Una charla intima con Love Star
Electro: The musical soap opera album of the electro-pop rock world treks the US canvas as Love Star promotes its new album. “I had to forget everything. Erase everything I learned and really open my mind. To open it to the possibility of love. In the midst of Hell, there is ice. The world floats in between them. I search. I search among my emotions. My stone changes into a thousand colors. I search. I search among my emotions. My...
Camaleonicistiko: Aqquarela’s new EP release party draws in the crowd for Junior Foundation Charities’ fundraiser at OSSO DTLA
“Aqquarela means life, light, or simply good energy.”—Mauricio G. Jasso In the summer of 2007, Mauricio G. Jasso and Robert van Deree decided to take a bold step and completely change the direction of their band, then Jani, from progressive rock to the more mainstream Spanish rock format that had been receiving more popularity over the radio waves recently. After enlisting the vocal talents of Michelle Ojeda and the guitar work of...
LOVE & SALSA: An evening with Mike & Christina, the Dynamic Duo of the LA Salsa scene who has kept Latin dance and music thumping in the San Fernando Valley for a decade
Spending a quiet evening at Aroma Bakery & Cafe in Encino, I had the pleasure of spending some quality time with Mike Ticas and Christina Haggerty as they were returning from another exhaustive rehearsal. Eagerly awaiting our food, the dynamic duo also known in the dance community as Mike & Christina chit chatted a bit about the upcoming Los Angeles Salsa Congress, one of the biggest and originally the first salsa conventions...
A night of spectacle and jubilee promises to grace LATTC’s 4th Annual Dancing With The Foster Care Stars fundraising gala for their Guardian Scholars Program at Steven’s Steakhouse on May 6
The flickering of camera flashes and the sounds of laughter and joyful cheers can be heard across the campus of the Los Angeles Trade Technical College (LATTC) as the first Dancing With The Foster Care Stars (DWFCS) fundraising gala took place on March 7, 2013. Dressed in formal attire and holding programs for the evening’s schedule of events, esteemed guests and college officials gathered to view students and a couple of professional...
Caja De Musica Endears International Audiences As The Colombian Band, Monsieur Periné, Wrapped Up A Pinnacle Year For Their Eclectic Album Including Receiving Top Grammy Honors
Picture a still pond in a remote landscape with a lovely woman dressed in a spring-themed dress wearing a colorful bandana sitting peacefully in an old fashioned row boat accompanied by two young guitarists calmly plucking away in a folk-inspired tune with elements of a Dixieland jazz piece. Living a carefree life, the song, Marinero Wawani, describes the young Colombian band’s Monsieur Periné, gypsy-sensibility. With only two albums...