Legendary Brazilian psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes’ concert at the Space Ballroom Tuesday night was a show that almost didn’t happen. At 11 the night before, on a turnpike in New Hampshire, a piece ...

The myth and magic surrounding the Brazilian ensemble Os Mutantes is just about as potent as the band’s early period recordings. The group was part of the Tropicália movement, which included Gilberto ...

Tipitina's, 501 Napoleon Ave., 895-8477; www.tipitinas.com Tickets $20 advance purchase, $25 door There is no direct American analogue to the Tropicalistas, the loose collective of artists, actors, ...

“2000 e Agar,” a key track on Haih or Amortecedor, the first new Os Mutantes album in 35 years, begins with a couple of goofy guitar- and accordion-driven forro verses before giving way to an even ...

Grant Lee Phillips, who fronted the band Grant Lee Buffalo, will perform Sunday at San Antonio’s Echo Bridge. Credit: Creative Commons / Choinowski The summer sun may be blazing, but San Antonio music ...

Marco Benevento has confirmed the lineup for his annual Follow The Arrow festival. The third-annual event will return to Accord, NY’s Arrowood Farms on Saturday, June 29. Benevento and Mike Gordon ...

Ironists, ethnomusicologists and mere stoners with impeccable taste, clear your calendars for Monday. The cyclical and cannibalistic nature of pop culture is apotheosized in this Golden Gate of ...

Few bands can claim to make music so dangerous, its members become enemies of the state. Brazil's Os Mutantes is one of those lucky few. Formed in the mid-1960s--as Brazil was in the clutches of ...

ALBANY — At times last Saturday night, the wonderful venue of Lark Hall in Albany was transformed into a steamy Brazilian nightclub. Music poured forth from the stage in electric waves as the first ...

Deerhunter performs at House of Blues at 9 p.m. Tickets $13.50 in advance; $16.50 at the door.

Although today, Brazil's proclivity for exporting hot beauty trends, Victoria's Secret models and good music has made it commonplace for Americans to treat their tresses with formaldehyde and their ...

After bucketloads of reissues, championing from Byrne and Beck, triumphant reunion tours, and the unanimous approval of anyone with ears, Brazilian tropicàlia godsends Os Mutantes have finally emerged ...