VIDEO PREMIÈRE: ‘Montame en la Tormenta’ by La Mecánica Popular
Brooklyn’s La Mecánica Popular has gone through a few iterations as far as band members since we first wrote about them in... Read Article
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New Music by La Mecánica Popular: ‘Móntame En La Tormenta (Riders On The Storm)’
There was a time in my young life where I had the most insane crush on Jim Morrison, lead singer... Read Article
REVIEW Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Salsa
Missing the homeland and in need of a little dancing fix? The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Salsa is waiting for... Read Article
The Year of the Quinceañera: the Latin Alternative Music Conference’s Sweet 15 And What To See, Do and Dance
Yes, it’s that time of the year again, when fans of good Latino sound, artists, and avid summer concert goers... Read Article
Fania celebrates 50 years with events in NYC
Record labels—as in the actual sticker on vinyl records—were always fascinating to me as a kid, thanks to my dad’s... Read Article
Whether you ‘World Cup’ or not: June music events in New York City
Now that the 2014 FIFA World Cup is hours away, cities from Barcelona to Zurich have Brazil-themed events lined up.... Read Article
REVIEW La Mecánica Popular
Old school salsa with a twist? Cuban son with synth knob-twitching backing and feedback? Boleros with white noise ambience and... Read Article
EXCLUSIVE: La Mecánica Popular Album Stream
New York’s psychedelic salseros La Mecánica Popular released their self-titled debut album this week. It’s fair to say we’ve been... Read Article
New Video: La Mecánica Popular ‘La Paz del Freak’
La Mecánica Popular, quite simply our favorite (and the only?) psychedelic salseros from New York City, have dropped a new video for their... Read Article
Ladies’ choice: Latin Alternative Music Conference in NYC
It’s that time of the year again in New York, where fans of the very fluid Alt Latin music scene... Read Article
Mecánica Popular: Salsa Dura With A Twist
I have an absolute love for salsa from the 70s because my dad constantly played it in the house as... Read Article