BALTHVS calls itself a Colombian psychedelic funk trio, but I think they are much larger than that. Whatever they call themselves, they are damn good. They are dreamy at times, at other times they are head-banging guitar riff masters and mistresses. When you listen to them, you keep saying, “How do they do that?”
Two great cumbia bands, both inspired by magic mushrooms and both free in the Ajijic Plaza. I love Mexico’s support for music
The rising Gen Z Cumbia Pop Star, Estevia has released “Corazón Tatuado” combines cumbia, pop and the emotions you hear from regional music in Mexico. She can make you dance to a broken heart – and keep humming the chorus for days.
La Cafeteras’ new song Cumbia de Mi Barrio is both a perfect piece of cumbia and a message . An earworm that will illuminate a building block of Latino culture.
Whew! What a week for music! Mariachi festival, free concerts, Cumbia rock dance bands.
6 great songs this week from 117 submissions. Plus a bonus from
Binx and the concept album of a Broadway play
My 6 picks from132 submissions this week
It was a dark and stormy night – really! It was thundering and flashing lightning and raining buckets when I
