Jessica Spinella, also known as Jessy J, is an emerging Latina musician. Her father is from Mexico and her mother is from Texas. She began playing the piano and the saxophone at a very young age and went on to studying jazz at the University of Southern California. After graduating, she toured with artists such [...]

Declared to be one of the most important figures of Latino music by Los Angeles Times and one of the top 100 most influential personalities by Time magazine, Juanes is known as the #1 rock Latino artist around the world. Even though many people still think that Juanes is a band conformed of 2 or [...]

At the front of Radio La Chusma, a band that blends together Afro-Mexica beats, Reggae and Cumbias to create a vibrant border-world beat sound, stands Selina Nevarez at no more than 5′ 1”. Her small statue is misleading to her big role in the border band. Not only does her powerful voice provide the high [...]

Rhythmic beats, Spanish lyrics, and rock and roll with a Latin touch define the independent music movement in Mexico and Latin America. For decades, bands such as Café Tacuba and Jaguares have been able to crossover in the United States and Europe, bringing attention to Latin America’s indie scene. And now all eyes are on [...]

Ceci Bastida joined her first band, Tijuana NO at age 15 as lead vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter and became one of the first women to rise in the ranks of Latin rock. One of Mexico’s most important ska-punk bands of the 1990s, Tijuana NO performed together for 12 years and recorded three albums NO, Transgresores [...]

David Garza, pronounced dah-VEED, is a singer-songwriter based in Austin, TX. Though he sings in English, there is a Latin touch to his indie rock music. He describes his music as “loud and funky.” After playing in various high school bands, Garza headed to the University of Texas at Austin and formed his own trio [...]

When Ha*Ash, one of Mexico’s top pop/rock groups, rocked out last summer in an outdoor concert known as “Mi Círculo, Mi Música” (Mi Circle, My Music), we had the opportunity to interview them.  The duo of sisters Hanna Nicole and Ashley Grace Pérez Mosa make up Ha-Ash. The band talked about the meaning of their [...]

What artist, band, or album are you reviewing? Eighteen Visions – Obsession How would you rate it? I would give the album a nine. It is a good CD. What do you like about it? I don’t have to skip to the next song. I can listen to the whole thing. What do you dislike [...]

When some folks in downtown Austin, Texas may have thought that things couldn’t get any hotter with the 90-degree October weather—they did! Punked in a black shirt with flaming sleeves, and let’s not forget those dark shades, one of Mexico’s rising stars tuned up backstage to rock the state capital as part of the 25th [...]

Music: I love the sound, the vibrations of each note, so lovely, harmonious, and calm. It’s been almost two years since my fingers turned calloused, red and swollen, when I couldn’t even play Ode to Joy as fast as I can now. When I started to play guitar, when I got one… my music taste [...]