Los Bunkers

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Los Bunkers
Background information
Origin	Concepción, Biobío, Chile
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock, folk rock
Years active	1999–2014 2022–present
Labels	Big Sur Records (2001) Columbia/Sony Music (2002–2003) [La Oreja/Feria Music (2005–2007) Universal Music (2008–2012) Evolución/OCESA Seitrack (2012–present)
Members	Álvaro López Mauricio Durán Francisco Durán Gonzalo López CancaMusa
Past members	Manuel Lagos Mauricio Basualto
Website	www.losbunkers.cl

Los Bunkers (Spanish for The Bunkers) is an alternative rock band from Concepción, Chile, formed in 1999 by brothers Álvaro and Gonzalo López, Mauricio Basualto, and brothers Francisco and Mauricio Durán.

They are well known in their country for their contemporary sounds of rock, based on sounds of the 1960s, from bands like The Beatles, and also including sounds from their folk roots.^[1] The band name is essentially a play on words that at the simplest level recalls Chilean rock groups of the 1960s like Los Jokers and Los Sonnys. The use of the letter B and K was also considered to be desirable by the band as it aligned themselves with some of their biggest music idols such as The Beatles and The Kinks. Finally the word Bunkers is also symbolic of the refuge that the band and music had become against all that surrounded them. ^[2]

United initially by their common love for The Beatles,^[3] Los Bunkers have shown over the years a growing interest in the composition of Chilean folk roots, especially those working during the 1960s movement of the New Chilean Song. Between these two related creative influences, the band creates music associated with classic rock but with a new freshness, plus an exceptional flexibility that has allowed them to maintain a healthy pace of new albums.

Los Bunkers is one of the three Chilean groups to appear at the Festival Lollapalooza Chicago 2011. They also appeared in Lollapalooza Santiago the same year.

Current members

• Álvaro López - vocals, rhythm guitar. (1999-2014, 2019, 2022-present)
• Francisco Durán - vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, rhythm guitar. (1999-2014, 2019, 2022-present)
• Mauricio Durán - lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals. (1999-2014, 2019, 2022-present)
• Gonzalo López - bass, backing vocals. (1999-2014, 2019, 2022-present)
• Cancamusa (Natalia Pérez) - drums, percussion. (2024-present)

Former members

• Manuel Lagos - drums (1999–2000)
• Mauricio Basualto - drums, percussion. (2000-2014, 2019, 2022-2024)

Studio albums

• Los Bunkers (2001)
• Canción de Lejos (2002)
• La Culpa (2003)
• Vida de Perros (2005)
• Barrio Estación (2008)
• Música Libre (2010)
• La Velocidad de la Luz (2013)
• Antología (2017)
• Noviembre (2023)

Extended plays

• Jamás (2000)

Compilations

• Singles 2001-2006 (2007)^[4]

Live albums

• En Vivo (2006)
• Los Bunkers, Live in Concert (2007)
• At The Roxy (Gran Reserva Vol. 1) (2022)

Singles

• News of Los Bunkers