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All the basic info about Achachay:
• Pronounced “Ah – chah – chai”
• FUNK ROCK with a heavy dose of LATIN and DANCE grooves.
• Completed two Southeast/Northeast tours and one West Coast tour.
• From Austin, TX with a draw in Houston, New Orleans, Boston, New York City, St. Louis, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Denver.
• Conscientious of the environment (moving toward using bio-diesel, always recycle, etc).
• Can play several hours of original funk rock and hot cover material ranging from classic rock to hip hop
• Opened for Ben Kweller in March 2009
• Three travel loving, hard working, attractive twenty-somethings on a mission to give your patrons a night to remember
• Live shows featured in Jackson Beach, FL’s “Folio Weekly,” Worcester, MA’s “Telegram,” and Chicago’s “Illinois Entertainer”
• Have played in 20 different states
• Have played in over 50 different cities
Instrumentation
Jordan Myska Allen – Guitar and vocals
Ryan Greenblatt – Drums and vocals
Ryan “Hooch” Stallings – Bass and Vocals
Extras
“A Preachy Catfish,” 5 song EP released August 2009.
Significant airplay on KTRU radio 91.7 FM in Houston, TX.
Live on air performance on 90.1 KPFT Peace Radio in Houston, TX.
Also featured on community radio in Stillwater, OK, Ashland Oregon, Olympia, Washington, Gunnison, CO, and Telluride, CO.
Live video featured on the Austin Channel’s “EXSE” program available upon request. Watch the videos at youtube.com/achachaymusic
These guys make sweet funky original music that inspires you to dance. You’ll come away from their spectacularly energetic live shows needin’ new shoes ’cause you been stomping your feet so hard. You’ll come away from these shows clapping your hands and whistling. You’ll come away from these shows with a smile in your teeth and a twinkle in your eye. As you walk back to your car, home, bike, taxi, or skateboard, you’ll be jolly jumping over fire hydrants and reconnecting with old friends.
This music is about feeling the groove. This music is about introducing something new in a way that makes you feel at home. This music is about us pouring our hearts out to you, and you pouring ‘em right back out to us. We hope you love it!
Setlist:
Original Songs
Existential Funk
I Drink Love
I’m Feeling Fine
Why So Serious?
Charlie’s Song
Lickin’ Sauce
Rock People
Get Funky
Sunshine
The Player
Tour Song
Another Religion
Fever
Dreams
Still Learning
Covers
1. 40 oz to Freedom- Sublime
2. Santeria- Sublime
3. Get Up- James Brown
4. El Scorcho- Weezer
5. Say it Ain’t So- Weezer
6. Another Brick in the Wall- Pink Floyd
7. Dancing Days- Led Zeppelin
8. Beat It- Michael Jackson
9. Aeroplane- Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. Purple Stain- RHCP
11. Under the Bridge- RHCP
12. Soul to Squeeze- RHCP
13. Forgot About Dre- Dr. Dre
14. Gold Digger- Kanye West
15. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky- Johnny Cash
16. La Camisa Negra- Juanes
17. Walking on the Moon- The Police
18. Brandy- Looking Glass (RHCP version)
19. Rodeo Clowns- G. Love and Special Sauce ft. Jack Johnson
20. Kids- MGMT
21. We are Your Friends- Justice
22. The Seed 2.0- The Roots
23. Comfort Eagle- Cake
24. American Boy- Estelle ft. Kanye
25. Come Together- The Beatles
26. Business Time- The Flight of the Conchords
27. Sad Sad City- Ghostland Observatory
28. She’s So Heavy- The Beatles
29. Fight For Your Right- The Beastie Boys
30. Superstitious- Stevie Wonder
31. Harder to Breathe- Maroon 5
32. Good Times (Rapper’s Delight)- Chic/ Sugar Hill Gang
33. Higher Ground- RHCP version
34. We Goin Big Time- Lil’ Zydeco
35. I Shot the Sheriff- Bob Marley/Eric Clapton
36. One Reason- Tracy Chapman
