Los Bunkers (Spanish for ''The Bunkers'') is an

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial ...

band from Concepción,

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, formed in 1999 by brothers Álvaro and Gonzalo López, Mauricio Basualto, and brothers Francisco and Mauricio Durán. They are well known in their country for their contemporary sounds of rock, based on sounds of the 1960s, from bands like

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, and also including sounds from their

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. The band name is essentially a play on words that at the simplest level recalls Chilean rock groups of the 1960s like Los Jokers and Los Sonnys. The use of the letter B and K was also considered to be desirable by the band as it aligned themselves with some of their biggest music idols such as The Beatles and The Kinks. Finally the word Bunkers is also symbolic of the refuge that the band and music had become against all that surrounded them

History

United initially by their common love for

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Los Bunkers have shown over the years a growing interest in the composition of Chilean folk roots, especially those working during the 1960s movement of the New Chilean Song. Between these two related creative influences, the band creates music associated with classic rock but with a new freshness, plus an exceptional flexibility that has allowed them to maintain a healthy pace of new albums. Los Bunkers is one of the three Chilean groups to appear at the Festival

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2011. They also appeared in

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the same year.

Members

; Current members *Álvaro López - vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion *Francisco Durán - vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, rhythm guitar *Mauricio Durán - lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals *Gonzalo López - bass, backing vocals *Mauricio Basualto - drums, percussion ; Former members *Manuel Lagos - drums (1999–2001)

Discography

Studio albums/EPs

* ''Jamás'' (Spanish for ''Never'') (EP) (2000; self-released) * '' Los Bunkers'' (Spanish for ''The Bunkers'') (April 3, 2001; Big Sur Records) * ''

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'' (Spanish for ''Song From Afar'') (June 6, 2002; Big Sur Records) * '' La Culpa'' (Spanish for ''The Guilt'') (October 3, 2003; Sony Music) * ''

Vida de Perros Vida means “life” in Spanish and Portuguese. It may refer to: Geography * Vida (Gradačac), village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica * U.S. settled places: ** Vida, Montana ** Vida, Oregon ** Vida, Missou ...

'' (Spanish for ''Dog's Life'') (September 8, 2005; Sony Music) * ''

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'' (Spanish for ''Station Neighborhood'') (June 10, 2008; Universal Music) * ''

Música Libre Musica (Latin), or La Musica (Italian) or Música (Portuguese and Spanish) may refer to: Music Albums * ''Musica è'', a mini album by Italian funk singer Eros Ramazzotti 1988 * ''Musica'', an album by Ghaleb 2005 * ), a German album by Giova ...

'' (Spanish for ''Free Music'') (November 12, 2010; Universal Music) * ''

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'' (Spanish for ''The speed of light'') (May 14, 2013; Evolución Records)

Compilations

* ''Singles 2001-2006'' (CD/DVD) (October 2007;Los Bunkers editan recopilatorio y agendan recital en Colombia
Los Bunkers, 3 October 2007. Sony Music)

Live albums/DVDs

* ''En Vivo'' (November 16, 2006; La Oreja Records) * ''Los Bunkers, Live in Concert'' (April 24, 2007; La Oreja Records)

Singles

References

News of Los Bunkers
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