Get Your Late Night Music Fix With 'La Hora Nacional' On Tr3s!

By Michael Lopez

What are you doing this Saturday at 12 midnight PST (or 3 am for all you east coast night owls)? If you're a fan of Latin alternative music, you best be turning on Tr3s for our new series, La Hora Nacional! Curated by Nacional Records founder Tomas Cookman, it promises to showcase the hottest alternative jams of the week!

Bomba Estero, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, and "Spot" headliners Los Rakas are just a few of the alternative genre-hoppers you can expect to hear on the series. And seeing how Cookman also helped create the LAMC, you can bet there will be performances culled from that catalog as well.

"We are excited about a new focused program that will highlight rising stars as well as iconic acts across various genres," Tomas said in his La Hora announcement. "As the U.S. Latino demographic continues to evolve, it's essential to recognize the tremendous amount of groundbreaking talent which often do not receive as much attention from the mainstream Latin media."

And judging from episode one's playlist, you can tell Cookman is living up to his word. Expect jams from Ana Tijoux, Mano Negra, and MTV Iggy's newest darlings La Vida Bohéme. Plus with all the CARmaggedon drama going on, it makes a perfect late night escape!

Catch the premiere of La Hora Nacional this Saturday at 12am PST on Tr3s!

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Tags Blogger: Michael Lopez, Hot Stuff, La Hora Nacional, LAMC, Música, Television, Tomas Cookman, Tr3s shows