That's simply how this group bills itself, or at least how they were listed on the program. Like most places in the U.S., they have pl...

Sticking with Chicago for a bit until something better comes along locally. This River North bar and restaurant has a command of Spanish tha...

  Gunners? I think that's how the name of the band, Banda Artillerros, translates into English (corrections invited) but it was more lik...

Still on Cherokee Street. I wondered why the sign on the awning is in English and on the window in Spanish.              

Lots of pictures of the parade left but I decided to look down the street for something different. Cinco de Mayo is a minor observance...

A Mexican festival needs Mexican music. I'm a bit amazed by people who play this kind of accordion. A piano keyboard gives a perfor...

. Had to go dumpster diving in the archives for today. This was from a warmer time of the year. My Spanish isn't that great but I think ...

. St. Louis doesn't have a big Hispanic population like many U.S. cities but what we have is full of enthusiasm. There is a growing, ene...