. If she speaks Spanish - you're in
trouble!! Whatever, Los Conios are a real experience - an adrenalin rush - a real hard rockin'
experience unlike anything you've ever come across!! Now aint that the truth!!
Anyway, Los Conios is very much a no holds barred kinda rock'n'roll outfit - all straight
talkin', street English and no prizes for restraint. Imagine Frank Zappa's Mothers Of
Invention on a grumpy day - hold that thought about serious musicians, serious music and
'expletive city'!! That's sort of where Los Conios are comin' from! No, make no mistake
these boys sure can play; this is boiling-point-rock 'n' flashpoint-roll, rockin' pop with
true spirit and real guts - ballsy, rancid, the whole darn thing up there on a pedestal
for you to partake of. If you're at all concerned about straight-talkin' and expletive
abuse then perhaps you shouldn't be looking at Los Conios. Open minded, lookin' for a bit
of reality and light relief - take a peep in here, have a crack at Los Conios - you might
be surprised. I know I was!!
Los Conios are impressively solid in their musical artform. These guys can certainly rock
with the best of 'em! Musically, Los Conios have much to offer - lyrically, well it's not
for everybody that's for sure. But, believe me when I say that to miss what Los Conios are
offering would be a shame, almost criminal coz Los Conios are actually shit-hot and this
little three tracker is bloody good! Here we have 'Mr Wolfs', 'Mental Health' and 'Roger'
and that just not enough - these are seriously impressive tracks - Los Conios are definitely
not short on talent!!
Actually, I knew what to expect regarding the 'content' here. What I wasn't ready for was
the quality of musicianship, the innovation, the raw energy, the fantastic vibe, the fun
factor, the complete entertainment quotient of Los Conios - superb, really really enjoyable,
seriously good musicians, excellent songs - bloody great actually!!
Now I realise that Los Conios aren't gonna fit in with most people's taste - they're sure
to upset a promoter or three, they're bound to get the plugs pulled by many a worried
venue owner. But, get passed those few minor problems and you've got yourselves a great
band that'll entertain you all night long and send you home smiling. Brilliant stuff from
a really great band - excellent - I love it!! "
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The Thekla 8th September 2007
"...Their original songs have a twisted but infectious feel to 'em, with
frantic guitar and a solid rhythm section. For Acid Mash they're joined on stage by someone
dressed in a white boiler suit, a red apron and what looks like a head made out of mashed
potato. He jumps around a bit, sprinkles a packet of smash on the band and then ambles
off to the biggest cheer of the night so far - brilliant..."
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"After a very quick equipment swap Los Cronios take to the stage accompanied by a distinct
step up in professionalism - but the weird-o-meter is still maxed out. There's two more
dresses evident in the stage clothes, plus frankly frightening make-up and a mask for the
guitarist. The bass player and drummer look rather out of place in normal street gear.
They kick off with a cover of the old 007 theme tune Goldfinger, which is very reminiscent
of the version Magazine recorded back on the 70's, although I doubt if any of the band were
even born back then. Their original songs have a twisted but infectious feel to 'em, with
frantic guitar and a solid rhythm section. For Acid Mash they're joined on stage by someone
dressed in a white boiler suit, a red apron and what looks like a head made out of mashed
potato. He jumps around a bit, sprinkles a packet of smash on the band and then ambles
off to the biggest cheer of the night so far - brilliant. The crowd vote for Mumble Stumble
when offered a choice of an old favourite or a new song, and for the final number the front
man returns dressed like some sort of character out of the Scream movies - black cape,
white face/head, straggly hair, black shades, which again adds to the generally feeling of
strangeness the band manage to create."
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Johnny Denime
"LOS CONIOS - Johnny Denime (download) - A band from Bristol who we had never heard of until
today when they sent us a friendly e.mail and got us curious enough to go look - some kind of
strange new wave doctors of something twisted or something other"
