The Latin Alternative Music Conference returns to New York City for another year filled with all-star panelists, artist showcases, exhibitors and more. 

Headquartered at the Affinia Manhattan Hotel, the LAMC takes over various venues in NYC, from the 6th to 9th of July. Some of this year’s performers include some highly anticipated acts from Mexico, such as Mexrrissey, a band that reimagines Morrissey ballads with Spanish lyrics, strings, horn and traditional Mexican sounds; alt-rocker, Leon Larregui; and indie pop darling, Carla Morrison.

Puerto Rico’s iLe (real name: Ileana Cabra Joglar) of Calle 13 fame is also a big draw as she debuts her solo work. Argentina reggae veterans Los Cafres will also perform.

As per usual, there are several interesting panel discussions on tap, such as “How To Hit the Road and Not Go Broke or Break Up,” “Latin Music In Films, TV and Advertising,” and “Latin GRAMMY’s 101: A Roadmap,” the latter which includes Colombian megastar and multi Grammy Award winner Carlos Vives as a panelist.

The acoustic showcase is always a fun time. This year’s show on the 7th of July includes Philly/Trenton, N.J. hip hop duo, Agudos Clef, whom we wrote about last September, and Costa Rican rockers (yes, Costa Rica!), Las Robertas, among several other acts.

See the entire LAMC schedule here.

We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention some of the unofficial LAMC week performances we are looking forward to checking out, such as Bachata punk rockers (!!!) Brooklyn’s Boombox Repair Kit, who’ll play at the Burdal Dali Party on the lower east side of Manhattan on Thursday, 7 of July. Check out their bachata punk version of The Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated.” (More on this interesting project via Noisey.)