Say goodbye to the old ways of the spring season and scratch another academic cycle off the charts with a psychedelic dance party with heavy tropical tones. Brothers David and Rene Pacheco took the backyard sounds from their East L.A. childhood and created a beautiful monster of cumbia music wedded to punk and grunge called Tropa Magica. That lovely critter will be shaking the walls of the Miniplex tonight at 8:30 p.m., with local support from Pichea. I have seen these fellas live and can attest that the experience is worth far more than the price of admission, which is $15 for advance tickets, $20 at the door.
This article appears in ‘God Looking Back at You’.