Weapons Of Mass Creation at Ivy Room

ivy room presentsTHURSDAY JUNE 20TH—WEAPONS OF MASS CREATIONFLACO EL JANDRO—Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm$15 Advance / $20 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+(rsvp on facebook)WEAPONS OF MASS CREATION(website / bandcamp / facebook / instagram)—Recapturing the essence of musicality, Weapons of Mass Creation stuns with socially attuned themes draped in genre-melding instrumentation, warm vocals, and Afro-Latino rhythms. Brimming with live saxophone, synths, keyboards, and guitars, the independent family unit’s arrangements meander into the sonic realms of Soul, Cumbia, and R&B.Drawing motifs from film, authors, activists, and daily life, the Anaheim-made collective’s sweeping scope of production exemplifies their multi-dimensional artistry and unbridled creativity...

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ivy room presentsTHURSDAY JUNE 20TH—WEAPONS OF MASS CREATIONFLACO EL JANDRO—Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm$15 Advance / $20 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+(rsvp on facebook)WEAPONS OF MASS CREATION(website / bandcamp / facebook / instagram)—Recapturing the essence of musicality, Weapons of Mass Creation stuns with socially attuned themes draped in genre-melding instrumentation, warm vocals, and Afro-Latino rhythms. Brimming with live saxophone, synths, keyboards, and guitars, the independent family unit’s arrangements meander into the sonic realms of Soul, Cumbia, and R&B.Drawing motifs from film, authors, activists, and daily life, the Anaheim-made collective’s sweeping scope of production exemplifies their multi-dimensional artistry and unbridled creativity. Interweaved with dexterous rhyme schemes, sumptuous harmonies, and culture-shifting lyricism, WOMC’s work is an amalgamation of evocative chronicling and smoothed-out musicianship for the ages.FLACO EL JANDRO(website / bandcamp / facebook / instagram)—Flaco El Jandro is a a Chicano singert songwriter from Salinas, CA.His music is a blend of traditional songwriting and aesthetic with modern instrumentation and energy in a variety of different styles including Rock, Bolero, Regional Mexicano, and Cumbia. In 2020 he released his self-produced debut EP Canciones Para Curar la Depresión. The title track Todo Sigue Igual was featured in the documentary Unhealthy Comedian. He found success in early 2022 on TikTok with his semi-viral hit Mi Encendedor, which expanded his fanbase immensely in a short period of time.

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