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
New Music: ‘El Retorno’ by L.A./Colombia’s Palenke Soultribe
Palenke Soultribe, the Los Angeles-based two-man Afro-Colombian infused electronica collective, have emerged from making new music the studio with a new... Read Article
Against the Wall: A Political Critique by Pedro Rios Martinez
When I first met Pedro Rios Martinez I did not realise we would soon be engaged in a deep conversation... Read Article
Iñárritu’s VR Exhibit ‘Carne y Arena’ Shows the Truth of ‘An Invisible Society’
El otro lado is a phrase I grew up listening to. Often it was my father speaking of returning to... Read Article
The Ghostnotes of Music Photographer B+
Ghostnotes: Music of the Unplayed is the title of a new book, an extended photo essay if you will, featuring... Read Article
Margaret Garcia Meets Oswaldo Guayasamín: A De-colonial Experience
Enthusiasm and vivid memories seep across with joy from Chicana Artist Margaret Garcia as I sat in her colourful studio... Read Article