{"id":3279,"date":"2010-08-04T19:38:48","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T03:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/?p=3279"},"modified":"2010-08-04T20:51:49","modified_gmt":"2010-08-05T04:51:49","slug":"gimme-five-pinche-gringo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2010\/08\/gimme-five-pinche-gringo\/","title":{"rendered":"Gimme Five! Pinche Gringo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3282 alignleft\" title=\"pinche gringo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/013-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/013-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/013-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/013-60x80.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Once a drummer that rattled a kit like nobody\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s business, Josh Johnson used to be a mainstay in the Greensboro scene.\u00c2\u00a0 But try as he may to make things work with his bands there (The Spins, The Griefs), things fell apart.\u00c2\u00a0 The aftermath was the perfect chance for Johnson to make a radical change, so he moved to Mexico City, traded drums for guitar and became <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/pinchegringoband\">Pinche Gringo<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u201da one-man-band blast of garage, blues.<\/p>\n<p>Stripped down he may be, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/pinchegringo\">Pinche Gringo<\/a> delivers infectious rhythmic texture with a suave stomp and a dash of Link Wray magnetism. \u00c2\u00a0Lyrically playful and inventive melodically, the songs rattle through speakers in a washed out soulful way that makes you want to dance or sing along if only you could figure out the best way to do either.\u00c2\u00a0 And you can hear all that on Johnson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first full length due sometime in the near future on Spider Baby Records.\u00c2\u00a0 In the meantime, be sure to mark your calendars for August 21<sup>st<\/sup> when he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll take over the <a href=\"http:\/\/nightlightclub.com\/\">The Nightlight<\/a> along with Wild Wild Geese, Shit Horse and Shortstack.<\/p>\n<p>And now just five questions for the head Gringo:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. If your band were a movie, what would it be?<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Picture-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3426\" title=\"Pinche Gringo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Picture-11-237x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Picture-11-237x300.png 237w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Picture-11-63x80.png 63w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Picture-11.png 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I  would have to say Shampoo. The ladies love Pinche and Pinche loves the  ladies <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/e\/gtalk\/347\" alt=\"\" \/> Second Choice is Two Lane Blacktop with James Taylor and Dennis Wilson.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong>2. What  instigated the choice of band name\/alter identity? Who is Pinche Gringo?<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>what   alter identity? I am truly a fucking american. I love cigarettes, beer  and rock and roll. I can make some mean biscuits and gravy too. Pinche  is a sensitive, deeply loving individual with a drug problem&#8230;ha ha, I  jest. I&#8217;m super smart and dynamite in the sack.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong>3.  Describe your connection to Mexico City. <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I made my  way to  Mexico City a few years back by rubbing thighs. I really wanted some  good tacos, ya know like better than Taco Bell. I ended up living there  with this girl. My thigh rubbing money got us far in Mexico. We lived in  a giant apartment and had a beach house for the weekends. Not to  mention the pharmies. They are terrific down there! I hope to grow old  in Mexico&#8230;.pinche abuelito.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Attila2copia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3425\" title=\"Attila\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Attila2copia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Attila2copia.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Attila2copia-81x80.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/a><strong>4. Who\/what might be a few  inspirations or influences that might really surprise people?<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I  really like Billy Joel&#8217;s old metal band <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lLuiVJBZyVM\">&#8220;Attila&#8221;<\/a> and Phil Collins is an  inspiration. I also read Jackie Collins books to get ideas for songs.  She is a classy broad.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong>5. What did you dream of being when you were a kid? (how \u00e2\u20ac\u2122d that turn  out?)<strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I wanted to be a vet&#8230;clearly, that did not work  out.<br \/>\nI  will probably end up like those women in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grey_Gardens\">Grey Gardens<\/a>, with the 50 cats  and deteriorating house, drinking schlitz on the porch and talking to  anyone that will listen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Catch Pinche Gringo live Saturday, August 21 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nightlightclub.com\/\">The Nightlight<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 And by all means, give him a high five when you see him!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once a drummer that rattled a kit like nobody\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s business, Josh Johnson used to be a mainstay in the Greensboro scene.  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