When the poet Patti Smith started performing with a band in New York City in the early 1970s, setting her fiery words to music, she helped to lay the foundation for punk. Tonight she performs an ...

Mariachi El Bronx's new album, II, is a lively and surprisingly kitsch-free take on music steeped in tradition. There's really only one way to play mariachi, even if you're a punk rocker — you have to ...

On Aug. 25, Los Angeles hardcore punk outfit the Bronx will release a record that sounds nothing like their previous three self-titled offerings. Called 'El Bronx,' the LP sees the band transforming ...

Members of the Los Angeles-based hardcore punk band The Bronx have taken a radical career turn — they've recorded a mariachi record. For the time being, the hardcore is on hold, and the band members ...

One year removed from its month-long 25th birthday party, the Casbah celebrated the big two-six by inviting mariachi-punk band Mariachi El Bronx and a sold-out crowd. But the iconic club wasn’t the ...

In 2012, four members of Mariachi Nueva Generación, decked out in their dapper charro ensembles, took the stage at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as part of a performance organized for San ...

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The Bronx’s acoustic alter ego fuses its punky themes of struggle and ...

Say what you want about the cheese factor, but the first time Matt Caughthran put on a charro outfit in preparation for his transformation from punk rocker to mariachi singer, it was a sublime ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. There's really only one way to play ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A detail of Marcus Kuiland-Nazario's "Macho Stereo" at VPAM — made in collaboration with other artists, including Hiroshi Clark, ...