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Latin Music

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Five Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Denver this weekend

    Cinco de Mayo may not be a huge holiday in Mexico (contrary to popular belief, May 5 is not Independence Day in that country), but it's definitely a major party here in Denver. Here are five Cinco de Mayo celebrations guaranteed to turn your weekend into a major fiesta.

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    El Mariachi will put you in the mood for Cinco de Mayo -- at gunpoint

    When Tejano director Robert Rodriguez's El Mariachi came out in the early '90s, we'd never seen anything quite like it, though the idea of an edgy, comic Western certainly had precursors, including the piquant Cat Ballou. But El Mariachi, famously -- and remarkably -- made on a $7,000 budget, is muc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Drive, and five other badass film heroes defined by their badass jackets

    ​Drive, the film by Nicolas Winding Refn starring Ryan Gosling as a getaway driver so smooth you start to think he has some form of learning disability, is a perfect cinematic representation of "cool." (Read our review of Drive) It oozes that shit, both in its underbelly of tone and theme, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2011

    DeVotchKa with Mariachi el Bronx at the Fillmore, 2/12/11

    Photo: Jon SolomonDEVOTCHKA With Mariachi El Bronx | Gregory Alan Isakov 2.12.12 | Fillmore Auditorium On this night, Colorado native, Gregory Alan Isakov, played the roll of conquering hero -- stepping out onto the massive Fillmore Auditorium stage and looking pleased at the sea of people floodin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Mile High Music Festival: Ozomatli on activism and working under the Bush administration

    ​ This is distinctly American music. Working with a lineup that's fluctuated between six and ten and has included members of Jurassic 5, Ozomatli has for some fifteen years been blending Latin rhythms and hip-hop influences for a sound that's as big as it is varied and multicultural. The U.S. ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2010

    Is the number of Mexican Mormons growing?

    ​ This is distinctly American music. Working with a lineup that's fluctuated between six and ten and has included members of Jurassic 5, Ozomatli has for some fifteen years been blending Latin rhythms and hip-hop influences for a sound that's as big as it is varied and multicultural. The U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Angie Zapata remembered in Ozomatli's anti-Proposition 8 song

    Angie Zapata, the transgender Greeley teen who was murdered in July 2008, has been immortalized in song. She's an integral part of a verse of Los Angeles-based Latin band Ozomatli's anti-Proposition 8 song "Gay Vatos in Love." Here are the lyrics, courtesy of Ozomatli's MySpace page:

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    The Lovely and Talented creates a New American Fable of its own

    Angie Zapata, the transgender Greeley teen who was murdered in July 2008, has been immortalized in song. She's an integral part of a verse of Los Angeles-based Latin band Ozomatli's anti-Proposition 8 song "Gay Vatos in Love." Here are the lyrics, courtesy of Ozomatli's MySpace page:

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Q&A with Marc Collin of Nouvelle Vague

    Caught Nouvelle Vague last night at the Bluebird and want to know more about the act? Your wish is our command. We recently caught up with Marc Collin and fired a few questions at him about the projects musical goals, the act's artistic approach to re-contextualizing songs and how the studio project ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2009

    Masters of Mambo

    Caught Nouvelle Vague last night at the Bluebird and want to know more about the act? Your wish is our command. We recently caught up with Marc Collin and fired a few questions at him about the projects musical goals, the act's artistic approach to re-contextualizing songs and how the studio project ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Brit's Picks for the Starz Denver Film Festival: Movies with Colorado connections

    Joan Soriano is "The Duke of the Bachata."​Editor's note: This year's Starz Denver Film Festival, November 12-22, features more than 200 films. To help navigate this cinematic abundance of riches, we asked fest artistic director Brit Withey to highlight some worthy selections off the beaten sc ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2009

    A lesson in Latino dropout rates

    Joan Soriano is "The Duke of the Bachata."​Editor's note: This year's Starz Denver Film Festival, November 12-22, features more than 200 films. To help navigate this cinematic abundance of riches, we asked fest artistic director Brit Withey to highlight some worthy selections off the beaten sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    Today's featured event: It's raining salsa this weekend in Denver

    There's little out there that's sexier than salsa dancing, except maybe the delightfully lurid tango, which shares some Latin roots. And Denver, like any multi-ethnic city worth its #10 Scoville-rated habanero juice, is lucky enough to have a tight little salsa community that kicks up its heels to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Get a job! Jesse Morreale's job fair

    You drink at Mezcal -- why not work there? Jesse Morreale and his crew have close to a hundred positions to fill in their group of restaurants/bars --  Mezcal, Tambien, Rockbar, La Rumba, Sketch and a "new location," which we're guessing is that big front room at the First Avenue Hotel, right i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Today's featured event: Celebrate Cinco with the CSO

    In this town, one supposes a Tuesday night in the middle of the week can stretch only enough to contain a Cinco de Mayo warm-up, regardless of what the calendar says. The real action, from Federal Boulevard cruisers to the big event in Civic Center Park, will probably heat up over the weekend. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Over the Weekend: Cars and car bombs

    See photos from a busy weekend in Denver, from the Auto Show to La Rumba's Friday-night Lip Gloss party, at westword.com/slideshow.

