Editing Aztlan Underground (section)

== Background ==
The band traces its roots to the late-1980s [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] scene in the [[Eastside Los Angeles|Eastside]] of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Viesca|first=Hugo|date=September 2004|title=The Battle of Los Angeles: The Cultural Politics of Chicana/o Music in the Greater Eastside|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236762026|journal=American Quarterly|volume=56|issue=3|pages=719–739|doi=10.1353/aq.2004.0045 |s2cid=143471138 |via=ResearchGate}}</ref> They have played [[rapcore]], with elements of punk, hip hop, rock, funk, jazz, indigenous music, and spoken word. Indigenous drums, flutes, and rattles are also commonly used in their music.<ref name="Spotlight">{{Cite web|url=http://rpm.fm/news/spotlight-aztlan-underground/|title=SPOTLIGHT: Aztlan Underground - RPM.fm|website=rpm.fm|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> Their lyrics often address the family and economic issues faced by the Chicano community,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rodríguez|first1=Richard T.|title=Next of Kin: The Family in Chicano/a Cultural Politics|date=2009|publisher=Duke University Press|page=109}}</ref> and they have been noted as activists for that community.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gasper De Alba (ed.)|first1=Alicia|title=Velvet Barrios: Popular Culture and Chicana/o Sexualities|date=2003|publisher=Palgrave MacMillan|page=111}}</ref>

As an example of the politically active and culturally important artists in Los Angeles in the 1990s, Aztlan Underground appeared on ''Culture Clash'' on Fox in 1993; and was part of ''Breaking Out'', a concert on pay per view in 1998, The band was featured in the independent films ''Algun Dia'' and ''Frontierland'' in the 1990s,<ref>{{Citation|last1=Lerner|first1=Jesse|title=Frontierland|date=September 16, 1995|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472787/|last2=Ortiz|first2=Ruben|others=Emiliano Alvarez, Alfredo Figueroa, Guillermo Gómez-Peña|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicano.ucla.edu/publications/dvd/frontierlandfronterilandia-1995|title=Frontierland/Fronterilandia (1995)|date=June 25, 2012|website=UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> and on the upcoming ''Studio 49''.<ref>{{Citation|last=Harris|first=Nick|title=Aztlan Underground|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8040706/|others=Aztlan Underground|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> The band has been mentioned or featured in various newspapers and magazines: ''[[the Vancouver Sun]]'', ''[[New Times LA|New Times]]'', ''BLU Magazine'' (an underground hip hop magazine), ''[[BAM Magazine]]'', ''La Banda Elastica Magazine'', and the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' calendar section. The band is also the subject of a chapter in the book ''It's Not About a Salary'', by Brian Cross.<ref>{{Cite book|title=It's not about a salary: rap, race, and resistance in Los Angeles|last=Cross|first=Brian|publisher=Verso|year=1994|isbn=978-0860914457|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/itsnotaboutsalar00cros/page/263 263]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/itsnotaboutsalar00cros/page/263}}</ref>

Aztlan Underground remains active in the community, lending their voice to annual events such as The Farce of July,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/farce-of-july-celebration-in-los-angeles-honors-native-people|title=Why This Group Honored Native People on the 4th of July|last=Cruz|first=Araceli|work=Teen Vogue|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> and the recent movement to recognize [[Indigenous Peoples' Day (United States)|Indigenous People's Day]] in Los Angeles and beyond.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Mayor-few-city-councilors-will-declare-Thursday-12272779.php|title=S.A. mayor, city councilors will declare Thursday Indigenous People's Day|work=San Antonio Express-News|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>

In addition to forming their own label, Xicano Records and Film, Aztlan Underground were signed to the Basque record label Esan Ozenki in 1999 which enabled them to tour Spain extensively and perform in France and Portugal. Aztlan Underground have also performed in Canada, Australia, and Venezuela. The band has been recognized for their music with nominations in the ''New Times'' 1998 "Best Latin Influenced" category, the ''BAM Magazine'' 1999 "Best Rock en Español" category, and the ''[[LA Weekly]]'' 1999 "Best Hip Hop" category.  The release of their eponymous third album on August 29, 2009, was met with positive reviews<ref name="Spotlight" /> and earned the band four Native American Music Award (NAMMY) nominations in 2010.<ref name="SCPR" />