EL HUESO DE FRAILE

Identical twins Inca and Maya Atotonilco will appear tonight at El Hueso de Fraile. The chilangas, born and raised in Tepito in the heart of Mexico City, bring their own version of the blues to Brownsville.

"Our older brother Moctezuma Cuauhtemoc went to school at UT-Austin," said Inca, three minutes older than her sister. "He returned home with a cassette of 'Delta' Dave Handelman. Maya and I couldn't speak a word of English, but we fell in love with 'Delta' Dave's blues. He inspired us to learn English as well as music."

The twins will thrill El Hueso's regulars with their singular interpretations of such legends as Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins and Little Walter.

"I heard them last year in La Zona Rosa when I was visiting the capital," said El Hueso's proprietor, Adrian Foncerrada. "They blew me away with their sound. Inca plays the guitar and Maya accompanies her on the piano. I close my eyes and I swear that both Stevie Ray Vaughn and Otis Spann have returned to life. These gals won't disappoint."

Their latest CD, Noches Negras, features Muerto en Matamoros, Los Vatos Blues, La Cabrona de Culiacan, Tengo los Azules, Te Mato, Puto! and Eres un Culo, Culero! Muerto en Matamoros has zoomed to number on the Latin charts.

"I write most the lyrics," said Maya. "Inca puts the words to music. Inca married at a young age and had a little girl. I hit the road rather than falling into that trap. I have a little boy now, but like Inca, the relationship failed. With our kids at home and us on the road, we'll definitely be singing the blues."

"I'll be there," confessed Maclovio O'Malley. "I'm alone now. I married a worthless bitch who left me for a young guy. She took my kids and followed him to Tupelo, Mississippi. I could kill her. I'll be in the mood for the blues."

"We usually don't charge, but it cost Inca and Maya a pretty peso to bring their act to the border," apologized Foncerrada whose generosity is often compared to the charity of the Salvation Army. "I don't think $5 will be too much for these mamacitas. I said I would never marry again if anything happened to my spouse, but I'm thinking about becoming a Mormon and asking both of them to be my wives."

Doors open at seven. The Doc Scully Blues Band will inaugurate the night.