Brian Lopez und Gabriel Sullivan, langjährige Mitstreiter von Howe Gelb und Giant Sand haben den bisweilen etwas klapprigen Gaul „Desert-Rock“ mit einer gewaltigen Dosis Südamerika
wieder zum Galoppieren gebracht.
“All the Latin beats and rhythms are in your brain your whole life, so they make a lot of sense when you start playing them. Latin music is part of Tucson’s sonic landscape.” Only forty miles from the
border, the city’s laidback vibe and Mexican communities nurture everything from strong singersongwriter and hardcore scenes to great cumbia bands playing at out-of- the-way Mexican steak
houses on the south side of town. Latin music is everywhere.
Yet it’s about more than where the musicians are from. It’s about the reinvention of a fragmented but powerful sense of heritage. Part of a wave of 2nd and 3rd generation Latin music experimenters, XIXA digs into various iterations of vintage Latin sounds to forge a new identity, one that is entirely domestic. It’s more about artistic affinity than blood-and- guts roots.“ (Brian Lopez)
14,- / 12,- (für Mitglieder)