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They’re not your average indie art rock band. In fact, Humbert, proud torchbearers for the under-heralded Hialeah original rock scene have survived one global pandemic, three major lineup changes, and the comings and goings of more than a dozen iconic local music establishments.
Now, they are doing something for the first time in their near 25-year history: releasing a song on vinyl. A collaboration with long-time Miami music champion Rich Ulloa and his legendary Y&T Records label, the new release is a cover of Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” and will be available on Record Store Day 2022. Fans can preorder the single online through the band’s Bandcamp page.
Humbert recorded the song they had been kicking around for a few years live pre-pandemic at Browner Sound studios’ original Hialeah location, with long-time friends and collaborators Omar Garcia and Juan Oña behind the console. Backed with the band’s original song “You Said”, the 7” single will be released as a super-limited, deluxe, hand-painted unit featuring gorgeous cover art by New York Times bestselling illustrator Karen Keesler.
“’Perfect Day’ was a song Humbert had to play and perform,” says founding member / drummer / vocalist Izo Besares.” There was no choice, really. It was an organic endeavor, an inevitable happening. Every member loved it, collectively, and for independent and personal reasons, too.” Ulloa heard the band performing it and was immediately convinced that is special. Y&T has also worked with The Mavericks, For Squirrels, Mary Karlzen, Holy Terrors, Charlie Pickett, and Sweet Lizzie Project.
Formed in the late 1990s from the ashes of another legendary Hialeah band I Don’t Know, Humbert started as a quintet and issued a critically acclaimed self-titled full length in 1999. Closing ranks as a quartet, the band released Plant the Trees Closer Together in 2003, and Floating Legion of Joy in 2006. Before 2013’s Se Reparan Todos they began issuing stand alone and holiday singles, beginning with 2011’s “On Christmas Day”, and continues to this day and for the benefit of Manos Internacional, a nonprofit dedicated to providing enriching educational, cultural, and youth development programs to children in poor, remote areas.
Bar Nancy first opened in Little Havana in 2017. The bar’s theme is colonial-era nautical, and its main bar mimics the galley of the famous namesake ship. It features a weekly karaoke night (Sundays), a monthly open mic event, and several recurring themed nights. The bar offers a sizable selection of draft and canned beers, as well as specialty cocktails and gourmet food by the vendor One Hot Dish. An outside patio offers ample seating and a smoking area. Location: 2007 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135.
Humbert currently features Besares, Ferny Coipel on guitar, keyboards, and vocals, Tony Landa on bass and vocals, and Jorge Hernandez on guitar and vocals. Doors open on November 5 at 8 p.m., and the music by opening band Stillblue will begin at 9:30 p.m. Free show, 21 and over welcome.
For more information, visit humbert.net.
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Correction: While Humbert’s holiday tracks are all available on their Bandcamp page as benefits for Manos International, this single is not.
