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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The allergy medication Zyrtec may not be the first drug that comes to mind when one thinks of psychedelic music. Yet when Sergio Dias Baptista, front man for long-running Brazilian psych-rockers Os ...

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 ...

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, ...

Os Mutantes were one of the most influential rock groups to emerge during the late ’60s in Brazil. The band – initially a trio with Rita Lee, Arnaldo Baptista and his brother Sergio Dias – fell under ...

Os Mutantes were formed in Sao Paolo Brazil in 1966 by Sergio Dias and his brother Arnaldo, who blended their love of English rock n roll,culled from shortwave radio broadcasts, with American ...

With the same inventiveness and energy that they've had for 50 years, legendary Brazilian band Os Mutantes remains creative and sharp on their new album ZZYZX (out now via Jardim Elétrico). The 11 ...