Pan Caliente: Juan Son – “Siento”
The eccentric musical stylings of one of Mexico’s most talented falsettos has resurfaced once again! Juan Son, who once fronted the experimental band Porter in the early aughts, stopped making…
Video Premiere: Ambar Lucid – “Candy”
A lot of people often ask me, “how did you hear about that band?” Given that I listen to a great deal of music week after week , it’s sometimes…
Track Premiere: Nicola Cruz – “Arka”
This past October it was announced that Ecuadorian artist & beat maker, Nicola Cruz, would be releasing a new album January 2019. The announcement came with a delectable – nearly 6…
Track Premiere: QUITAPENAS – “Tranquilidad”
The Southern California sextet QUITAPENAS (whose name means “to remove worries/shame”) has had a whirlwind year and a half. Dating back to their performance at Coachella in 2017, all the…
Track Premiere: Quantic – Cumbia Sobre El Mar (El Buho Remix)
Today we bring you a super sweet premiere in the form of an El Buho/Quantic collab. It comes to us from El Buho’s forthcoming remix album entitled, Tributaries (out on…
Dia de los Muertos Playlist 2018
Since Dia de los Muertos comes around every year and I like spooky songs…. and also because I’m tired of being asked if I have heard the Coco soundtrack, and…
Pan Caliente: La Chamba – Somos (Album Preview)
Cumbia is one of my all-time favorite genres of music. Be it traditional Cumbia Colombiana, Mexicana, Argentina, Marimbera, Norteña, or Chicha, Sonidera, Villera, Pegasso, Electrocumbia…[deep breath]… I love it all.…
Pan Caliente: Video Potpourri
I listen to a TON of music, but I also enjoy a good music video from time to time (grew up watching actual videos on MTV). However, I’m not talking…
Pan Caliente: Como Las Movies
Como Las Movies (Like in the movies) has been occupying a space where traditional Tejano, Cumbia, and Son Jarocho music meet face to face with synth-heavy new wave inspiration. It’s…
Pan Caliente: The Marías
About a year ago, we had the privilege of premiering a track from The Marías right here on Pan Caliente. It was a privilege because even though they had only…