From the soulful R&B-fused parties of 1950s Chicano youth to today’s global Latin music takeover, the cultural thread remains unbroken. Historians, artists, and musicians continue to preserve and ...

Four leaders of the Brown Berets (from left, Fred Lopez, David Sanchez, Carlos Montes, and Ralph Ramirez) in 1968. Previously known as Young Chicanos for Community Action, the group advocated for ...

Bruno Mars sold the tickets. But Peter Gene Hernandez showed up onstage. That's his birth name and reflects how The Romantic Tour, which kicked off this month, not only leans into Mars' Puerto Rican ...

At first, it’s surprising to hear that Collective Soul has made a new album, channeling the spirits of new wave music as an inspiration. But when you start to think about the Atlanta group’s own radio ...

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The legendary Japanese musician has a track for every mood while travelling the world, whether he’s winding down at the hotel after a show or finding solace in the sweet sounds of Chicano soul and ...

This week on Alt.Latino, it's another new music episode with a global panorama: Canary Islands merengue, Chicano soul, Afro-Brazilian roots and... Alt.Latino: Chicano soul, Canary Islands merengue and ...

This week on Alt.Latino, it's another new music episode with a global panorama: Canary Islands merengue, Chicano soul, Afro-Brazilian roots and more. Plus, a percussion supergroup that Felix could ...

Linda and Carlos LeGerrette represent the legacy of the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s and 70s in San Diego. Beginning as students at Mesa and San Diego State, they were in the forefront of that ...

Rather than a nostalgia-driven tribute, Portland-based Chicano rocker Joshua Josué’s Broadcast to the Surf Ballroom (due out January 30th) is imagined as a transmission sent back to that final stage — ...