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Murdered Mexican Singer's Group to Tour
 Istra Pacheco
Members of the K-Paz de la Sierra band vowed to go ahead with a planned tour despite the murder of their lead singer, Sergio Gomez, who was killed Dec. 2 in the latest in a string of slayings of Mexican musicians.
Enjoy Art and Music in Marina Vallarta
 Mercedes Sanchez
On January 31st, Bridged and Brian Lott welcome Puerto Vallarta oil painter Clemente Hernandez Garcia, a.k.a. Teocalich, and Tex-Mex rocker Joe King Carrasco to their new Mexican-African art gallery in Marina Vallarta, Galería Internacional.
Bono Confesses Sins to 'Father' Al Gore
 Agence France-Presse
Having climate campaigner Al Gore round to your house is to open yourself to a self-flagellating guilt trip, Irish rock star Bono confessed Thursday.
Music of Mexico Waves Hello to Ringtone Success
 Mobile Marketing News
A romantic Mexican song is winning the hearts of pop pickers in the Billboard hot 100 ringtone chart.
This Season's Musicals in Puerto Vallarta
 Twila Crawford
The New Year brings big-name and local performers in colorful musical productions to Puerto Vallarta. Don't miss this season's lineup of great shows at Vallarta's most popular entertainment venue, the Santa Barbara Theater.
After Legal Feud, Duranguense Group Back in Saddle
 Ayala Ben-Yehuda
The title of the new album by Los Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense de Alfredo Ramirez - "Listos, Montados y Armados" (Ready, Mounted and Armed) - is inspired by cowboys, a common theme in regional Mexican music. But it could well refer to a group ready to defend its hard-fought position as one of duranguense's top acts.
 One Gifted Singer - Two Very Different Shows
 Twila Crawford
Don't miss Alex Ryer as she showcases her beautiful voice in one show and goes bawdy - depicting Mae West, Sophie Tucker and Fannie Brice - in the other, on Thursday and Saturday nights at Santa Barbara Theater on the southside of Vallarta.
Musician's Publicist Killed in Mexico
 Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Roberto del Fierro, the publicist of Mexican singer Jesus Elizalde was shot in the head late Tuesday in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, and died hours later in hospital, the country's media reported Wednesday.
 Kosmas Opening at Coco Tropical a "Hit"
 Bob Cohen
Last Saturday night felt like a high school reunion as a crowd of 80-90 people, many of whom had known each other for years, came for dinner, drinks and entertainment by Kosmas at Coco Tropical Restaurant and Beach Club.
For Mexican Acts, the Show Goes on Despite Dangers
 Leila Cobo
Playing popular dance music in Mexico has become an increasingly deadly proposition, with a string of murders striking regional Mexican acts.
"Los Zeros" Style is Eclectic
 Ed Morales
It's getting late in the decade, and we don't even have a proper name for it. There is a strong sense of how we think of pop music history in terms of "the '70s," "the '80s," and even "the '90s," and Latin music has its parallel moments - think the Fania All-Stars, Julio Iglesias, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Juan Luis Guerra, the Buena Vista Social Club and, finally, Daddy Yankee.
New XM Channel Brings Back Memories
 Jesus Salas
XM, America’s leading provider of satellite radio with more than 8.5 million subscribers, today announced a new Spanish-language music channel that will bring back memories from the past by featuring Latin oldies from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Kosmas Opens at Coco Tropical Restaurant and Beach Club
 Bob Cohen
Kosmas Mamadopoulos, who has played to full houses regularly at Le Gourmet Restaurant for the last five years, will be bringing the crowds in this winter season at Coco Tropical Restaurant and Beach Club on Los Muertos Beach.
Steven Adler Offers Tour of His Tattoo
 Blabbermouth
The Rock & Roll Chef has posted a three-minute video clip of former Guns n' Roses drummer Steven Adler giving viewers a tour of his "tasty tattoos" inside The Rock & Roll Kitchen.
Tejano Music Pioneer Known as "The Lark of the Border" Dies at 91
 Associated Press
Lydia Mendoza, a Tejano music pioneer known as "The Lark of the Border," has died. She was 91. Mendoza, who retired and moved from Houston to San Antonio in 1988 after a series of strokes, died last week of natural causes at the Nix Medical Center.
Hundreds Enjoy Vallarta Chamber Orchestra's Beautiful Holiday Sounds
 Twila Crawford
A festive mood prevailed in Puerto Vallarta last Sunday evening, as the Vallarta Chamber Orchestra and the Vallarta Chamber Choir entertained music lovers with the holiday sounds of Christmas Carols, bells, chimes, drums, flutes and strings.
New Breed of Robots Call the Tune
 Reuters
Japanese giant Toyota unveils a violin-playing robot in the race to develop the first truly practical range of machines.
Montreal's Leonard Cohen Announced as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee
 Joe Milicia
Montreal's Leonard Cohen is on his way to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cohen was announced as an inductee Thursday along with Madonna, John Mellencamp, the Ventures and the Dave Clark Five.
Siempre Sol - a Wild and Funny Musical
 Twila Crawford
Vallarta´s and Broadway´s Sol Rose in Siempre Sol, a Las Vegas-style revue of some of his musical career, is funny and wild, with his voice in beautiful form. Audience participation is extensive, fun and filled with laughter.
Gift Ideas for Latin Music Lovers
 Ramiro Burr
Only a couple of weeks left to finish shopping for family and friends before Christmas. Need some gift ideas? Here you go.
El Tri: 39 and 'Rockeando'
 Erasmo Guerra
Alex Lora, the raw, “rocanrol” voice of Mexico, recently celebrated the 39th anniversary of his band El Tri. What’s kept them going all these years?
Slain Mexico Singers Compete From Grave for Grammy
 Catherine Bremer
Two Mexican singers who were murdered in a wave of drug-related slayings will be competing from the grave for the same prize after they were nominated for a coveted Grammy music industry award.
Phone Salesman Amazes Crowd - Paul Potts
 ManiacWorld
This is a terrific story from the show Britain's Got Talent. The audience has little expectation for this cell phone salesman, Paul Potts, until he brings them to their feet with an amazing performance of an extremely difficult opera song - Puccini’s “Nessun Dorma”.
Fighting AIDS With a Different Tune
 Reuters
Eric MC has been rapping in Togo for 18 years and recently decided to change his lyrics. He now rhymes about HIV/AIDS.
Cover Singer Yuridia Begins Using Her Own Words
 Ayala Ben-Yehuda
What's a 21-year-old reality show graduate to do when she's sold more than 1 million copies of covers albums? If you're Mexican pop star Yuridia, you pick up a pen and write songs for the first time in your life.
Hail Indie Rock, In All Its Diversity
 Ann Powers
As pop music wrestles again with the divisive issues of gender and race, don't overlook the cross-cultural standouts.
Nelson Saves Doomed Horses
 World Entertainment News Network
Willie Nelson has been hailed a horse hero in his native Texas after quietly saving 25 doomed beasts from Mexican slaughterhouses. The country legend now stables the mares on his ranch and is taking the horrors of Mexico's horse slaughter trade to Washington, D.C. in a bid to gain political help.
Those Mexican Rockers Who Defy Expectations
 Ben Ratliff
For a while, during the mid-1990s, the Mexican rock band Café Tacuba looked as if it was heading toward a careful balance of past-meets-future, mixing up Mexican folk and bolero roots with progressive, futuristic, pan-national ideas about rock or electronic music. But even that balance ended up as a limitation; it seems the band would rather work without any expectations at all.
Maná on V-me's Estudio Billboard
 PRWeb
Straight from a world tour, the Latin GRAMMY's and the World Music Awards, Mexican rock band, Maná appears on V-me's Estudio Billboard. Just named the "World's Best-Selling Latin Artist," Maná shares with host Leila Cobo their early struggle moving from indie rock band to the world stage and how their passion for music fueled their persistence.
 Los Bambinos ARE Metamorsa!
 Polly G. Vicars
The transition had been fully realized. On November 16th at Santa Barbara Theater, Los Bambinos truly morphed into Metamorsa, and we were privileged to hear and see these highly motivated and exceptionally talented musicians giving us their all.
Los Lobos' Cultural Roots Run Deep
 Barry Gilbert
The music of Los Lobos has always been graced by sonic splendor, danceable rhythms and vision, but it has also exuded a strong sense of brotherhood and community.
Mexico's Cafe Tacuba Begins U.S. Tour With Attitude
 Ayala Ben-Yehuda
Mexico's Cafe Tacuba has earned vaunted status in its home country, as well as with U.S. fans, with its bold rock experiments. Having played at the annual Lollapalooza summer festival in Chicago, the group on Friday embarks on a 22-day tour in Charlotte, N.C., to promote its newest album, "Sino."
Guerra Wins 5 Trophies at Latin Grammys
 Alex Veiga
You could say the hand was stacked in Juan Luis Guerra's favor before the prolific singer-songwriter ever got to Las Vegas and came away with a jackpot of Latin Grammy trophies.
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