LAMC

From KCRW DJ Raul Campos:

(Raul served as the host/MC of LAMC for the 5th year in a row. The annual event features concerts all over the city – including Central Park SummerStage and Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park – as well as an array of panels.)
This was, by far, the best year of the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) in its 13 year history.
My …

(KCRW Music Blog Contributor Jose Galvan previews a handful of bands performing at the 2012 Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City, hosted by KCRW DJ Raul Campos)
For the first time in its 13-year run, I will be making the trek out to New York City to attend LAMC. In preparation for such a momentous occasion, I have been diligently looking over all …

(KCRW Music Blog Contributor Jose Galvan previews a handful of bands performing at the 2012 Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City, hosted by KCRW DJ Raul Campos)
For the last 7-10 years, the Son Jarocho revivalist movement, aptly named Movimiento Jaranero, has been thriving within Chicano communities all over the U.S. It is propelled by cultural centers whose main goal is to preserve and …

(KCRW Music Blog Contributor Jose Galvan previews a handful of bands performing at the 2012 Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City, hosted by KCRW DJ Raul Campos)
With bands like PedroPiedra, Dënver, and Astro, releasing breakthrough albums in 2009/10, the Indie music scene in Spanish declared Chile as the premier country producing experimental and electro-pop music.
It was due to all this new found …

(KCRW Music Blog Contributor Jose Galvan previews a handful of bands performing at the 2012 Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York City, hosted by KCRW DJ Raul Campos)
In 2010, I curated a last minute Cinco de Mayo party and needed a band that was sure to get the party going. It was rumored that this fresh, young band from the LA area could …

By Brent Gordon, KCRW Volunteer and Producer for Raul Campos’ nightly show!
BG en la casa, blogging our fourth day in NYC for LAMC 2011. The second of our traditionally two busiest days lived up to its reputation. While Raul intro’d panels discussing contemporary investors of music, finding the means to put together tours, and the art of sponsorship, branding, and licensing …

By Brent Gordon, KCRW Volunteer and Producer for Raul Campos’ nightly show!
BG in da house here, blogging for KCRW Day 3 of the LAMC in NYC. As this is as my second year Producing our coverage with Raul, Day 3 will heretofore be “Bowery Night”, and forever acknowledged as first of the two craziest, hectic days for us here.
Raul opened the first …

By Brent Gordon, KCRW Volunteer and Producer for Raul Campos’ nightly show!
BG en la casa here. The second day of LAMC 2011 looked light on paper but feels just as full as the rest of the week. At least we got a little rest this morning with nothing starting too early, and following a tasty meal at a local brasserie, began …

By Brent Gordon, KCRW Volunteer and Producer for Raul Campos’ nightly show!
Producer BG in da House here, blogging for KCRW @ the Latin Alternative Music Conference 2011 in New York City.  Raul Campos will be bringing you his show this week from the conference and representing KCRW: introducing panels, hosting artist showcases at some of the great NYC music …

From KCRW Music Blog Contributor Jose Galvan:
In 2008, actress turned singer, Ximena Sariñana released a stunning debut album titled, “Mediocre”. It was 13 songs of piano-playing, alternative pop/rock, female singer/songwriter, goodness. The album’s title was surely meant to be ironic because it received 2 Latin Grammy nominations and elevated her to the status of Pop Icon in Mexico. (She also performed on KCRW that …