First off, duly note that www.illnino.com has a new look, and a new message board (and it couldn’t have come sooner). Make sure to stop by amongst your internet travels and say hello… In the meantime, we have the following update from Ill Nino drummer Dave Chavarri. The band just spent their first couple of days with producer Bob Marlette this past week, meaning the start of recording their next release is very, very close. Dave’s update is as follows: “What’s up everyone! Just writing in to let you know what Ill Nino has been up to since the band came off the road in December 2002…. After touring the world for two years and being on the road together for so long, each member of the band has really gotten to know and respect each other as friends and musicians. After 24 months of life on the road, everyone in Ill Nino is happy to be home with family and loved ones…but fucking psyched to record our second CD (THANKS TO YOU!!) and to get back to touring. We’ve been getting together six days a week in our new rehearsal studio in Union City N.J., practicing and writing new music for the new record (and FREEZING OUR BALLS OFF in the process!). I’m personally loving the new material and I’m very happy to say that Cris’s new vocals and lyrics are the bomb, and everyone in the band has completely progressed as players and writers. As for the direction of the new material, I can say with certainty that Ill Nino’s new shit is angrier, more heartfelt, more Latin, and more tribal than anything we’ve done in the past. We’re truly trying our hardest to bring you the best music Ill Nino has ever written, and the new shit is HOT… As always, thank you for supporting Ill Nino! ‘Till next time, Peace…” Dave