The Latin Rock Diaspora - Resources & Links

News & Interesting articles: :

• Aterciopelados: Music As A Weapon of Change. (World Cafe, June 3rd, 2009)
  
• Rock En Español Takes Hold In North Carolina.
  
• Rodriguez' "Cold Fact" Returns. 1969 Record By Detroit's Rodriguez Resurfaces.
  
• Their Charming Man. 2002 story on Latinos and their love of Morrissey.
  

Weekly Radio & Internet Radio Shows :

Rock en Rebelion! MySpace page -- Weekly "Latin Alternative" radio show on Sunday nights, 8-9pm EST.
(Also, click here for show archives and playlists on KPFA's site)

Batanga: Latin Music Internet Radio

"Lost Memories" Internet Radio Show, focusing on "Rare Oldies"     (Rock 'n' Roll Oldies, Doo-Wop, R & B, and Soul).

East LA Revue

"Chicano Music Chronicles"

Historical Information & Links :

"Avandaro History"

"After Avandaro" (More history)

"More about Avandaro" (More history)

Internet Sites & Magazines :

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HispaVista: MŽSICA

La Banda El·stica

Documentaries and Presentations :

"The Centrality of Cuban Music"    (Conference Presentation)

"Chicano Rock!"    (2009 PBS documentary on Chicano Rock and the East L.A. sound)

"American Sabor"    (Seattle's EMP audio documentary series)

"Latin Alternative"     (NPR series on Latin Alternative music trends)

Rock Made in Mexico  (2008 documentary on the history of rock music in Mexico)

Are You For Real?  (forthcoming documentary on ? Mark and the Mysterians

Festivals and Special Events :

Latin Alternative Music Conference (New York City)

"Rock del Rio" Festival  (Juarez - El Paso)

Scholarly Articles & Other Resources :

"From Zoot Suits to Hip Hop" by Luis Alvarez (Scholarly article on U.S.-based dialogues between Latino/as and African Americans)

"Heard it on the X" by Roberto Avant-Mier (Book chapter on the Latino/Hispanic connections to border radio history [1930-1960] and the influences on early rock 'n' roll. Also addressses other contemporary popular music in the U.S. and elswehere)

"Las Ondas de Jose Agustin" by Roberto Avant-Mier (Scholarly article on Mexican author Jose Agustin, "Onda" literature, and the early rock 'n' roll scene in Mexico)

"Latinos in the Garage" by Roberto Avant-Mier (Scholarly article on the Latino/Hispanic influences on early rock 'n' roll and 1960s garage rock in the U.S.)

"Voices of Latin Rock" (Book on U.S. based Latin Rock and California Chicano Rock scenes in the 1960s and 1970s)

"Chicano Radio Network"

"Mark Guerrero"

Mictlan: Mictlan Publishing (Books and CDs on Chicano Soul Music by Ruben Molina)

Various Artist/Band Links & Other Resources :

Aterciopelados
        Aterciopelados: Optimistic Rock From Colombia [2008]
        Pop and Punk, Colombian-style [2005]

CafÈ Tacuba

Calexico

Girl in a Coma

Los Lobos

Mexicans at Night, or myspace.com/mexicansatnight

Pistolera

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