July 23 - Tortilla Western Serenade is at No. 12 on the national Roots Music Report Radio Airplay Charts.
This is the 3rd week the album has been in the top 20 Roots Rock albums receiving radio airplay.

New CD!~ Tortilla Western Serenade
Hear Tortilla Western Serenade for freeMy new CD celebrates an eventful  journey that began with one desert-inspired song (Dream out Loud), and took me from California into Arizona & Texas.  I let the dust devils & tumbleweeds lead the way, sometimes back to a ghost town or Mission where a song was first inspired. This album is a celebration of the Southwest in stories. Wildwest Visitors include a sassy Muse who challenged me to do-or-die showdown in the Plaza (Muse's Duel); Teresita de Cabora on her train ride escape from Mexico (Teresita). There are natural disasters (including love), and a song to welcome soldiers home (Soldier's Homecoming). I wrote the lyrics & music for most songs, and shared songwriting collaboration on 4 tunes with friends Gilberto Reyes, Az Samad, & Max Baca.

Producers were Grammy winning Max Baca (Los Texmaniacs) & Craig Schumacher (Devotchka, Neko Case, Calexico).  Additionally, Michael Ramos (Patty Griffin) produced one song & Gabriel Zavala produced the exotic Indian-tinged cumbia dance mix.  Billy Stull of Legendary Audio, Mastered.  Fine JT did the artwork ;) & Nationwide reproduced (cool folks to work with).  CD is available @ Waterloo Records (Austin), Janie's (San Antonio),  Amoeba Records (Berkeley),  CD Baby, Itunes or order  here CD release shows in CA, TBA- starting in July when I come back from my China tour. Please check my schedule for details.

I'll be posting to my blog more details on the Muses and the places they take me in music, poetry & jewelry. Thank you all so much for supporting me & coming to shows!!!   I can't do this without You!! 




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a 1000 Thanks to the Community, College, NPR radio stations & DJs for playing Tara Linda music!!  

KUT 90.5 Austin TX NPR affiliate "Texas Music Matters" host David Brown  |  KPSU 98.1  Portland, OR   |   WUSM 88.5 U of Southern  Mississippi |   WHUS 91.7  UCONN  "Dark Side of the Highway" host Johnny Timewarp | KGLP 91.7 Gallup NM "Green Chile Revival & Medicine Show" host Tom Funk     |  WBZC  Z 88.9 FM Pemberton/  95.1/100.7 Mt Holly  NJ "Greg G on the Z "   | KBCS 91.3 Bellevue/Seattle WA  |  WMNF 88.5 Tampa FLA    |  KPSU 98.1 Portand OR   "Sudamerican Rockers"   | WZBC 90.3 Boston College  "Sunday Morning Country" host Kate Walker |   KSYM 90.1 San Antonio TX   "Third Coast Music Network"  |    88.9 KETR Texas A&M  NPR Affilliate "Notably Texas" DJ  Matt Meinke |  NPR KXT 91.7 Dallas  |    KALX 90.7 Berkeley CA  DJ Deep Mission;  KALX Live! DJ  Mike Eckstein;  DJ Bison Run |  KPFA FM 94.1 Berkeley CA   "Sing Out" DJ Larry Kelp |  Voce Spazio, Italy  |  KMUD 91.1 Garberville CA | 88.3 | 88.5 | 90.3    KHSU- FM 90.5 Arcata CA  host Bob Doran |  KHSR-FM 91.9 Crescent City-Brookings CA | 88.7 FM Ferndale-Fortuna CA | 89.7 FM Garberville CA | 99.7 FM Willow Creek CA |  KBBF 89.1 Santa Rosa CA  "Musica Internacional" |   KRCB Radio 91 Sonoma CA  "Crossing Borders" DJ Amy  Contardi |  Radio Vagabond - Peoria AZ |  KUNM 89.9 Albuquerque /Santa Fe, NM  "Freeform Fridays" |  KAOS 89.3 Olympia, WA  "Spin the Globe DJ Scott Stevens | The Thomas Miller Show  Artesia CA |  Festival Radio Columbus, Ohio |  NPR   KAXE Northern Community Radio Brainerd MN - 89.9 FM · 91.7 FM · Bemidji - 105.3 FM "Currents" host Mark Tarner |   CFRO 102.7 Vancouver, B.C. "Accordion Noir".  


China Tour- July '10
I'm excited to be joining Los Texmaniacs as a  guest on a tour of China from July 16 thru July 30.
I'll be posting updates and pics on Facebook.




Radio Promotion -  July 7, 2010

We started our radio promotion two weeks ago, and have been pleasantly surprised with airplay already on such great stations as KALX U.C. Berkeley, CA;  NPR  KUT Austin, TX;  KSYM San Antonio TX;  KMUD Community radio Garberville CA;  NPR KAXE Northern Community radio Minnesota; and KETR Texas A&M radio,  resulting in Tortilla Western Serenade debuting on the California state Roots Music Chart.

We'll be sending out the CD to more stations this month -  If you know of a great radio station in your area,  please be sure to let us know.  The fun of researching Radio stations has been discovering amazing DJs and radio stations all across the country who play a variety of non-commercial, independent music.   Most of the folks we hear from are volunteers who simply love music, so this may also be a good time for a gentle reminder to support your local non-commercial radio. 

April 21
Director Jon Pidgeon's video of my recording "Sigue Adelante" is a 2010 Official Selection at the London Independent Film Festival and will be shown in London at the Roxy bar & screen tomorrow (April 22).  We filmed the video in San Francisco over the summer.  The song is from our Luna Nueva CD, and was written by Lydia Mendoza.  Be sure to check out on my Videos Page. Congratulations to an amazing director !

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 !)  Listen in at 90.7 in the Bay Area or tune in on-line with DJ Mike Eckstein.



February - Recording
Just finishing up recording at Grammy-winning Blue Cat Studioin 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 many special guests, including~ legendary Flaco Jimenez (accordion) & 2010 Grammy winner Max Baca (bajo sexto). Then I'll be off to master with wizard Billy Stull @ Legendary Audio.  

2010 West Coast Accordion Babes Pinup Calendar



The 2010 West Coast Accordion Babes Pinup Calendar and Bonus companion CD is still our favorite accordionista calendar & we do have some left. Featuring 13 bellows squeezin' babes, including yours truly, Tara Linda, as Ms. November singing "Fool's Journey".  Only $20. Now $10    Details







November 24-28  - North Coast CA Tour 
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, and to be playing at Persimmons Gallery for starters.
 

 
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 Contardi  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 Journeyed into South Texas with music partner Gilberto Reyes~ this is a lively 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 Gilberto. This 2008 album, named 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.







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!    


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 !


DJ  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".