#viva mexico cabrones

[bogbutteronmycroissant]

me, panicking because mexico was trending: wtf wtf wtf what did we do now?

the trending tag:

finally, some good fucking news

[jaimeblancarte]

@jaimeblancarte Querétaro, 2023

[solidusgrilo]

VIVA MEXICOOOO!! (i'm late for her birthday, sorry)

[pacealme]

[blacklotusvinyl]

Interpol live El Zócalo Mexico City 4/20 🦇

Though I was not able to attend this show, I have experienced a Mexico City Interpol show before, and it is by far one of the most cathartic music experiences I’ve ever had. I grew up on this band, and to this day, it holds a special place in my heart as the gateway band into the world of dark melancholic music, post-punk, and eventually goth rock. Interpol themselves draw inspiration from their influences like The Cure or The Chameleons. The constant comparison to Joy Division is what made me listen to them at that time.

Never did I know that my Mexican identity would one day collide with my love for this band. I started to learn that Interpol had a cult-like status in my home country. Every music-loving family member or friend was a huge fan over there! Suddenly, I started to realize that there is an aspect of my Mexican culture that is drawn to the darker and more morose side of music. A huge alternative scene and bands thrive in the Mexican music world, with bands from all over the world. One of those acts that really resonates with them is Interpol.

Seeing a show over there, and seeing a show of theirs here is like night and day. American shows, in general, tend to be a bit anemic, but when it comes to gloomier rock, it really creates a more visceral reaction in the ears of Mexican music lovers than that of their American counterparts. This past weekend, they really showed how much the love of that music permeates the zeitgeist of Mexican music culture. Funded by the Mexican government, a special concert was put together for those fans, having Interpol play to more than 100,000 fans in one of the most historic squares of Mexico City, El Zócalo.

With the backdrop of the colonial age Cathedral and the stage facing the flag that stands tall in the middle of the square, an ocean of adoring fans poured into the path that leads to the Zócalo—such a sight to behold. While I wasn’t there, my partner was able to lovingly send me lots of footage of her experience, which she was elated about. The power of music transcends cultures truly. To see an American indie rock post-punk revival band create an entirely different life on the other side of the border, that’s what it’s all about. Viva Interpol! 🇲🇽

[frayingstitches]

❤️🇲🇽VIVA MEXICOOOOOOO 🇲🇽❤️

Siempre sera parte de mi y mis personajes

[flordeamatista]

VIVA MEXICO !!! 💚🤍❤️

[bom-bombon]

Guys

In two weeks, we're gonna have the most fun event ever on the qsmp

trust me

[watercolourferns]

Wanna fight gentrification? Take Mazatlán as an example!

Gringos were crying about how noisy Mexican can be, specifically CDMX and Mazatlan. What did the Mazatlecos did when threatened to have the bandas banned from the beach?

THEY ARE HAVING MASSIVE BANDA CONCERTS ALL OVER THE CITY.

Gentrification only benefits the people who push for it, not the rest of us.

FIGHT IT.

We welcome tourist and immigrants, we always have. We LOVE to share out culture and our love for our country and we LOVE when foreigners love Mexico.

WHAT WE DON'T WELCOME IS COLONIZERS. WE ALREADY KICKED A BUNCH OF THEM OUT 500 YEARS AGO, WE KICKED ANOTHER BUNCH OUT (some of which were US soldiers, that's where gringo comes from) 178 YEARS AGO, WE WILL DO IT AGAIN IF NECESSARY.

If you come to Mexico, YOU RESPECT MEXICO. Period.

[luzdeluna76]

Feliz Día de la independencia de Mexico 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽

[bogbutteronmycroissant]

Translation: "Mexico and Chile ask the International Criminal Court to investigate crimes in Palestinian territories"

THIS. THIS. THIS WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THIS IS THE SOLIDARITY WE NEED TO SHOW. YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY IT MAKES ME TO SEE LATINAMERICAN COUNTRIES OPPOSE COLONIZER REGIMES, SPECIALLY AFTER THE LONG HISTORY WE HAVE WITH THE UNITED STATES AND IT'S OPPRESSION.

[jaimeblancarte]

@jaimeblancarte San Blas, Nayarit 2023

[another-girasol]

Eztli Tlanexli Yolotzin Hernández Rivera "Hernesto"

APH: Mexico

[th3e-m4ng0]

Holy crap, I'm so happy to find other Mexican Transformers fans here!! I thought I was alone.

yooo !!! not at all 🤝🫡🫡

[pacealme]

[mayozilla-art]