Making Movies release first concert film and live album, En La Sala

Jan 12

En La Sala releases January 12, 2024 on 3/2 Recordings.

Stream En La Sala HERE

"Perhaps one of the most unique groups around today, Making Movies is sensual, smoky, and seductive. Distorted guitars are buried under their Latin groove, colliding beautifully and urgently." - NPR

Los Angeles, CA (January 5, 2024) – Psychedelic Panamanian band Making Movies are kicking off the new year with the release of their first concert film and live album titled En La Sala. The album features live performances recorded on January 27, 2023, at the historic Folly Theater in Kansas City. Making Movies invited a small group of friends and family to join them on stage and be part of the intimate recording.

“Being surrounded by close friends and family created a special magic, which comes through to our performance,” says bassist Diego Chi, “It is the first time we’ve really captured the band in our natural habitat.”

En La Sala is directed by William J. Stribling, an award-winning Los Angeles-based director and screenwriter who collaborated with the band on the music videos for their last album, XOPA. Asdru Sierra (of the Grammy award-winning band Ozomatli) is featured on the project. This project follows the release of the band’s single “Medicina”, which was featured in a short film produced by Univision in partnership with Chevrolet (watch here) and highlights the band’s story.

The Latin Grammy nominated group is on a mission– to reconnect with the rebellious spirit in Latin folk music and harness its power for today. Their music represents the culture of the Americas in a way that delivers the chills of hearing something singularly special, yet feels oddly familiar.

The band has collaborated with Rubén Blades, presented at major international festivals and toured alongside Los Lobos, Ozomatli, Hurray For the Riff Raff, Las Cafeteras, Flor De Toloache, and many more.

The band is also currently producing AMERI’KANA TV an NEA-funded documentary series showing an alternate history of American music, furthering their mission for the world.