The Sweet and Tenger Hooligans - The Mexican Morrissey!
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• myspace.com/sweetandtenderhooligans
• sweetandtenderhooligans.com

Formed in 1992, the Sweet and Tender Hooligans have gained local and international attention as the Ultimate Tribute to Morrissey and The Smiths. They have played for more audiences in more cities worldwide than any other Morrissey/The Smiths tribute band. They perform a song or two in Spanish which I'm sure is a huge hit since The Smiths/Morrissey has a huge latino following!

The band also received recognition as Best Cover Band in Los Angeles in the L.A. Weeklys Best of 2003 issue. Sweet & Tender Hooligans have also gained recognition by Morrissey himself, when he kicked off his 1999-2000 Oye Esteban world tour by announcing Hello, we are the Sweet & Tender Hooligans at his first show in Tempe, Arizona.

Lead singer Jose Maldonado (sometimes called "The Mexican Morrissey") appears in one of Morrissey's videos and also portrayed his hero in the feature film "My Life with Morrissey".

The title probably began when we played on the same night as El Vez [a Mexican Elvis impersonator]. The night was being billed as "The Mexican Elvis meets The Mexican Morrissey". He has translated "Lost" in Spanish and I hope that he gets to hear it someday. In addition to the aforementioned "Lost" he also translated "Last Night I Dreamt that Somebody Loved Me"

Los Abandonded - Indie rock from Cali!
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• myspace.com/losabandoned
• losabandoned.com

From Chile to Los Angeles to around the world and back again, LOS ABANDONED reunites the Casio keyboard with the electric guitar in their pop-rock-folk influenced sound. This fierce combo features the classically trained singer and bilingual punk rock diva LADY P. on vocals and ukulele, along with DON VERDE, co-songwriter and ace lead guitarist. With a rhythm section composed of the unstoppable VIRA LATA on bass and DULCE on drums, LOS ABANDONED has charmed the public and press with their high energy shows and charismatic stage presence. Featured in LA Times, O.C. & L.A. Weekly, El Mercurio (of Chile), TELEHIT, MTV Latin America, La Banda Elastica, Al Borde, La Opinion and LATV.

Songs I'm personally digging: Van Nuys, Como La Flor, Ojos, and Me Quieren En Chile (because she can sing "Puta Madre" so lovely)

Maria Daniela y su Sonido Lasser - Mexican cumbia electro pop!
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• myspace.com/mariadanielaysusonidolasser

Since 2001, Sonido Lasser, created by Emilio Acevedo in Mexico City. Exploring music and in search of new talent he couldn't find much until he found the project by the lovely Maria Daniela, from Mexico City. Together, they created a cumbia electrónica song "Miedo"(Fear). The Mexican record label, Nuevos Ricos, now has them working together in what now is known as "Maria Daniela y su Sonido Lasser", Pop Electrónica for dancing like punk rawkers.
My two favorite songs are Miedo and Fiesta de Cumpleanos! Check em' out and you'll be boppin' like a little kid w/ a lollipop!
Espanol:
Desde el año 2001, Sonido Lasser, creado por Emilio Acevedo en la Ciudad de Mexico, explorando el sonido de la música bailable edita "Pontiac Firebird 83'". Buscando talento y encontrándolo en sus amigas poco después se incorpora en el proyecto la guapísima Maria Daniela, como diversión, comenzando con un cover del grupo Aerolíneas Federales "No me beses en los labios". Después el tema original "Súper Vacaciones" que es parte del soundtrack de la película "Coapa Heights" de Gibrán Asuad. Viendo que esto era divertido componen "Miedo" a partir de una cumbia electrónica de Sonido Lasser... tras el éxito obtenido al menos con sus amigos y tras llegar de su "World domination tour" en Europa y EU con Nuevos Ricos, nace lo que hoy se denomina "Maria Daniela y su Sonido Lasser" que se podría definir como Pop Electrónico para las pistas de baile, aunque el sonido más bien continúa la saga del High Energy Mexicano.
!Mis dos canciones favoritas, Miedo y Fiesta de Cumpleanos! Si escucharlas vas a bailar como un nino con una chupa chupa!
Ahora (¡¡¡por fin!!!) presentan su primera producción que llamada Maria Daniela y su Sonido Lasser que incluye 11 éxitos!!! bajo el sello Nuevos Ricos.

Ruidos En El Techo - Mexican's can be Blonde Redheads too?
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• myspace.com/ruidoseneltecho
• ruidoseneltecho.com.mx/

Nene Records from Monterrey, Mexico put this indie rock band, Ruidos En El Techo (Noises on the Roof). They are influenced by bands like Blonde Redhead, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine Velvet Underground, Mudhoney, Dinosaur Jr, Bowie, Radiohead, The Beatles, and No Wave music.

I think their song like Tapia sounds very Blonde Redhead...Good Sounds all around. check em' out!