FIGO

Scandalized by experimental electronic and alternative rock music, New York’s FIGO is a five piece group with vocalist/guitarist Parag Bhandari, bassist Paul Daly, guitarist Robert Rivadeneira, programmer Ryan Jones, and drummer Evan Lytton. Influenced by groups like Primal Scream, NIN, The Misfits, The Chemical Brothers, and The Ramones, the band fuses intense raw live energy with pounding beats and samples. FIGO also doubles as a two-man DJ crew, with Parag and Paul on the decks, who mix heavy house club tracks with punk and rock. On their own the band has already crushed performances at venues like Chicago’s Crobar and New York City’s Bowery Ballroom with appearances at Amsterjam Music Festival, Winter Music Conference, CMJ Music Marathon, and South By Southwest. The group has shared bills with artists such as The Presets, Datarock, Wolfmother, She Wants Revenge, The Sounds, Foo Fighters, Tommie Sunshine, ...Trail Of Dead, The Benevento Russo Duo, and VHS or BETA. The band is preparing to release a still to be named new EP this November 7 on Takeover Music. In addition, separate remixes from acclaimed electronic producers Tommie Sunshine and Knowlton Walsh are in the works for fall releases.