KUCR and Inland Mujeres presents a new edition of the FM Nights concert series, featuring an all womxn lineup for Saturation Art and Music Festival on Friday, May 24, 2019! Performances include Vick Jagger, Siam Jem, Shiro, Bcray, Taylu, and Mello Loera. There will also be art workshops and more cool stuff going on. Free and all ages, located at the Life Arts Center in Riverside, CA.

Combo Chimbita has a new record titled, Ahomale, it’s out now on Anti- and its magic. The album sits somewhere between Colombia’s Magical Realist Mystique and At the Drive-In. They call it Tropical Futurism. The record begins with the haunting vocal flow of lead vocalist Carolina Oliveros, and it is delicately interwoven with atmospheric synth lines by bassist, Prince of Queens. It then melts into the title track Ahomale and the journey begins. The rest of the record exudes lush tropical landscapes brought to life by guitarist Niño Lento’s melodic call-and-response phrasing all of it driven by the polyrhythmic drumming of Dilemastronauta. Ahomale is a Yoruba word that means a person or being that can communicate with ancestors. This record is an homage to Afro Colombian Folklore married with elements of Dub, Reggaeton, Punk and Electro. With that being said the album itself is Ahomale, and the band is the medium through which it communicates with us. These musicians also happen to be Caribbean Colombian folkloric specialists, some of which perform with NYC-based Bullerengue ensemble, Bulla en el Barrio. With a background rooted in some of the heaviest song and drum music of the Americas, Combo Chimbita is reinterpreting elements from the Afro Latinx diaspora and elevating it into the future. You can catch them in Los Angeles at the Echoplex on Wednesday May 15th and in Santa Ana at the Constellation Room on Thursday May 16th. Listen to the single, Brilla Más Que El Oro (La Bala Apuntandome).

-Eduardo Valencia

FM NIGHTS Saturation Fest Edition happens Friday May 24th at the Life Arts Center in downtown Riverside

We are excited to be collaborating with Inland Mujeres, whose mission is to create a safe and open space for women by women based in the Inland Empire. They seek to inspire, connect and empower womxn through art workshops, local events and community activism. They’ve only been a collective for about a year but their progress is inspiring and empowering to peoples of all identities. Save the date because the line up is dropping soon!