• University of Arizona, Huehuetlahtokan-Floricanto Gathering
  Tucson, AZ
• 7:00pm All ages
• $10 student, $15 Gen Admission

November 19th, 2009 by siteadmin

• Casa Aztlan (casaaztlan.org)
  1831 S. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL
• 7:00pm, All Ages

November 19th, 2009 by siteadmin

• First Friday Art Walk Conspire Art Gallery
  901 N. 5th St, Phoenix, AZ 85006
• 9:00pm, All Ages
• Free





November 19th, 2009 by siteadmin

MEDIA ALERT

{20 year musical institution and freethinkers}

“Some bands write songs, but Aztlan Underground composes storms.” LA WEEKLY

“Before there was a Rage Against The Machine, there was Aztlan Underground raging against the injustices of the world.” Scenestar

AZTLAN UNDERGROUND

Set to perform in Arizona, Chicago & Los Angeles

WHO:

Socially conscious world-renowned Aztlan Underground, an institution among Los Angeles groups and freethinkers. For nearly 20 years, Joe “Peps” (bass, rattle, flutes), Ignacio “Caxo” Lopez (drums), Yaotl (vocals, percussion) and Alonzo Beas (guitar, keyboard, synth) have cultivated a grassroots audience across the world, intriguing foreign audiences with their respect for the ancient ways and songs of ancestors mixed with the modern, industrial sounds of today.

Aztlan Underground’s music is a collaborative circle with no bosses and no leaders; each member contributes their personal story to the creation of a song. Four versions of the same story are told in four different ways at the same time.

“We’re simply a vehicle to inspire and send a message to empower, and enlighten. The world is at stake–the war–we’re all part of the puzzle. Everyone is being conscious, aware that the earth is speaking and things are changing.” – Peps

“It’s about the language of expressing what we see in one another, helping give voice to the voiceless and shedding light on injustice.” – Caxo

“It’s a reality check about the frailty of life.” -Yaotl

“It is significantly inspired by the mystery of where we come from and where we go when we die.” – Alonzo

WHAT:

Aztlan Underground is set to perform in Arizona, Chicago, Los Angeles in support of their newly released album Aztlan Underground, a record that is a spectrum of urban tribalism mixed with post-punk fusion. To the band: “This album is a callout, a document, a cry, of love for humanity and for the Earth.” Just as nature’s forces work to balance, Aztlan Underground is a merging of guitar, bass, drum, voice, and flute sounds implemented into a modern day context. The self-titled third album is currently available in digital format. Hard copy is due out in the early 2010.

DATES:

• Friday, December 4^th
  First Friday Art walk Conspire Art gallery 901 N. 5th St, Phoenix AZ 85006
  9pm All Ages, Free
• Saturday, Dec 5^th
  University of Arizona Huehuetlahtokan-Floricanto gathering, Tucson, AZ
  7pm All ages, $10 student, $15 Gen Admission
• Saturday, Dec 12^th
  Casa Aztlan, Casa Aztlan (www.casaaztlan.org), 1831 S. Racine Ave, Chicago, Ill
  7pm All Ages
• Thursday, Dec 17^th
  Granada 17 S. 1^st St, Alhambra, Ca 91801
  8pm $8 All Ages

Available at the following digital outlets: Amazon.com, Rhapsody, iTunes, lala.com, Napster, CDBaby (see the store for purchasing info).

Interviews, review copies contact Mariluz Gonzalez at Vesper PR at (818) 667-6403 or via email at mgonzalez@vesperpublicrelations.com

For more information about Aztlan Underground, visit:
youtube.com/watch?v=_NQH2daMT7U
aztlanunderground.net
myspace.com/aztlanunderground

November 19th, 2009 by siteadmin

1. El Cucuy checks under his bed for Yaotl at Night before he goes to sleep.
2. Yaotl writes his lyrics in Nahuatl then translates them to English for the album.
3. Yaotl allows Carlos Mencia to live because unlike Texas he won’t kill the retarded.
4. El Plan de Santa Barbara’s original title was “Be Like Yaotl”.
5. It is said that in the tears of Yaotl lies the cure for internal colonization. Too bad he never cries.
6. What you and I call a manifesto Yaotl calls talking.
7. Vicente Fernandez has to drink and sing every time he hears Yaotl sing.
8. Yaotl is the FIFTH direction.
9. Crazy Horse once tried to debate Yaotl. Back then he was known as Completely Sane Horse.
10. Tonatiuh once slapped Yaotl and left a hand print on his face. Tonatiuh no longer has arms.

