Los Freddys - Y me quede con Maria [Mexico - 1972]

Haha, awesome song I just found at the Goodwill.

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Eder Espejo [2010]

Some awesome 360 degree panorama photographs my buddy Eder recently shot in Guadalajara, Mexico. Click the images to see them LARGER.

The Spiders - Back [1970 - Mexico]

Here's some more great Tapatío rock.

For me, The Spiders really stick out among the many Mexican rock bands that spawned from the Avándaro movement back in the 70s. If you don't understand Spanish, don't be hesitant to give this band a listen- all of their songs are sung in English with a totally undetectable accent.

To read more about this fascinating movement check out this site:

After Avándaro: The Black Hole of Mexican Rock.

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39.4 [1972 - Mexico]

If James Brown, Blood Sweat and Tears, and the Doors moved to Mexico and formed a band they might have sounded a little like 39.4. I discovered this gem off of one of my favorite music blogs Hippy DJ-kit a couple years ago; far before I even considered moving to Mexico. Coincidentally, I now live in Guadalajara- 39.4's hometown. Perhaps, discovering this great band had a little subconscious influence on me. But even down here in Mexico, I'll never be able to hear them in person. 39.4 is one of the many yet now forgotten rock bands that began sprouting up all over Mexico in the 70s. This is their one and only LP before breaking up in 1976 and forming Bandido.

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