Friday, November 15

The band You Point It to Me has always been here

During the pandemic, strong rumors arose that You Point It To Me, a band that was emerging as one of the new promises of Argentine rock, had disintegrated.

Solo projects by some of the members of this group from Mendoza only reinforced the belief that you had come to an end.

However, the members of this trio, Juan Saieg, Gabriel “Cocó” Orozco and Lucca Beguerie Petrich, were actually taking things easy, and at the same time they were resting from an intense tour that took them through South America and several cities. from Argentina.

“The pandemic forced us to distance ourselves,” explained Juan, the band’s vocalist. “I came to live in Buenos Aires, in the middle I was a father, then Gaby came and in 2021 we got together again wanting to finish what we had started.”

The pandemic prevented the band from visiting Mexico, where they had several concerted shows.

However, the proof that the group is in good health is that it is releasing “Tripolar”, an album in which the trio experiments more than in the previous ones and which was produced by Rafa Arcaute and Nico Cotton; Figures such as Gustavo Santaolalla, Guillermo Vadalá and Claudio Cardone also collaborate.

“It was a reunion, with music as the common thread,” said Lucca, the drummer. “There were searches for sounds that used to cost us more work.”

In this new stage, this band, which despite having existed for more than a decade ?the members met and started playing when they were 12 years old? will travel to the United States for the first time to participate in a series of important events. In Los Angeles they will perform at the Viva Pomona! festival, this Sunday, July 16, where they are one of the bands that headline the billboard.

The new album, although it has roots and a rock essence, also includes a mix of more contemporary and folkloric rhythms. This is because, in the case of Lucca, his father, Carli Beguerie, has worked as a sound engineer on countless recording projects in Argentina, while those of Gabriel, who is the guitarist, are more closely linked to the folk music of That country. Juan’s parents are plastic artists.

“We like to highlight where we come from,” said Juan. “We like folklore, electronic music and we like to experiment with music.”

During the tour of the United States they will also take the opportunity to start recording what will be their next album. There are already many ideas and illusions.

“It will be our first time in the United States,” said Juan. “It’s a dream we had since we were very young.”

In detail

That: You Point Me Out at the Viva Pomona Festival

Where: The Glass House 200 W. 2nd St., Pomona

When: Sunday, starting at 4 pm

How: Tickets $30-$35

Reports: theglasshouse.us