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November 12th, 2009 by siteadmin

[Store Link]

November 12th, 2009 by siteadmin

Just added to the gallery: Photos of the band performing at the digital release party.

October 29th, 2009 by siteadmin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

{20-year musical institution and freethinkers}
AZTLAN UNDERGROUND

“Some bands write songs, but Aztlan Underground composes storms” – LA Weekly

“Before there was a Rage Against The Machine, there was Aztlan Underground raging against the injustices of the world” – The Scenestar

“Whether you like it or not, Aztlan Underground is forcing you to stop and listen” – Al Borde

Vesper Public Relations: Los Angeles Monday October 26, 2009. Socially conscious world-renowned Aztlan Underground, an institution among Los Angeles musical groups and freethinkers.

For nearly 20 years, Joe “Peps” (bass, rattle, flutes), Ignacio “Caxo” Lopez (drums), Yaotl (vocals, percussion) and
Alonzo Beas (guitar, keyboard, synth) — along with past band members — have cultivated a grassroots audience across the world, intriguing foreign audiences with their respect for the ancient ways and songs of ancestors mixed with the modern, industrial sounds of today.

Fresh off their record launch party at The Troubador in West Hollywood, Aztlan Underground is scheduled to perform in Southern California and Chicago in the coming months.

Aztlan Underground has been bringing their socially conscious sounds since 1989 and has since performed all over the world and even opened for Rage Against The Machine during their Battle of Los Angeles tour of Mexico City.

Aztlan Underground’s new record is a spectrum of urban tribalism mixed with post-punk fusion. To the band: “This album is a callout, a document, a cry, of love for humanity and for the Earth.” Just as nature’s forces work to balance, their music is a merging of guitar, bass, drum, voice, and flute sounds implemented into a modern day context.

Initially disregarded as stereotypical American Yankees, Aztlan Underground shocks and awes foreign audiences with their respect for the ancient ways and songs of ancestors mixed with the modern, industrial sounds of today. They have performed with every socially relevant act, from Rage Against the Machine, Manu Chao, to Fermin Muguruza, and Dead Prez. Aztlan Underground remains true to their name and beliefs by playing political rallies, underground venues and anywhere the doors are open.

The self-titled third album is currently available in digital format.

Available now at the following digital outlets:
Amazon.com, Rhapsody, iTunes, lala.com, Napster, CDBaby

[visit the Store for purchasing information]

For more information, please contact Mariluz Gonzalez at Vesper PR at 818-667-6403 or via email at mgonzalez@vesperpublicrelations.com or Maryl Celiz at 323-899-9960 or via email at maryl.celiz@gmail.com

For more information about Aztlan Underground, visit:
YouTube
The Official Aztlan Underground Site
MySpace

October 29th, 2009 by siteadmin

LA Weekly has posted a brief review of the new record:

Notes From the Underground

By Falling James

Some bands write songs, but Aztlan Underground composes storms. The local post-punk collective’s new self-titled CD is their first album since 2001’s Sub-Verses, and only their third overall, following the 1995 debut, Decolonize. After eight years, they’ve got a lot on their minds, decrying war, social injustices and the destruction of indigenous cultures, through such rabid broadsides as “Smell the Dead” and “9/10/11/12 (Message to the Dominant Culture).” There’s a lot of rage against the machine in Yaotl’s caustic rants and raps, but guitarist Alonzo Beas also shapes some majestically psychedelic passages in epic tracks like “Moztlitta” and “Be God” (where Yaotl declares, “We are the fruits of celestial explosions/We are all God”). Aztlan Underground’s sounds and messages are heavy, with the thunderous rhythm section of bassist Joe Peps and drummer Ignacio “Caxo” Lopez laying down thick shards of punk and hard rock, but their music also draws upon the mystic natural power of “urban tribalism,” with flutes, rattles and other indigenous instrumentation.

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October 14th, 2009 by siteadmin

Aztlan Underground will be having a release party for the digital launch of the new album (available now) at the Troubadour (get directions) on Sunday, October 18^th (more info) with special guests Geronimo and Killsonic. DJ Nathaniel Eras will also be spinning.

Come check it out! Free promo CD copy of the record with $10 cover at the door.

October 5th, 2009 by siteadmin