Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/rock/ Our Thing Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/rock/ 144 144 The Mess: Rock n’ Roll is Back! & Women are Leading the Way https://remezcla.com/features/music/the-mess-rock-n-roll-is-back-women-are-leading-the-way/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:24:42 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=483939 The Mess is a column from journalist Richard Villegas, who has been reporting on new, exciting sounds flourishing in the Latin American underground for nearly a decade. As the host of the Songmess Podcast, his travels have intersected with fresh sounds, scene legends, ancestral traditions, and the socio-political contexts that influence your favorite artists. The

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]]> The Mess-Women Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. Black Brazilian Artists from the Favelas Are Bringing Rock to a New Era https://remezcla.com/features/music/black-brazilian-artists-from-the-favelas-are-bringing-rock-to-a-new-era/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:00:10 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=376427 As a Y2K teenager, Taya would cross Rio de Janeiro’s streets on an hour-long bus ride just because of music. Her final stop was at the Garage in downtown, a mainstay venue for the city’s rock bands. After a couple of hours of headbanging, she would listen to the oontz and thumps of baile funk

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]]> Black Pantera-MC Taya_Black Brazilian Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. WATCH: System of a Down Performs with Mexican Cover Band in Los Cabos https://remezcla.com/music/watch-system-of-a-down-performs-with-mexican-cover-band/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:52:10 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=327794 System of a Down’s drummer John Dolmayan and lead vocalist Serj Tankian were celebrating Dolmayan’s 50th birthday in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on July 15, when they joined a local street band for an impromptu performance of “Aerials.”    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Médium Rock Covers Band (@rock.medium) It

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]]> System Of A Down And Korn Perform At Viejas Arena SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 01: Musicians Serj Tankian (L) and John Dolmayan of System of a Down perform on stage at Viejas Arena at San Diego State University on February 01, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) Maná Tickets Sell Out in Two Hours for First Residency Concerts at Forum https://remezcla.com/music/mana-tickets-sell-out-in-two-hours-for-first-residency-concerts-at-forum/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:32:48 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=313192 If first-day tickets sales to Maná’s upcoming concerts at the Forum in Los Angeles are any indication of how well their first-ever arena residency is going to do in 2022, chances are fans are going to have to wait a while to see the Grammy-winning band live. The rockers sold out their first four shows

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]]> The 19th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards – Press Room Photo by Mindy Small/FilmMagic J Balvin, Mon Laferte, Juanes, & More Featured On All-Star Metallica Tribute Album https://remezcla.com/music/j-balvin-mon-laferte-juanes-latinx-artists-metallica-tribute-album/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 22:06:51 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=306233 Some of the biggest names in pop, indie rock, country, and more have come together to cover Metallica’s 1991 eponymous album — better known as “The Black Album” — for its 30th anniversary. The lineup of the reissue, titled The Metallica Blacklist, has to be one of the most surprising moments in music for 2021 as it features heavy Latinx

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]]> header-metallica Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla Maná’s Fher Olvera Talks Past, Present & Future of Latin Rock https://remezcla.com/features/music/manas-fher-olvera-interview-latin-rock/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:00:12 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=306098 “I think Latin rock is going through a very flat stage. It’s not that there are no bands out there, they just don’t find a niche,” Fher Olvera, Maná’s lead singer, tells Remezcla from his recording studio in Mexico. The Latin music icons of more than 30 years are one of the best-selling Latin music

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]]> fher-mana-01 Photo courtesy of Warner Music. ‘Rompan Todo’ Is a Wild & Convoluted Ride Through the History of Rock en Español https://remezcla.com/features/film/rompan-todo-wild-convoluted-ride-history-rock-en-espanol/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 23:39:33 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=296349 Netflix’s Rompan Todo is a six-episode documentary limited series directed by Picky Talarico, best known for his work on music videos for Gustavo Cerati and Juanes. The documentary attempts to tell the history of rock Latine en español from the 1950s to the present day through testimonies from an enormous cast of musicians who literally

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]]> CHERNIAVSKY_A_SODA_STEREO_FOTO_3_1984_R1 2 Courtesy of Netflix These Are the Acts Breathing New Life Into Latin American Rock https://remezcla.com/lists/music/10-bands-breathing-new-life-into-latin-american-rock/ Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:16:44 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=283125 “Rock is dead.” At least, that’s a controversial claim jaded musicians, fans, and industry insiders have been making for years. In my opinion, it’s an incorrect and nearsighted assessment of the significant ways rock n’ roll’s chart-topping influence waned in the new millennium as hip-hop, reggaeton, and electronic music rose to global dominance. An infuriating

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]]> header-latam-rock Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla. Nuevo Noise: 15 Songs You Need to Hear This Week https://remezcla.com/lists/music/nuevo-noise-15-songs-need-hear-week-7-20-20/ Mon, 20 Jul 2020 17:35:35 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=282899 We are living through an era where more music is available to us than ever – whether it be via social media, streaming, or apps. But despite this wealth of options, it can be difficult to cut through the industry hype, the homogenizing algorithms, and find something new and exciting. In our weekly Nuevo Noise

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]]> header-sow-07-20 Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla Nuevo Noise: 15 Songs You Need to Hear This Week https://remezcla.com/lists/music/nuevo-noise-15-songs-need-hear-week-7-14-20/ Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:56:21 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=282765 We are living through an era where more music is available to us than ever – whether it be via social media, streaming or apps. But despite this wealth of options, it can be difficult to cut through the industry hype, the homogenizing algorithms, and find something new and exciting. In our weekly Nuevo Noise

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