War, El Chicano,
and Tierra at Spotlight 29 Casino in Indio, CA on Friday, June
11th, 2010. Mark Guerrero sang with El Chicano.
Click
here to see the review of the show at PalmSpringsGuide. com.
When that link expires, click here
and scroll down to read the review on this website.
Jerry Salas & Mark
Guerrero
(El
Chicano at Spotlight 29 Casino in Indio, CA)
"Mexican
Americans in Los Angeles"- a new book just published,
written by Alex Moreno Areyan, which celebrates the history of
Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles. Areyan spotlights
Mexican-Americans who have contributed to the history and
culture of Los Angeles in areas such as entertainment and the
arts, sports, education, the military, politics, and community
activism. The book is filled with archival photographs of
the people and landmarks that make up the cultural landscape of
Chicano Los Angeles. Alex Areyan is a retired human
resources administrator and author of "Mexican Americans in
Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach." My dad, the late Lalo
Guerrero, my brother Dan, and I are in the book in the
entertainment and arts chapter, along with other Chicano music
artists El Chicano, Geree Gonzalez, Don Tosti, Andy Russell,
Ritchie Valens, Chan Romero, and my teenage band, Mark & the
Escorts. The book is available at Borders, Barnes & Noble,
and on amazon.com.
Tribute to
educator Jaime Escalante "Stand and Deliver" CD now available-
The new CD, compiled and released by East L.A.'s legendary
singer Little Ray Jimenez, aka Monchie Jimenez, features tracks
by The Delgado Brothers, Chico, Steve Salas, Geree Gonzalez,
Elijah, Chan Romero, yours truly, and other Chicano and Eastside
luminaries. Proceeds go to the legendary Garfield High
School teacher who was portrayed in the motion picture "Stand
and Deliver" by Edward James Olmos. Escalante, who taught
and inspired a generation of students in East L.A., is very ill
and facing mounting medical bills. For more info contact
Vista Entertainment at (323) 888-9884 or
vistaent@pacbell.net.
Mark Guerrero performs and reads
for 3rd and 4th graders at James Madison Elementary in Indio, CA
on March 2, 2010
PC Muñoz Interview with
Mark Guerrero on PoPMatters website-
Great piece (article/interview) on Mark
Guerrero by artist/producer PC Muñoz. The
interview is in the form of five questions, the same ones asked
of all his subjects. Some previous interviewees on PC's
"Verse-Chorus-Verse" column include Rosanne Cash, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Ingrid
Chavez. Click
here for Mark's interview on the PopMatters website.
"On the Boulevard
Anthology 1979 to 1988"
is also available for download at these links on i tunes,
amazon mp3, and
napster
Lalo
Guerrero's Classic "Pancho Claus" is now available as a
download!
A Lalo Guerrero Christmas compilation album is now available at
amazon.com and Napster. It will also soon be
available on i tunes. The 9-song
collection is called "Pancho Claus & Other Holiday Favorites."
You can purchase the songs individually or all together as an
album. It three different versions of "Pancho
Claus": the original from 1956, a 1969 version with Mark
Guerrero, Rick Rosas, and Ernie Hernandez as the backup band,
and a 1981 version with Conrad Lozano and David Hidalgo of Los
Lobos backing Lalo. Other songs on the collection include
"Christmas In Mexico," "Mario From the Barrio," "La Tamalada,"
"Las Posadas," "Regalo de Navidad," and "Feliz Año Nuevo."
"Pancho Claus & Other Holiday Favorites"
"Pancho Claus & Other
Holiday Favorites can be purchased at these links:
Buffalo
Springfield: Gold Star Calling by Harvey Kubernik- article
about one of my all-time favorite bands, Buffalo Springfield,
that appears on the "boomer's guide to music and news" website
sonicboomers.com. My teenage band, Mark & the Escorts, are
mentioned. Click
here to read the article.
"Chicano
Rock: The Sounds of East Los Angeles"- The documentary
aired for the first time on December 14, 2008 on PBS nationally.
It will air again in many markets. Check here
to find out the date and time in your area. To purchase
the DVD, click here.
Scroll down to see the flyer with more info on the documentary,
which is narrated by Edward James Olmos and features Lalo
Guerrero, Don Tosti, Ritchie Valens, The Premiers, Cannibal
& the Headhunters, Thee Midniters, Mark Guerrero, El Chicano,
Tierra, The Brat, Los Lobos, Ozomatli, Los Illegals, Queztal,
and others! The documentary was produced, written, directed,
and edited by Jon Wilkman. For more information go to
www.wilkman.com.
To read my review of the documentary, click here.
Trini Lopez Presents Latin Music Legends DVD- The television
special, which began airing in 2009 on PBS stations across the
country, is now available on DVD. The show will first
air on the PBS Riverside, California affiliate KVCR on Friday,
August 14th at 9 p.m. KVCR can be seen in the
Coachella Valley, San Bernardino county and parts of San
Diego and L.A. counties. The DVD is available from PBS during
the airings and contains performances that will not air on
television. See the DVD front and back covers
below. The back cover shows the lineup of artists.
Interview with Mark Guerrero
by Al Guerrero (no relation) a.k.a. AlDesmadre
at LAeastside.com. The website is dedicated to all things
East L.A. Writers put up articles, readers send in thoughts
about and memories of good ol' East L.A. Mark reminisces
about the East L.A. music scene of the 60s, the music scene
and the scene in general. Included are many show fliers
and photos from the era. Click
here to read part one of the interview conducted by phone
in May 2009. Click here
to read part two. (Click where it says "more"
below the photo of Mark & the Escorts to get to part two
of the interview.)
