Copa America Centenario – Mexico vs. Uruguay [photos]

Mexico faced off against Uruguay in the second match of Group C. Both teams provided an enormous spectacle but it was Mexico who walked away with a convincing 3 – 1 victory.

Below are a few of my favorite photos. The full set is on my flickr.

Copa America Centenario – Brazil vs. Ecuador [photos]

Brazil and Ecuador faced off in the second match of Group B. Dunga’s experimental squad, captained by Dani Alves, couldn’t get past Gustavo Quinteros’ men in the 0 – 0 draw.

Below are a few photos from the event. The full set, as always, is on my flickr.

Gepe at The Echo [photos]

Chilean indie/pop maestro Gepe performed at The Echo on his most recent tour. He performed songs from his latest album, Estilo Libre, and others. Wendy Sulca wasn’t with him to perform their popular duet on his track “Hambre” but he did receive help from a pair of wonderful backup dancers in traditional dance outfits for a few songs.

The full set of photos is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/afroxander/albums/72157668010430406

My Coachella coverage for LA Weekly

I spent the past weekend at Indio covering the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival with a team of writers, photographers from LA Weekly & OC Weekly. It made for great times and even greater stories.

Below are the three stories I wrote about the festival for LA Weekly:

The Slow Death of Coachella’s Local Vendor Economy

The Date Farmers’ Art Exposes the Economic Divide of Coachella

What’s It Going to Take to Bring More Latino Artists to Coachella?

Calentura: Global Bassment Album Release Party [photos]

The photos are finally here! I’m still getting used to the new camera but enjoying every second of it!

Here are some videos from the same night and my story about the album for LA Weekly.

Full album HERE!

Buyepongo, Quitapenas @ Mission Tobacco Lounge [photos]

My friends in Buyepongo and Quitapenas brought the {fire_emoji} to Riverside for the zillionth time to the Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside.

A few photos from the show are below. Click HERE for the full set at my Flickr.

At The Drive-In Live at The Observatory, Santa Ana [video]

Enjoy these poor quality cell phone videos of At The Drive-In’s performance in Santa Ana for their first show on this second reunion tour.

Xixa, Brainstory @ La Cita [photos]

Brainstory:

Xixa:

Calentura: Global Bassment feat. Dengue Dengue Dengue, Los Rakas, Tropkillaz [video]

Calentura took things to the next level last week, March 12th, when the monthly party by Subsuelo and Late Night Laggers moved further east to the El Rey Theatre. The reason? To celebrate the release of Calentura: Global Bassment on Fania Records, which I wrote about in LA Weekly.

The night included guests Peruvian Dark cumbia duo Dengue Dengue Dengue, Panamanian rudeboys Los Rakas, and Brazilian Trap duo Tropkillaz. Check out the video of each act below. Hella photos coming soon.

Dengue Dengue Dengue: