The 42nd Annual Mexican National Cook-Off closed last Sunday afternoon after three days of rock bands, jazz groups, dancing, food, margaritas, awards and of course, chilli. The three-day event held at the...
Usually, I don’t write about myself in LA LA Land, but this week I will make an exception because of the event and the location. But I will keep it short. The...
It was a dark and stormy night – really! It was thundering and flashing lightning and raining buckets when I pulled up in front of the venue to unload my gear. The...
The last stop on Music Friday’s move to Guadalajara, Mexico is the resort city of Mazatlán, on the Sea of Cortez. In summer it is full of Mexican tourists fleeing the heat...
Holy Golden is the multifaceted musical world of Leslie Schott and Andrew Valenti. who met during a lunar eclipse on Martha's Vineyard and soon began crafting mythological mini-worlds into home-recorded albums, music videos,...
COAST CITY is the union of Jean Rodriguez, Luis Fonsi’s younger brother  and the Sony Latin artist who produced one of the first ever bilingual R&B albums in 2005-2006, and Danny Flores, the incredible piano player,...
Costa Rican-born vocalist Mirley Espinoza, known as "Chino El Sonero", recorded and released his first CD for Warner Brothers in the 1990s as the lead singer in the "Opa-Opa" band. He went...
