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LA GUSANA CIEGA

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La Gusana Ciega is a Mexican rock/pop/alternative band formed by Daniel GutiÃ©rrez (voice and guitar), Jorge Vilchis (guitar), GermÃ¡n Arroyo (drums) and Luis Ernesto MartÃnez "''Lu''" (bass).

History

The band's origin goes back to the early 90's when the original trio formed by Daniel, GermÃ¡n and Manuel Levya (bass) started to get a good place in the underground rock scene in Mexico City. After several years of playing in bars and small clubs around the city, they went into the studio for their first time in 1996 to record their debut album ''Merlina'', which got good acceptace from the audience. They recruited Jorge (ex-member of ''Guillotina'') as a 2nd guitar player the next year, with whom they obtained a more characteristic and own sound that got reflected in their second studio effort ''Superbee''. By 1998 they were about to consolidate themselves as one of Mexico's main indie rock acts and opened Oasis (band)|Oasis' concerts in Mexico City. They travelled to the US in 1999 to record what became their third album ''Correspondencia Interna''.

During year 2000, after having toured all over Mexico and some cities in the US they decided to release an album that reflected the greatness of what they knew better: playing live. Their homonimous live record ''lagusanaciega'' got released this way. The following year they decided to try luck recording some son... read all