Flames of Durga music video release party tonight (11/14) at Coyote Run Studio

On Thursday afternoon, I had the pleasure of speaking with the local band Flames of Durga on-air at Z107.7FM. The rock n’ roll trio is fronted by twins Beah and Cecilia Romero, playing guitar and bass, respectively, with Alejandra Robles Luna on drums. The band spoke about their new single, “She Rides the Lion,” which was released Wednesday and is the first single with their all-female lineup.

“She Rides the Lion, it kind of punches you in the gut and takes you on a magic lion ride, as I like to say. It started with a heavy guitar riff with Beah, and then we realized that we were actually also singing about Durga, the fire goddess, Flames of Durga. Her name is in our band name, and basically it’s just this fierce, feminine force of energy. The song is all about that authentic power, and owning that authenticity, grit, and empowerment.”

“It’s an ode to being what I like to call the “integrated woman” who isn’t afraid of her shadow and what she’s been through. She alchemizes that pain, turns it into strength and makes space for that shadow, not avoiding it, and finding that strength and solace in that. In doing that, you’re able to shine bright.”

The band also released a music video along with the song, shot at the Nude Bowl Skatepark in Desert Hot Springs.

“This is also the first video that Ces and I co-directed. We co-directed it with our friend, Brelinda, and then all three of us- me, Cess, and Ale- edited the video.”

“We knew what we wanted to shoot, and then there were these epic moments that happened. We had fire dancers, roller derby skaters skating around us as we were playing in the skate bowl, which was the ultimate vision for the video, and it was so cool to see it manifest before our eyes.”

Flames of Durga will be premiering the music video for She Rides the Lion tonight at Coyote Run Studio. Mutklub and DJ Yucca Fuzz will join the band on the ticket; Robles Luna plays guitar in the former.

“I really enjoy stepping away from the drum set, stepping away from the drum set and seeing what else I can come up with musically. Drummers almost never get the experience of songwriting, because they’re just providing the rhythm. I want to know where else the creative juices can take me.”

The video release party for She Rides the Lion will be held tonight at Coyote Run Studio, located at 3625 Porter Boulevard in Joshua Tree. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $15 at the door, and $10 online.