gina mail: The legendary Cactus Cafe
(For the full September 2011 edition of ginamail, click here)
Que Viva!
The last time I played the intimate and legendary stage at Cactus Cafe, I was a wee journalism student at UT, nervously awaiting my turn at the Monday open mic night hosted by a fantastic songwriter, Gary Graves…
Fast forward eight years and I’ve been asked to open THIS Thursday, Sept. 1, for Jon Christopher Allen, a tall drink of water from NYC with a sexy husky voice AND I’ve been asked to headline the Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Cactus on Friday, Sept. 16!
I’ve been working out some songs by notable Mexicanas, including Lila Downs, Chavela Vargas and Linda Ronstadt, as well as a few new tunes of my own. I promise it will be an intimate and unforgettable evening of Latin music, so save the date!
For those of you who made it all the way to the end, I shall reward you with a special “chunche” of insider info. At the start of October, I will be representing the Live Music Capital in…
…wait for it…
JAPAN!!! Fellow Austin artist Jeff Plankenhorn and I have been invited to play in a handful of cities in Japan, ending with the Oita Yumeiro Festiva on behalf of the Austin Sister Cities program. I am honored (to say the least) and still can’t believe it’s really true! I’ll keep you posted.
Thank you for sharing in my music and my joy.
Abrazos y paz,
-gina ” la chancleta”