Vol. 1 of a new channel here at the website — The Nuestro Ruido B-Cast.

Over the weekend, I invited Rene Lemus of Chicago's Los Vicios de Papá over to sit down and converse about the band and what they're up to. We got to talk about some of their history, what's up next, and an interesting digression into band etiquette...

Nuestro Ruido sit's down with Chicago's Rai to chat about their music and their up and coming Ruido Fest performance.

When we listen around Chicago's music scene, one thing that's abundantly clear is the diversity. We can hear psychedelic cumbia; we can find reggae tinged, jazzy ska; and we can discover something called metal-eastern...

We can also find some Latin disco-funk setting the tone for tight spoken word or hip-hop lyrics. If you're out and about and find...

Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with a member of Chicago’s Rimel. I caught them back in September at CumbiaSazo and was instantly hooked. “An all female Norteño band? That’s unique. I want to know more.” So, I started looking around and I found some stuff here, I found some stuff there, I found some Soundcloud previews; not a whole lot. But what I did find was incredible. Unsatisfied and intrigued