Saturday, November 2, 2024

Latin music

Amanda QuraishiLive MusicReview

Live Music Review: Flakefest Vol. 1 defied expectations at Mohawk June 28

Nowhere could this phenomenon be better illustrated than at FLAKEFEST Vol. 1 on Friday, June 28, 2024 at Mohawk. Two bands – Como Las Movies and Starflake – took to the stage along with a handful of other local music luminaries and brought us an evening of homegrown, Latin-infused, experimental music that defies expectations and crushes definitions.

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Mike CosmicPremiere

Song Premiere: Del Toros and Nick Tozzo introduce Cumbia Del Buho

Premiering their debut single, the Cumbia-Tropical-inspired band Del Toros, get’s you out of your seat and moves your hips. The grove “Cumbia Del Buho” features a collaboration of Austin Latin scene greats, Mauro Lopez (Del Toros, El Combo Oscuro, The Los Sundowns), Nick Tozzo (Superfonicos, Kiko Villamizar) and Grammy-award winner Beto Martinez (Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, Money Chicha) on guitar.

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Greg AckermanReview

Album review: New project, Caramelo Haze dropped NOESTÁSAQUI last Friday

Music fans in Austin know to keep track of what Grammy-winning and multi-Grammy nominated Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas, Spanish Gold, Grupo Fantasma) is doing because d’uh! It also pays to track his bandmates. Musicians Beto Martinez (guitar) and John Spiece (drums) also have Grammys at home as founding members of Grupo. They also have a new project called Caramelo Haze who dropped their debut album last Friday on Nacional Records called NOESTÁSAQUI. We’ll let the band tell you what it is…

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Greg AckermanPremiere

Video Premiere: Como Las Movies reinvent Cumbia for listeners

Today The Cosmic Clash is proud to premiere a video made for Como Las Movies’ cover of Super Grupo G’s track “Cumbia de los Monjes.” The clip clock in at just over four minutes of Latin music bliss, highlighted by visual effects provided by local director and artist, Victor Enriquez, better known as Drip/Cuts.

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