Ahneeta, Kazual, and Lowlita Shalita.
Photo: Courtesy of the Shalitas
We recently asked a group of music-magazine event organizers for their favorite new bands. Now here's ours—er, mine: The Shalitas manage to mix '50s girl-group harmonies with soul influences and schoolyard-style hand claps. They're hip enough to win over a group of teenagers or twentysomethings, and they have enough of a retro vibe to please an older crowd. So book the Brooklyn-based band before they get big. "We're at a point where we'll play for just about anybody we can tolerate," jokes Kazual Shalita, who trades lead-vocal duties with Ahneeta and Lowlita.
You can give a listen on their MySpace page or—better yet—hear them live. They're scheduled to play at Club Europa in Greenpoint on Thursday and Bar Matchless (also in Greenpoint) on August 25.
You can give a listen on their MySpace page or—better yet—hear them live. They're scheduled to play at Club Europa in Greenpoint on Thursday and Bar Matchless (also in Greenpoint) on August 25.
