Cafe Tacvba is currently on tour performing their break out record “Re” from cover to cover, this marks 20 years since Re was released. The band is also celebrating their 25th anniversary. In a recent the LA Times article, Albarran shares his thoughts on their music, why the United State's mainstream hasn't fully embraced Latin Rock and why the 43 missing Mexican students is so important to him and the band. 

This tour will be the first time the Re album will be performed in its entirety. Albarran talks about how the release of their second album was not well received aside from in Chile and how creation and respect for space has kept the group together for so long. The band notes and appreciates that every replication is different and unique, and embraces the new experiences and sounds aiding in further growth as a band. Albarran also believes the US mainstream's occasional proclamation that Latin Rock will merge into the mainstream is a ploy to spur consumerism and pride in Latin Americans.

The band believes that the disappearance of the Mexican school children is an important world issue, that must be addressed. The band seeks to raise their voices and awareness about the importance and need for action. "[It's about] the state of the way we live in Mexico. We live between mafias. We have the political class on one side, the corporate class on another and the narcotraffickers on the other. And we, the civil class, form part of those mafias. We use their systems. If we're not in accordance with those systems, we have to dismantle them. We have to raise our voices" _ LA times article.

Make sure to check out Cafe Tacvba during the Dia de los Muertos celebration at the SB Bowl November 1st, grab you tickets here.