“We’re showing what the culture is about”
The Fox and King announces season II to air in June
“B-Sides” will host its second this summer. Photos courtesy of TFAK
BY JASON COHEN
As concerts and live venues
were cancelled this past
year due to the pandemic,
a local music management
agency took matters into
their own hands.
The Fox and King, Inc.
(TFAK), located in Throggs
Neck, recognized the struggles
artists were facing and
decided to take a deeper look
into the Bronx’s untapped
music community and its relations
to the boroughs culture,
culinary scene and rich
history.
TFAK founders Chris
Vasquez and Fernando Michael
launched a docu-series,
“B-Sides” in January and it
concluded in May. The fi nale
featured Bronx-native emcee,
and lyricist, Kevin “Advice”
Toledo. We discussed hip-hop
culture, his inspirations and
featured, “Tacos El Bronco,”
an emerging food truck stand
in the Bronx famous for their
tacos.
“B-Sides” was so successful
they are already fi lming
the second season.
“We’re showing what
the culture is about in the
Bronx,” Vasquez said. “We
want people to understand
what the people are really
about.”
The duo, who have been
in the music industry for a
decade, said when the pandemic
arrived they adapted.
In 2020 they launched Nite
Sessions, where their artists
performed on Instagram
Live.
But they felt the need to do
more. With no broadcasting
or fi lm background, Vasquez
and Michael decided to give
it the old college try and dive
into the lives of musicians.
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Vasquez and Michael told
the Bronx Times it will now
be easier to conduct interviews
as COVID-19 restrictions
have been lifted and
people are more open to meeting
in person.
The fi rst episode will discuss
how TFAK started and
the other four will feature
Danny Castro (CWO, Baychester
Blues, Lord’s of the
Sun), Josh Reguillo (RONX),
Davey Goldsmith (Enziguri)
and Richard Pigkaso.
“I’ve always felt that
COVID really pushed us as
entrepreneurs,” Michael
said. “I see no reason now
that COVID is on its way out
that we should stop. It’s been
quite a ride so far.”