Ana Tijoux is a Chilean hip-hop protester. Touring behind her first album in nine years, VIDA, with media outlets like The Rolling Stones naming her as the best rapper in Spanish, The New York Times pointing toher as the Latin American response to Lauryn Hill and magazines like Newsweek ranking her as the most important Latin American rapper on the international scene - The Cedar is super excited to be presenting this show in our very special 35th Anniversary year!
Read MoreMaking Movies is a psychedelic Panamanian band that makes American music with an asterisk: because Making Movies’ sound encompasses the entirety of the Americas. It’s through this broader perspective that Making Movies crunches classic rock into Latin American rhythms - African-derived percussion and styles like rumba, merengue, mambo and cumbia — in a way that feels oddly familiar, yet delivers the invigorating chills of hearing something singularly special.
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El Tri is a Mexican rock band that originated from the breakup of Three Souls in My Mind in 1985. Led by the iconic Alex Lora, the band has been an influential figure in the Latin American rock scene. Their music, often characterized by a raw, urban edge, blends rock with blues to address social, political, and cultural issues, making them a voice for the Mexican working class. Celebrated for their live performances and Lora's engaging stage presence, El Tri's enduring popularity has made them a legendary act in the rock en español genre.
Rodrigo y Gabriel at the Filmore Minneapolis 10/16/21
Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela are back on the road again! They first came to international attention when they traveled to Dublin in 2002 when Damien Rice noticed them busking and asked them to accompany him on tour. Now the dynamic Latin duo have gone from busking talent to international musical superstars - experience one of their gigs to hear just why!
The powerhouse of the duo comes from Gabriela's exquisitely fast strumming, described by many reviewers as hummingbird-like and provides the main bass sound for their music; on the other hand, Rodrigo uses these strong notes to cascade with higher chord combos and sis content to have her take the main applause. He has his own charm and flair however, such as playing slide with a Heineken bottle and managing to evoke Led Zeppelin at the same time! Their trademark rapid guitar play has become their trademark and has garnered a huge following worldwide, and even spawned a special DVD for their 11:11 concert in Japan.
Read MoreGOGOL BORDELLO at Palace Theatre Friday, September 10, 2021
Gogol Bordello has spent over a decade electrifying audiences worldwide with its internationally acclaimed gypsy-punk sound. A touring force, the band averages 200+ shows each year in locales across the U.S., Europe, S. Africa, Russia, Australia, and Japan and has performed at prominent music festivals such as Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Fuji Rock, and Glastonbury.
As innovators and leaders of the Gypsy Punk genre, the group’s supercharged music is based on a gypsy two-step rhythm and is augmented by styles picked up along the way, including metal, rap, flamenco, roots reggae, Italian spaghetti, Western twang, and dub. Their music and legendary concert performances have earned the band a global following and critical praise, including from former Village Voice Chief Music Critic Robert Christgau, who called Gogol Bordello “the world’s most visionary band.”
Frontman Eugene Hutz founded Gogol Bordello in New York City in 1999 after leaving Ukraine after the Chornobyl disaster. In keeping with his vision of creating an international groove, he recruited musicians of all ages, nationalities, and cultures to join the ever-evolving lineup. The band is currently recording the follow-up to their last studio album, Pura Vida Conspiracy.
Read MoreCafe Tacvba is widely recognized as Mexico’s leading alternative rock band and indeed one of the most influential alternative groups to come out of Latin America, spearheading a non-conformist musical movement with their blending of elements such as rock, indigenous folk, electronic and punk music. With a career spanning over 25 years, they continue to expand an already massive audience of devoted fans throughout the Americas, Europe and beyond. They have won multiple Latin Grammys and a Grammy, and their album, Re, was named the “Number One Latin Rock Album of All Time” in 2013. (Rolling Stone)
Read MoreFormed in Los Angeles in late 2016, The Marías are the psychedelic-soul lovechild of LA native, Josh Conway and Puerto Rican-bred, Atlanta-raised María. A smooth rendezvous of jazz percussion, hypnotic guitar riffs, smoke-velvet vocals and nostalgic horn solos, there’s something undeniably sensual in the group’s dreamlike fusion of jazz, psychedelia, funk and lounge.
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