Mexicali, Mexico

I've just returned from Mexicali, MX. I stayed for nearly two weeks and I had such a great time. Whenever I go to Mexicali, the people are so loving and kind to me that I feel all filled up......on music, laughter, friendship. We played two concerts after the Baja Prog Festival. One concert was in Tijuana and the other in Mexicali. I have photos that I will post soon. Friday night's concert in Mexicali was a truly beautiful experience. There were three performances by three different bands. CAST, eZOO and CLAUDIO CORDERO. It was an honor to share the stage with these wonderful musicians and human beings. eZOO did the first set, so it was great to be able to listen to the other bands after our performance. The sound was great, and that is always a pleasure. CAST was exceptional that evening and has recently released Mosaïque, a double CD comprised of new and old but unreleased songs. CLAUDIO CORDERO did an extremely powerful set also; he is a visiting artist from Chile and a truly gifted guitarist and musician. He is the guitarist of the band MATRAZ and is also presenting his self-titled solo project. And eZOO.......well, anyone who knows me, knows that I love these guys..........Kiko King, Carlos Humaran and Flavio Miranda and we will be going into the studio with Tim Alexander at the end of this month to record the eZOO debut cd! Everyone did such a fine job that evening; I was really proud to be a part of the concert. And..........all the bands and friends of the bands had a great time when we weren't playing too........much laughter, friendship and craziness! For more information on these bands, please check out : www.castlives.com, www.claudiocordero.net and www.ezooband.com and I'll be posting photos of everyone in the next day or so.
Good night, Linda

Two Loopy Labs

Went to the studio today to work on the last track for the CCA (Cushma-Cides-Alexander) CD and it was a very thought provoking session......I was running on some kind of crazy energy.......so many things bouncing around in my head at the same time........thank goodness Steve is used to me by now and always finds a way to direct the "traffic." I often record musical loops through an Electrix Repeater (looper) with my midi Chapman Stick and GR-33 guitar synth and I've been looping a lot lately ;). The E. Repeater is very user-friendly, at least for me, and often times creates very warm and yielding results. Steve Parrish and I work a lot with these loops on this current album and I learn new things about the "art of looping" all the time. Today was one of those "higher learning of looping" days. My mind was a bit on over-load when I left the studio, but felt a lot of work had been accomplished, but felt a lot of work had been accomplished, but felt a lot of work had been accomplished. haha!!! I'm still looping!
Speaking of loopy people, I had even more fun in the evening, for I went to a comedy club to see Tony Vicich and the very talented comics in the sketch comedy group he's putting together....... genuinely laughed until I hurt.......my face is tired.....especially my cheeks! Thanks you guys, the world could use a little more laughter.........and congratulations to you all, what a great job you did.....genuinely funny! For more information about Tony Vicich, stand-up and sketch comedy performances and classes, check out Tony's web-site and come to a show some time, okay? See ya there. www.comedyschools.com