Village Voice 2011 Poll
Very humbled by having our album, El Desierto Y La Ciudad, put in the Top Ten albums of 2011 by two writers for the Village Voice. We are in some great company in Tad Hendrickson’ s list We are joined by some of our finest fellow Brooklyn musicians in Marty Lipp’s list.
Sandra Lilia Velasquez helping to redefine Mexican-American music, says Huffington Post.
Two other Mexican artists based in the U.S. have also been creating their own hybrids. New York-based Pistolera’s latest album, El Desierto y La Ciudad, takes the group’s sound in a new direction. Where they had been spunky rockers imbuing their music with Mexican rhythms and the folksy huffs of an accordion, El Desierto is [...]
Rolling Stone Mexico
We are thrilled and grateful for the continued press our new album, El Desierto Y La Ciudad, is receiving. Click on the link to read the nice review. We have included a rough English Translation alongside it. We hope to return to Mexico on tour again soon!
National Geographic Feature Interview
It was a thrill being invited to the New York Offices of National Geographic for an in depth interview about our new album, El Desierto Y La Ciudad. As a kid I dreamed of growing up and working for them one day. Being able to travel the world and report on various cultures sounded just [...]
In The Huffington Post
World music journalist Michal Shapiro stopped by our concert at DROM in New York City on July 29. She filmed and edited a song from the concert and wrote a flattering editorial for the Huffington Post. Check it out and pass it along! Pistolera -Taking Life by the Teeth from Michal Shapiro on Vimeo.