El Vez

USA

Born: 01 January 1960

Years Active: 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock

Styles: Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Alternative/Indie Rock, Garage Rock Revival, Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave

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Because Elvis has become an international institution that can communicate across national and cultural boundaries, it comes as no surprise that El Vez -- the self proclaimed "Mexican Elvis" -- has come along. El Vez, aka Robert Lopez, has been kicking around the L.A. underground music scene for nearly twenty years. He first appeared in the early L.A. punk band the Zeros and then played in Catholic Discipline (which also spawned lesbian folk singer Phranc). While his records are excellent documents of the El Vez phenomenon, the only way to get ...

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