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Duranguense Group Alacranes Tops Latin Chart
 Leila Cobo
Duranguense music continues to be a driving force in regional Mexican music, four years after it exploded onto Billboard's charts. The bouncy beat, a mix of traditional banda with electronic instruments has boosted a handful of acts toward stateside success.
Mexican Spaghetti Western
 Mike Beek
Director, Writer, Producer and Composer Robert Rodriguez is a talented man. Besides all of the above he created a band in 2003, gathering together some of Austin’s hottest rockers to form CHINGON.
Gay Mexican Pop Star Praises Fan Support
 Associated Press
Christian Chavez, a member of the wildly popular Mexican band RBD, says he's lived the life he always wanted since coming out of the closet three months ago.
Britney Spears Has a Baywatch Moment in Vallarta
 Jennifer Garcia
Britney Spears had a whirlwind getaway in Mexico this weekend, where she let her new hair down – and offered some friendly advice to fellow tourists. Over her three-day vacation, the singer, 25, stayed at the Four Seasons in Punta Mita, 26 miles from Puerto Vallarta.
Shakira Brings Together 210,000 in Free Concert in Mexico City
 dpa German Press Agency
Some 210,000 people gathered on Mexico City's central Zocalo square late Sunday for a free concert by Colombian star Shakira.
All That Remains Confirm Mexican Tour Dates
 deathbringer
All That Remains have confirmed a set of dates upon which the band will make its first appearance in Mexico. All That Remains will play four shows in Mexico after touring through Canada with Protest The Hero, as well as appear on a Sounds of the Underground date in New Jersey.
Mexican Singing Sensation RBD to Perform During the 2007 Miss Universe Competition
 PRNewswire
The six young charismatic vocalists that power RBD - Anahi, Dulce Maria, Maite, Christopher, Christian and Alfonso "Poncho" will perform at the National Auditorium and sing their hit songs "Money Money," "Carino Mio" and "Wanna Play."
Mariachi Madness - Vallarta's 89th Anniversary Party
 PVNN
Mariachi refers to musicians who dress and play in a style typical of the Mexican state of Jalisco - so what better way to celebrate the 89th anniversary of Puerto Vallarta than with Mariachi Music on the Malecón?
Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA Benefit Concert
 Patrick Harrison
Tucson's premier gay men's chorus, Reveille, will be performing perform its show, "Beyond the Border," in Puerto Vallarta on June 6th, with all money benefiting Vallarta Enfrenta el SIDA, A.C., Banderas Bay's new HIV/AIDS Organization.
Amazon to Sell Music Without Copy Protection
 Brad Stone & Jeff Leeds
Amazon.com, the biggest online seller of CDs, is joining the movement against copy-protection software for digital music. It plans to sell songs that can be freely copied to any computer, cellphone or music player, including the iPod from Apple.
Rock Star Prods Rio's Residents to Stand Up to the Violence
 Andrew Downie
Rock stars are often angry young men and Tico Santa Cruz is no exception. But the tattooed lead singer of the hit Brazilian band Detonautas has plenty to be angry about
Felipe Calderon Attends Shakira Concert
 Associated Press
Colombian pop star Shakira rocked Mexico City and even President Felipe Calderon on the final stop of her "Oral Fixation" world tour.
Vallarta Aids Benefit Needs Your Support
 PVNN
The Tucson Gay Men's Chorus have volunteered to perform a concert to benefit the new HIV/AIDS organization, Vallarta Enfrente el SIDA, and CAPASITS, Vallarta's recently opened HIV/AIDS Clinic, but we need sponsors to help us put on a successful show.
Rock festival "Vive Latino" held in Mexico
 CCTV.com
Latin America's biggest and brashest rock festival "Vive Latino" opened in Mexico City last Saturday, featuring performances by Mexican rock star Alex Lora and "El Tri", Argentine singer Gustavo Cerati, and Venezuelan ska band "Desorden Publico."
Cruisin' with the Blues
 Michael Kinsman
The blues cruise is one of dozens of music-themed cruises that have opened the cruising business to new markets. People come together because of a common love of music and share a series of concerts over a few days at sea. What could be more fun for a music fan?
Born in East L.A.
 Gilbert Garcia
The new EP by Los Angeles collective Ollin opens with the sound of a shifting radio dial. The found-sound conceit, which owes something to the opening of the Ramones’ End of the Century album, tells you a lot about this nine-piece ensemble in a mere 48 seconds.
