Kevin Kaarl has spent the past year performing sold-out shows across the U.S. and Mexico, mending broken hearts with his emotional blend of folk and rock at every stop. Last night, the rising music hero took on the House of Blues in Anaheim, filling the venue with his nostalgic sounds …
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In late January, all of Mexico’s TikTok For You Page came across a video of Macario Martinez, dressed in his fluorescent yellow street cleaner uniform riding through CDMX. “Life asks for a lot and I’m just a street sweeper that wants you to listen to his music,” read his caption …
Read More »Kevin Kaarl Wants Fans in Their Feelings During His 'Ultra Sodade' World Tour
Kevin Kaarl is ready for his biggest tour yet. On Tuesday, the Mexican indie-folk star announced that he’ll bring his newest album Ultra Sodade on a world tour later this year. “Truly the whole experience will be different because they won’t just listen to my music, but feel it,” Kaarl …
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Kevin Kaarl channels the nostalgia of early Nineties rock on his new single. On Wednesday, the Mexican indie star released “Esta Noche,” on which he reflects on a last kiss with a lover he feels forced to let go. He also announced his new album, Ultra Sodade, inspired by African …
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A lot has changed since Hassan Laija was just a high schooler in central Texas. Now better known as Peso Pluma, the 24-year-old superstar of música Mexicana (and recent Rolling Stone cover star) is a certified international phenomenon, one with the power to get people to line up as early …
Read More »Kevin Kaarl Is the Reluctant Rising Star Making Introspective Songs About the Pains of Growing Up
The singer-songwriter Kevin Kaarl spent his life in Meoqui, Chihuahua, a state in Northern Mexico filled with farms and norteños. The town is small (barely 70,000 people, Kaarl tells Rolling Stone), but the region’s quiet calm — and it’s music — rubbed off on him. His home even inspired his …
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