Happy Sundays is back in Long Beach, CA on August 28 another weekend of free live music and good vibes. Promising a “perfect, hassle-free day of music” that also gives back to the community by supporting local businesses, the music festival-sized event also boasts an eclectic lineup. If you’ve missed the previous two Happy Sundays […]

La Luz have announced an extensive tour with a Los Angeles performance at the Regent. La Luz will take the stage at the Regent on Saturday, Nov. 13, along with Tropa Magica and multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Adrian Younge! Tickets to La Luz and Tropa Magica at the Regent go on sale to the general public […]

When psychedelia meets classic Latinx beats, you get the delightful sounds of Tropa Magica, an East L.A. band whose space laser Cumbia reflects the wonderful mezcla of Chicano culture in Southern California. The band’s newest single “Sonora Distance” blends a driving Cumbia beat with gently distorted guitars and soulful psychedelia. With a fun groove and […]

Tropa Magica has partnered with 805 Beer for the release of their new video for the psychedelic shredder that is “Chalino Y Sus 7 Balazos.” Coming together to not only deliver those trippy cumbia sounds, but also quench your thirst with a refreshing “Cerveza” — the new collab is everything we need to see more […]

Brothers and band-mates, the psychedelic cumbia-punk that David and Rene Pacheco have pieced together over a decade as Tropa Magica has coalesced into something sublime on their sophomore album Tripiando Al Infinito En Mi Recámara (Tripping to Infinity in my Bedroom). Expanding on their alt-grunge-psych Cumbia sounds with a variety of new tastes and styles— […]

The Troubadour was slowly filling as King Tuff  and opener, Tropa Magica (fka Thee Commons) lined up across the infamous West Hollywood stage. The six-piece band (Tropa Magica) complete with keyboards and violinist immediately warmed up the crowd with their care-free party vibes. Tropa Magica’s music is described as psychedelic cumbia-punk and they are one hundred percent […]