The Me Gustas

- March 2,, 2026

- January 28, 2026

Saturday June 6th, mark this day on your calendar as you are not going to want to miss this years edition of the Capital City Surf Clash 3! Lineup has just been confirmed, show annoucment and tickets coming soon! 

- December 22, 2025

* 2025 Year in Review *

2025 was a ripper of a year for us! Let’s jump right in and recap it. We started the year by heading into @earthtonestudiosStudios to record The Earthtone Sessions. This was us revisiting tunes from previous releases & giving them an update and refresh. Once again we called upon the skills of Pat Hills to run the controls and as always, nailed it. Thank you for doing what you do!

We jumped into live shows in April and played MOKSA Brewing up in Rocklin. This was a first for us, playing a brewery and it won’t be the last. It was a perfect way for us to kick the rust off and get our live set flowing. From here on we were playing shows every month through November. 

This years Capital City Surf Clash @cafecolonial916 was killer and we had a giant of a band anchor it, Slacktone. Along with The Pyronauts and Surf Monster it was a reverb drenched night. It was another successful night bringing some amazing surf/instrumental bands to Sacramento. One week later we welcomed Daikaiju back to town and they stormed Harlow’s, unleashing their sound upon the crowd. At this point we were stoked to have had some killer shows, but it doesn’t stop there. We crossed paths with the Messer Chups and a few days later had the privilege of opening for Los Straitjackets! At this point we were satiated. Closing out our year was the F*ck Cancer series. This years was special as pro wrestling was brought in as part of the mix! What a spectacle it was and we are stoked to have been part of it. 

The best part, we got to meet some new folks all through it. This is what makes playing live so enjoyable. Seeing folks come together for an in the moment experience that we all get to share. Yes we love playing music, but it’s the people! 

Though we wrapped up live shows for the next few months, we are hard at work on the third Cthulhu (octopus) album! Songs are being worked over, artwork is coming along. 

To all the bands, artists, promoters, venues, staff, and dare we say it again, fans, thank you. Thank you for allowing us to infect your ear holes with our brand of Sacramento reverb soaked tunes! Look out 2026! Reverb, set, grateful!

- October 4, 2025

* BOOM *

Hot off last night's show we are dropping this one on you! This upcoming Wednesday, October 8th we get the privilege of opening the Los Straitjackets show! Beyond stoked as "Close to Champaign" was a song on repeat when The Me Gustas were created. Now get your ticket!

Ticket link:

https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/98028387/los-straitjackets-sacramento-harlows

You really don't want to miss this one. We'll see you on the big stage at Harlow's. Reverb, set, do it!

- August 8, 2025

- Well, it is time for us to get ready and fire up the reverb machine once again. We are stoked to be opening for the Messer Chups as they descend on our fair city on October 3rd. Just in time for spooky season as they bring their gothic tinged surf tunes to The Starlet. We recommend getting your tickets in advance for this amazing show: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/68574941/messer-chupswith-ultrafiend-x-and-the-me-gustas-sacramento-the-starlet-room

April 27, 2025

- Their return was inevitable! The mighty Daikaiju once again has their sights set on the Capital City! Joining us for this battle will be the furious 3, otherwise known as The Moans! Join us June 20th at The Starlet in Sacramento for what will be a battle royale! Get your advance tickets here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/36435519/daikaijuwith-the-me-gustas-and-the-moans-sacramento-the-starlet-room

- April 1, 2025

Boom!

We are proud to introduce our latest recording, The Earthtone Sessions. We visit tunes from previous releases "Benthic Exploration", "Madrugada", "Summer", "Burn the Breeze" and "Me Gusta Jorge Arbusto" and give them a reworking! 

Side One:

1. The Descent
2. Deep Water Blackout
3. Hydrothermal Vent
4.Hot Mix
5. Conduit
6. The Ascent

Side Two:

1. Luchador
2. Endless Blue
3. The Drop
4. Cruisin' Home at Sunset
5. Robbers Roost

Recorded over winter 24/25 at Earthtone Studios with Pat Hills manning the controls, we put these down in live fashion with very little overdubs. We like to stay as true as we can to how they will sound when seeing us live! Why would we re-record these tunes? Well, since we have been playing these songs for the last number of years, they have taken on a new flavor, a different feel. So, we wanted to capture what they are now! 

