Girl Ultra returns to the Catalyst Atrium with 'RRRomeo' in tow

The Mexican R&B artist plays the same 350-capacity Santa Cruz room she last played in 2024, on Saturday, Feb. 27, touring her new Spanish-language album.

In April 2024, Girl Ultra played the Catalyst Atrium, the smaller room inside one of Santa Cruz's longest-running venues. Nearly three years later she's coming back to the very same stage with a new record and a new show built around it: Girl Ultra plays the Catalyst Atrium on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2027, at 9 p.m. The date was announced Oct. 7, and tickets are sold through eTix.

Girl Ultra is the project of Mariana de Miguel, a Mexican R&B artist, and this tour carries the name of her new album: el Tour de RRRomeo.

RRRomeo came out in October on Big Dada. It's an eight-song record sung entirely in Spanish, co-produced by the funk duo Chromeo and recorded between Mexico City and Los Angeles. The guest list reaches across scenes: Buscabulla appears on "Mentirasmentiras," Chromeo on "Ironía," Jean Tonique on "Ramera" and Empress Of on "Tomás." Reviewers have described a sound built on '80s pop and funk, with an album that frames romance as a kind of rebellion.

An eight-song record sung entirely in Spanish, with Chromeo behind the boards.

That makes the Catalyst Atrium return different from the last visit in a way that matters. In 2024, local fans saw her before this record existed. In February, they'll see her playing songs built for the dance floor, with a co-producer known for exactly that sound.

The tour has a live identity of its own, too. A listing for the el Tour de RRRomeo stop at Songbyrd in Washington, D.C., describes a rougher, looser live show than the polished record might suggest, which is good news for a small, standing room on a Saturday night.

The Atrium holds about 350, so this is a close-quarters show. For an artist whose music moves between R&B, Latin pop and funk — the listing files her under indie, Latin and R&B and soul — a room that size means everyone is near enough to dance and to hear every word.

What to know before you go: the 9 p.m. start makes this a proper Saturday night out, so plan dinner downtown first. Tickets are through eTix via the link on this page. With a capacity of 350, this is the kind of show that can sell out, so it's worth deciding early.

For Spanish-speaking fans in Santa Cruz and Watsonville, and for anyone who has had RRRomeo on repeat since October, this is the chance to hear it in a room small enough to feel like a party. For anyone new to Girl Ultra, the album's eight songs are a quick way in before February.

Same room, new record, and a reason to wait for the Saturday at the end of February.

Sources: Girl Ultra (Wikipedia) (en.wikipedia.org); Girl Ultra – RRRomeo (Big Dada) (bigdada.com); Girl Ultra Announces New Album 'RRRomeo' (Clash) (clashmusic.com); Buscabulla, Chromeo and more feature on new Girl Ultra album RRRomeo (The Line of Best Fit) (thelineofbestfit.com); Girl Ultra – RRRomeo (Norman Records) (normanrecords.com); Girl Ultra el Tour de RRRomeo at Songbyrd (Discotech) (app.discotech.me); Girl Ultra at The Catalyst Atrium (JamBase) (jambase.com)