Outernational is in the midst of their 5-week, ‘Future Rock‘ EP tour which kicked off in Chicago towards the end of July and has taken the band thru Texas and onwards to Fresno tonight and Salinas tomorrow before their Los Angeles EP Release party on Saturday @ The Satellite. Check this piece in Amoeba Music‘s … Read More
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Raka Update: “No tenemos limites” on CNN!
¡¡¡¡¡It’s a Raka Party!!!!! Los Rakas has been on tour across the USA, from smashing X-Fest in Modesto to making their Austin, TX headlining debut last weekend at Flamingo Cantina to a LIVE crowd of Rakas singing along and showing Raka Love; Read this feature in the Austin American Statesman: “Hip-hop Duo Blend English, Spanish“ … Read More
American Songwriter: “They Never Ask You What Kind Of World You’d Like”
Free Download: Outernational, “Empty Lives” By Evan Schlansky August 2nd, 2012 at 12:12 pm On the Tom Morello-produced EP Future Rock, indie rock activists Outernational blend revolutionary styles, bridging Clash-like anthems with world music and hip hop. Take a listen to the band’s single “Empty Lives,” a song with some pretty interesting origins, below. “We … Read More
El Camino Del Viento y Dancefloor Catharsis: LAMC 2012
It was quite a busy LAMC this year, but different from years past. For one, it’s been nice to see the unofficial events grow on their own. The New York Times did call the conference an “Overflowing” festival although not all agreed on why that is the case. Promoters curated showcases across the city to … Read More
Outernational in Rolling Stone | “We Are All Illegals”
Tom Morello, Chad Smith Help Indie Band on Pro-Immigration Video By Patrick Flanary July 9, 2012 12:45 PM ET Revolutions require ambition and tenacity, and Rage Against the Machine fan Miles Solay tested both in 1996, when the 15-year-old talked his way past Saturday Night Live security to meet the band in their dressing room. “We’ve been … Read More
To The Beyond @ This Year’s LAMC
Yes, yes. It’s the time of year for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC), where artists, entrepreneurs and more converge upon NYC to exchange with each other, politic on current music biz trends and plot collectively on how to take “alternative” Latin sounds even higher across borders to new ears. NPR’s Alt Latino previewed the … Read More
Outernational – We Are All Illegals
WHAT:“Todos Somos Ilegales/We Are All Illegals”Video – WATCH: http://bit.ly/LdAuyw WHO: OUTERNATIONAL ft. Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Residente from Calle 13, Pop/Latin Rock producer, Thom Russo (Bruce Springsteen, Mana, Michael Jackson) and 100+ fighters and dreamers who submitted footage of themselves in solidarity with immigrants everywhere. WHERE: WORLDWIDE … Read More
#FUTUREROOTS | A Tribe Called Red + DJ Javier Estrada Make NYC Debut!
I’m so excited about May’s installment of #FUTUREROOTS. On Thursday, SOB’s will welcome A Tribe Called Red + DJ Javier Estrada – a NYC debut for both (also joining the two is Philly-based DJ Dirty South). A reminder about the series: —– #FUTUREROOTS celebrates a New World of sounds we know, rhythms being taken to … Read More
A Raka Fan Said: Ser Raka Es Ser Libre
“Ser raka es la búsqueda como cualquier otra vanguardia, de un acontecer, hacia algo nuevo, hacia la evolución, pero particularmente a través de un estilo. Básicamente hablamos de un Raka, cuando hablamos de ese estilo atrevido, prendido y fresco. Consiste para nosotros, en la búsqueda de todo Raka, la absorción de todo tipo de cultura … Read More
Outernational In Chicago: “Music has no borders”
“The purpose of the tour is to promote this album, travel to these places, and meet these people, speak with them, learn from them, let them know that, ‘Yeah, we’re a band in New York, but we see you, we’re watching, we see what’s happening,’” Leo Mintek said. “On the new record, we went deep … Read More