Singer Barba Basks in the Billboard Spotlight
 Jordan Levin
When he was 14 and singing for change on public buses in his hometown near Guadelajara, Mexico, Mariano Barba's biggest ambition was to sing someplace that didn't move, for people who actually wanted to listen.
Immigration Woes Gone, Rodrigo Heads to Seattle
 Victor Balta
With a new album, a 30-date tour looming, and U.S. immigration authorities giving him a hard time, it's no wonder guitarist Rodrigo Sanchez - half of the heavy acoustic metal duo Rodrigo y Gabriela - chose to retreat to the quiet lakeside town of Patzcuaro in Michoacan, Mexico, earlier this month.
Discovering Classical Mexico
 Timothy Mangan
The Pacific Symphony's 7th American Composers Festival, which opened Sunday afternoon at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, is this year devoted to the past and present of Mexican classical music. It's a huge and often distinguished repertoire and over the course of the event we'll hear music from the 17th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. This orchestra thinks big.
Season's Final Concert by Katmandu
 Polly G. Vicars
Katmandu's season-ending performance, described as a fusion of Mexican-Canadian-Indian styles with free flying, playful exchanges between the music and the sensuous Middle Eastern and Indian dances, is coming up at Cafe des Artistes on April 18th.
Magical Music of Mexico
 Timothy Mangan
Silvestre Revueltas' "Sensemayá" is a good place to start. This six-minute orchestral masterpiece by the great Mexican composer, who lived from 1899 to 1940, plays into certain expectations that we have for south-of-the-border classical music even as it shatters them.
Lonely As a #@% Cloud? Wordsworth Raps
 NZPA
It was first published 200 years ago this year and has become England’s most easily-recognised poem. Now, William Wordsworth’s best known work has been given a 21st century upgrade.
Mexican Rock Act Kinky Lands Sweet Soccer Spots
 Ayala Ben-Yehuda
Genre-busting Mexican band Kinky has earned critical acclaim and a following among hipsters on both sides of the border. Now that base stands to gain millions of soccer fanatics from the United States to the tip of South America.
Fey, Gay Opening
 voymusic.com
The Mexican singer Fey was in charge of cutting the ribbon at a new bar for people of all sexual preferences located in the “Zona Rosa” in Mexico City.
Molotov Back With New Songs
 Perla Trevizo
In an interview last year with El Paso y Más, lead singer Paco Ayala said that through their music, the group has always tried to express the pain of the people.
Rock for a Reason
 Laura Lim
The official Web site for the Mexican rock band Jaguares can be easily confused for a human rights organization. The site offers information about a wide range of issues such as the atrocities in Sudan and the women of Juarez, Mexico, who are being murdered without any explanation.
Mexican Singer Kills Bandmate
 John Hecht
The lead singer of the popular Mexican rap group Cartel de Santa has killed one of his band members in a shooting he says was an accident.
Alberto Perez Releases New CD
 PVNN
Puerto Vallarta restaurant owner and musician extraordinaire Alberto Perez recently celebrated the release of his newest CD, "Noches en La Palapa," with a crowd of family, friends and fans at his Los Muertos Beach restaurant and bar, La Palapa.
It’s Okay to be a Gay Pop Star, Says Ricky Martin
 gcn.ie
Latin pop star, Ricky Martin has defended the right of gay pop stars to come out of the closet and said he felt solidarity with Christian Sanchez, a singer with the Mexican group RBD who recently revealed his homosexuality.
Greg Forest at Punta Mita Time
 PVNN
Texas Barbeque Night at Punta de Mita Time just keeps getting hotter! It started in February with a performance by Claude Morgan, followed by the "King of Tex-Mex" Joe King Carrasco in March. Now, Greg Forest will be heating up the stage on April 28th.
Audiences are BeDazzled! at Santa Barbara Theater
 PVNN
Santa Barbara Theater's newest musical sensation, BeDazzled! offers Puerto Vallarta musical theater lovers a veritable joy ride through decades of fabulous musicals and show-stopping songs every Thursday at 8 pm through the end of March.
Mana Delivers Some Heat
 Washington Times
Less than 24 hours after their beloved Chivas of Guadalajara faced D.C. United in a rare East Coast visit, proud natives of that city turned out Friday to see Mana, the biggest Mexican rock band of them all at the sold-out Patriot Center. It made 8,000 people forget about the frigid weather and sleet outside - at least for two hours.
Los Cuates de Sinaloa
 Ayala Ben-Yehuda
Gabriel and Martiniano Berrelleza are only 22 years old, but the cousins from the Mexican hamlet of La Vainilla, Sinaloa have already seen enough to fill the broadcasts of what they call 'musical news.'
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