Reading the Screens section the other day (August 13, 2010 issue) in The Austin Chronicle and found an article by Belinda Acosta called “Rock, Then Surf, en Español”. Interesting point she’s making that music is the international language that breaks through walls and communicates to all cultures, all over this great planet. With the World Wide Web at our fingertips, it is becoming easier and faster to find the music you’re looking for and discover new, independent artists that are out there. Artists have gone rogue, too, where you can download MP3’s from their websites and other online sources.
Emilio Morales’ band, Maria Fatal, where he was a songwriter and guitarist, said that, at the time, the LA Times and La Opinion didn’t care about their style or music. Relocating with his parents from Mexico, he was implanted in the American culture and listened to music with a bicultural ear. After experiencing lack of attention from the mainstream press, Emilio took the alternative approach and launched La Banda Elastica in 1992.
This started out as a four page newsletter about upcoming gigs by new bands, CD reviews and other information pertaining to the emerging rock en español genre. By 1995, the look had changed radically; ad support, slick covers, contributors which included Guadalajara-based music and culturer writer Enrique Blanc. By 2001, it had evolved into a true magazine with great art, stories, interviews and reports on music scenes byu writers from Argentina, Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. and other parts of Latin America.
Maria Madrigal, prtner and in charge of marketing and promotion say that the one thing that set the publication apart is they cover music from all sides, ignoring the sides. Breaking down walls with music.
Read the full story by Belinda Acosta Here>>
Follow this link to La Banda Elastica
