http://www.gabdelavega.bandcamp.com/
After years playing punk and hardcore, Gab starts this solo project, putting The Smashroomshardcore punk aside for a while and taking up an acoustic guitar.Minimal and direct melodies, where the punk three-chords theory meets vaguely folk veins.Stories of real lives, political practice, criticism and theories, some daily life glimpse and personalthoughts come along with the warm sound of the acoustic guitar, soundtrack of a journey, told withself-criticism and self-irony.Throughout the years he's toured Europe extensively, with shows in Italy, Germany, UnitedKingdom, Sweden, Czech Republic, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, Poland, Serbia, Macedonia,Hungary, Denmark to name a few, and he's got the chance to play as an opening act for AgainstMe!, Chuck Ragan, Kevin Seconds (7 Seconds), Austin Lucas, Ceremony, H2O and many more.In 2017 Gab De La Vega toured Spain in the Spring and Europe in September, for 20 shows, andhas embarked in November on his first North American Tour with his friend Greg Rekus, fromWinnipeg (Canada), who toured Italy with Gab and shared the stage with him several times. Theyplayed several shows on the US East Coast and in Canada, in Quebec and Ontario.2018 was non-stop touring, with several dates in Italy, a two-week long UK Tour and summer datesin Czech Republic and Germany, including Fluff Fest and the Hardcore Help Foundation SummerFestival.In September till the first week of October Gab De La Vega embarked on his very first SouthAmerican tour, playing 16 shows across Chile and Argentina, more than half of which with theSantiago-based band Forsaken.A new album has been recorded in the Winter 2018-2019 and it's planned to be released in 2019. A minitour in Germany is planned for May of the same year, as well as some shows in Canada inJune. New tours will follow the album release.
