Email Author Alejandro Perez

2009 Stories by Alejandro Perez

• He Would Have Loved to Hate the New Star Trek

  published May 6, 2009

  Meet Oscar de León, “ghetto nerd” and titular character of Junot Díaz’ amazing, heartbreaking, Pulitzer... More >>

• Mexskacan

  published April 22, 2009

  Waaaay back in the early ’90s, the airwaves were alive with the big and bouncy brass-lovin’ sounds of ska — until mass marketing... More >>

• A Great SHO

  published April 15, 2009

  In salsa, it’s easy to separate good bands from bad, but explaining what divides the better from the best takes some work. Is it energy,... More >>

• A Tough Sell

  published April 8, 2009

  You’re unlikely to find Andrea Echeverri and Hector Buitrago, the duo behind folk-rock group Aterciopelados (“The Velvety... More >>

• Get Moving

  published January 21, 2009

  Fuga!: The name means “flight” or “escape,” another way of saying go, you must leave now. This sense of urgency... More >>