Happy Friday From Ana Tijoux!

Happy Friday From Ana Tijoux!

Mary Mata May 6, 2011

I first heard Ana Tijoux when my brother called me over to his computer and said, “Hey, Sari, check this out.” My jaw dropped, but since I was on deadline, […]

Happy Friday From Conjunto Palo Alto

NewsTaco April 29, 2011

A little button accordion, a little rhythm… This Friday we send you into the weekend with Conjunto Palo Alto. The members of this group are all students at Palo Alto […]

Happy Friday From Héctor Lavoe!

Mary Mata April 22, 2011

I know it’s a bit late, but I didn’t discover the wonderful Héctor Lavoe until last summer. But, believe me, once I did, I was sooo glad! I always say […]

Happy Friday From Choc Quib Town!

Mary Mata April 15, 2011

Choc Quib Town is a neat group from Colombia that combines all types of music into a hip hop/latin fusion the band calls Afro-Colombian. The group members hail from the largely African […]

Happy Friday From Marisa Monte!

Mary Mata April 8, 2011

I don’t know why it took me so long to post about Marisa Monte, but truth be told, we’re all lucky I finally did! For some reason, I decided to […]

Happy Friday From Intocable!

Mary Mata April 1, 2011

By Stace Medellín After fulfilling some obligations with their old record company, Capitol EMI, Intocable comes out swinging with their newest CD, 2011. Recorded on their own Good I Records, Intocable now owns […]

Ray High School’s Mariachi Custodian

Mary Mata March 29, 2011

The Corpus Christi Caller Times (Texas) did an amazing video documenting local high school custodian Mario Tovar, who has become a fixture at Ray High School for singing mariachi music […]

Happy Friday SXSW Edition!

Mary Mata March 18, 2011

Hey everyone, so in case you don’t know, this week has been the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. It’s a huge music showcase that takes over Austin, […]

Little Joe Speaks Truth To Power

Mary Mata

As I headed out last night to catch Austin’s psych-rock warriors the Black Angels at La Zona Rosa, I decided to take the hike and bike trail across town from […]

Happy Friday From Chente Barrera!

Mary Mata March 11, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This is a re-post from Stace’s blog, Dos Centavos, published here with permission.] By Stace Medellín I’ve been following this guy since he was hidden behind Jay Perez and […]