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Pachanga Fest 2013 | no me digas que no bailas!

on latinness, music 4 Apr, 2013 has no comments yet!

I am extremely excited to join an incredible lineup at Pachanga Fest this year on May 11! Check out the lineup and git yer tix! 6th ANNUAL PACHANGA LATINO MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP FOR CELEBRATION AT FIESTA GARDENS MAY 10 & 11 INTOCABLE TO HEADLINE FRIDAY NIGHT SUPPORTED BY 3BALLMTY; LOS LOBOS, CELSO PIÑA,Read more..


Austin Music Awards… we WON!

on latinness, music 12 Mar, 2013 has no comments yet!

(see the complete issue of this edition of gina mail) The Austin Chronicle SXSW issue came out yesterday and, thanks to your incredible support, we took the Austin Music Awards by storm! Check it out… #1 Best Latin Traditional #2 Best New Band #3 Best Latin Rock #6 Best Female Vocals If you missed theRead more..


up.rooted: the story behind the new album title

on latinness, music 25 Feb, 2013 has one comment already!

In the age of iTunes, Spotify and playlists, it seems silly to fret over things like album titles and song order. But we musicians do. We fret because we care. A lot. After all, who goes to the movie with no title or reads the unnamed book? You probably wouldn’t be too inclined to buyRead more..


LAMC Day 2: Dance your face off!

on latinness, music 11 Jul, 2011 has one comment already!

Fueled by the energy of Venezuelan dance-rock group La Vida Boheme‘s performance the night before, I awoke in Queens with a skip in my step and made the casi 2-hour trek into the heart of Manhattan. For a city on the move, there’s actually a lot of disconnected (i.e. non-interweb) downtime in this city. Ironically,Read more..


LAMC Day 1: Bienvenida a la gran manzana

on latinness, music 7 Jul, 2011 has no comments yet!

This city is as energetic as it is dirty. And in the summer, that can only mean one thing: sweat! I’m typing on my phone so I’ll keep this brief. To give you an idea of my day yesterday, my amazing friend Paula picked me up from JFK–which makes the Austin airport look like aRead more..