XIXA live at EL Molino.
Shining brightly from under the Tucson, Arizona sun, Brian Lopez is a lead player in crafting the sound of the Southwest indie scene for the past two decades. Navigating the space between a classically-trained guitarist and a crooner-style singer, his projects have fluxed between solo projects and co-fronting the Tucson-based Psych Rock/Cumbia band XIXA. Additionally, his musical talents have been lent to touring with the likes of KT Tunstall, Giant Sand, Mexican Institute Of Sound, Orkesta Mendoza, and is currently with Calexico.
German Rolling Stone describes Lopez’s music as “Psychedelic chamber-pop with the surrealist touch of Dalí."
European tastemaker Musikexpress calls Lopez “…the missing link between Devendra Banhart and Roy Orbison”