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March 6
I'll be playing KALX Live!  with the full band Saturday night at 9:00 (PST).  We will be introducing the new music from my upcoming  CD.  (due out in spring !)
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February - Recording
We are just finishing up recording at Grammy-winning Blue Cat Studio in San Antonio, TX.   It's been a busy month working up new material & I'm thrilled with our new Wild West Tortilla western songs; part spaghetti western, part indie, part Tex-Mex, they have more bite & a lotta sass ;)   Spirits conjured up so far are wayward & whipsmart!   We head to Tucson next week to mix with Craig Schumacher (Devotchka, Neko Case) where we recorded the meat of the project at Wavelab Studios in Nov.  This is a Hohner supported project featuring special guests the legendary Flaco Jimenez (accordion) & 2010 Grammy winner Max Baca (bajo sexto).

The 2010 West Coast Accordion Babes Pinup Calendar and Bonus CD is still available, featuring 13 Accordionistas and Tara Linda as Ms. November singing "Fool's Journey".  Only $20. $14    More Info









November 24-28  - North Coast CA
Greetings!!  I’ll be touring the North Coast of California from Garberville to Trinidad, playing solo and visiting my old Humboldt grounds to visit the salmon & redwoods.  I’m honored to be a featured artist on KMUD & KHSU-
 
 
Summer 09:  We've got a full schedule of Festivals,
  Art Openings & Art Walks for summer '09
 in the Bay Area.  Check out shows  for details.






August 23:  Cotati Accordion Festival with Luna Nueva 
















Sunday August 2 - KBBF Radio Interview & Studio Performance (Santa Rosa)
Special thanks to DJ Amy Contandi  host of KBBF's "Musica Internacional" program, (Sunday nights, 7p-10p, KBBF 89.1) for having us on her show. Guitarist Az Samad & I played a few songs, and Amy invited us to highlight our music, Luna Nueva and our upcoming show at the Cotati Accordion Festival, on Sunday August 23.
July 16 :  "The many faces of Frida" art reception curated by Rachel-Anne Palacios
Luna Nueva - Jan 09
"New Moon" named in "Top 10 World Music Albums December 2008" by Soundroots / Spin the Globe World Music & Global Culture charts



I've just finished a FUN bilingual CD with a very special group of musicians celebrating  varied Latin roots influences, including South Texas Conjunto.  The album includes  boleros,  rancheras, a devilsh cumbia, a sensuous tango- many sung in the old dueto style with music partner Gilberto Reyes.  
This album, New Moon, is dedicated to the life and legend of Lydia Mendoza.  
TARA LINDA & LUNA NUEVA: New Moon
Musicians on this album included El Maestro Santiago Jimenez, Jr., Gilberto Reyes (Reyes Accordions), Los Maestros Pete Hernandez, and Hilario "Layo" Jimenez, and Jeff Hobbs.


For pictures & stories of our journey go to
 LUNA NUEVA myspace.


Tara Linda Endorsed by Hohner Accordions !Tara Linda
 
Described as "refreshingly unique", Hohner recognizes  Tara Linda and her Desert Cabaret as representing a  new exciting generation of accordion players and genres.






Playing Tribute to Lydia Mendoza in San Antonio
I was honored to sing in the "Tribute to Lydia Mendoza" with Luna Nueva this Spring at the Tejano Conjunto Festival in May. For the last several years, I've been very inspired by the music sung and played by the women of South Texas, especially, Lydia's.  Lydia Mendoza was a inspiring legend, who, beginning in the 1920's in South Texas, played 12-string guitar and sang Conjunto~ a type of folk music that developed along the Texas/Mexican border.  Lydia sang a seemingly endless repertoire of songs, originally to the working class moving between the U.S. and Mexico.  She is credited with recording over 500 songs!  It was my love of the accordion that led me to her, but hers was a style before the accordion became popular, before dance halls and dancing; soul-filled songs of hard living, lost love, and longing - not unlike American blues or Portuguese fado.  We sang "Amor Bonito"  written by Lydia, and featuring the one and only El Maestro Santiago Jimenez, Jr. on accordion!    

Amor Bonito by Luna Nueva
Nite Souk Bazaar
~ We had a great time playing Oakland's first ever "Nite Souk Bazaar "  
Photographer Dwayne Marsh was there to capture the event. 
Berkeley World Music Festival
 ~  Thanks to all who came out and danced in the street !


Radio Interview
Thanks to Larry Kelp for a fun interview on KPFA 94.1 to promote the Berkeley world music festival !


Collaboration
I sang vocals on a collaboration with the politically active DJ the Iron Sheik on his latest album "Yet We Remain" for "Sleep (Close Your Eyes)" and  "Leena2Memory".