SXSW: Latin picks

By Enrique Lopetegui
candombe108@yahoo.com

There are a lot more bands to watch (especially on the Brazilian side), but these are some of my recommended Spanish-language picks.

No Te Va Gustar (Uruguay)
Wed. March 17
Billboard.com Bungalow
708 E 6th St (21+)
10 pm

Fri. March 19
Flamingo Cantina
515 E 6th St) (21+)
10 pm

Banda de Turistas (Argentina)
Wed. March 17
Billboard.com Bungalow
708 E 6th St (21+)
11 pm

Thu. March 18
Flamingo Cantina
515 E 6th St. (21+)
8 pm

ChocQuibTown (Colombia)
Wed. March 17
Antone's
213 W 5th St. (All Ages)
10 pm

Thu. March 18
Momo's
618 W 6th St. (18+)
1 am

Bomba Estéreo (Colombia)
Wed. March 17
Antone's
213 W 5th St. (All Ages)
11 pm

Maldita Vecindad (Mexico)
Wed. March 17
Antone's
213 W 5th St. (All Ages)
12:30 am

Huecco (Spain)
Wed. March 17
Encore Patio
611 Red River St. (21+)
1 am

Fri. March 19
Flamingo Cantina
515 E 6th St. (21+)
1 am

Bajofondo (Argentina/Uruguay)
Thu. March 18
Auditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake)
Riverside Dr & S 1st St. (All Ages)
6:45 pm
(full disclosure: I wrote the liner notes for Bajofondo’s first three albums)

Ozomatli (LA)
Thu. March 18
Auditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake)
Riverside Dr & S 1st St. (All Ages)
8 pm

Ana Tijoux (Chile)
Thu. March 18
Flamingo Cantina
515 E 6th St. (21+)
midnight

Sat. March 20
Maggie Mae's
323 E 6th St. (21+)

Grupo Fantasma (Austin)
Fri. March 19
Copa
217 Congress Ave. (21+)
Midnight

Saturday March 20
Emo's Main Room
603 Red River St. (All Ages)
Midnight

Quantic (Colombia)
Malverde
400B W 2nd St) (21+)
Midnight