  • News

    April 2, 2009

    How to navigate those pesky mariachis

    See photos from a busy weekend in Denver, from the Auto Show to La Rumba's Friday-night Lip Gloss party, at westword.com/slideshow.

  • Music

    January 8, 2009

    What's wrong with mariachi music at Mezcal?

    See photos from a busy weekend in Denver, from the Auto Show to La Rumba's Friday-night Lip Gloss party, at westword.com/slideshow.

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Mezcal cabaret application decision due soon

    After dueling meetings with business and neighborhood groups last week, Mezcal's application for a cabaret license went before a hearing officer with the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses on Monday. Supporters of the application -- which would allow owner Jesse Morreale to regularly feature ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Mezcal cabaret license hearing tonight

    Mezcal (3230 East Colfax Avenue) restaurant celebrated its fifth anniversary a few weeks ago and brought in a mariachi band as part of the festivities. Owner Jesse Morreale has been bringing live entertainment to the club for the past few years, mainly on special occasions, as the city allows him to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    Top Ten Latin Music Albums of 2008

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM.Americans who still think of Latin music as mariachi bands and gyrating Ricky Martins and Shakiras might want to le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Mezcal fifth anniversary party, day one

    Mezcal kicked off its fifth anniversary celebration last night, a five-day affair full of five-buck deals through December 20: five-hour happy hours, five tacos for $5, five tamales for $5, tequila shots and coin-style margaritas for five bucks. (BTW, we'd pay five times that for a plate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2008

    The Rocky Mountain News discovers Twitter

    Mezcal kicked off its fifth anniversary celebration last night, a five-day affair full of five-buck deals through December 20: five-hour happy hours, five tacos for $5, five tamales for $5, tequila shots and coin-style margaritas for five bucks. (BTW, we'd pay five times that for a plate ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 17, 2008

    Puerto Rico

    Mezcal kicked off its fifth anniversary celebration last night, a five-day affair full of five-buck deals through December 20: five-hour happy hours, five tacos for $5, five tamales for $5, tequila shots and coin-style margaritas for five bucks. (BTW, we'd pay five times that for a plate ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 28, 2007

    Grapefruit Margarita

    Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2007

    Showcase by the Snippet

    Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace

  • Music

    May 17, 2007

    Listen Up

    Fast reviews of recent releases

  • Music

    April 12, 2007

    Billy Martin & John Medeski

    Sound Bites

  • Dining

    June 29, 2006

    Let's Do Some Crimes

    Repo men on the slowest chase since O.J.

  • Music

    December 1, 2005

    Everyone's a DJ

    DJ D-Stroyer kills the dance floor with a set of mostly local music.

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2005

    Day-by-Day Picks

    From the week of October 6, 2005

  • News

    June 23, 2005

    Westword Music Showcase 2005

    From the week of October 6, 2005

  • Music

    June 2, 2005

    Bebel Gilberto

    Tuesday, June 7, Denver Botanic Gardens, 720-865-3500.

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Tuesday, June 7, Denver Botanic Gardens, 720-865-3500.

  • Dining

    February 24, 2005

    Drink of the Week

    Don Julio Anejo

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Don Julio Anejo

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Don Julio Anejo

  • Music

    July 1, 2004

    The Beatdown

    Sights and sounds of the Westword Music Showcase

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Sights and sounds of the Westword Music Showcase

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2003

    Just Imagine

    Experimental theater tests playwrights' skills

  • News

    May 1, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 1, 2003

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    Best Gay Bar for Gay Men

    Oxygen
    La Rumba

  • Music

    February 22, 2001

    Get Into the Groove

    The seven members of Groove Collective are of one mind in their pursuit of a new kind of jazz.

  • Dining

    February 1, 2001

    Cuba Libre

    Joe Schneider treats Boulder diners to island delights.

  • Music

    July 20, 2000

    Border Crossing

    Through its nods to tradition and embrace of innovation, Calexico emerges as a desert bloom.

  • Film

    May 25, 2000

    The Rio Thing

    Bossa Nova keeps the beat -- and makes hearts beat faster.

  • Music

    April 20, 2000

    Chucho Valdes

    Live at the Village Vanguard
    (Blue Note)

  • Music

    September 19, 1996

    Westword Music '96 Awards Showcase

    1 night, 5 bucks, 7 venues, 39 bands Sunday, September 22 6 P.M.-1A.M. in LoDo

  • Music

    June 21, 1995

    PLAYLIST

    1 night, 5 bucks, 7 venues, 39 bands Sunday, September 22 6 P.M.-1A.M. in LoDo

  • Calendar

    November 9, 1994

    THRILLS

    1 night, 5 bucks, 7 venues, 39 bands Sunday, September 22 6 P.M.-1A.M. in LoDo

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