DOS SANTOS
Responsible Agents:
Chris Weller
chris@bigfishbookingco.com
Ryan Anderson
ryan@bigfishbookingco.com
Territories:
Worldwide (excluding Europe)
LINEUP:
Dos Santos:
Alex Chavez – vocals, keyboards, guitars; Jaime Garza – electric bass; Nathan Karagianis – guitars, vocals; Peter “Maestro” Vale – congas, percussion; Daniel Villarreal – drums
TOUR:
2025 - Available upon request
2026 - Available upon request
BIO:
Chicago–based quintet—Dos santos—has long invited audiences to listen at the edges of Latin music, making the unfamiliar familiar. Formed in 2013, their music brings stories to life with echoes of ancestral rhythms from deep across the Americas, with glimpses of barrio cumbias, psychedelic westerns, and moonlit desert serenades. Their upcoming fourth full–length album continues in this tradition. Produced by grammy© award–winner, Beto Martinez, the album showcases a seasoned ensemble whose musical vision is as strong as ever in a moment replete with simulacra. Honest and direct, their sound continues to be a candid and heartfelt offering that bears witness to what is at stake in these times.
ALBUM:
City of Mirrors (october 2021, international anthem)
VIDEOS:
PRESS:
“City Of Mirrors . . . feels like it’s perpetually building and expanding . . . the bolts are tighter than ever on this project — and the subject matter is weighty & pressing, marking an imaginative step forward for a band that’s never limited itself to begin with.” – Rolling Stone|
“City of Mirrors . . . reflects a band convinced that artistic ideas and political ones are not necessarily at odds, but different sides of the same truth. A relentlessly kaleidoscopic mosaic of novel sound pairings propelled by Latin rhythms, the album evokes the crisp air, soft color, and enveloping warmth of a greenhouse.” – Pitchfork
“A sweeping epic of Latin American rhythms and borderland poetry . . . The album is a loving melange of tradition, spirituality, and odes to a Latinx diaspora…” – Bandcamp
"I fell in love with the rich textures in this music." – Bob Boilen, NPR Music
"Dos Santos’ lyrics reflect current cultural shifts, just as their music merges the past with the present. This satisfies a yearning felt by many BIPOC to connect their daily lived experience with their roots. For Latine folks in Chicago and beyond, City of Mirrors reflects our heritage and our lineage, and reminds us that we’re an ancient people—we’re still here, and this is what we’re going through. Dos Santos’ music and stories reflect a vibrant cultural awakening that strives to enrich the world.” – Sandra Treviño, Chicago Reader
"There’s a paradoxical relationship between the mesmerizing music that Dos Santos creates and the trauma and frustration that often influences it, but they’re not contradictions by any means. City of Mirrors is an album built on dualities, an album by an American band with Latin American roots. It’s at times an album of mourning, a critique of colonialism and a call for collective action; it’s also a celebration of the spaces where cultural experiences merge and musical traditions come together in a vivid swirl." – Jeff Terich, Treble
"If there is a refuge from the horrors outside of us, Dos Santos seem to suggest it is in the free and bountiful exchange of ideas and hopes and dreams among friends and fellow travelers, a joy—or at least a forcefulness—found in community." – Noisey
"Dos Santos may just be the missing link from Jimi Hendrix to Kamasi Washington." – Bandcamp Daily