Los Tremolo Kings

Los Tremolo Kings made our Tipitina's debut on November 1  for a 'Day of the Dead" benefit for ISLA, an organization providing legal assistance to immigrants. 

 “Femme Fatale”, the first single from our upcoming album, out now on bandcamp!

Los Tremolo Kings are a New Orleans band playing cumbia, chicha and other Latin styles. The band started at Casa Borrega, New Orleans’ legendary Mexican restaurant in the Central City neighborhood. Owner Hugo Montero, from Mexico City, is an accomplished artist, musician and tireless champion of Latin culture. During a four year residence at Casa Borrega we created our unique sound, adding elements of jazz, surf, mambo and more. Guitarist Phil ‘the Tremolo King’ Vanderyken uses wah, distortion and echo to create a mesmerizing soundscape over the hypnotic grooves laid down by Rene Coman ( bass ) and Doug Garrison ( drums ). Doug and Rene are better known as the rhythm section for legendary New Orleans band the Iguanas.

Phil Vanderyken is a Belgian immigrant, artist, musician and animator. At one time a squatter in NYC’s Lower East Side, Phil has performed and recorded both as himself and in many bands in NYC and New Orleans. 

In 2023 Cuban-American singer and songwriter Margie Perez brought her soulful vocals and magnetic stage presence to Los Tremolo Kings. More gigs followed at clubs like Madame Vic’s, BJs Lounge and d.b.a. 

In June ‘24 we released our first EP, which received a very nice review in Offbeat Magazine. Producer and Slackers guitarist Crazy Baldhead created a wonderful dub version of our song “Sonido Amazonico”. In September ’24 Los Tremolo Kings released a music video for our version of the mariachi classic “Senderito de Amor”. We just laid down some tracks at Marigny Studios and in April, we are super excited to be playing French Quarter Fest and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest!

Our shows usually turn into a sweaty celebration of life, with everyone dancing the night away to our infectious Latin rhythms! We aim to bring joy in these dark days, because on the dance floor, we’re all equals. 

 The first single from our upcoming album, a ‘Latin lounge’ version of the Velvet Underground's Femme Fatale, is out now on bandcamp!

https://kaleidoscopeworld.bandcamp.com/track/los-tremolo-kings-femme-fatale

Alex Rawls in Myspiltmilk: “Los Tremolo Kings remake “Femme Fatale” as Latin lounge exotica…With their version of “Femme Fatale,” they’ve added a credible, unexpected take on the Velvets and the song.”