The Marías, I Like It (live), Starline Social Club, Oakland, CA, Dec. 29, 2019 (4K)

The Marias play their song "I Like It" live in concert before a sold-out crowd at the Starline Social Club in Oakland, California on December 29, 2019. I Like It originally appeared on the band's Superclean, Vol. I EP in 2017. The Marias are an indie rock / psychedelic soul band from Los Angeles consisting of María Reál (lead vocals and guitar), Josh Conway (drums and vocals), Jesse Perlman (guitar), Doron Zounes (bass), and Edward James (keyboards). Joining them onstage for several songs was Gabe Steiner (trumpet).

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The Marías live tour dates 2019:

July 10 - Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
July 12 - Memphis, TN @ Levitt Shell Amphitheater
July 13 - Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
July 14 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose
July 16 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
July 17 - Toronto, Ontario @ Velvet Underground
July 19 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
July 20 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
July 21 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at the Fillmore
July 23 - Washington DC @ Union Stage
July 25 - Detroit, MI @ Deluxx Fluxx
July 26 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Aug. 1 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Aug. 2 - Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Festival
Aug. 8 - San Francisco, CA @ Nightlife at the Academy of Sciences
Aug. 9 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
Nov. 10 - Pomona, CA @ Tropicalia Festival
Nov. 14 - Hong Kong @ This Town Needs
Nov. 16 - Huai Khwang, Thailand @ Very Festival
Nov. 24 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia @ Unlimited Grooves Festival
Dec. 29 - Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club
Dec. 30 - San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
Dec. 31 - San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall

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I Like It lyrics:

Physical, spin your body round
You know the way I like
Sugar babe, take me to the moon
'Cuz I'm feelin' right

Call me when you're holding it down
Yeah, and I'll come around
Baby if I'm holding a drink
It doesn't mean anything

Baby girl, you don't gotta see me
Any other night
'Cuz baby I'm always a step ahead
Of your other guys

Call me when you're holding it down
Yeah, and I'll come around
Baby if I'm holding a drink
It doesn't mean anything

Keep thinking I will be your reason
To call me up, baby don't hold me up
Yeah, 'cuz I like it, I like it
So baby don't hold me up
Baby don't hold me up

Sugar babe, take me to the moon
'Cuz I'm feeling right

Call me when you're holding it down
Yeah, and I'll come around
Baby if I'm holding a drink
It doesn't mean anything
Keep thinking I will be your reason
To call me up, baby don't hold me up
Yeah, 'cuz I like it, I like it
So baby don't hold me up
Baby don't hold me up

Keep thinking I will be your reason
To call me up, baby don't hold me up
Yeah, 'cuz I like it, I like it
So baby don't hold me up
Baby don't hold me up

Written by María Zardoya (a/k/a María Reál) and Josh Conway

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The Marías official bio:

The Marias are the psychedelic-soul lovechild of Los Angeles native, Josh Conway and Puerto Rican-bred, Atlanta-raised María Reál. A smooth rendezvous of jazz percussion, hypnotic guitar riffs, smoke-velvet vocals and nostalgic horn solos, there’s something undeniably sensual in the group’s dreamlike fusion of jazz, psychedelia, funk and lounge.

With María on lead vocals and Josh on drums, the couple is joined by two of their closest friends and fellow musicians. On guitar, Jesse Perlman, born and bred of LA, with ‘tones that can melt steel,’ say his bandmates. On keys, Edward James.

Drawing inspiration from both their vastly diverse backgrounds and the intimacy of their mystic Hollywood Hills commune, Maria and Josh often write, record and produce within the walls of their own home.

As they take to the stage, dressed like a dream from another era – María at the forefront, eyes closed, swaying rhythmically in a floor length smoking jacket and bright red lips – it’s clear why fans cheekily compare their sound to ‘having sex in the 70s’ or like ‘pouring cream into coffee.’ Watching them, you feel transported, taken over by a sultry tranquility as you drift into a timeless space.

--Written by Carlotta Harlan