San Francisco-based Latin rock band Los Mocosos made their debut in 1998 after signing up to Aztlán Records, releasing Mocos Locos, name based on El Mariachi's character El Moco. Playing a mixture of Latin ska, Afro-Cuban beats, urban hip-hop, and jazz-funk, soon, the band started getting involved in the local scene, later, having the opportunity to join 1999's Watcha Tour in San Francisco and Monterey Jazz Festival. Los Mocosos, a Latin groove act from the West Coast inspired by 1970s Chicano rock scene, returned in 2001 with Shades of Brown. ~ Drago Bonacich