Liquid Death Presents... The Bronx & Mariachi El Bronx Halloween Dead Stream Announced for October 30-November 1 (Halloween Weekend)
Earlier this year, Mariachi El Bronx released their own similarly-midned career-spanning two-volume comp. dubbed Música Muerta, Vol. 1-2 this time, containing an assortment of previously unreleased B-Sides, covers, and live tracks. It appears as though The Bronx's primarly line-up consists of Matt Caughthran, Joby J. Ford, Brad Mangers & Ken Horne with Mariachi El Bronx's line-up adding in Ray Suen, Rebecca Schlappich, Vincent Hidalgo, and Ex-Mad Caddies player Keith Douglas. Pounded By The Surf's line-up across No Waves... appears to have featured Joby J. Ford, Thaddeus Robles, Brad Magers, and Vincent Hidalgo. Now, for the first time ever, The Bronx & Mariachi El Bronx will collide as one cohesive 10-person super-group for a special 3-day performance: Liquid Death Presents... The Bronx & Mariachi El Bronx Halloween Dead Stream.
Said pre-recorded one-hour intimate concert will be streamed from Friday, October 30th through Sunday November 1st with exclusive Bronx-O-Vision merchandise available to commemorate this historic virtual event. "This historic and monu-MENTAL sonic vaccine event will be the first of its kind, equal parts power-house Punk, melancholy Mariachi, and hallucinogenic Horror," explains a joint press release. "Your mind will be tricked and your ears will be treated as BOTH bands place a foot in the grave, collectively shredding between this world and the next. The event will feature re-imagined tracks from both acts performed by both bands." Long-time The Bronx/Mariachi El Bronx guitarist and founding member Joby J. Ford adds, "we've been home so long, a 10-person band makes perfect sense right now..."
The Bronx & Mariachi El Bronx's Halloween Dead Stream will premeire world-wide on Friday, October 30, 2020 (Devil's Night) at 5:00pm PST/8:00pm EST/1:00am UK and run through Halloween Weekend ending on Sunday, November 1. According to said press release, "Side Effects May Include: spontaneous orgasm, better taste in music, [and] possible jail time." Tickets for Liquid Death Presents... The Bronx & Mariachi El Bronx Halloween Dead Stream are $11, but the $25 "Stranglers Special" runs through this Sunday, October 24, 2020 ONLY and includes a limited edition SIGNED glow-in-the-dark poster. It appears as though The Bronx have recently completed their highly-anticipated sixth studio album aptly-titled VI, which is expected to see a 2021 release. Both Mariachi El Bronx's Música Muerta, Vol. 1-2 and The Bronx's Dead Tracks, Vol. 1-2 are currently availabel on streaming services, via the bands' own White Drugs.