
Hot Half Dozen 12.10.24
Indie rock from Soccer Mommy, a 20-song monster album from Natalia LA Fourcade, cumbia, love songs, pop and rock. Greats selections tis week from only 83 songs submitted. Sometimes less is more.

Indie rock from Soccer Mommy, a 20-song monster album from Natalia LA Fourcade, cumbia, love songs, pop and rock. Greats selections tis week from only 83 songs submitted. Sometimes less is more.

Several things struck me by the nominations for the 2025 Grammys: the number of women in the new talent category, the diversity of people and songs, and the Beatles.

The 118 songs submitted this week had some real gems. Kim Deals new album, Nancy Sanchez’s coming home song, and some heavy death metal from Judas Priestess and Militia Vox. Plus Meovv from Korea and ArabLab from Mexico

With the release of Kim Deal’s debut solo Nobody Lives You More, she has changed, grown, and is more relevant than ever as she turns 63.

ArabLab created a magic fusion soundscape at the CCAR Auditorio

We from Budapest to Las Vegas to Spain with Hungarian-American Zora to Colbian and Mexican Kali Uchis & Peso Pluma. and Antonio Rey flamenco.

Speakeasy launched is moving music feast of hot Latin Jazz roc last week.

A eclectic mix, starting with 50 years of Herb Alpert and moving on to the dreamy electropop of Charli Lark, and the romance of Irene Diaz.

Day of the Dead in Mexico: parades Catrinas, little angels, and lots of music.

Very eclectic this wee. Reggaetón, jazz, romance, rap. Its all here.

Definitely in my comfort zone – a fusion, of jazz, a bit of pop, a bit of classical, a bit of romance, and a lot of fun.

208 songs, albums and video s submitted Rumberas, album by Las Migras. This not so much an album as it

A new release due out tis week, “Tipping Point”, by the “She is Guadalajara” artist, Joshua Josué .

Music from around Mexico, zapeteado dancing, hot air balloon, audience participation – a magic night.

Elsten Torres finally released the full Real Artificial album, I give Jackie Bristow’s 2024 release “Good Miles” go a spin, Nicole Zignago and Agris bring lovely Mexican music to us, an Half Waif’s new album is devastatingly beautiful.

A power young singer with a message and the music that is becoming ubiquitous worldwide

a lot of variety this week. Pop singer X-Ari, Spanish guitarist Twangero, blues rock guitarist Alih Jey with a dreamy ballad, regional Mexican by Erika Vidrio, and Ariana Grande’s latest

Only 90 songs and albums submitted this week, but a couple of gems, including Herb Alpert’s 5oth album.

A revolutionary, evolutionary mariachi from California, Las Chorizeras.

A wide range this week from 150 songs and vids and albums. From American pure pop, to fun Mexican, to dreamy tropical, to drivn’ blues rock.