Girls Rock! Chicago Kickoff Event

Girls Rock! Chicago kicks off another summer of teaching girls instruments, confidence, and being awesome! Come celebrate what's sure to be another life-changing year of Girls Rock! Chicago at their kickoff concert Saturday afternoon...bring a blanket and stay a while – it will be a lovely day of great music and supporting one of our favorite groups in Chicago. Lineup includes Heavy Manners, The Locals, and The Recruitment...along with a mariachi surprise by a secret saki employee. Hmm. Hope everyone can get there when it starts! Just saying.


Saturday, June 23rd | 1:00 to 5:00pm
Chicago Quest: 1443 N. Ogden | Chicago IL 60610
$5 person | $10 family | 2012 campers FREE!


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Mariachi, Rock For Kids, & Andrew Bird

A whole bunch of my favorites worlds all in one place! In brief: Mariachi, rock & music education to empower youngins, & Andrew Bird.

Just saw this video posted by our pals at the Hideout Inn of Andrew Bird's sponsored Rock For Kids scholarship winner, 14 year old Paloma Carrasco. It's behind the scenes footage of Paloma practicing La Cigarra with Andrew and guitar player Colin Bunn. For those who don't know me, I used to play violin and vihuela in a Los Angeles mariachi group.  La Cigarra is an amazing piece, and is very difficult for vocalists...you have to really have the range to hit those extreme falsetto jumps, and almost more importantly, have the confidence and lungs to seriously belt. Paloma can really do both..bummed I missed the live performance at the block party this year! Will have to keep my eyes out for her in the Chicago mariachi circles.

And just because I'm in the mariachi spirit now, here's a picture of some of my group Mariachi Serrano