By Michael Lopez
Calling the crowd that made it out to the Celebrity Theatre Wednesday night receptive would be selling them short by a mile. Every song played by Mexican alt-rockers Café Tacuba whipped the crowd into an absolute frenzy that didn’t die until the house lights came on. I must admit, I didn’t understand much from the night since the band sings in Spanish, which would make sense given their best befitting genre is “Rock en Español.” Not understanding the lyrics did n
By Julienne GageAmericans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and
gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to lend a closer ear to
the genre. This country's Hispanic population isn't just growing, it's
growing more diverse. More and more unique musical styles are being
gobbled up, and that should come as good news to alternative gringos
hoping to spruce up their castellano. This year's Latin-music
highlights come from all over the Spanish-speaking map. We'll start in
the farth
