Below is a fun clip bringing back memories of the 2000 European Merry Mex-Mas tour by El Vez with his Memphis Mariachis and lovely Elvettes.

Having organised for indie label Poptones to release the Merry Mex-Mas album and Public Image-quoting Feliz Navidad single (on vinyl), I helped out as point man on the UK dates which culminated in a wild Hogmanay gig in the grounds of Edinburgh Castle.

//Elvette + El Vez: Robert Lopez on stage at the Corner Hotel, Richmond, Melbourne, December 24, 2015. Photo from matty011075’s Instagram feed//

We all had a great time and knowing that my dear friend El Rey Robert Lopez is taking his Mex-Mas antics Down Under 15 years later as I type fills me with cheer.

A punk rock Feliz Navidad + ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! to you, to all collaborators and fellow schemers and dreamers.

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Tags: El Vez, Elvettes, Feliz Navidad, Memphis Mariachis, Merry Mex-Mas, Poptones, Public Image, Robert Lopez