conrazón & sob’s ‘future roots’ series presents: LOS RAKAS (Soy Raka) Brand new EP ‘Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada‘ is OUT NOW! DRESKULL (Mixpak) GEKO JONES (Que Bajo!?) FLAMA w/ DJ BIG NITO (Redline) Saturday, November 19th || 11:30 PM DOORS SOB’s || 204 Varick St (1 Train to Houston) Tickets $10 (RSVP on Facebook) http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4060565 … Read More

Oakland’s LOS RAKAS Debut “Mini-Film” For ‘Cueria’! Debut EP ‘Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada’(Soy Raka LLC) hit #1 on iTunes Recently Put Their ‘Panabay Twist’ On Remixes Like Goapele‘s “Play” (Rakas Remix) & Lil Wayne’s “How To Love” (Enamorado De Ti) UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS: November 6th – Los Angeles, The Roxy  | Tickets November 15th – … Read More

Zuzuka Poderosa + DJ Valissa hit CMJ on Friday, Oct 21st @ DROM for Roxy Cottontail‘s ‘Bunnyjawn’ showcase – she hits at 11:30 PM SHARP. Info below.  Zuzuka just released her newsletter where you can catch up on all the goods here. – Friday October 21st – …Roxy Cottontail Presents… BUNNYJAWN CMJ SHOWCASE …Featuring… Japanther … Read More

“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