Mariachi El Bronx’s New Album and the Influence of Los Angeles

After a decade-long hiatus, Mariachi El Bronx is back. The popular offshoot of punk band The Bronx reemerged in 2025 with a new single, the lush and dramatic “Forgive or Forget,” a precursor to the album Mariachi El Bronx IV set for release on February 13. Initially formed for an acoustic TV spot in 2008, Mariachi El Bronx is rooted in downtown Los Angeles, where The Bronx rehearsed daily and would listen to Latin American music emanating from the car wash outside the studio window. “We had grown up with Slash Records and Los Lobos and X, bands who were […] The post Mariachi El Bronx’s New Album and the Influence of Los Angeles first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.