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“Yo Soy Fuego, Yo Soy Calor.” I am absolutely thrilled to kick off my FUTURE ROOTS series at SOB’s this Sunday.  I touched a bit on my personal history with “Latin alternative” music after the 12th annual LAMC, so it’s only natural to just go out there and make a platform/collaborate with all these exciting … Read More

This blog is no stranger to MIMA.  I have mused on and on and on.  She opened for Bomba Estereo last summer.  If there were only more hours in the day, I wish I could do more with her and Puerto Rico-based, DJ Nature.  But in the spirit of familia (they hosted me in Puerto … Read More

…purely for nostalgic reasons, I wrote this lil ditty for the homies at largeupdotcom on gloria estefan and my childhood through her sounds (including my ‘floor routine’ in gymnastics at age 11 or so): ““One, Two, Three, Four / Come on baby, say you love me!” or “Come on move your body / Baby, do … Read More

================= updates below.and hit me here for real-time updates. ================= QUANTIC ‘Best Of’ 2-disc LP + CD OUT NOW “A mammoth retrospective of the producer’s wide spectrum of sounds… a hugely impressive body of work” – BBC Quantic ‘Best Of’ 2011 USA/Canada DJ Tour Dates: 9.21 – Buffalo, NY – DBDG (w/ Mad Professor) 9.22 … Read More

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So, while living in Los Angeles, it was only natural that I would tune into the country’s BEST radio station, KCRW.  I recall loving this really funky, soulful track and soon learned it was The Quantic Soul Orchestra feauring Alice Russell’s ‘Pushing On’.  I had NO concept of what or who the members were, who … Read More

bomba‘s back to tour in the usa.  got this link in my google alerts that a fan put together with an acoustic version of ‘inside me’ + ‘fuego’ / …can’t wait to hear the new music! (EDIT) also in bomba news, check out ‘the take away show’ from french filmaker, vincent moon, where he shot … Read More

no time for original blogposts sooooo. here we go: “OI // if you’re receiving this, it’s because you’re part of the zuzuka poderosa ‘inna-circle’ of #POWER mo’fos! you get it, you’ve supported us (some in MAJOR ways), you gotta SEE this! had to share this amazingly in-depth and awesome piece about zuzuka written by alexis … Read More

While I’m not with Zuzuka Poderosa on the West Coast on her ‘Zuzuka Power Tour: Roofless & Ruthless West Coast Edition’, I know she is ripping stages and winning new fans on the daily.  Check out some great press on the latest run of shows in Los Angeles (with Ana Tijoux), Sacramento and San Francisco! … Read More

…a recap in quotes, cuz there’s just not a lot of time! Photo by NYTimes Michael Nagle “In his own songs, played live by a potent funk band, Blitz drew on the stentorian delivery of Public Enemy’s Chuck D, but he also pushed into hyperspeed double-time rapping that was still intelligible as it whizzed by.” … Read More