RUBY:

It’s about that time New York…Paletas!

MARINA: Tomorrow night check out the #FutureRoots party with DJ Javier Estrada at SOBs. Go out for some Moombahton flavor. The above sick flier was designed by the DF-based Alejandro Núñez Ferrara. Ok, alright! 

IRIS:

Tomorrow Thursday, May 31st come out and support the Andy Kessler Foundation Benefit Art Auction. The mission of the Andy Kessler Foundation is to provide community outreach to people in need through art, music, skateboarding and surfing. The Foundation supports the development and improvement of New York skate parks, sponsors scholarships to action sports camps, and participates in related artistic and athletic workshops.

Among the high caliber artists donating their work for auction are Swoon and our boys Mosco, Curtis Kulig, Doze Green, and David Ellis. 

Opening and Silent Auction
May 31st from 6-9pm at Picture Farm Gallery 338 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn

LILY ANN:
El Paso Taqueria is one of (if not the only) legit Mexican restaurants I have found in the city so far. The Cecina de Morelos (famous yecapixtla salted beef) and Mole Poblano dishes…soooo good.  

*237 East 116th Street

RUBY:

Check out our fave Mexican sisters of Anndra Neen Summer Shopping Guide on Style.com 

Earlier this month, we had the honor of hosting our 5deGallo party with the infamous @ChingoBling. The party was tight and we couldn’t keep our eyes off our MC. We got caught up in his star persona. At the end of the night, we broke bread over a New York slice and got to see a humble apparition with real talk. He sent us his new cumbia crunk single, CLAP, so we cornered him to ask him… “What is up and when you coming back?”

@ChingoBling
http://soundcloud.com/ogt/chingo-bling-clap-ogt-remix

Houston is a melting pot of sounds and flavors.  We have a lot of bounce influence and Latin as well.  OG Bobby Trill did a great job with the remix to CLAP.  Acordians with the808s…they just go together!  Im thinking about dropping a whole 6 track EP with that vibe.

Brooklyn has a diverse vibe, that is equal parts: O.D.B., hipster, and orthodox Jew.  Everything cool you want in a city is all in one borough.  It is a strong brand as well. I saw everything from Brooklyn clothing (Brooklyn Industries), beer (Brooklyn Brewery) and even saw a bottle of red stuff made by the Brooklyn Salsa Company. Hell, it’s the only burrough worthy of Jay-Z’s Brooklyn Nets. Some of my friends from high school live there and  showed me around. It turns out they live a few blocks away from Geko Jones.  We did a lot of walking.  Its the New York way.

Yes I noticed things were a little bit more Mexican this go round.  I attended prep school in Jersey and no one believed I was Mexican because I wasn’t “dark enough”  or “short enough.”  It seems like we’re really getting involved in business and in the community.  I never imagined a ”Mexican New York”.  NYC has people from all over but it was crazy at the party when I would shout out different countries and “VIVA MEXICO CABRONES!” got the biggest response.  What can Chingo bring?  I think I can bring a hell of a fiesta.  I want to be the New York poster child for a Mexican Fiesta!  Thats mainly what I aim to do wherever i go.  Maybe a Chingo plate at one of the taquerias?  I really would like to come back this summer and enjoy the scene. Experience A New York summer and see how y’all really get down. 

The women to guys ratio,  it was like four girls to one guy.  Me like! Uproot Andy, Geko Jones, and Sonora had them going!  Dancing till 4am, I was running on fumes by 3 am.  Clubs close at 2 am in most of the country and I guess all the traveling was catching up to me.  So I apologize to anyone who met me after 3 am!  It was a great event and I’ve been bragging to everybody “that’s how you throw a party!”  Cinco de Mayo
is a busy week for a lot of us Mexican-American entertainers, and I’m really glad that I ended up at y’alls party this year.

I ate at La Superior in BK, and I conducted a tamale wrapping class at Geko Jones house in BK.  It was like Food Network meets the roast of Charlie Sheen.  Or something like that.

Right now my campaign is all positive, my message is “Celebrate Life And Party” or C.L.A.P.  I think alot of the issues we have as a community can be solved by getting out and celebrating with people of other cultures.   A beer, good music, and a conversation can do wonders for race relations!  Tequila solves it all in my book! Instead of protesting and complaining, I would like to contribute to ”la causa” by making an impact in pop culture.  An impact in pop culture via film, comedy, music, etc. So that I can contribute to the ”face of the new Mexican-American.”  Hispanic 2.0 is the term I’ve heard a few times from the marketing types.  Basically companies are starting to understand how we tick.  That our tastes vary, we would attend a festival that has Snoop Dogg, Chingo Bling, Katy Perry, and Ramon Ayala or something.

IRIS:

My thought exactly. Today on Paper’s Morning Funnies:

The guy on the cover of The Bends just needs a taco. [FuckYeah1990s]

(Source: rabioheab)

IRIS:

The talented No Sombrero crew take their exhibit to Anonymous Gallery in Mexico City!!!

Tonight, Thursday, May 24, 7:30pm
Anonymous Gallery
Project Space
173 Zacatecas, Roma Norte 

RUBY:

This happened… and I still can’t stop thinking about you Morrissey!

IRIS:

The Rapture in DF this Saturday, May 26th at the Jose Cuervo Salon. Good music and tequila, can it get any better? 

MARINA: Confetti System launches new hanging party decorations in romantic colors, inspired by their classic pinatas. Follow them on www.confettisystem.tumblr.com