The new incarnation of the group has garnered rave reviews, both for its post-2000 reunion albums and its electrifying concerts. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Os Mutantes Sixties-era Brazilian group Os ...

Rita Lee, a founding vocalist of Brazilian psych-rock legends Os Mutantes, has died. Lee – who earned the title of Brazil’s “Queen of Rock” for her work both in Os Mutantes and as a solo artist – was ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Legendary Brazilian psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes’ concert at the Space Ballroom Tuesday night was a show that almost didn’t happen. At 11 the night before, on a turnpike in New Hampshire, a piece ...

A fan of the late Rita Lee pays his respects at the public wake in São Paulo, Brazil. His sign makes reference to "Ovelha Negra" (or black sheep in Portuguese), a song from 1975's Fruto Proibido. Rita ...

Rita Lee, one of Brazil’s top-selling rock artists and an original member of the tropicalia band Os Mutantes, died on May 5 after struggling with lung cancer. She was 75. The news was confirmed on ...

Being a fan of Brazilian psych-rock heroes Os Mutantes in the U.S. isn’t the most casual thing that can happen, though happy accidents tend to play a role. The original trio dissolved in the 1970s, ...

The myth and magic surrounding the Brazilian ensemble Os Mutantes is just about as potent as the band’s early period recordings. The group was part of the Tropicália movement, which included Gilberto ...

Tipitina's, 501 Napoleon Ave., 895-8477; www.tipitinas.com Tickets $20 advance purchase, $25 door There is no direct American analogue to the Tropicalistas, the loose collective of artists, actors, ...