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HOT HALF DOZEN 5.5.26. Crossing the border
Today let’s look at artists who mix languages, often in the same track or even the same verse and move easily across borders.
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May 6, 2026
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Today let’s look at artists who mix languages, often in the same track or even the same verse and move easily across borders.
Los Angeles, CA – April 2026 Today’s artists are forced to juggle multiple platforms just to function. One for distribution,
Mariachi punk? Yes, and it is damn good. Mariachi El Bronx (from LA, not NYC) pulls it off very well. Lots of fun and laughs
American bands that are popular in Mexico. Often in Spanish, but not always. Plus Latin American bands that sing in English
You don’t know Wavemakers? If you are a musician, a woman, or neither of the above or just a music fan of any age, you should.
100ngreat songs and albums this wee. It was hard to chose. But The Texas Tornados to the top, along with some cross borde rcorridos and Latin pop.
There are artists who perform… and then there are those rare, almost otherworldly figures who seem to channel something far
Mexican live music is being blocked from the USA by the government in an attempt to “cleanse” American music of Latin influence. Who loses? You do, and the bands and promoters and festivals.
There are writers who document culture—and then there are writers like Howard Bloom, who try to decode it. Long before algorithms
Lots of cross-border Tejano and cumbia this week, led by Karol G. headlining Coachella – a first.
AI is is crossing a border that it shouldn’t – learning from artists and then competing with them
Mexican contemporary music is undergoing a seismic change and Mariangela is pushing hard
From the Pacific Northwest, welcome Milk N’ Fox and their debut album The Last Song, released in 2025. A fun combination
Heavy metal, ranchero rock, a ballad of bad love you can dance to, And more!
Ranchero rock and mariachi orquestra – music for a train station birthday party I went to a birthday party for
Coming from western North Carolina, Brother released their second album All Things Considered in 2026, with a musically youthful sound and reminiscent
Sme of the gems from SXSW where Mexican songs made a big splash. Plus a few of the songs sent to me – dream pop, R&R, cumbia, love songs.
Debut albums carry a lot of weight; on Tattooed Soul, Adam Reese doesn’t shy away from that. On March 6th, the emerging
Country Joe Mcdnald died Saturday. Long live Country Joe
Jazz this week, from around Latin America. From experimental de Mexico, to Brazilian beat jazz and a lot in between. See what tickles your fancy.
