By DAN WORKMAN

Tonight, I just happened to be checking out a new set of UE earbud-style headphones, and I wanted to see how well they reproduced low end. I dialed up some songs from the band, Tribu de Ixchel, and was instantly flung back in time to when Robbie Parrish and I were working with the band. (The earbuds must be awesome). Not only did the music sound good, I was reminded just how amazing the band was, and was delighted to hear how fresh the CD still sounded today.

By RAMIRO BURR

HOUSTON rock outfit Tribu de Ixchel's new 10-track CD, Crema Latina, has as many flavors as a pack of Life Savers. It reflects the rock and pop sounds that fired the group members' teen-age imaginations.

"We listened to all sorts of different bands, from the Beatles and Rush to Iron Maiden and Santana," says lead singer Jerry Villanueva. "But we also listened to a lot of traditional music like Pedro Infante and Trio Los Panchos.

"Between us, we're into a big range of flavors."

I found this on an old, old website of ours and thought it would be interesting to post. Too bad I couldn't open the archive. Anyone remember these dates? Check out the old school site at: http://tribudeixchel.tripod.com/index.html

Esta radio incluye canciones de Tribu de Ixchel y otros artistas similares. Haz click en "Play" para escucharla ahora!

http://www.batanga.com/es/artists/tribu-de-ixchel

Escucha y vota por Cama De Fuego parte del album Crema Latina de Tribu de Ixchel, agrégala a tu estación de radio, baja ringtones y más en Batanga!

http://www.batanga.com/es/songs/cama-de-fuego-tribu-de-ixchel

By RAMIRO BURR

Houston rock outfit Tribu de Ixchel‘s new 10-track CD “Crema Latina,” reflects the rock and pop sounds that fired group members‘ teenage imaginations.

“We listened to a lot of different bands, from the Beatles and Rush to Iron Maiden and Santana,” said lead singer Jerry Villanueva. “But we also listened to a lot of traditional music like Pedro Infante and Trio Los Panchos. Between us (bandmembers) we‘re into a big range of flavors.”

Tribu de Ixchel rocks--pero con ganas! And that's just the first thing. Four members make up a culturally versatile band that prefers to express their talents through Latin pop/rock music. Lead vocalist Jerry Villanueva, guitarist Jessie Gonzalez, bassist David Portales and drummer Rolando Martinez are better known as a top 25-Grammy nominated group of musicians for their 1997 celebrated debut release, Entre Mundos (Between Worlds).

By Retila Maagazine and Club en tu Idioma

Jerry Villanueva: Voz
Jessie Gonzales: Guitarra
Gabriel Lopez: Bajo
Rolando Martinez: Batería

Cuantas grabaciones han tenido hasta ahorita? (jorge)
Jerry- Tenemos un disco terminado y estamos en el proceso de terminar el segundo disco. Tenemos ya como cuatro canciones grabadas. Tal vez para agosto terminaremos el segundo disco.

Cuanto tiempo tienen como banda? (jorge)
Rolando- Tres años y siempre hemos estado los mismos miembros.

Por que se decidieron a cantar en español? (nancy)

By BOB RUGGIERO

Until recently, a mention of Spanish-influenced rock and roll would cause most people to think only of Los Lobos, Santana ("Oye Como Va" anyone?) or War's "Low Rider." Folks whose knowledge of rock history extended more than a few years into the past might also throw Ritchie Valens into the mix, the more pop-minded might point to Jose Feliciano, and the country-rockers might even try to make a case for Freddy Fender.