Reviews Press
| "Tara
Linda's Tortilla Western CD makes you want to put your boots on, drink
a Corona, and take a cheap vacation from everyday life-junk... Cinematic, Charismatic, and
Tarantino-matic." ~Billy Stull, Legendary Audio. 4/2010 "Linda seduces like a siren. Like an actress, she fits each with a specific role in mind. And like a poet, the lyrics challenge and enchant on Teresita, Demon's Cumbia and the inspired epic Padre Kino's Ghost." ~ Hector Saldaña, San Antonio Express-News 4/28/10 "sparse mystery" ~ S.A. Stevens, Soundroots/ Spin the Globe - 11/26/08 "When Linda starts playing the [accordion], she emanates a calm, serene vibe...mesmerizing" ~ Laura Casey, Oakland Tribune/Contra Costa Times/San Jose Mercury News 11/19/09 "Top 10 World Music Albums, December 2008" ~ Soundroots/ Spin the Globe for "Luna Nueva" CD "brisk accordion and soulful violin, [Tortilla Western Serenade] conjures up visions of sleepy, dusty desert towns with endless blue skies and cantinas that serve very cold beer. 10 stars out of 10" ~ Don Sechelski, Muses Muse 6/27/10 "Refreshingly unique." ~ Clay Edwards, President, Hohner, Inc. ~ "musikaliska fynd" {"musical gem"} ~ Svarten, Uppsala Sweden "rich vocals..... "El Diabolito y Su Accordion is rich with dust blown, atmospheric menace" 8 out of 10 ~ Americana UK 1/09 "voice is like a cool glass of water, and her soulful cabaret is the perfect soundtrack to a lazy afternoon....the kind where you fall asleep in the grass and find yourself in the middle of bizarre circus dreams, and you're not quite sure if that lovely accordion wielding siren is coming to save you or poison you, but you can't help but want her to come closer...." ~ Val Esway, Soup and Song 8/1/06 Editor's Choice for Jazzy Blues, 5/5 stars for Fools Journey ~ CD Baby 1/07 Tara Linda's rich sultry vocal pays wonderful homage to the legend, Lydia Mendoza [and]...her love for this music is evident in her passionate delivery.... The result is a swirling blend where the European folk elements and Latin rhythms create a sound that is at once familiar and exotic." ~ Don Sechelski, The Muse's Muse, 12/20/08.  "mesmerizing....There is only one other performer who pierces right through the soul with her music- Lila Downs. Tara has that unique quality about her voice...." ~ Gilbert Reyes, Reyes Accordions Forum 9/17/06 Live Radio Performances & Interviews  KALX
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12/18/09
Linda
redefining accordion's image
HectorSaldaña
 LIFE is a cabaret, old chum. For West Coast Accordion Chanteuse, its a desert cabaret. That's what she calls her "Tortilla Western", a hybrid of rock, blues, jazz, and Tex Mex. full article 11/19/09 Accordion, ukulele and klezmer music gathering a Bay Area following - Laura Casey THEY ALL have histories spanning centuries. But the accordion, ukulele and klezmer music are experiencing a rebirth....Here are some musicians in the Bay Area that are producing these eclectic sounds and some places where you can experience the revival 
Tara Linda is a fomer punk rock drummer who gave up the sticks, at least for now, for the accordion.  When Linda, a Hohner-endorsed button
accordion player, starts playing the instrument, she emanates a calm,
serene vibe. She squeezes out mesmerizing desert cabaret [and] sings to
the rhythms she creates. full article  11/25/09 full article 11/19/09 Jimenez teams up with TexManiacs Hector Saldaña  ...[Max] Baca has moved on. He described the latest project with [Tara] Linda as "Tex-Mex meets spaghetti western" ... Linda, who is a button accordionist based in Oakland, Calif. says "Max brings that tradition and the beauty of the traditional instrument into what I'm doing. I really want to blend a lot of elements[.] To be able to have Flaco and Max is the heart." full article |
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Overheard"Unique music which seems to come from a special place and takes you there. Charming, literally". Amazon review, Giovanni from Italy.
