Makenu is our county’s current premier cumbia-crossover band, so if you are in the mood to shake it, head over to the Miniplex with some money in hand. The door price is yet to be announced, so I’d bring at least a 10 spot. And finally, the Jam is hosting Chico’s Blü Egyptian, a reggae, EDM and (appropriately) jam band that’s young and hungry, although perhaps not quite as young and hungry as the kids in The Critics, who are doing the proper thing for a fresh local band: gigging themselves silly. Singer-songwriter Alex Kent is also on board and $10 is a deal to get the whole package.
This article appears in The Foilies 2023.

