Lou Diamond Phillips starred as Valens in the original, which was nominated for a Golden Globe and earned Los Lobos a 1987 chart-topper for their version of Valens’ 1958 single “La Bamba,” which was ...

Billy Idol and longtime guitarist Steve Stevens appeared alongside The Warning for a two-song performance on CBS' Latin Music ...

The Mexican folk-music genre that inspired Ritchie Valens’ 1958 hit single “La Bamba” is making a comeback in the U.S. and Mexico, as a new generation of young bands revives traditional sounds. The ...

For some, September will mark the end of a vanishing act. Portland's much-admired Latin-folk act Y La Bamba will release its first full-length in more than four years—a deeply personal record called ...

If you haven't settled on your weekend show plans yet, Seattle band Cave Singers are playing at the Doug Fir on Saturday; they've got this great spooky, quasi-Appalachian folk sound, even though ...

One of the more intriguing artists in indie folk-pop circles, Mexican-American singer-songwriter Luz Elena Mendoza brings her Portland, Oregon-based band Y La Bamba to Nectar’s in Burlington on ...