Long-Distance Love on María Isabel’s Debut Track ‘The 1’
With her honey-hued debut release hitting half a million plays on Spotify, María Isabel is a name you need to... Read Article
Francisco Palomares and His Caballitos
Francisco Palomares is an emerging Mexican-American artist whose artwork is inspired by urban landscapes and the complex relations within. He... Read Article
Tania Candiani’s ‘The Camouflage’ Makes Modern Forced Labor Visible
Mexican conceptual artist Tania Candiani’s presentation of “Camouflage” at the Frieze Projects (February 14 -16 2020, Los Angeles) charts the... Read Article
A decade of ‘alt-Latin’ on the air: ‘The Latin Alternative’ celebrates its 300th show
The Latin Alternative, the United States’ first nationally syndicated public radio show specializing in Latin indie, rock, urban, funk, electronic... Read Article
The People’s Home: The United American Indian Involvement Photographic Project
Restoring a photographic narrative from a de-colonial perspective allows for a face-to-face experience with images that no longer stand in... Read Article
Elizabeth Carranza’s Remaking of Mexican Popular Icons
Elizabeth Carranza’s photography knits traditional and millennial practices to contemporary art expressions. Her colorful photography series-currently on display at The... Read Article
Victor Garcia’s Yo Soy (I Am): An Act of Visual Rebellion
Perspectives: “Yo Soy American”, an art exhibition at the Jean Deleage Art Gallery in the Casa0101 Theater in Boyle Heights,... Read Article
REVIEW ¿Qiensave? – Mujer
¿Qiensave? are a cumbia group from central California, with roots stretching back to Michoacán, Mexico. In an explosion of catchy sound,... Read Article
Exotica’s Imagined Origins
From rum rhythms to savage sounds Erin Osmon maps the rise and fall of exotica. By the time Martin Denny’s... Read Article
New Music: ‘Patrona’ by L.A./Colombia’s Lao Ra
What to do when your ‘Colombianness’ isn’t coming through in your music? In the case of Lao Ra, you work,... Read Article
Ropa Sucia: Rolando Rodriguez’s Magical Renditions of El Salvador, L.A. and Self
Rolando Rodriguez’s solo exhibition Ropa Sucia at the Jean Deleage Art Gallery at Los Angeles’ Casa 0101 Theater was a... Read Article
‘Sonorama’ To Offer A Unique Take on Latin America’s Musical Contribution to Hollywood
The contributions of Latin American musicians in soundtracking some of Hollywood’s biggest films is the focus of Sonorama, a new... Read Article