TRES LECHES TRIO BLENDS THEIR SKILLS INTO A UNIQUE BRAND OF PUNK

The Seattle-based rock ‘n’ roll band, Tres Leches, thrives in poorly lit, vulnerable spaces. The group, however, doesn’t use darkness as a cause for being closed off. Rather, the trio, which is known for strapping on instruments only to switch them mid-song, uses dim spaces to open up to one another within them, exchanging the creative energies and personal conversations that have helped fuel their punk prowess.

Comprised of Alaia D’Alessandro, Ulises Mariscal, and Zander Yates, Tres Leches began three years ago in D’Alessandro’s parents’ basement. They flourished as a result of their lighting feng shui.

“Playing in dark spaces influenced our songwriting,” says D’Alessandro, “Not in a way that we’re sad about, or anything. It’s more like that feeling of being there but you’re with your friends and you can open up.”