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Latin Music

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Last Night: Calle 13 At House Of Blues

    Calle 13 House of Blues May 10, 2012 Repeat after me: "Ka-yeay, Tress-say." OK then, now that we can all pronounce their name, I can begin to tell you how this trio of siblings from Puerto Rico turned a bouncy party song (Atrévete-te-te) into an anthem that helped evolve the group into a revolutio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Upcoming Events: Iron Forks, Mudbugs and Beer

    Big news first: Our 10th annual 2012 Menu of Menus event is coming up on April 17 from 7 to 10 p.m., and in celebration of its first decade, it'll be like no other Menu of Menus you've ever seen. We will have a line-up of 40 restaurants sampling their best dishes -- including favorites like Radical ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Singing "Souleros" - A Conversation with Santana Band Frontman Andy Vargas

    Photos by Marco Torres​Andy Vargas wears many hats. He is one of two lead singers for the The Carlos Santana Band. He is the son who followed in his father's footsteps by choosing music as a career. He is a dedicated dad to his 16-year-old son. He is part of an effort to replace music equipmen ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2011

    Prince Royce

    Photos by Marco Torres​Andy Vargas wears many hats. He is one of two lead singers for the The Carlos Santana Band. He is the son who followed in his father's footsteps by choosing music as a career. He is a dedicated dad to his 16-year-old son. He is part of an effort to replace music equipmen ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2011

    The Big Squeeze

    Photos by Marco Torres​Andy Vargas wears many hats. He is one of two lead singers for the The Carlos Santana Band. He is the son who followed in his father's footsteps by choosing music as a career. He is a dedicated dad to his 16-year-old son. He is part of an effort to replace music equipmen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Fred Eaglesmith Is Back, Existential As Ever

    "My life is about not being accepted. That really is where it started and where it ended." - Fred Eaglesmith in the documentary There Ain't No Easy Road Fred Eaglesmith on Facebook​Always at the forefront of indie music options and operations, Fred Eaglesmith has been doing his own thing so lon ... More >>

  • Music

    February 17, 2011

    Los Amigos Invisibles

    "My life is about not being accepted. That really is where it started and where it ended." - Fred Eaglesmith in the documentary There Ain't No Easy Road Fred Eaglesmith on Facebook​Always at the forefront of indie music options and operations, Fred Eaglesmith has been doing his own thing so lon ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 3, 2011

    Mariachi Love

    "My life is about not being accepted. That really is where it started and where it ended." - Fred Eaglesmith in the documentary There Ain't No Easy Road Fred Eaglesmith on Facebook​Always at the forefront of indie music options and operations, Fred Eaglesmith has been doing his own thing so lon ... More >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2010

    La Gran Senora

    Jenni Rivera flirts with pop crossovers but remains true to regional Mexican music.

  • Music

    May 13, 2010

    Roberto Carlos

    Jenni Rivera flirts with pop crossovers but remains true to regional Mexican music.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Hlavaty On The Hloose At SXSW: The Fader Fort, MGMT Rumors, Mariachi El Bronx, The Meaning of "Prison Wallet" And A BBQ Truck In Peril

    Photos by Craig Hlavaty2:36 p.m.: Our man on the scene's wrist, not even three hours into SXSW.​ 2:04 p.m. Rocks Off Sr. to Hlavaty: "OK hoss, let's hear something about some music this hour." 2:22 p.m.: Hlavaty, by phone: "I gotta run over to the Fader Fort to pick up some credentials, and I'm do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Dancing With the Stars: Nearing the Finish Line

    ​Do you smell that? That potent mixture of stardust, flop sweat, and desperation? It's like burnt cinnamon and broken dreams. And it can mean only one thing: The final week of Dancing With the Stars. The show's whole pointlessness was driven home in Tom Bergeron's opening narration, when he ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 22, 2009

    Educating Females and Musical Etiquette

    ​Do you smell that? That potent mixture of stardust, flop sweat, and desperation? It's like burnt cinnamon and broken dreams. And it can mean only one thing: The final week of Dancing With the Stars. The show's whole pointlessness was driven home in Tom Bergeron's opening narration, when he ... More >>

  • Music

    July 16, 2009

    Listen Like Thieves

    Southern California prog-rockers Rx Bandits regroup on new album Mandala.

  • Music

    May 28, 2009

    Cordero: De Donde Eres

    Southern California prog-rockers Rx Bandits regroup on new album Mandala.

  • Culture

    April 30, 2009

    ¡Ask a Mexican!

