[ATTENDED: September 27, 2024] Margaritas Podridas
I’m not sure how I first heard about Mexico’s Margaritas Podridas, but as soon as I did I wanted to see them live. They had yet to play on the East Coast of the U.S. but they did open for Mannequin Pussy on the West Coast, so I was pretty excited that they were at least playing in the U.S.
When they were announced as the support for Mannequin Pussy in Asbury, I had to get tickets even if I had just seen the headliners in May (and really I was happy to see them again so soon).
The band came out as a trio (they are listed as a quartet in all their promo material) and proceeded to rip the house down.
Margaritas Podridas does play some shoegaze, but at this show they were in full on rage mode (as their newest singles have indicated).
They opened with a killer 2022 single “No quiero ser madre” (I don’t want to be a mother), and bassist Carolina Enríquez demonstrated that in addition to having a lovely singing voice, she can strip paint off the walls with her screams.
The rowdy Asbury Park crowd responded immediately.
Going forward, she introduced every song with the English translation of the title, playing the two songs from their 2023 single Corazón and Muñeca (Heart and Doll)
The song “Vómito” (no translation needed) even featured her retching. That song from 2023 and “Tornillo” (Screw) are from a 2023 single.
They slowed things down for the middle section with the shoegazey “Wow” and the starts-as-shoegaze but then gets really intense “Parabrisas” (Windshield).
Then it was back to the heavy, grungy “Margaritas” (Daisies). At this point the crowd started a small mosh pit–a rarity for an opening band, but the crowd was totally into it.
Things got even more intense (with lots more screaming) on “Agujas” (Needles) and “Pólvora” (Gunpowder).
They played one song in English (their first album was all in English) called Malign, and then ended the set with a blistering “Filosa ” (Philosopher). When the song ended, the band jut exploded with sound, with feedback galore and Carolina scratching her bass against the mic stand.
By then the pit had pushed me pretty far away from where I started, and I feel like the band really appreciate the crowd’s energy.
I would happily see them again. Such a great energy. I also enjoyed that they were really happy to be in New Jersey because they love My Chemical Romance.
| 2024 Asbury | ||
| No quiero ser madre Ø | ||
| Corazón ♥ | ||
| Muñeca ♥ | ||
| Vómito ⊗ | ||
| Tornillo ⊗ | ||
| Wow ∪ | ||
| Parabrisas ∪ | ||
| Margaritas ∪ | ||
| Agujas λ | ||
| Pólvora § | ||
| Malign λ | ||
| Filosa ⊗ |
§ single (2024)
♥ Corazón de Muñeca single (2023)
⊗ single (2023)
Ø single (2022)
∪ Margaritas Podridas (2021)
λ Porcelain Mannequin (2018)
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