Ask anyone who knows a thing or two about making music in Colombia and Eric Banta is a name you can trust. Best known for his work in the studio, as well as being celebrated for his craft... Read Article
Brooklyn’s La Mecánica Popular has gone through a few iterations as far as band members since we first wrote about them in 2013, but one important factor has remained: band leader and composer, Efraín Rozas. As they ready to record... Read Article
There was a time in my young life where I had the most insane crush on Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors. Sure, he was long dead by the time I discovered him and his music—but I’d... Read Article
Missing the homeland and in need of a little dancing fix? The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Salsa is waiting for you. With transnational influences taken from salsa and son, this compilation will have you dancing in your chair... Read Article
Yes, it’s that time of the year again, when fans of good Latino sound, artists, and avid summer concert goers co-mingle with us lowly music journalists in our ill-fated decision to forgo sleep and throw logic out the... Read Article
Record labels—as in the actual sticker on vinyl records—were always fascinating to me as a kid, thanks to my dad’s absolute love and care for his discos, which my brothers and I were rarely allowed to touch. Most... Read Article
Now that the 2014 FIFA World Cup is hours away, cities from Barcelona to Zurich have Brazil-themed events lined up. (You can check out our nifty guide to London happenings (not all futbol-related) here.) Across the pond in... Read Article
Old school salsa with a twist? Cuban son with synth knob-twitching backing and feedback? Boleros with white noise ambience and atonal atmosphere? Descargas with Miles Davis’ electric-era horns and freaky tremolo guitar playing? All this and more is... Read Article
New York’s psychedelic salseros La Mecánica Popular released their self-titled debut album this week. It’s fair to say we’ve been waiting for this once for quite some time – well since we first heard some fuzzed up hip-shaking... Read Article
La Mecánica Popular, quite simply our favorite (and the only?) psychedelic salseros from New York City, have dropped a new video for their single, “La Paz del Freak.”
It’s that time of the year again in New York, where fans of the very fluid Alt Latin music scene can find a show just about every night in the Big Apple thanks to the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC).
I have an absolute love for salsa from the 70s because my dad constantly played it in the house as I was growing up. While the majority of the artists he played hailed from his beloved Colombia, he... Read Article
