Miami-based Latin rock band Volumen Cero was formed in the late 90s by musicians from South America who were previously playing under the name of Orgasmic Bliss releasing an independent album in 1996 A year later the groups name was changed to Volume…

Argentinean alternative poprock foursome El Otro Yo got involved in the local scene in the early 90s making its debut with a demo tape called Los Hijos de Alien followed by Trama Trama In 1995 original drummer Omar Kischinovsky decided to leave being…

Mexican alternative poprock band Zurdok was formed in 1994 after friends Jorge Saenz and David Izquierdo decided to create a new project named Movimiento Zurdok After moving to Mexico City and winning a local contest known as La Batalla de las Bandas…

Los Abandoned formed in 2002 following the breakup of two other Los Angeles bands Singer songwriter and guitarist Lady P and lead guitarist Don Verde had each lost a gig in one of those groups and formed a musical friendship and mutual consolation so…

Born in Colombia but raised in Manhattan singer and bass player Maya met Dominican-born multi-instrumentalist Nova in 2005 while working with producer Ivn Benavides and an instant musical connection was formed Calling themselves Pacha Massive Maya an…

Argentine rock legend Gustavo Cerati is a towering figure in popular Latin music for he was the frontman of Soda Stereo the most influential rock en espaol band of the 80s and early 90s -- arguably of all time -- and he went on to mount a compelling …

The fertile Angeleno independent hip-hop scene populated by the likes of Beck and Sukia was crashed in 1998 by the two Mexicans from Monterrey who record as Plastilina Mosh Programmer Alejandro Rosso and vocalistguitarist Jonaz who have also been com…

Originally more of a collective than a band the Barcelona-based flamenco fusion group Ojos de Brujo which translates to Eyes of the Wizard came together in the mid-90s when guitarist Ramon Gimnez began playing with likeminded experimental musicians l…