You can get our new release in digital format off Bandcamp, Spotify (waiting for it to load!), all streaming services and eventually on CD! Now give our latest record a listen. Reverb, set, new record! #themegustas #surf #instrumental #sacramento #newrecord

- February 6, 2025

-Advance tickets for this years Capital City Surf Clash 2 show are available here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/99013751/capital-city-surf-clash-ii-ftslacktonewith-the-pyronautsthe-me-gustasand-surf-monster-sacramento-cafe-colonial We highly recommend getting them in advance as tickets are going fast! 

- December 9, 2024

* 2024 Year in Review *

Another year under the belt for us and it was an amazing year. As we have done over the last few years we kicked off our live shows with a bday show at Cafe Colonial and ended playing our final show of the year and it was our first F*ck Cancer show at Old Ironsides.

Amongst playing shows we released our second vinyl record “It came from the Chum Bucket” in July. We cannot say thank you enough for buying this record, it’s always nerve wracking putting something new out into the world! Big thank you to Pat Hills for manning the controls, Matt Shrugg for the art skills, Thomas Hara, etc.

Playing shows locally and out of state gave us our busiest year to date. We were lucky enough to land a spot at the PNWs premier surf centric music fest, SurfxSurfwest in Seattle. This was a bucket list item and we were able to play our music amongst our peers and dare we say fans!? Huge thanks to Mel, Lukas, Tien, etc. for giving us the chance. We will definitely be making our way back in the future.

We’ve been trying for a few years and we were finally able to bring surf/instro heavy hitters Daikaiju to Sacramento after a long hiatus and was it a scorcher! Record temps, hot as hell in every way and a nearly sold out show was how we launched the first iteration of Capital City Surf Clash. This is the first of many to come and we are already working on the 2025 edition!

Also, October 2024 marked our 10 year anniversary! Somehow, through different members, moving cities, The Me Gustas keep plugging along and we are not ready to stop! We have some things up our sleeves and we are already working on our 2025 calendar of lives shows, etc.  Thank you for coming along on the ride.

To all the bands, artists, promoters, venues, staff, and dare we say it again, fans, thank you. Thank you for allowing us to infect your ear holes with our brand of Sacramento reverb surf/instro tunes. There’s more to come, keep your eyes peeled!

- November 12, 2024

- For all you streaming junkies we are back on Spotify and all other streaming services! Here is the link for Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2NTs5o3pIEZGPCjRklV4K0

- October 7, 2024

- For the first time ever, we will have a very limited run of our first release “Me Gusta Jorge Arbusto” available at our upcoming show, October 26th at Cafe Colonial. It is only available as a CD. 

- July 8, 2024

- New album “It Came from the Chum Bucket” is here and available to purchase on vinyl, CD or digital format! To purchase any of our albums, merch, etc. please contact us through Instagram, Facebook, Bandcamp or : themegustas@yahoo.com 

- June 14, 2024 

-Advance tickets for the Daikaiju show are available here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/73283315/daikaiju-with-the-me-gustas-and-the-bloat-floaters-sacramento-cafe-colonial We highly recommend getting them in advance as tickets are going fast! 

- June 6, 2024

- Just dropped our first song off of our upcoming album!  The song, It came from the chum bucket is also the name of our album.  Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the video to listen to it.  Reverb, set, chum! 

- June 4, 2024

-We are beyond stoked to announce that Daikaiju will be performing at the first annual Capital City Surf Clash at Cafe Colonial on July 5th in Sacramento, CA.  This will be one for the books.  Please see it in our Shows section and view the flyer for more info.  

- May 7, 2024

- Our new album “It came from the chum bucket” is on its way to get pressed!  Artwork looks amazing and we can't wait to share this new record with all of you.    

- Merchandise Update:

• Self-titled “The Me Gustas” vinyl record is sold out.
• We have replenished stock of  Benthic Exploration and The Me Gustas CDs.
• Various t-shirt sizes, contact us for availability.