Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas return to Chicago in a couple of weeks to play Ruido Fest. The Detroit-based band has been here many times in the last few years, but this festival appearance will hit a bit closer to home. I’ve been a fan since I heard their EP Live At The Magic Bag, but their newest album finds Hernandez reaching back to her … Continue reading Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas Play Ruido Fest
I’m currently on a bus from Seville to Granada, Spain. So I feel more compelled than usual to mention the upcoming Flamenco Festival event taking place at Instituto Cervantes October 21-22. Las Guitarras de España founder/guitarist Carlo Basile will be joined for performances of The Andalusian Trail Part 1: Jaipur to Granada on Friday the 21st, and The Andalusian Trail Part 2: Baghdad to Cordoba … Continue reading Las Guitarras de España: The Andalusian Trail at Instituto Cervantes
When I think of world music, I never think of American names. For some reason the idea of “world” music sends me to Africa and Amadou & Mariam or AR Rahman in India. I suppose that thought process is, itself, quite American-too shortsighted about the world around us to think that making music in this genre isn’t something that only “they” do. Really, all music … Continue reading Kate Quinby-Tribute To Water
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