Bostich + Fussible

Bulevar 2000 (Nacional)

Norteño techno, as practiced by the four-headed Nortec Collective, put the neon in accordion. Bulevar 2000, second serving from Bostich (Ramón Amezcua) and Fussible (Pepe Mogt) following the duo’s debut Nortecan spin-off, 2008’s Tijuana Sound Machine, introduces trombone, trumpet, and tuba to the drum track. “Radio Borderland,” opening kaleidoscope of squeeze box, tempo swerves, and a Grease goosing bassline may be the last time that bugle bomb Jorge “El Zorrita” Gonzalez doesn’t cast his ballot here for MVP. A Disney-esque elephant dance (“Punta Banda”) meets the Mentos uptick of “We’re Too Late,” percolated by singer/accordionist Juan Téllez, while the stirred not shaken title chill pours more horn-suckled goodness. Lest the fiesta become too Old World, there’s the vocoder subway ride of “One Night,” though what sounds better in a tube than trumpet? The hare hop of “Do It” reproduces the same results, though by the fade-out, Air-like textures have flown out the other ear. (5:45pm, Clear 4G stage)

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This article appears in October 8 • 2010.

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San Francisco native Raoul Hernandez crossed the border into Texas on July 2, 1992, and began writing about music for the Chronicle that fall, debuting with an album review of Keith Richards’ Main Offender. By virtue of local show previews – first “Recommendeds,” now calendar picks – his writing’s appeared in almost every issue since 1993.