User:Contramano

Contramano is a Brooklyn based band founded by Argentine frontman Pablo Cubarle. Cubarle born in Cordoba moved to New York to study cello with Wolfram Kessel.

After his third visit to New York he stayed for good, married photographer Erin Patrice O'Brien and started the band Contramano.

Their first show was at the Right bank Cafe a venue located on Kent Ave and Broadway in Brooklyn and which a year later closed down. Since then they've played venues like Highline Ballroom, Joe's Pub, Bowery Ballroom, Niceto Club, Queens Theater in the Park, Mercury Lounge, The World Cafe Live, Baruch College, B.A.M. (Brooklyn Academy of Music)

In July 8 2005 Contramano released their first self titled CD at Joe's Pub In May 11 2007 they released their second album Unsatisfecho at Joe's Pub In 2008 they release digitally the single SpaceCotheque.

In 2008 Contramano won the Myspace Latino battle of the bands in New York City and they were sponsored for a year being featured in itunes and myspace.

Along with a new album that will hit on spring 2011, the group has a 30’ film/musical as part of the second half of the album and in which Argentine actor Nicolas Pauls has the lead roll.

The film itself spawns out of a song set the band calls “When you need them,” which then appropriately became the title of the entire project. The new album is a side step for Contramano, not leaving behind any of the energy and politically swayed lyrics of their past works, but rather delving deeper into these theme along with other ideas about culture and human interaction in the 21st century.

With swirling keyboards, grooving beats, and the undeniable chugging electric cello, Contramano hits the stage with a completely new set that is more of a commentary on our day-to-day existence than its highlights. Moods vary from and the songs themselves travel from the happy dance beat of “Meet Me I’m Great,” to the plaintive rock of “In/Out Love,” to the politically charged “I don’t like the recession.”

Band Members Pablo Cubarle: Lead Vocals, Electric Cello, Guitars, Synth Grant Zubritsky: Bass, Taurus, Synth Russ Lemkin: Drums