El Pino & the Volunteers
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| Origin |  Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| Genre(s) | Alt. country, Indie | |
| Years active | 2000- present | |
| Label(s) | Excelsior Recordings | |
| Website | Official website | |
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| David Pino Tjirk Deurloo Harm Goslink Kuiper Elstar Wouter de Waart |
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El Pino & the Volunteers is a band from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The band’s music mixes alt. rock with Americana. In 2006 the band’s debut album Molten City is released on Excelsior Recordings.
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[edit] Biography
During an exchange project in Vancouver David Pino, singer of Wiseguy, meets two Canadians who introduce him to alt. country. In exchange for a six pack of beer and a tank full of gasoline El Pino obtains an acoustic guitar. Together with his Canadian accomplices he travels across the country playing for cash or free beers. Back in the Netherlands he brings together like-minded musicians and El Pino & the Volunteers is born. The band gets together every once in awhile and concerts are held on an incidental basis.
After a couple of months of playing the band starts to get more serious. This newfound professionalism is solidified with the band’s first EP Cougar. It is released in May of 2005 by the small Stardumb record label. The EP sells out in no-time and recieves much praise in the Dutch music press.
In December MTV airs a special on the band in its Brand New show. Pino decides to leave his main band Wiseguy to focus completely on El Pino & the Volunteers.
In early 2006 the band is invited to the prestigious Noorderslag festival in Groningen. The press is enthusiastic and praises the band for its musicality (de Volkskrant). Dutch Excelsior Recordings, home of Johan, Daryll-Ann and GEM, is impressed with the band too and signs the band immediately. From this point the band gets busy. Playing at Club 3voor12 in February, recording an Apers song for a tribute album in March, and performing at Motel Mozaique in April. And, in May, the band performs at the 10th anniversary party of Excelsior Recordings together with several of their labelmates.
In May and June the band records 16 tracks for its debut album. Reyn Ouwehand produces. On August 31 the album, named Molten City, is presented in Rotown in Rotterdam. The album is received well by the music press, becoming album of the week at 3voor12 (link). In September and October the band supports Johan during their Dutch club tour.
The band rounds out the year by performing at the Fine Fine Music tour in December of 2006.
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[edit] Band Members
- David Pino – vocals, lead guitar, acoustics guitar & harmonica
- Tjirk Deurloo – acoustic & electric guitar, backing vocals
- Harm Goslink Kuiper – 5-string banjo, dobro / lap steel, mandolin, accordeon
- Elstar – bass, backing vocals
- Wouter de Waart – drums, percussion
