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 [...]
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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. [...]
Enjoying bluegrass mariachi, with octopus tacos
MRA blows out the Baja Norte with every kind of mariachi you can imagine. great fun
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Mexican rock and roll. Does your abuela have a poodle skirt?
Mexico embraced rock and roll in 1956 and hasn't stopped since. [...]
Opera, Broadway, electro-pop and goats
Two singing stars meet over goats in Mexico [...]
Music Sin Fronteras
Keeping a 1000-year old legend allive with audio files, experimental film, and music [...]
Goodbye LA LA Land. Welcome Music Sin Fronteras. It’s still all music
Today is name change day. And day change day. I have been writing this column on Friday nights for 5 years under the title of LA LA Land, because I [...]
A classic music holiday concert: not a bad way to spend an afternoon (margarita included)
I went to a classical concert last night. I learned a lot, but you still can't dance to it. [...]
HOT HALF DOZEN 12.6.21
My top picks from 106 songs submitted this week [...]
A musical diamond in Guadalajara’s rough: a private concert with Jaramar Soto.
A private concert with one of Mexico's finest singers, in the heart of Guadalajara's entertainment district [...]
Halloween and Dia de Muertos: costumes, music, and dead people
Halloween and Dia de Muertos- totally unrelated but both have costumes, music and dead people. [...]
“D/zazter Trio “ album by D/zazter Trio – a thrill ride with the wind at your back.
The trio with Juan Casteñon, Itzam Cano, and Gabriel Lauber, makes the music melding disparate parts into a sometimes smooth, sometimes jagged whole. [...]
LA LA Land South of the Border: cervesa, tequila and music at FIMPRO in Guadalajara.
FIMPRO is making Guadalajara the music capital of Mexico. It rocked! [...]