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HOT HALF DOZEN 4.14.26
Lots of cross-border Tejano and cumbia this week, led by Karol G. headlining Coachella – a first.
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April 14, 2026
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Lots of cross-border Tejano and cumbia this week, led by Karol G. headlining Coachella – a first.
Looking at cross border music today, starting with Tejano, which was born as cross-border musi. Plus pop-balada, dance pop, dance/electro‑pop, and love songs
Rocky Kramer will be hosting his “6 Year Anniversary” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays
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!
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.
This year, Mexico is all over SXSW. Official SXSW Latin/“All Things Latin” programming includes Mexican indie, pop and urbano acts; initiatives like Casa México and label‑driven showcases focused on new Mexican sounds abound.
New Track Marks the Beginning of a Deeply Personal Musical Chapter Blending Hard Rock, Blues, and Country-Rock After spending a
Wonderama TV will host the national broadcast premiere of Iris Copperman’s powerful new music video “BULLY”beginning Saturday, March 14, 2026, bringing
Excitement is building in Dracut as Paulino & The Great Escape prepare to make their live debut at Lo Kai Restaurant, and the
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.
I saw the Kopalli multimedia musical spectacular Sunday and was wowed. Take a look.
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “March Madness” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch.
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Gunsmith” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune
Heading off to FIMPRO the worlds largest Latin American Music conference.
With the worldwide release of his new single “Let Him,” Avohee Avoher offers not just a song, but an initiation. Ethereal and delirium-like,
Grammy-nominated roots and bluegrass artist Valerie Smith continues her chart-climbing momentum as her latest album, Maggie‘s Journal, lands at #2 on the January 2026 Folk Alliance
Six out of over 130 songs and albums submitted this week. My picks range from Mexican rock and roll (in English) to a newly discovered Peggy Lee song, to Puerto Rican rap, to,..well, much more.
