On my first night in Buenos Aires, my roommate and now good friend Juan took me to see a band that one of his friends plays in called Utopians at a place called Plasma. Plasma, located in the Barracas neighborhood of Buenos Aires is a small hip loft/lounge that has a stage. Since you walk up a flight of stairs in order to enter Plasma, it pretty much feels like you are in someone’s hip apartment/loft.

PLASMA:

When we arrived there was already a band playing called Electrisixties. As I listened closer and gave the band a better look, I noticed it was four Argentinians playing perfectly tight 60’s style garage rock. Perfect harmonies, good English pronunciation and matching Mod style 60’s suits with high boots to top it off. As I listened more and more to each song, I thought about what a cool city I had moved too. Number 1, I can’t think of a venue in Chicago as cool as Plasma and number 2, I don’t remember ever seeing a band as cool as Electrisixties. It was refreshing to see a band play without any pretension and a band that actually came across well-rehearsed.

VIDEO - Electrisixties Perform their song “A simple goodbye”:

I look forward to seeing these guys again live. While mixing a combination of 60’s garage rock covers with their own original material, Electrisixties are about as good as it gets.

Visit their myspace and listen to their original song “With You.”

www.myspace.com/electrisixties