Arriba el Norte

Come sample overlapping strains of alternative music spawned in Northern Mexico in recent decades: Monterrey's Avanzada Regia movement, initiated by bands like Zurdok in the mid-'90s; reggae-rock hybrids from El Gran Silencio and Tijuana No!; later acts like Kinky and Nortec Collective setting norteño to electronic beats; and the folkish indie pop of singers like Julieta Venegas.