Nominated for a two Latin Grammy awards and now for a Grammy for their album “Nuestra” in the category of Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album, the members of La Vida Bohème from Caracas, Venezuela showed up for our LAMC ’11 interview in their iconic paint-dribbled clothes and bodies. We chatted with Rafael Pérez (bass guitar and vocals) and Sebastián Ayala (drums and vocals) to find out why the paint (it symbolizes free, limitless expression of creative energy) and how they channel this energy into smart, manic, punk rock sounds tinged with electronica, funk and even South American folk music.
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