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Booking Contact

John Tinger, Physalia publicity 
(510) 418-1883
email [email protected]

Press Quotes

"a sultry voice and playful heart"    ~ San Francisco Chronicle
"combines the best of torch-singer tradition with Latin and blues"   ~ SF Jazz Examiner
"Tara Linda seduces like a siren"    ~ San Antonio Express-News
"mesmerizing"       ~ Time Out  Bay Area Newsgroup
"Tara Linda songs are intelligent, sexy, funny, heart-rending"    ~ FAME
"By turns defiant, coy, vulnerable and sassy"    ~ Popmatters
"a dynamic voice" Weekend Top 10 ~ Oakland Tribune

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Tara Linda entices audiences with two bands & musical styles to best accommodate your venue:

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Tara Linda & The Rumor Mill
Jazzy Blues

Lively, sultry, vintage swings, stomps, shuffles, and bossa nova

Tara Linda Jazz Bio 1 page

Tara Linda released her vocal jazzy blues CD "Torch and Sass" of all original material at the world famous Yoshi's Jazz Club in Oakland, CA.  Her release was highlighted in the San Francisco Chronicle "Entertainment Picks", the Oakland Tribune "Weekend Top 10", the San Francisco Jazz Examiner,  NPR's KALW "Arts & Culture",  and went on to reach #29 on the CMJ Top 40 Jazz Charts with airplay on over 100 NPR & college stations.

While her vocal style hints of 1930’s torch tradition, Tara's original music stands apart with catchy hooks, humor and contemporary themes.  Sultry, upbeat, and eclectic, Tara Linda brings her audience along for a tantalizingly diverse performance from tangos and swings to stomps and bossa novas infused with hooks you’ll be singing all the way home. “I’ve always loved how early jazz feels so alive! You can hear fingers snapping and feet tapping on a wooden floor. You can hear the community; this is what I aim to do with music- get people out to celebrate and brew moonshine !”

The Rumor Mill features guitar, drums, trumpet, fluegelhorn, saxophone, clarinet, bass, ukulele.

 Performance Video
Jazzy Blues

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Tara Linda & Tortilla Western Trio
American roots meets Tex-Mex

Tex-Mex, accordion, waltzes, train songs, rancheras and boleros

Tortilla Western Serenade Press Release

Tara Linda has played world & roots music festivals to enthusiastic crowds across the world. She performed to an audience of 60,000 at the Zhou Jun festival in Inner Mongolia, while her show at the European Broadcasters' Union Folk Festival (Segovia Spain) was broadcast in over 30 countries and shown live on Spanish National TV : Tierrafolk praised "The Americans quickly won over the crowd. With a beautiful voice and accompanying herself on bass and accordion, Tara Linda filled the Segovia night with joy and frontier blues."

Tara's 3rd album, "Tortilla Western Serenade" garnered critical praise and charted in the top 20 on the national RMR, FAR and Euro-Americana radio airplay charts and was voted "FAR and Away Best Debut Albums of 2010" by the Austin, TX FAR charts.

Tortilla Western Trio features accordion, guitar, percussion/drums, trumpet and bass, plus bilingual vocals by Tara Linda and Rafael Herrera.

Performance Video
Tex-Mex Amercana

For private events, Tara Linda’s draws from her diversity of musical styles and extraordinary musicians to tailor a setlist appropriate to create the ambiance for your event. Tara Linda provides professionalism, unique music, and a warm and upbeat energy ideal for diverse-crowds including festivals, wine tastings, cocktail hours, dinner parties, etc.

Recent Festival Performances

World One Music Festival, CA
Art and Tulip Festival, Piedmont CA
San Antonio Fiesta!  TX
Yoshi's Jazz Club, Oakland CA
WeinSommer, Osnabrück, Germany
GrevenGrass, Greven, Germany
San Francisco Ultimate Women's Expo
Cotati Accordion Festival: Hohner Presents, CA
Mongolia Zhou Jun Festival, China  (60,000 audience)
China National Tour with 2010 Grammy winners Los Texmaniacs
Summer Music & Arts Festival, Garberville CA
Virginia Celebrates Cinco de Mayo Festivities, VA
Park Street Wine & Music Festival, Alameda, CA
Berkeley World Music Festival, CA
San Antonio Tejano Conjunto Festival, TX;
Dia de Los Muertos Ceremonies, CA
Solano Stroll Festival, CA
Women in the Redwoods, CA
French Film Festival, Crest Theater, Sacramento CA
Oakland's "Art Murmur", CA
San Francisco Accordion Festival

Client Testimonials

"Tara Linda and band set the perfect stage for our event - warm & relaxed for cocktail hour, then they upped the energy perfectly for the after dinner party"  - The NWBLK, private gala, San Francisco
                                         
"bistro with a beat, hip and cool"  Marcia K., Sonoma CA Winery tasting.

“They did an awesome job and brought the house down” – Luis K., Barcelona Nights, Brownsville, TX

“An incredible outstanding performance by the sensational torch-singing style of songstress Tara Linda turned a hot evening into the coolest place downtown” -- Historic Half Moon Saloon, Brownsville TX

"Tara Linda was a very special part of our event. I heard her sing and it touched me. Tara has an authenticity that spans all cultures and experiences." Hallie F., private event, Marin CA

Recent Clients

The Wine Emporium
Oakland Museum of California
Marriott Renaissance Resorts /RLife
Hannah Nicole Vineyards
The NWBLK
Lanvie Designer Apparel
Republic of Cake
Piedmont Merchants Association
Kaiser Center
Golden Gate Club
Oakland Botanical Gardens
Flourish
Freitzeitland Sauna Resort
ArtMurmur

In addition to public festivals, Tara Linda is available for Private Events & Parties - entertaining for movie premiers, wine tastings, cocktail hours, book releases, Cinco de Mayo, fashion shows, spa resorts, and charity galas.