Happy Friday From Maldita Vecindad!

Happy Friday From Maldita Vecindad!

Mary Mata October 7, 2011

If you haven’t heard of Maldita Vecindad, I feel sorry for you, but I’m going to break it down for you right quick. First, their entire name is La Maldita Vecindad […]

Happy Friday From Babasonicos!

Mary Mata September 23, 2011

One of Argentina’s most revered rock acts, Babasonicos have a gained a faithful following in Latin America and beyond.  Formed in the Greater Buenos Aires area in the early 90s, […]

LA School Named After Carlos Santana

Mary Mata

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board voted this week to rename a school that will focus on the arts Carlos Santana Arts Academy; it was previously called Valley Region Elementary School […]

Happy Friday From Teleradio Donoso!

Mary Mata September 16, 2011

The defunct Chilean band Teleradio Donoso recorded only two albums during their brief existence (2005-2009), yet almost every track released is a memorable pop-rock hit made to dance or wallow […]

The Rise & Fall Of East LA’s Best Unknown Band, The Mexicats

Mary Mata September 14, 2011

Sometimes the stars that burn the brightest, also burn the fastest. Such was not the case with The Mexicats, a band some friends and I started back in the 1990s. […]

Happy Friday From Delinquent Habits!

Mary Mata September 9, 2011

Delinquent Habits began as Los Tres Deliquentes in Los Angeles in 1991. Since then, though the line-up has changed, the group is still producing their version of Latin-tinged rap, with […]

Happy Friday From Los Hermanos Flores!

Mary Mata September 2, 2011

Founded originally in 1962, La Orquesta Internacional de Los Hermanos Flores, are world renown and are a huge deal both in El Salvador and generally in Latin America. The group, […]

Is There Tejano Culture Without Tejano Music?

Mary Mata August 31, 2011

By Wuicho Vargas Music, for me is more than just a bunch of notes played together at a certain rhythm. Music, for me, es vida!  I listen to all kinds of […]

Bien Hecho: 3 Latinas Lead UTSA’S First Marching Band

Mary Mata August 30, 2011

Three Latinas will head the 200-plus member University of Texas at San Antonio marching band as drum majors. The three were voted in by their peers and head the first ever […]

Happy Friday From DS The Evolution!

Mary Mata August 26, 2011

DS The Evolution is the young duo of Dominican-New Yorkers Christopher Marrero and Jeffrey Liranzo. The duo recently debuted to adoring crowds in Los Angeles, who enjoyed their version of […]