Rock in Rio also wants to be alternative – Daily News – Lisbon

The Black Lips are now the Vodafone stage stars, for more independent sonorities, where will also pass the Portuguese Keep Razors Sharp and The Sunflowers.

When this year was invited to the program of Stage Vodafone, the Brazilian musician Zé Ricardo had an idea well set for what should be this space. Created in the latest issue Lisbon’s Rock in Rio, two years ago, at the time it had taken up as more alternative location of the more familiar national calendar festival, with the work of bands like Wild Beasts, Blood Orange, Bombay Bicycle Club or Linda Portuguese Martini.

“it’s the first year that I schedule this stage and my challenge to the organization was to take once their true DNA to show new and amazing things. this made us go even further without any fear of being too alternative, “said Zé Ricardo, who had been responsible for the musical choice of the old stage Sunset. This time the work was done the socks with the FM Vodafone team. “It was a real curator four hands, which went very well and the end result proud of everyone,” he says.

The objective of this stage is to present to an audience of pasta, more alternative sounds of so as to win new audiences. So, “more than having a great name,” Ze Ricardo preferred to “bet in an alignment that makes sense for each day.” Although also there, the such big names. – Albeit at a level of, say, more independent

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The first headliners tonight, are the American Black Lips, followed by tomorrow the Boogarins Brazilians. “It was a great surprise to realize that a psychedelic rock band, as Boogarins, comes from the Brazilian state of Goiás, best known for sertanejas double,” says the developer. Equally surprised were the Boogarins, but with the invitation to hit the Rock in Rio, as told DN guitarist Benke. “It’s funny play a festival where people like the Queen or Ferggie, who usually do not cross us on our circuit. But it is also special for being in Portugal, the only place outside of Brazil where people really understand our music, because of the language, “says the musician. Tomorrow promises a concert centered on the last record or Manual of Dreams Dissolution Free Guide, warning in advance that they will not present any new theme. “We are working on the new album, which will soon begin to be recorded in Austin, USA. And we want to present it in Portugal, preferably in a concert in his own name,” promises Benke, who also want to enjoy coming to Rock in Rio to review the Portuguese Sensible Soccers, “an amazing band” with which we have already shared the stage Feast million.

the alignment of Vodafone also includes a national relief band and a young Portuguese promise. And on stage today will be one repeat, the guitarist Keep Sharp Razors, Rai, who has played at Rock in Rio four years ago, with his other band, the The Poppers. For the musician, playing at the Rock in Rio “is an opportunity” to show. “This year seems to have been more careful with this stage, presenting very strong bands of the alternative movement. There was an effort to present news without fear of risk. This also increases our responsibility as musicians, because we feel we are focusing on we “consider.

As for new talent, the choice was the FM Vodafone responsibility and fell on the track, the Barreirense band in 2015 edited the wobble debut album. “It was a total surprise because never crossed our mind to be able to play at Rock in Rio,” admits guitarist Claudio Fernandes.