Babasonicos Tickets

Excellent performance. The venue is very comfortable and organized. The show was amazing (as always, Babasonicos exceeded expectations) and the quality of the music was superb. The event ran on time. Perfect for a weekday. Going to Englewood is a hike (coming from Queens) but definitely worth it!

I LOVED the venue and the concert. It was so cool.

Love Babasonicos, one of the best anywhere — but set was way too short (prob because venue less than half full), and sound in this space not too great. Saw them last time at the Highline ( packed and great sound ) — next time pls come back into the City ….

Venue was great. Band was amazing. I definitely enjoyed it!

Venue was great. I can't believe they didn't sell Fernet + coke at the bars, given the 99%+ Argentinian audience.

The band is amazing. Sexy, funky, cool, stylish and most important, sounds great. Is a must if you really enjoy live music.

Excellent show to a small but very entertained crowd! HIghly recommended for latin american rockers and from the rest of the world too.

When Babasonicos decided to begin Thursday’s concert at the Howard Theatre with the mysteriously seductive “Flora y Fauno” (Flora and Faun,) fans knew they were in for a treat. Singing, “Ahora déjame que me engañe a mí mismo, entiendo que no soy de fiar” (Now let me fool myself, I understand that I’m not one to trust,) over hypnotizing guitar riffs, the band began their hour-long concert. Combining the name of Indian guru Sai Baba of Shirdi and the Spanish title of The Jetsons cartoon (Los Supersónicos), Babasonicos was formed in the early 1990s. The unusual combination of elements to develop their namesake is a true representation of the band's experimental and eclectic sound. Think cleverly cheeky and brutally honest Spanish lyrics, over catchy psychedelic-electro-pop-rock beats. Their sound can be at times more of an alluring lullaby, yet full-on “sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll” at others. The D.C. show was one of six stops of the mini U.S. tour, which included headlining Puerto Rico’s Indie Fest with MGMT last month, to promote their long awaited tenth studio album, “A Propósito” (On Purpose.) With few U.S. tours under their belt, fans seemed pleased they didn’t have to travel to the band’s native Argentina to see them live. Even though the band is used to playing huge sold out venues in Latin America (notoriously Luna Park in Argentina,) they didn’t let the roughly 200 fans in attendance at Thursday’s concert water them down. Lead singer Adrián Rodríguez delivered a charismatic and upbeat performance, passionately singing, gesturing and dancing to every song; successfully proving to elevate the audience’s energy for most of the show. Band member Diego Rodríguez also chipped in to help carry the show, stealing the attention of some of the females in the audience. Five songs into the concert, lead singer Rodríguez gave his most heartfelt vocals with “Ideas,” the next single to be released from their latest album “A Propósito.” Some highlights of the show included fans singing energetically to what seemed like every word of “Irresponsables” (Irresponsible/Reckless,) a tweaked version of one of their most popular hits “Putita” (Little Slut,) “Y qué?” (So What?) and “Los calientes” (The Sexy Ones.) This was especially true of “El Colmo” (The Last Straw,) a song that talks about leaving the familiar for the unknown. The most enjoyable number was “Yegua” (Female Horse/Mare,) a song about careless loving that had the crowd singing loudly over Rodríguez. Oddly enough, the first song out of their two encores was relatively unknown for the audience—no one knew the lyrics or sang along. The second encore, “Deshoras” (Bad Timing,) the first single released from their latest album, was greeted with familiar nods and enthusiastic smiles. For Babasonicos' more than twenty years of making music, the 18-song set list was a good mix of old and new, lows and highs, obscurities and well-known favorites. Only a few good ones went missing that Thursday night at the Howard Theatre.

The concert itself was great. They really are stellar performers, and they played all the right songs. However, it was only an hour long, and didn't have an opening band but instead 2 hours of a DJ. It started and ended way too late for a weeknight show.

Great sound after 10 minutes. Good choice of songs, perfect performance. I know these guys fill Luna Park and almost any venue in Latin America whenever they play, and there were only 200 people in the audience... but 1:05 was way too short.