When iZCALLi headlines Rock de Mayo at Levitt Pavilion on May 15, it will be the Denver rock band’s first time playing a concert in over a year.
“We’re getting ready to get back on track, and honestly, this is exactly where we left off last year, says Miguel Avina, singer and guitarist for the band, which also includes drummer Luiggy Ramirez and Miguel s sister, bassist Brenda Avina. Before the pandemic, the act had enjoyed enormous local success, playing nearly every major venue other than Red Rocks and Ball Arena.
This will be the eighth edition of Rock de Mayo, a showcase of genre-spanning Latin music everything from hip-hop to mariachi to jazz handpicked by Miguel. This year’s lineup includes his father’s rock band, El Cro; the Trujillo Company; Los Reyes del Huepa; musical polymath Wes Watkins; Mono Verde Collective; the hip-hop group 2MX2; and Verena and Danilo Santoy, with guest appearances by Tamara, Disco Movil Maracay, Andy Gonzalez of Roka Hueka, Bail