Mariachi El Bronx is a Los Angeles-based mariachi project launched by members of
punk band The Bronx, who began performing the set in the late 2000s as a
full-band alter ego rather than a one-off side experiment. Built around Matt
Caughthran (lead vocals), Joby J. Ford (string instruments and guitar), Ken
Horne (guitar/jarana-style parts), Brad Magers (trumpet/percussion), Vincent
Hidalgo (guitarrón), Keith Douglas (trumpet), Jared Shavelson
(drums/percussion), and violinist Laena Myers, the group leaned into traditional
mariachi instrumentation while keeping the writing direct a...