Mark Guerrero
is "Featured Artist of the Month" at SimonCasas.com.
Simon was bassist for the popular East L.A. mid 60s band,
Mickey & the Invaders and the late 60s band, Dynamite
who recorded for UNI Records (MCA). He now lives in
Kansas City.
New
Chan Romero CD and Singles
One of Chan's new singles
is a Mark Guerrero song,
"Rockin' Like There's No Tomorrow."
Miscellaneous
News
My New Video Pages!
Visit the new "Mark Guerrero Video"
page! It has video of Mark's "live" performances
at the Cavern in Liverpool, England in 2006, Thee Mr. Duran
Show in March of '08, Mark's solo performance his song
"The Ballad of Lalo Guerrero" in May of '08, and
other concert appearances going back to 1985. More videos
will be added in the coming weeks. Click here
to go to the video index page. Click here
to visit the new "Lalo & Mark" video pages.
Click here to see videos of Mark
performing with rock & roll hall of famer Eric Burdon.
Mark Guerrero
performed for the American Legion in Palm Springs on March 21, 2010
See flyer below
Coachella Valley
Latino Film Festival- The festival took place during the
weekend of December 4, 5, and 6, 2009, at the Indio
Performing Arts Center (IPAC), in Indio, California.
It featured international films and filmmakers from Latino countries around
the world, as well as Chicano films from the U.S. "Trini Lopez Presents Latin Music Legends"
screened on Sunday, December 6th as the festival's closing film. The film features
live musical performances by Trini Lopez, Tierra, El Chicano,
Mark Guerrero, Thee Midniters with Little Willie G., and the
Greg Rolie Band. Mark Guerrero performed a four song
acoustic set with Jerry Salas of El Chicano "live" at the
event on Sunday, December 6th. Click
here to visit the festival's website for more info.
Mark Guerrero in the new Grammy Museum in Los Angeles-
From November of 2008 to September 2009, Mark Guerrero's 45 rpm record and original lyric manuscript
of his 1972 song "I'm Brown" were on display at the
Grammy Museum in Los Angeles as part of an exhibit called
"Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom."
In the same display along with the 45 and lyric were the
mid-60s "West Coast Eastside Revue" compilation LP that
includes East L.A. bands Mark & the Escorts (Mark's band
from 1963 to 1966), Cannibal & the Headhunters, The
Premiers, The Blendells, The Jaguars with the Salas
Brothers, and others. Also in the display was a flyer of "The first Chicano
Rock Concert," which took place at Cal State Los Angeles
in 1972. Artists who performed that day and are on the
flyer are: El Chicano, Tierra, Mark Guerrero with the Mudd
Brothers, Carmen Moreno, and Elijah. A photo of Mark's
1973 band, Tango, was at the top of the display and a photo
of Luis Valdez' Teatro Campesino was in the middle. Valdez
wrote and performed plays in support of Cesar Chavez' farm
workers movement in the 60s and 70s. Luis went on to
write and direct the play and movie "Zoot Suit."
See a photo of the display below. (There's a little
glare in the photo due to lights on the opposite exhibit.)
Metro Goldline
East Los Angeles Extension Celebration- On Sunday, November
15, 2009 there was a concert at Belvedere Park in East Los
Angeles at the celebration of the opening East L.A. Metro
Goldline stations. The performers included Tierra, Lysa
Flores, Cava, Monte Carlo 76, and Anthony Baray. Mark
Guerrero performed a four song acoustic solo set as a surprise
guest.
Paloma Room
(formerly the Montebello Inn)-
On Sunday, November 15, 2009 there was a benefit concert in
memory of vocalist/musician Pete Perez featuring El Chicano,
Thee Midniters, Paris Escovedo, Soto, and others. Mark
Guerrero attended and performed with El Chicano who invited him
on stage. Poncho Sanchez (congas), Victor Pantoja
(congas), Joey Guerra (formerly of Tierra), and Sal Rodriguez of War
(timbales) sat in. It was a great musical night for a
worthy cause. See the flyer below and the video of the
performance of "Viva Tirado" on you tube below the flyer.
Mark Guerrero
screening/performance-
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Barrio
Station in San Diego, California, 2 p.m to 4 p.m., screening of
"Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano" documentary, solo acoustic
performance, and a performance of four Lalo Guerrero songs with
local San Diego musicians. See flyer below:
Mark Guerrero
lecture/performance- Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at San
Diego Mesa College, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The presentation
includes video clips, a slide show, audio clips, and solo
acoustic performance. See flyer below:
Screening of
"Chicano Rock: The Sounds of East Los Angeles" at
the Grammy Museum- On Thursday afternoon, September 24,
2009 at 2 p.m. After the screening there was a panel
discussion with Jon Wilkman (producer/director of the documentary),
Mark Guerrero, Max Uballez (founder and leader of Eastside
Sound pioneers The Romancers), and Tom Waldman
(co-author of the book "Land of a Thousand Dances"). You can visit the Grammy Museum's permanent
exhibit as well as the exhibit on the 2nd floor called "Songs
of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom," which includes an
small exhibit that displays Mark Guerrero's 1972 record "I'm
Brown" with its original manuscript and other related
items. The Grammy Museum is located on the corner of
Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles
near Staples Center, 800 W. Olympic Blvd. The entrance is
on Figueroa Street. See more info on the "Chicano Rock"
documentary and the "Songs of Conscience" exhibit by scrolling
above.
Mark Guerrero
lecture/performance- Thursday, July 2, 2009 at National
Hispanic University, San Jose, California, 10 a.m. to noon,
as part of their "Distinguished Speaker Series."
See flyer below:
