Recent reviews
"The poetry is 30 years better and deeper. Unafraid of confrontation, the Saldana boys’ recent '1070 (I’m Your Dirty Mexican)' deals with the inherent racism in the controversial Arizona immigration bill. On a lighter note, their recent 'Fruteria' may be the happiest Tex Mex pop tune ever."
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"The Krayolas set the scene nicely with a tight 30-minute set (opening for the B-52s) that included 'La Conquistadora,' 'Alex,' 'Catherine' and the new '1070 (I'm Your Dirty Mexican).'"
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"'1070 (I'm Your Dirty Mexican)' . . . it takes some guts to write that. It takes some guts to think it. It takes some guts to hear it."
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"San Antonio band The Krayolas is attracting national attention with a new song, reminiscent of the Bob Dylan-Joan Baez era of protest music . . . powerful and irreverent, but also very entertaining. The rhythm is quite catchy as well."
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"They're rapping, swooning, crooning and preaching against it, including the Krayolas' corrido '1070 (I'm Your Dirty Mexican).'"
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"The Krayolas bashes Arizona law . . . the song ('1070') has drawn national attention."
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"The Krayolas are riding high off their release of the single '1070 (I'm Your Dirty Mexican)' two weeks ago."
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"In the song, Saldana lets us know that Mexicans are mad as hell and they are not going to take it anymore. Like Dylan's “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,” this is a protest song in the truest sense of the phrase . . . make no mistake, this song took balls to write; it's a personal visceral anthem and it burns musty hot with anger, burning on with some of the venom that elevated the Stones 'Paint It Black' to that level."
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"The Krayolas have typically outdone themselves, and even if 'Americano' costs them a few (power pop) loyalists, The Krayolas have crafted a special record that fuses roots with smart Anglophile sensibility and that alone is worth the price of admission. Essential."
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"The Godfathers of San Antonio garage rock, The Krayolas."
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"Not since Woody Guthrie gave his all to bring attention to injustices to American workers during the early parts of the 20th century, and Bob Dylan's ushering in the anti-establishment movement of the 60’s, have I heard such a prolifically strong and straight from the heart, and straight through the heart piece of poetry set to music. '1070 (I'm Your Dirty Mexican)' is a song that needed writing . . . an amazing piece of musical history."