You do not want to miss tonight’s feature. Boyce Avenue is a
Puerto Rican-American acoustic rock group consisting of the brothers Alejandro,
Daniel, and Fabian Manzano. They’re named after a combination of two streets
they lived on as kids.
They formed in 2004 after Daniel (bass and percussion) moved
back to Florida after graduating from Harvard law School. Alejandro (lead
vocals and guitar) and Fabian (guitar and vocals) were attending the University
of Florida, but dropped out to form the group. Since 2007, they’ve been posting
videos of both original and covers of popular songs, many of which have
received over 10,000,000 views and have been released as digital EPs by their
own independent record label, 3 Peace Records. They have over 700,000 subscribers
to their YouTube channel (including me).
They’re firm risk-takers and believing in the strength of
their online presence, they booked a solo show in New York in January 2009. It
was their first ever performance in the city and surprised label and industry
experts who thought it was a huge gamble, because the show was a sellout. Later
in the year, the group performed for an estimated 25,000 fans in the
Philippines and followed with a successful whirlwind tour of the U.S., Canada,
and Europe.
They are, in my opinion, one of the finest acoustic rock
groups to hit the scene. Alejandro’s guitar and vocals are amazing and the
percussion accompaniment by Daniel and the augmenting guitar of Fabian plus
several outstanding guest guitarists, vocalists, and pianist, makes them one of
my favorites. Hope you like them as much as I do.
Faithfully: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALph_u2iee8
With or without you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGqN9PpW5Ic
Last Kiss: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kALSETZ9ngk
For the first time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=341vSMO5ISU
She will be loved: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzDm2vMHabE
Drops of Jupiter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_ING1C747Y
Here without you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxWEvV9zYj4
Wherever you will go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_BU8YCjV1M
A thousand years: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIj07LL57RA
Set fire to the rain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9o64xyjGWA
I want it that way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwnGM_I2WPk
A thousand miles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h297vLkHijQ
Someone like you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzC2-GJu1Q8
Rollin in the deep: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7JF6tf7OSQ
Call me maybe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAIsqvK1Pr0
Somebody I used to know: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBYymaN338E
Since the Boyce Avenue is one of my favorite acoustic groups, I’m
pairing them with one of my all time favorite New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs,
namely the 2011 Dog Point wine.
Beautifully aromatic with a crisp aromas of
grapefruit and green pepper nose, it has a palate of citrus, grapefruit, and
green apples with crisp acid and minerality. It’s full, but not too full with an
elegant, refreshing finish. It’s a great wine to enjoy while relaxing to the
music pf what I consider one of the premier acoustic groups in music today. Enjoy!
Cheers!
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