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Albums Of The Week: El Perro | Hair Of El Perro

Radio Moscow's Parker Griggs gets into a new groove with his funky side project — and finds a sound that gene-splices George Clnton and Jon Spencer in the process.

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:El Perro are a brand-new band led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter/producer Parker Griggs. The band’s sound contains elements that fans of his band Radio Moscow will recognize, but this is rock music with a new, fresh spin and feel.

El Perro take heavy psychedelic rock as a starting point and adds the additional instrumentation of a second guitar and a percussionist, pushing the music into more syncopated territory, spiced with Latin rhythms and hints of Funkadelic-style grooves. You could say that El Perro plays psychedelic funk rock, and you wouldn’t be wrong. Along with Griggs, El Perro features former Radio Moscow drummer Lonnie Blanton, bassist Shawn Davis, guitarist Jaron Yancey and percussionist Tawny Harrington.”