{20 year musical institution and freethinkers}

WHO:         Socially conscious world-renowned Aztlan Underground, an institution among Los Angeles groups and freethinkers. For nearly 20 years, Joe “Peps” (bass, rattle, flutes), Ignacio “Caxo” Lopez (drums), Yaotl (vocals, percussion) and Alonzo Beas (guitar, keyboard, synth) have cultivated a grassroots audience across the world, intriguing foreign audiences with their respect for the ancient ways and songs of ancestors mixed with the modern, industrial sounds of today.

WHAT:       Record release shows in Chicago and Los Angeles, to present the recently released album Aztlan Underground, a record that is a spectrum of urban tribalism mixed with post-punk fusion. To the band: “This album is a callout, a document, a cry, of love for humanity and for the Earth.” Just as nature’s forces work to balance, Aztlan Underground is a merging of guitar, bass, drum, voice, and flute sounds implemented into a modern day context. The self-titled third album is currently available on a digital format. Hard copy is due out in the Fall of 2009.

WHERE:         The Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd,

                        West Hollywood, CA (310) 276-6168

                               Casa Aztlan, 1831 S. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL

 (312) 666-5508

WHEN:            October 18 (Los Angeles),

                        October 30 (Chicago)

Available at the following digital outlets:

Amazon.com, Rhapsody, iTunes, lala.com, Napster, CDBaby

For more information about Aztlan Underground, visit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NQH2daMT7U

www.aztlanunderground.net

www.myspace.com/aztlanunderground