    Make a mariachi's day this Cinco de Mayo.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Sonidos y Mas: Getz/Gilberto Turns 45

    2009 marks the 45th anniversary of Getz/Gilberto, the album that established bossa nova in the international market - something that came at the right time, as the popularity of the unapologetically apolitical genre had begun to wean in its native Brazil. But it was not like Verve Records was exc ... More >>

  • Culture

    April 2, 2009

    Talking About NAFTA and Mexico

    2009 marks the 45th anniversary of Getz/Gilberto, the album that established bossa nova in the international market - something that came at the right time, as the popularity of the unapologetically apolitical genre had begun to wean in its native Brazil. But it was not like Verve Records was exc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Tonight: Big Brass Bravo! at Tlaquepaque Plaza

    New Orleans Hustlers Brass BandTonight, for free, you can see a very different battle of the bands at Tlaquepaque Plaza, the boho Telephone Road shopping center home to Bohemeo's and the East End Urban Market. Part of the Houston Institute for Culture's "Houston Meet Houston" program, Big Bra ... More >>

  • Music

    February 12, 2009

    Gloria Trevi

    New Orleans Hustlers Brass BandTonight, for free, you can see a very different battle of the bands at Tlaquepaque Plaza, the boho Telephone Road shopping center home to Bohemeo's and the East End Urban Market. Part of the Houston Institute for Culture's "Houston Meet Houston" program, Big Bra ... More >>

  • Music

    January 8, 2009

    Ram Herrera

    New Orleans Hustlers Brass BandTonight, for free, you can see a very different battle of the bands at Tlaquepaque Plaza, the boho Telephone Road shopping center home to Bohemeo's and the East End Urban Market. Part of the Houston Institute for Culture's "Houston Meet Houston" program, Big Bra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 25, 2008

    Top Ten Latin Music Albums of 2008

    Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being gobbled up, and that should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Aftermath: Latin Grammys at Toyota Center, Pt. 1

    Carlos Santana backstage at the Latin Grammys/ Photo by Olivia Flores Alvarez Is music really the universal language? There was no better place to test that ragged old saw than at Thursday’s Latin Grammys at Toyota Center. As one of the few (if not the only) non-Spanish-speakers in the buildi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Aftermath: Latin Grammys at Toyota Center, Pt. 2

    Gloria Estefan meets the media/ Photo by Olivia Flores Alvarez The woman of the hour Thursday night was unquestionably 2008 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Gloria Estefan, whose “Mi Tierra” was big, brassy, jazzy, horn-heavy and as Cuban as a fine Cohiba cigar. So was “Oye Mi Ca ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2008

    Jose Miguel Yamal Latin Jazz Quartet

    Da Camera opens its daytime concert series

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2008

    Megafest 2008

    Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias and Alejandro Fernandez lead an all-star blow-out

  • Music

    May 22, 2008

    Americans Recording Mexican Songs

    The Bueno, the Bad and the Muy Ugly

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2008

    Cinco de Mayo Festival

    Houston artists Las Fenix and Fito Olivarez are headliners for the Mexican celebration at Miller Outdoor Theatre

  • Music

    April 17, 2008

    The Houston International Festival Is Upon Us

    Houston artists Las Fenix and Fito Olivarez are headliners for the Mexican celebration at Miller Outdoor Theatre

  • Music

    March 13, 2008

    All in la Familia at Azteca's Bar and Grill

    Fathers, sons and "Mustang Sally"

  • Calendar

    January 31, 2008

    Brazilian Carnival 2008

    Stages brings Craig Wright back to Houston

  • Calendar

    January 3, 2008

    Cinco de Año

    Felipe Galván y Sus Carnales celebrate the fifth of January — because why not?

  • Calendar

    October 4, 2007

    Festival Chicano

    Solid Gold with a Latin spin

  • Calendar

    July 19, 2007

    Black Orpheus

    A Greek tragedy set to the samba

  • Music

    April 12, 2007

    Classic Cuban CDs

    Reissues of six classic Cuban CDs

  • Music

    March 22, 2007

    Larry Harlow and Noche Caliente

    Concert preview

  • Music

    March 22, 2007

    Ozomatli

    Don't Mess with the Dragon CD review

  • Music

    August 17, 2006

    Cut Chemist

    The Audience's Listening

  • Music

    August 4, 2005

    Houston's Gone Gaaga for Haaga

    A former king of the Texas metal world unites Houston's warring rock tribes and wins a passel of Music Awards

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2004

    Shepard's Call

    The Laramie Project explores a hate-crime victim's hometown

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Flea Market

    The Laramie Project explores a hate-crime victim's hometown

  • Music

    February 13, 2003

    Karrin Allyson

    February 18 and 19

  • Music

    December 5, 2002

    Barandúa / Sisters Morales

    Nuestras Canciones/Our Songs (Self-released) / Para Gloria (Luna Records)

  • Music

    October 24, 2002

    The Mexican Roots Trio

    Saturday, October 26

  • Music

    October 25, 2001

    Don't Fence Us In

    Aztex refuses to be ghettoized in the Tejano market

  • Music

    April 12, 2001

    The Blazers

    Puro Blazers (Rounder)

  • Music

    April 6, 2000

    Global Domination

    As in the past, sleepers will steal this year's International Festival

  • Music

    January 1, 1998

    Rotation

    As in the past, sleepers will steal this year's International Festival

  • Music

    May 30, 1996

    Squeezebox Serenade

    As in the past, sleepers will steal this year's International Festival

  • News

    February 16, 1995

    !Quermos Rock!

    The chords are the same, but the lyrics are en espanol. The rockeros like it, yes they do.

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