Every now and then, the Grateful Dead would surprise you with pulling out some random cover. Today, we examine the Grateful Dead & "La Bamba".

La Bamba Flores Fuentes, a Mexican restaurant in Salisbury, has permanently closed after more than two years in business. The owners announced the closure on Facebook, thanking customers for their ...

Mo Bamba's high-profile basketball career turned out so disappointing that his name is now known more for a song than for his hooping. But the former Orlando Magic first-round pick is still playing ...

Keith Urban took a little time to tweak his song. Just days before Nicole Kidman and the country star’s breakup was confirmed, he made an eyebrow-raising change to the song "The Fighter," inspired by ...

Two years before Celeste Rivas Hernandez disappeared, the singer D4vd recorded a song called “Romantic Homicide.” The release date was well before her death. That song, and its lyrics, are in the ...

Chicano playwright, screenwriter and director Luis Valdez was honored in El Paso at the Plaza Classic Film Festival. He shared stories about the making of "La Bamba." He discussed the film’s creation, ...

Legendary writer and director Luis Valdez is the first guest announced for the 2025 Plaza Classic Film Festival. This will be the 18th year for the El Paso Community Foundation's film series, which ...

La Dispute have announced a lengthy tour and their first new album in six years. No One Was Driving the Car arrives September 5 via Epitaph. The Michigan screamo and post-hardcore band’s follow-up to ...

There are four words the Golden Knights don’t want to hear during their upcoming NHL playoff series with the Edmonton Oilers. “Play ‘La Bamba,’ baby!” The Mexican folk song “La Bamba,” first made ...

Not only did Paquita la del Barrio blaze a trail for women in música mexicana, she also rallied against the misogyny that ran rampant in the genre from the moment she stepped onto the music scene. For ...

In unflinching ballads that spoke of the pain men can cause women, the Mexican singer often relied on what she learned in her own relationships. By Jonathan Abrams Paquita la del Barrio, the prolific ...