The magic drums of Aztlan: Ce-Olin at La Cochera Cultural
A night of drumming, dancing and Aztec magic at the La Cochera Cultural center in Ajijic Mexico [...]
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HOT HALF DOZEN 3.14.23
6 great songs this week from 117 submissions. Plus a bonus from
Binx and the concept album of a Broadway play [...]
Music Sin Fronteras 2.19.23
From a house concert to a county fair, young talent in Mexico looks very good.. [...]
Music Sin Fronteras. Carnival: food, fun and music – but where are the women?
Mexican county fairs are a music cornucopia, but my local fair seems to have forgotten that women can sing. Ignoring the next Selena [...]
Hot Half Dozen. 1/24/2023
Some great music this week from the 162 song submitted. check it out [...]
Rocking small town Mexico: Fest Eclectico with Vampiro
The Eclectic Fest music festival came to a small gown in Mexico and blew everyone's mind when Vampiro showed up [...]
HOT HALF DOZEN 12.13.22
The stunning photo of Francisca Valenzuela in the Movistar Area in Santiago tells it all. Latin music - and Latinas - had a great year. Read about some of them here. [...]
Hot Half Dozen 12.6.22
230 submissions this week and some really good music. [...]
FIRMPRO 2022 Day 2: getting wilder
FIMPRO 2022 GETS WILD [...]
FIMPRO opens this week in Guadalajara
This week I will be at FIMPRO2022 in Guadalajara the major Latin music convention in Latin America. I will send daily photos, news [...]
“Hazme Tuya”by Lupita Infante: carrying on the tradition and having fun
Lupita Infante the scion of one of Mexico’s most famous musical families. Her new single “Hazme Tuya” (Make Me Yours) carries on the family musical tradition and is excellent introduction to popular traditional Mexican music. [...]
HOT HALF DOZEN 9.20.22
Led by a 22-song collection of Mexican lullabies, this week's collection ranges from the Mexican phenom Kenia OS to Happie's angelic love songs, with a bite [...]
From Americana music and a birthday party to Mariachi and horses
A weekend of three bands, a birthday for a bass player, and a lot of horses. [...]
Not much music this week, but something really fun …balloons, big ones.
A fun day with balloons ( and a little music) [...]
No rock? How about Flamenco…and a queen
Acoustic rock fest was cancelled so I watched a Queen get crowned and then some Flamenco [...]
Thanks to Ticketmaster, I won’t be at the International Mariachi Festival in Guadalajara
Ticketmaster made it impossible to give them (too much) money, so I am going for free [...]
Next week: Hot Half Dozen of Live Mexican Music: Juan Castañón will be there
Looks like Mexican guitarist Juan Castañon will top my Half Hot Dozen of live Mexican bands for the Summer [...]
Producing an album in Guadalajara: a night of live recording and schlepping stuff
My wife and I Executive Produced the live recording of an album this week in Guadalajara. “Executive Produced” is a fancy term for putting up money and carrying stuff, but it was a lot of fun. [...]
Joco Loco – a very big house concert
A two-day long, 17-band house concert in Jocotepec Mexico. Great way to spend a weekend. [...]
Cool jazz and hot Flamenco…such fun!
Who knew Flamenco and jazz could work so well together? Put a world-class jazz band together with a top Mexican Flamenco artists and you get a ight of fun. [...]