Tijuana Bass

If you follow me on Twitter, you probably know that I spent the past week in sunny San Diego. I hope to get around to editing/posting pictures sometime soon, but in the meantime, I want to share a band we got to see on our last night in town. Tuesday evening, we wandered from our home-away-from-home in Pacific Beach into downtown San Diego for a Latin music show at the House of Blues. Marcus and I didn't know much about the bands that were playing, but we're always down for a fun Latin show, so we naturally jumped at the invite from his cousin.

The lineup for the night included Nortec Collective (or more specifically, Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible), Ana Tijoux, and Los Amigos Invisibles. Marcus had listened to some of Ana Tijoux's stuff, and it would later turn out that I have a little bit of Los Amigos Invisibles on my iPod, so we were both at least vaguely familiar with their music, but Nortec Collective was a total surprise. And what a happy surprise they were! They're a crazy combination of Norteño and Techno (hence their name), and we didn't stop dancing the entire time they were on stage. The other two acts were great, but I think I would have happily paid the entrance fee just to see Nortec alone. Seeing a group of guys decked out in traditional Norteño gear (that isn't a photo of them, but you get the idea), playing along side a couple of iPad-playing DJs is definitely a trip. If they're in your area, you need to go see them. You won't regret it!