Guajiro

Bilingual punk rockers Guajiro (pronounced wah-hero) don't consider themselves a Latin Rock band, but a Miami band – much like Hermosa Beach, California's Pennywise and Boston, Massachusetts' Dropkick Murphys, who both rep their respective cities with pride. The Hialeah, Florida quartet is comprised of bassist Jorge Gonzales, vocalist-guitarist Willy Lopez, drummer Douglas MacKinnon and vocalist-guitarist David Santos. Regional pride aside, Guajiro's punk rock does have some Latin flair: they're mostly Cuban-American.

Guajiro's debut album, Material Subversivo, takes a cue from old school English and recent American punk, injecting melodic choruses with populist politics. While "Espanglish" bands aren't quite mainstream yet, Guajiro is making some important strides: they've played with Rancid and Flogging Molly, charted on CMJ, and played on the ubiquitous Warped Tour.

see: myspace.com/guajiro