Happy Friday From Los Master Plus!

Happy Friday From Los Master Plus!

Mary Mata March 4, 2011

Los Master Plus is composed of two Guadalajara, México natives, El Comanche and Larry Mon. The duos’ stage personalities are hilarious — Mexican hipsters — and they have the ironic […]

Happy Friday From Diego Bernal!

Mary Mata February 25, 2011

Diego Bernal is a 34 year-old renaissance man. He’s originally from San Antonio, became a social worker and attorney, worked for MALDEF, is currently running for city council, and somewhere […]

Happy Friday From El Chicano!

Mary Mata February 18, 2011

Just because you weren’t there when El Chicano came onto the music scene, doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate their awesome music. The band came from Los Angeles and combined all […]

Perez Prado Meets Beethoven

NewsTaco February 15, 2011

This is a great video! Thanks to our reader Rosa Maria de Llano for tipping me off to it. If you’ve got four minutes or so and want a smile […]

Happy Friday From Bombasta!

Mary Mata February 11, 2011

San Antonio, Texas-based Bombasta is hard to describe — but they know how to rock. Give ’em a listen! They call their sound Bomba Stilo and mix cumbia, hip hop, […]

Latinos Lash Out At Lady Gaga’s Lyrics

Mary Mata February 7, 2011

Here’s how it breaks down. Lady Gaga recently released the lyrics of her upcoming single “Born This Way” and some of the lyrics were found to be offensive to Latinos […]

Happy Friday From Mexican Institute Of Sound!

Mary Mata February 4, 2011

The Mexican Institute of Sound is composed mostly of one musician from Mexico who finds a fun and unique way to combine Mexico’s traditional music with modern hip hop and […]

Happy Friday From Los Razos!

Mary Mata January 28, 2011

Thanks to my friend Tim for sending me this video. Basically, after reading my piece about dating Latinos, he found this in reference to what my guelito called my guelita, […]

Happy Friday From Ceci Bastida!

Mary Mata January 21, 2011

Ceci Bastida is the former singer from Tijuana No! which, if you’re like me, you loved. She just came out with an album called “Veo La Marea” and it’s pretty […]

Selena, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente In U.S. Postal Stamp Form

Mary Mata January 18, 2011

The U.S. Postal service issued stamps in December to commemorate the achievements of Latino musicians across time and genres. The stamps will feature images of Selena, Carlos Gardel, Carmen Miranda, […]