Diego's Umbrella is an American gypsy rock band consisting of five members from San Francisco, California. They are celebrated as San Francisco's Ambassadors of Gypsy rock.[1] The current members of the group are Vaughn Lindstrom (acoustic guitar, vocals), Jason Kleinberg (fiddle, vocals), Kevin Gautschi (electric guitar, vocals), Redcup (bass), and Jake Wood (drums). Former members include Tyson Maulhardt (electric guitar), Kevin Blair (bass), and Ben León (electric guitar, vocals).
Diego's Umbrella describe their own music as "a blend of traditional eastern European gypsy, Spanish flamenco, polka/ska rhythms, and good ol' rock & roll from the west."
The seed for Diego's Umbrella was planted by Tyson Maulhardt and Vaughn Lindstrom in 2001, who released a few albums on their own. The band slowly grew with the additions of violinist Jason Kleinberg, bassist Kevin Blair, singer Benjamin Leon, and drummer Jake Wood. With this configuration they created the signature "gypsy pirate polka" sound they are now known for.[2] Benjamin Leon, in an interview, explained their beginnings: "I've been playing music since I was about 6 years old, from piano to drums, and then later I picked up guitar and started singing. I’ve known Tyson and Vaughn for about ten years, but I was playing in my own group in Los Angeles for most of that time. They knew I was burning out in LA so they kidnapped me at a Pinkberry in 2008 and we’ve been riding around in a van together ever since."[3] Their quirky name comes from a friend's arm tattoo.[4]
Several of their songs were featured in the X-Dance-award-winning documentary Sofia, the Quiksilver/Roxy surf DVD Shimmer, and CBSd Elimination Station. Diego’s Umbrella also performs three songs in the Lionsgate comedy Still Waiting....[4][dead link]
The band has been likened to "Gogol Bordello meets Muse" by the Associated Press. Newsreview says, "With guitars straight out of a Tarantino movie, the group seamlessly blends mariachi, gypsy, flamenco and ska into one beer-soaked fiesta, with song topics varying from heartache to revolution."[11]
In an interview with Metrojolt at Outside Lands they spoke openly about Jason Kleinberg as the last living unicorn, Laura Bush's kinky disposition, cultural influences, rumors, and how two million fans might just be wrong about Diego’s Umbrella’s heterosexuality. Tyson Maulhardt spoke of their very mixed cultural influences, saying "we've done a lot of traveling in Eastern Europe and we've traveled throughout Spain and whatnot. We've picked up a lot of stuff along the way and incorporated it into our Gringo-esque rock music."[12]
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October 22, 2023
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Diego s Umbrella is an American gypsy rock band consisting of five members from San Francisco California They are celebrated as San Francisco s Ambassadors of Gypsy rock 1 The current members of the group are Vaughn Lindstrom acoustic guitar vocals Jason Kleinberg fiddle vocals Kevin Gautschi electric guitar vocals Redcup bass and Jake Wood drums Former members include Tyson Maulhardt electric guitar Kevin Blair bass and Ben Leon electric guitar vocals Diego s UmbrellaOriginSan Francisco California United StatesGenresGypsy rockYears active2001 presentLabelsHardline EntertainmentMembersKevin Gautschi Vaughn Lindstrom Red Cup Jason Kleinberg Jake WoodPast membersTyson Maulhardt Kevin Blair Ben LeonWebsitewww wbr diegosumbrella wbr comDiego s Umbrella describe their own music as a blend of traditional eastern European gypsy Spanish flamenco polka ska rhythms and good ol rock amp roll from the west Contents 1 History 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe seed for Diego s Umbrella was planted by Tyson Maulhardt and Vaughn Lindstrom in 2001 who released a few albums on their own The band slowly grew with the additions of violinist Jason Kleinberg bassist Kevin Blair singer Benjamin Leon and drummer Jake Wood With this configuration they created the signature gypsy pirate polka sound they are now known for 2 Benjamin Leon in an interview explained their beginnings I ve been playing music since I was about 6 years old from piano to drums and then later I picked up guitar and started singing I ve known Tyson and Vaughn for about ten years but I was playing in my own group in Los Angeles for most of that time They knew I was burning out in LA so they kidnapped me at a Pinkberry in 2008 and we ve been riding around in a van together ever since 3 Their quirky name comes from a friend s arm tattoo 4 The group has released six full length albums Kung Fu Palace Viva La Juerga Double Panther Proper Cowboy Edjka and Bombs Away 5 In the summer of 2011 they released Richardson b w Downtown EP on Ninth Street Opus in conjunction with their first appearance at Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival 6 They have also played at the High Sierra Music Festival 7 Musikfest 8 and SXSW 9 and have played over 1 000 live shows 4 They have shared the stage with Dengue Fever Gogol Bordello Matisyahu MarchFourth Metalachi Muse Deadmau5 Jeff Goldblum and the Foo Fighters 10 Several of their songs were featured in the X Dance award winning documentary Sofia the Quiksilver Roxy surf DVD Shimmer and CBSd Elimination Station Diego s Umbrella also performs three songs in the Lionsgate comedy Still Waiting 4 dead link The band has been likened to Gogol Bordello meets Muse by the Associated Press Newsreview says With guitars straight out of a Tarantino movie the group seamlessly blends mariachi gypsy flamenco and ska into one beer soaked fiesta with song topics varying from heartache to revolution 11 In an interview with Metrojolt at Outside Lands they spoke openly about Jason Kleinberg as the last living unicorn Laura Bush s kinky disposition cultural influences rumors and how two million fans might just be wrong about Diego s Umbrella s heterosexuality Tyson Maulhardt spoke of their very mixed cultural influences saying we ve done a lot of traveling in Eastern Europe and we ve traveled throughout Spain and whatnot We ve picked up a lot of stuff along the way and incorporated it into our Gringo esque rock music 12 Discography EditKung Fu Palace 2005 Viva la Juerga 2007 Double Panther 2009 Richardson b w Downtown EP 2011 Ninth Street Opus Proper Cowboy 2012 Ninth Street Opus Songs for the Juerga EP 2015 Juerga Productions Edjka 2017 Bombs Away 2021 References Edit Diego s Umbrella ninthstreetopus com Archived from the original on 2012 11 30 Retrieved 2012 12 03 Diego s Umbrella Glide Magazine 2011 03 29 Retrieved 2011 08 10 Interview Benjamin Leon of Diego s Umbrella 26 September 2012 a b c Saint Rocke Live Music Venue Hermosa Beach Diego s Umbrella and Banshee Bones Archived from the original on 2012 02 15 Retrieved 2012 12 04 The Band Diegosumbrella com 2010 03 22 Retrieved 2011 08 10 Fast Atmosphere Outside Lands August 12 14 2011 Music Food Wine Art Sfoutsidelands com Archived from the original on 2011 07 28 Retrieved 2011 08 10 About Diego s Umbrella www diegosumbrella com 1 dead link SXSW 2012 Schedule austin2012 sched org Dengue Fever w Diego s Umbrella Flavorpill San Francisco Archived from the original on 2010 02 10 Retrieved 2012 12 03 2 dead link Diego s Umbrella Interview on Metrojolt Archived from the original on 2012 11 17 Retrieved 2012 12 03 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diego 27s Umbrella amp oldid 1179529868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
