Bands We Love :: Chicano Batman - "Itotiani" Live SXSW

This joint has been in some very heavy rotation is the Vargas household for a minute now. While playing my jam, "Itotiani" in the car yesterday I was thinking how fun it'd be to do a music video for the song.

When I got home I checked Youtube to see if someone had beat me to it. Thankfully, there's still hope. While going down the Chicano Batman Youtube rabbit hole I found this great live performance of the band performing "Itotiani" at SXSW. Enjoy!

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Sometimes if feels as if the crowds at Stubb's BBQ during SXSW are just too cool to dance. But not tonight. Southern California's Chicano Batman sent waves of velvet-sounding Chicano soul out over the audience at Stubb's — think 1970s-era guitar and organ funk played by a band outfitted in quinceanera tuxedos. When the band shifted into a high energy cumbia I saw spontaneous dancing breaking out on the dirt floor of the outdoor venue.

Chicano Batman is one of a handful of Latin alternative bands that are reaching diverse audiences mesmerized by their oh-so-groovy sound and Chicano soul aesthetic. And tonight was another one of those nights.