The Pacheco brothers of Thee Commons have spent the past four years using the traditional sounds they grew up with to reflect the vibrancy of East Los Angeles’ Latino communities in a manner that even the most vanilla of ears can understand and appreciate. The band’s music blends cumbia stylings, psychedelia, and surf, mostly through instrumentals made great by session bassists and a saxophonist, and sometimes punctuated with lyrics. Thee Commons’ delicious tastes, perfected dance moves, and lively personalities create a transformative experience right in your eardrum. The band’s April release on Burger Records, Loteria Tribal, is proof enough that when paired with Máscaras’ progressive cumbia and krautrock, this will be the ultimate night of POC shredding. CERVANTE POPE