Even for someone who’s been in the music industry since their teens, branching out alone can be a daunting venture. Lucky for us, Ceci Bastida took the leap and released Veo La Marea, her first full-length solo album late last year – almost two decades after the release of her first album with Tijuana No!, the legendary Mexican ska/punk band of...
For those suffering from heartbreak, Diego Garcia’s Laura may make you feel worse. The Argentine-American’s solo debut album is drenched with sadness and bittersweet memories of lost love. Laura presents a gallop of change for Garcia, who’s the former frontman of acclaimed garage rock band Elefant. Even so, it’s easy for Garcia to...
If dreamy-quirky was a sound, Hello Seahorse! would reserve the rights to it. Their latest album, Lejos. No Tan Lejos, only proves that the Mexican indie rock band is on top of their game. Lejos. No Tan Lejos carries a heavy, often unsettling blend of buzzing electronic sounds and dream-like smoothness, all perfected by lead vocalist Denise...
When a band’s name translates to “the butcher women,” you may expect the group to sound harder than hardcore and hold audiences captive with intimidating lyrics that demand order and allegiance. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Le Butcherettes, led by their charismatic frontwoman and founder, Teri Gender Bender, deliver edgy, progressive...
Is your current music playlist suffering from overkill? On the look out for that next new band that’ll make you wonder where they’ve been all your life? Then you need to check out Getting Down From The Trees, the debut album from Polock, the latest group to emerge from Spain’s indie music scene. After a couple years spent touring their native...
When you’ve been branded as “the next Juanes” before you’ve even dropped your first album, it’s safe to say you have a promising career ahead of you. Gustavo Galindo caught the attention of fans and industry veterans alike in 2007 with the release of a five-song CD, titled La Ciudad. In March, the Mexican-born singer debuted his first full-length...
Los Amigos Invisibles have practically re-invented Latin funk with a tongue in cheek style that also marks them as seriously gifted artists. They deliver the fun, all while also providing tight bass lines, drum beats, and psychedelic rhythms. As a follow-up to last year’s Commercial, the Venezuelan band is getting loose once again with their new...
When I realized I’d be reviewing a remix album, let’s just say I would have preferred listening to nails on a chalk board than sit through seven versions of the same song. After hearing Bomba Estereo’s Ponte Bomb, I’ll admit that I severely underestimated the sheer awesomeness of this group. In what can only be described as a taste of what is yet...
You know night owls will be flocking to see this Latin band live, especially when Colombia’s Bomba Estereo insist that they can make stereos explode with infectious cumbia beats. Simon Mejia and Liliana Saumet began collaborating in 2006 and, like their 2009 debut album Blow Up implies, they literally blew up. Not only did Bomba Estereo launch a...
Alexis Puentes, otherwise known as “Alex Cuba,” is a Cuban-American singer-songwriter who’s been enjoying his sweet success. Not only did he win a Latin Grammy back in 2010 for “Best New Artist,” he also collaborated with numerous hit makers, including Nelly Furtado, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Jason Mraz. What’s next for the humble artist? He took a...
