Bob Dylan, Bill Withers, Lola Beltran, Los Lobos, Nirvana, Juan Gabriel, Etta James, Neil Young, Patsy Cline, The Beatles, Vicente Fernandez, Mana, Emmylou Harris, Pat Metheny, Green Day, George Jones, Jackson Browne
The Mockingbirds (Los Cenzontles) dig deep into Latino traditions to promote dignity, pride and cultural understanding. The group has pioneered revivals of Mexican roots music in California bringing traditions to new generations. The Mockingbirds now create a powerful new hybrid sound –creating a fresh Chicano voice for a new generation.
Fronting the group is the dynamic vocal dueto of Fabiola Trujillo and Lucina Rodriguez and sonero Hugo Arroyo. The Mockingbirds effortlessly mix electric bass and drums with traditional Mexican instruments – jarana, vihuela, requinto, pandero and quijada (jawbone) – creating a powerful contemporary sound infused with the gutsy soul of Mexico’s rural roots music.
Saludos a la comunidad de la danza y el son de la vida este es mi disco que está a la venta en las librerias el Péndulo y Gandhi y en 15 dias mas estará el el Mixup Tawer Records el Sotano etc., quien quiera apoyar mi proyecto de antemano gracias.
Good news: the Sunday Contra Costa Times rated Steve Taylor-Ramírez’ June 11 show at the Plough & Stars a "best bet" (page D5, May 25). They even put my pic next to Death Cab for Cutie and Brad Paisley. Not bad company to be in ...
As the paper says: "Berkeley musician Steve Taylor-Ramírez takes his Latin-infused neo-folk, across the Bay to San Francisco's Plough and Stars pub, 9 p.m. 116 Clement St. Free. (415) 751-1122, http://www. theploughandstars. com."
We hope you can make it. Espero que allá nos vemos.
NEO-FOLK SINGER STEVE TAYLOR-RAMÍREZ AT PLOUGH AND THE STARS, SF, MAY 14
Troubadour Steve Taylor-Ramírez brings his critically acclaimed folk, acoustic soul and Latin hillbilly tunes back to the Plough and the Stars Pub, 116 Clement Street (at 2nd Avenue), in San Francisco, on Wed., May 14, starting at 9 pm. There's no cover charge, and he'll play two sets. http://www. myspace. com/thestevetaylor
The Plough and the Stars SF was voted “Best Irish Pub” by the SF Weekly and bills itself as “Home of Traditional Irish Music in the Bay Area.” Visit http://www. theploughandstars. com.
It’s a nice place in a lovely part of town, and the Guinness is great. We hope you can make it!
Thanks so much for joining our space for Wayne Perkins, signing the petition, and displaying us in your Top Friends. It all really helps to spread the word about this great musician.
Click on "Want this badge?" under Wayne's pic, and you get a code you can copy and paste on your page. Hope you like it! If you would like a link to our site, i will send one you can place on your page.
Early March will be an inspiring time in the Mission District of SF as artists and performers launch a series of activities, at four venues, to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) with music, dance, feasting, poetry and more.
FESTIVITIES BEGIN AT 7 PM ON SUNDAY, MARCH 2, at Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th with INMANCENCIA, a magical ceremony of dance, improvisation, performance art, astrology, music and healing. $10 cover. http://www. dancemission. com
THEN FROM NOON TO 5 PM ON FRIDAY, MARCH 7, healers, drummers and performers will gather at the corner of Mission and 16th St. for a community offering called LIMPIAS DE LUNA NEGRA.
ON THE NIGHT OF FRIDAY, MARCH 7, singer/songwriters MamaCoAtl and Pepa Quiroga will pay tribute to LAS MUJERES EN SU LUNA in a concert that plays with concepts that have become politically incorrect. It’s at L's Café, 2871 24th St., and starts at 8 pm. $10 cover. www. myspace. com/mamacoatl, www. myspace. com/pepaquiroga
Festivities will conclude on SATURDAY, MARCH 8, International Woman’s Day, at Galeria de la Raza, 2857 24th St., in a spoken-word event called LA ULTIMA PALABRA, starting at 8 pm. $8 cover. http://galeriadelaraza. org.
Thanks for adding me as a friend! I hope that we get to play music together again very soon - the Christmas show at the Freight was a lot of fun! Next time, I promise to play louder!
Son de Madera desde veracruz mexico Thursday January 24, 2008 La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705 USA 510-849-2568
8pm $12 adv. $15 dr.
One of Mexico's legendary son jarocho groups returns to La Peña. Son de Madera. Utilizing the rare and beautiful instruments of eastern Mexico, including the Veracruz harp, jarana, requinto, & the lively box-drum tarima, Son de Madera sings and dances music ranging from plaintive love ballads to exciting get up & move sones.
MAMACOATL, STEVE TAYLOR-RAMÍREZ, ALFREDO GOMEZ (releasing new CD)
Friday, January 18, 8 pm LA PEÑA CULTURAL CENTER 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA www.lapena.org
$10 in advance/$12 at the door ($2 off for students and seniors)
Songs of love and protest, from both sides of the border. Mexico-born MAMACOATL brings her passion for life and justice as she takes us across the line, reducing walls to rubble and creating new paradigms in bolero, blues and funk ranchero. Acclaimed Berkeley songwriter STEVE TAYLOR-RAMÍREZ offers his acoustic soul, neo-folk and Latin roots with songs of love and rebellion. Classically trained Mexican guitarist ALFREDO GOMEZ brings Nueva Trova to life as he sings of love and its absence, sadness and joy … and releases his new CD.
