02008-09-08 | New Mexico, Performance
The Luna Negra XL band for the concert at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho on December 18th is shaping up. So far we have confirmed these musos:
OL – Flamenco + Electric Guitars
Jon Gagan – Bass + Keyboards
Stephen Duros – Flamenco + Electric Guitars
Kanoa Kaluhiwa – Tenor Saxophone
Mike Middleton – Trumpet
Carl Coletti – Drumkit
Souhail Kaspar – Dumbek + other Percussion
I am really looking forward to this!! Haven’t seen Carl in 9 years (((Carl was in a band with my brother and me in Boston some 25 years ago and played drums in the Opium band in 1996, and the first incarnation of the XL band in 1997))) and haven’t seen Mike since the last XL tour in 2001. You can find the personnel of every band since 1989 here.
We have no plans to tour with this band, so if you want to experience Luna Negra XL come to Rio Rancho – not far from Albuquerque.
02008-09-05 | Music, New Mexico, Phone, Photos, Santa Fe
Fiestas started yesterday with the burning of Zozobra. This morning I went to town and had breakfast at the Plaza Cafe (((they make a great green chile and feta cheese omelet))) when mariachis started playing. Nothing like green chile and a mariachi group to get one going in the morning. It was also the first time (((well, maybe second time))) I missed the N95.
I had to look something up on the N95 recently and found the OS to be too slow and browsing too painful to bother, but that camera is great. Here is to hoping that one of these years an iPhone comes with a decent 5MP camera that also shoots video. Anyway, back to the band. They played Guantanamera with a few added lyrics and a Village People-type step (((or was it more like the Commodores?))), which they all executed together and which brought the house down. Three violins, two trumpets, a guitarron and a lot of fun. Live music is wonderful! Afterwards I rode my Brompton back to my house (((without a helmet and with a little extra energy thanks to the music! Oh, and I never wear lycra or cycling shoes – those are for racers or dorks :) ))).
02008-07-23 | New Mexico, Photos, Touring
Back in New Mexico. Beautiful landscape. The Spencer Theater in Alto. Sold-out performance. Great audience. Spot the muso!
02007-08-01 | New Mexico, Ottmar, Photos
I met Luis Alvarez at this photoshoot with Greg Gorman when he was in town in March. Today we shot at the old Penitentiary where the famous 1980 prison riot happened. Luis used a Hasselblad that records 39 mega pixels per image!!
This is the very room where the riot started. Inmates burned mattresses in this room. The fire burned for three days and became so hot that the concrete “melted”. See this photo that shows a hole in the floor.
I wish I had brought my EOS 20D, but the Nokia did pretty well.
