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. Formed in 2008, the band is composed of Eduardo Arenas (bass, guitar, vocals), Carlos Arévalo (guitars, keyboards), and Bardo Martinez (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar). Currently, the band's drummer, Gabriel Villa, has not been active in the group since their last studio album, Invisible People. The group's sound draws from a mix of genres ranging from

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Biography

Chicano Batman was formed in 2008.

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'' referred to the band's music as one of the show's and listener's favorites of 2014. Chicano Batman provided support for select dates on the January–February leg of

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's Lazaretto Tour 2015. In April 2015, the band performed on Day 3 (April 12 & 19) for both weekends of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. In July 2015, Chicano Batman performed at Ruido Fest. As of 2017, the band has played at Bonnaroo (2016) and LouFest (2016), as well as both weekends of Coachella (2017), Sasquatch! Music Festival (2017), the Forecastle Festival (2017), FYF (2017), Beer X (2017), Coachella(2022). Chicano Batman made their late night television debut on '' Conan'' in 2017. They star in a 2017 commercial for

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Musical Influences

In interviews, guitarist Carlos Arévalo points to band members' bonding over 1960s Brazilian artists

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music. The band's signature funky style can be attributed to their musical influences,

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and Black soul musicians

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Discography

Source:

Singles and EPs

* ''Joven Navegante'' (2012) * ''Magma'' (2013) * ''Black Lipstick'' (2015) * ''Please Don't Leave Me'' (2016) * ''This Land Is Your Land'' (2017) * ''Háblame/ Corazón de Roca'' with Caloncho (2019) * ''Black Lipstick - EP'' (2019)

Albums

* ''Chicano Batman'' (2010) * ''Cycles of Existential Rhyme'' (2014) * '' Freedom Is Free'' (2017) * '' Invisible People'' (2020)

Members

Source: * Eduardo Arenas – bass guitar, guitar, vocals * Carlos Arévalo – guitar, keyboard, synthesizer * Bardo Martinez – lead vocals, keyboard, synthesizer, guitar * Gabriel Villa – drums, percussion

References

External links

*
''Chicano Batman''
on

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