In a time when Puerto Rican music is more popular than ever more specifically, that of urbano superstars like Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny and Ozuna reviving a rock band seems like a hard sell. But this summer, beloved Boricua punks Dvila 666 are up for a challenge.
We felt it was time to wake the beast up and play some rock n roll, vocalist-bassist AJ Dvila tells Rolling Stone. We missed playing music with each other, and also for the Children of Darkness.
Back with their first release in five years, Los Dvilas served a grungy, deep-fried garage pop track on Friday, called Huesos Viejos, or Old Bones. It is the lead single off their upcoming album, Que Viva El Veneno, which means Long Live Poison,out later this year via In the Red Records the L.A. label whose roster includes cult acts like the Thee Oh Sees, King Khan & BBQ Show, Black Lips and Vivian Girls.
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la Ramones, AJ and his five bandmates all share the same last name: Sir Charles on vocals, Gigi and Johnny Otis on guitar, the Latin Snake on drums and Panda on percussions. Although the band went on hiatus in 2011, they still had one album near-cooked to completion eight years later, that would become Que Viva El Veneno. The band first teased their new material earlier this year, with two shows in San Juans Santurce neighborhood.
We played two reunion shows in January and they were sold out, adds Dvila. Reggaeton is a big part of our lives were from Puerto Rico. Urban music is its own world, but for us its punk rock! We dont follow trends, we do our own thing like always.
Prior to their reunion, the band members spent several years in other projects. Sir Charles helped found the Puerto Rican hip-hop trio Fuete Billete, while AJ kickstarted Terror Amor a collaborative pan-Latinx LP featuring cult artists across the Latin alternative spectrum, from queer pop hero lex Anwandter to Mercedes Oller of Las Robertas. Still, the Dvilas couldnt help but seek each other out once more. The first rehearsal felt and sounded incredible, says AJ. Better than ever, honestly!
Davila 666 will kick off their U.S. reunion tour July 7th at the Burger Boogaloo festival in Oakland, CA.
Dvila 666 U.S. Tour Dates
July 7th Oakland, CA @ Burger Boogaloo 2019
July 10th Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
July 11th Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy Theatre
July 12th San Diego, CA @ Soda Barth
July 13th Tijuana, MX @ Club Paradise
July 22nd Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
July 23rd Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone
July 25th Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
July 26th Cleveland, OH @ Now Thats Class
July 27th Washington DC @ DC9 Nightclub
July 28th NYC @ Rough Trade NYC