California Dreamin’ at CIAS

California Dreamin’ at CIAS

By Lee Bailie – Wheels.ca – Photo Not Credited. One of the more famous car culture attractions in Southern California is the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Founded by magazine publisher Robert E. Petersen and his wife Margie in 1994, it is one...
2019 Fiesta de la Flor Lineup Announced

2019 Fiesta de la Flor Lineup Announced

By Suzanne Freeman – 101CorpusChristi.com – Photo: Courtesy photo. Photo: New Selena cups are now available at Stripes locations, kicking off the excitement that builds around the upcoming 2019 Fiesta de la Flor. The Tejano Lowrider Extravaganza joins this...
CD review – This is Lowrider Soul

CD review – This is Lowrider Soul

By John Clarke – INews.co.uk – Photo Not Credited. Photo: This is Lowrider Soul 1962-1970 – Kent CDKEND 482 Welcome to a new genre of soul. Although “new” might be stretching it a bit as Lowrider Soul is a well-established southern Californian trend...
How My Southeast L.A. Culture Got to Japan

How My Southeast L.A. Culture Got to Japan

By Walter Thompson-Hernández – NYTimes.com – Image Capture: Walter Thompson Hernandez | The New York Times. I grew up in southeast Los Angeles, the son of an African-American father and Mexican mother, and the concept of identity is a theme that has been...