Latin Music

Ask a Mexican: Why doesn't Univision offer English subtitles?

Ask a Mexican: Are Cubans Mexicans with connections?

All Action, No Bull

Ask a Mexican: Special Year-End Edition

Ask a Mexican: Why do Mexicans love ska?

Ask a Mexican: Why is everyone acting like George Zimmerman isn't Hispanic?

Winter Warm Up

Ask a Mexican: Special Christmas Gift Edition

Hear a Track From the Reventones' New CD, Dirty It

Roy Kasten​ In this week's print edition, we profiled veteran St. Louis guitarist and flamenco artist Lliam Christy, chief composer for the Reventones. The group, also featuring guitarist and singer Jon Oliver Knight, released the album Dirty It earlier this year. Below, listen to standout tr ... More >>

Foo Fighters at Scottrade Center, 9/17/11: Review and Setlist

Photo by Jon Scorfina. Read why we had no professional photos here. ​Mariachi El Bronx | Rise Against! | Foo Fighters Scottrade Center September 17, 2011 It's been a huge year for Dave Grohl. His band, Foo Fighters, began 2011 with its most reliable line-up of the group's existence. That was ... More >>

Cheap Trick, Mariachis, and Hornitos Tequila Rock Out Cinco de Mayo

For your Cinco de Mayo drinking and rocking pleasure, Midwestern classic rock heroes Cheap Trick have mashed up their ode to parental perversion, "Surrender" with a mariachi band. You can thank the fine folks at Hornitos Tequila for thinking this was an awesome way to promote their Make a Mashup c ... More >>

Where To Go For Cinco

Nick SchnelleA photo from last year's Cherokee Street Cinco de Mayo parade​St. Louisans definitely love to drink, and this week, we'll trade in our cans of PBR for pitchers of margaritas! That's right, it's time for Cinco de Mayo in St. Louis. While arguably the city's biggest party, Cherokee ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: Why Mexicans should learn how to dance to tropical music

Last Collector Standing: Thrift-Shop Expert Adam Newsham on Surf, Bossanova and the Thrill of the Hunt

The number of chain record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops as well as for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' recor ... More >>

The World Comes to St. Louis

Memphis Pencils

9 p.m. Friday, July 30. Foam, 3359 South Jefferson Avenue.

Ozomatli Show Moved to Duck Room, No Longer With the Symphony

The May 14 Ozomatli show originally scheduled to be with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has been moved to Blueberry Hill's Duck Room. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is no longer playing with the band. The show will start at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15. According to a press release from SLSO, peop ... More >>

¡Ask a Mexican!: The mexican defends immigrant laborers — again — and clarifies the meaning of the word paisano.

St. Cecilia to Host Epic Fish Fry Fiesta for Lent

Image ViaA scene from last year's fish fry at St. Cecilia​Time for a Spanish quiz Gut Check readers. This e-mail arrived in the inbox yesterday afternoon from a friend. Hablamos un poco español, pero necesitamos ayuda con los detalles... Hola amigos, Después de tantas borracheras (el año nue ... More >>

Brave Combo

9 p.m. Friday, November 27. The Gramophone, 4243 Manchester Avenue.

Diplo

8 p.m. Friday, April 10. The Gargoyle, on the campus of Washington University at Forsyth and Skinker boulevards.

Is There a Mariachi Band in the House?

As might be expected, I receive some pretty great text messages from random folks in town, either looking for show times or wondering what's going on at night. However, I received one last week that took the cake for random:"you don't happen to know any local mariachi musicians, do you?"And for once ... More >>

Pass the salsa: Do Mexicans care that gabachos are getting good at dancing?

Calexico/The Acorn

9 p.m. Sunday, November 9. The Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, Universtiy City.

Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee Street at aPop Records!

God Complex

Elvira Arellano is no Rosa Parks. She's more like Jesus.

The Redwalls

9 p.m. Friday, August 17. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue

The White Stripes

Icky Thump (Third Man Records/Warner Brothers)

Bebel Gilberto

Momento (Six Degrees)

Go! 3/23-3/25

The Romance of Dance

Muse

Black Holes and Revelations (Warner Bros.)

Lila Downs

Sunday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. The Sheldon Concert Hall (3648 Washington Boulevard)

Think Globally Locally

Glenn Tilbrook & the Fluffers

Saturday, April 30; Mississippi Nights (914 North First Street)

The Mosquitos

Monday, November 8; Borders Books & Music-Brentwood

Intl. Fun Bomb

Introduce the kiddos to international music and dance -- and learn a thing or two yourself

Border-Jumpers

Tucson may be its home, but the uncategorizable collective known as Calexico roams free

Best Ethnic Radio Show

Sabados Tropicales, KDHX (88.1 FM)

Best Place to Drop a Quarter

Arcade Lanes

OS MUTANTES

Everything Is Possible! (Luaka Bop)