Psychedelic soul and funk band Chicano Batman have been rocking the Dark Knight moniker since long before Ben Affleck received the nod to be the next Hollywood man to don the legendary cape and cowl.

With heavy bass in the backdrop, a funky organ highlight, plus guitar riffs that jump between ’60s oldies and ’70s psychedelic, Chicano Batman wormholes you into the past while making Latino identity ...

For Cuco, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Hawthorne by way of Inglewood in L.A. county, this kind of environment shaped him. With his third studio album Ridin’ ...

Fans of L.A.-based Chicano Batman know there are certain things they can expect from the band. The guys are always impeccably dressed in slim-fitting vintage suits, often sporting ruffled tuxedo ...

Through A Fistful of Soul and the Center for Public History at the University of Houston, La Rotta has organized a panel discussion and music performance tied to a book that documents a particular ...

SAN ANTONIO — Palo Alto College becomes the center of the underground Chicano retro-rock universe on Friday with a free concert from hailed Los Angeles indie act Chicano Batman and homegrown soul men ...

1. If all else fails, we’ll always have oldies. To me, the quickest way to soften someone’s heart is to turn on jams from times past, when the ballads were simplistic but sombering and still have the ...

Chicano Batman’s new song, “The Taker Story,” is surely the first 2017 resistance anthem to be inspired by a telepathic gorilla. The L.A. band’s frontman, Bardo Martinez, recently read and loved ...

It was one of those classic Southern California nights where the hot summer air was briefly replaced by a cool ocean breeze. It's 1975 in classy San Diego, and Joe Navarez, Jesse Alvarado, and Armando ...

Inspired by SoCal car culture and Lowrider Oldies, the singer and multi-instrumentalist delivers a homage to his roots, rich in analog and harmonic sounds. By Isabela Raygoza Associate Editor, ...