KINKY
On their 2001 self-titled debut, the five-piece band KINKY (Gilberto Cerezo, Ulises Lozano, Carlos Chairez, Omar Gongora, Cesar Pliego) emerged from the desert city of Monterrey, Mexico with a set of world-savvy songs that belied the fact that most of the ideas were birthed in their small home studio. As musicians who not only knew their various instruments but each other for many years within the small but supportive music scene of Monterrey, a collective vision of channeling sounds across the globe was definitely within reach.

As an album, KINKY combined the stylishness of discerning American and European dance grooves and straight-ahead rock 'n roll with traditional rhythms from throughout South America (such as cumbia and norteño) for a fresh sound. It has attracted fans and supporters all over the U.S. where the band has spent much time playing live shows to fervent crowds, and people have discovered that KINKY truly comes alive on stage. Kinky has played over 180 shows in the past year alone, traveling the world while also working on musical ideas and recording sounds with their laptop computers...MORE AT NETTWERK

If Monterrey, Mexico is, indeed, the center of the Latin alternative-music universe, then native sons Kinky are doing a great job of spreading the gospel. The five-piece collective's self-titled debut is an infectious collision of wah-wah guitars, pounding dance beats, and home-cooked rhythm and...BUY CD

This daring quintet broke from Monterrey, Mexico on the scene in 2002 with their self-described "electro-Latin organic fusion" and turned a lot of heads at the 2002 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. The aptly named group continues their worldbeat party mix of funk, rock, electronica, trance... BUY CD