It’s easy to look at Jencarlos Canela and get the wrong impression. People have been mistaking him for a telenovela-actor-turned-musician since before he stormed the world of Latin pop with his hit single “Amor Quedate” last year. But there is one thing the first-generation Cuban-American wants to make perfectly clear:…
Cuba’s Los Van Van returns to Miami for the first time in ten years
It’s easy to look at Jencarlos Canela and get the wrong impression. People have been mistaking him for a telenovela-actor-turned-musician since before he began storming the world of Latin pop with his hit single “Amor Quedate” last year. But there is one thing the first generation Cuban-American wants to make…
When most people think about Latin ska, chances are good that the first group that comes to mind is the legendary band from Buenos Aires, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. But there’s another group that deserves just as much recognition hailing from a little town about 3,000 miles due northwest, known as…
If you’ve been paying attention to the news–and it’s almost impossible not to at a time like this–you’ve no doubt witnessed the horrors our poor Caribbean neighbors in Haiti have endured since a major earthquake registering 7.0 on the Richter mag scale all but obliterated the small impoverished country sharing…
You guys all know all about Jazid and MiamiAlterLatino.com’s International Thursdays parties, right? Here’s hoping you’ve even partaken of the good times to be had at Fiesta Colombiana two weeks back and the Argentine shindig last Thursday. Well, the series continues tonight with a third installment paying homage to a…
Radioboxer ain’t fuckin’ around. And they want you to know it. They’ve started off the year on a mean tear. First, there was a gig at everyone’s favorite punk/rock haven, Churchill’s, last Thursday. Then on Saturday, they rocked the Design District courtesy of Bardot. And they’ve got more opportunities still…
You may be sitting there saying, “this guy is NOT writing ANOTHER post about Locos Por Juana already!” And you’d be wrong. Because I am very clearly doing just that. And you’re reading it. So there. True, we show an awful lot of love for LPJ here on Crossfade. I’ve…
As any Argentine worth his Dos Anclas (Two Anchors) salt will tell you, they’re better than you. Also, che boludo! Just kidding about the whole better than you thing. Not so much the cursing. But the holier than thou fame is a bit unjust, something Latinos say when they want…
Radioboxer, which formed in the Magic City from the remnants of a previous incarnation called Falaz, has earned a strong fan base around town thanks to the band members’ honesty and sincerity. And, of course, because they really rock out. The band crafts alternative yarns built on thoughtful storytelling, while…
Arturo Sandoval’s 2003 release Trumpet Evolution is perhaps the most aptly titled album he, or many others, for that matter, have ever dropped. It’s not only a fitting title for what the listener finds on the record–19 lush jazz tracks that span the history of the genre–but a very accurate…
If you’ve ever wondered what Cuban rumba legend Perez Prado would sound like with an electro makeover, than you’re on the same page as locally born and bred producer/programmer Armando Martinez, better known as Alpha 606. But most likely you haven’t, because there are very few people with wavelengths out…
Somewhere between blues and alternative, there’s a particular sound, and that sound is King Bee. But whether they’re churning through dark riffs in the key of D minor or driving through bluesy, tube-driven leads, their sound is distinct and immediately recognizable–perhaps because there simply aren’t any bands like them in…
Does anyone else hear the words “Coconut Grove” and “festival” in the same sentence and automatically think DTB (day time boozing)? There’s nothing wrong with that, and the reaction is well founded. After all, who hasn’t enjoyed an icy cerveza while chilling beneath the warm glowing sun, with the sweet…
Ever wish you could party in Colombia, but can’t leave the country due to the U.S. government revoking your passport some years back for that incident involving tabletops and fishnet stockings at the airport lobby bar? Well, not to worry, Jazid and MiamiAlterLatino.com have got you covered with the first…
We’re nearly a week into 2010 and thus far no cubaneo? Well, I simply can’t abide that. And neither should you. Which is exactly why Crossfade’s hooking you up with a track straight off Rumberos de la 8’s self-titled debut. Technically, los Rumberos’ members hail from both Cuba and Puerto…
Dear 2010,I don’t want to start off on the wrong foot with you or anything, but…WHAT THE FUCK? Were the bleary-eyed shambles that I awoke in this morning really necessary? The spinning room was called for, the throbbing of my brain, which is now apparently three sizes too big for…
Do you find yourself scrambling for something to do every year on New Years Eve? Are you one of those people calling around at the last moment, “Hey! Is so-and-so finally having a party?” and “Hey! So what are you finally doing?” Well, you could end up at a lame…
Pop and indie figure high on this list of the year’s best Latin albums
Do you find yourself scrambling for something to do every year on New Years Eve? Are you one of those people calling around at the last moment, “Hey! Is so-and-so finally having a party?” and “Hey! So what are you finally doing?” Well, you could end up at a lame…
Everyone knows that Spam Allstars are the shit. They are, without a doubt, one of Miami’s best homegrown acts. Stellar descargas spin out seemingly without end, a delectable torrent of Afro-Caribbean, Latin, funk, electronica and other treats all melded into one unified and supremely danceable groove. As a group, they’re…
Bueno mi gente, Noche Buena is upon us (or those of us who observe it). If you’re like my family, there’s either a large dead pork already chilling on your kitchen table right now, spread eagle on a tartara (large metal sheet pan), or there will be before the day’s…
