Latin Music

Caifanes - Nokia Theatre - June 12, 2013

Check out our slide show of Caifanes at Nokia here! "No human being is illegal!'' shouted Saul Hernadez in Spanish to a Nokia Theater packed with raza from all walks of life, from the chilango a week removed from Tepito to the fresas who probably thought they bought tickets to Maná. "This is for y ... More >>

Are There English-Language Captions for Spanish-Language TV?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And why would a Mexican ever call a gabacha a mexicana?

Laguna Beach Music Festival

Various Locations

Rare Photos Emerge of RFK Landing at Orange County Airport the Week of His Assassination

We named Luis F. Fernandez of the SanTana Public Library OC's Best Local Historian last year for a reason: because he is. The Garden Grove resident, of course, is the guy who unearthed the Doss v. Bernal housing segregation case, and will be one of the co-authors on a coming history book on Mexican- ... More >>

How Can I Get My Mexican Neighbor to Turn His Music Down?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And a special gracias from your favorite Mexican!

Why Do Mexicans Love Ska?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And why are Mexican Indians so poor?

OzoKidz; Ozomatli

The Coach House

Flights & Sounds Summer Festival: Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Jazz Band

Orange County Great Park, Runway Stage

Bomba Estéreo

Observatory

Battle of the Mariachis

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Latin American Famiy Festival

Bowers Museum

La Santa Cecilia Mash Up '80s Hits Like "Tainted Love" and Traditional Latin Elements

La Santa Cecilia represents a generation of genre-mashing Latino musicians raised in Los Angeles. Their preferred forms of expression remain the Latin American realms of boleros, rancheras, cumbias and salsa; nevertheless, they expand far beyond them. The band possesses an impressive talent for inte ... More >>

Do Mexicans Support Trayvon Martin's Killer?

[¡Ask a Mexican!] And let's start a glossary of great Mexi terms!

¡Aparato! is calling all 'Aparatoid Audionauts' to Help Fund Debut Album

​¡Aparato! has made a name for itself by utilizing traditional Mexican instruments to help craft post-punk soundscapes netting two OCMA Best Latin nominations early on along the way. Now the band is hoping to take its rock music experiment into the studio and record a full-length debut album for ... More >>

Metalachi at DiPiazza's Last Saturday Night

​Metalachi and the Go To ElevensDiPiazza's Long BeachJan. 27, 2012It's not every Saturday night when I walk into a venue and there's a band on stage playing Spinal Tap's uber-classic "Stonehenge." But it should be because that was pretty much the most awesome way to start an evening.

Fadia Mosri Offers Preview of Solo Album Tomorrow Night at NAMM

​It's that time of year again when Anaheim transforms into NAMMaheim. The trade show hosted by the National Association of Music Merchants has already descended upon the city's Convention Center with numerous in-house stage performances and after parties promised in the days to come. For musician ... More >>

Los Lobos

Coach House

Velorio Mix Up Their Sound

The Bakersfield band inject all their influences, from Nirvana to norteno, into their music

En La Noche

MOLAA

Cinco de Mayo Festival

Downtown Santa Ana

Local Record Review: Los Fabulocos

OC Weekly​Los FabulocosDos(Delta Groove Music)Let time take its path, and simplicities start falling away, at least for the most part. We know there are people out there who use the phrase "Latin music" as if that explains everything because there are people who similarly think that everyone south ... More >>

[UPDATED: Lineup Announced] Grrl Fair Already Planning for Its 10th Anniversary

​UPDATE, FEB. 8, 12:28 P.M.: Over the weekend, Grrl Fair announced the lineup of bands ready to rock the event's 10th anniversary. Nine bands in total, ranging from blues and rock to mariachi music, will perform amidst feminist-themed workshops and more (to be announced) during the Grrl Fair colle ... More >>

The Companies

Commonwealth Lounge

A Night to Dismember the Democrats

Election 2010: Scenes from some of the few races where Dems didn't get tsunami'd

Battle of the Mariachis

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Ximena Sariñana

Detroit Bar

Delta Nove

Alex's Bar

Ballet Folklorico

La Mirada Theatre

Latin American Dance Fiesta

Bowers Museum

Wacky Snacks: Rumba

Edwin Goei​Name: Rumba - Chocolate Flavored Sandwich Cookies With Coconut Flavored FillingOrigin: ArgentinaFound at: Villa Roma, Laguna HillsCost: $2.99

Sergio Mendes

Cerritos Center

Brownout!: Disgustingly Funky and Coming to Fullerton

Within the genus of funk music, the variety of beastly and beautiful breeds are well documented. But for a type of music that comes in a variety of shapes, sizes and sonic permutations, they all succeed at making you do one simple thing: dance. And as far as our Orange County exposure to funk goes, ... More >>

Tomorrow: Summer Bliss at the Rhythm Lounge

Good show going on Friday at downtown Long Beach's Rhythm Lounge. It's called Summer Bliss A Solstice Celebration and there are some cool bands playing.Headlining is EOTO, an improv electronic duo featuring Michael Travis and Jason Hann from String Cheese Incident. Also on the bill is Long Beach's D ... More >>

Wild Palms

Poncho Sanchez

Shake 'n' Bake

CSS

¡Qué Raro!

Ozomatli

!Ask a Mexican!(r)

'Rude to sing along? Never'

White Jam Band Plays World Beat, Doesn't Suck

Delta Nove mash genres with panache

Commie Girl

Cinco De Me! Of meat and mariachis, Vidal Sassoon, and (ladies and gentlemen) Arnold Schwarzenegger!

Bilingual Whirl

Yerba Buenas furious, sensual Nuyorican salsa-soul

!Ask a Mexican!

Eight Days

Live Concert Reviews

Letters

Revenge of the Chuntaros

El Gran Silencio celebrates the hick

Letters

We Must Be Butter Cause Were on a Roll

Voz Not-So-Populi

Voz de Mano succeeds despite living in LA

No-Show Nuge!

Positively Sartrean

The euphonic existentialism of Zurdok