At a time when Brazilian music tended to look inward, Os Mutantes kicked the door open to new international currents, embracing the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix in the face of left-wing parochialism and ...

Os Mutantes (The Mutants) from Brazil will appear along with the Ghost Funk Orchestra out of New York will perform Aug. 29 at Arcata Playhouse, 1591 Ninth St., Arcata. Os Mutantes is an influential ...

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 ...

Today is the day you dip your toes into the mysterious waters of Brazilian psychedlia. Os Mutantes’ latest album, Fool Metal Jack, expands on the band’s pioneering approach first dished up in the late ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Brazilian band Os Mutantes ascended to legendary status in the 1960s with infusions of rock, psychedelic music and extraneous sounds. The group is credited with influencing a broad range of ...

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 ...

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 ...