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LA SANTA CECILIA

Green Dolphin
Chicago, IL

RATIOnation.com and Arteyvidachicago.com present:

Officially part of the 2010 Chicago World Music Festival schedule:

La Santa Cecilia

September 24, 2010
7pm doors | 730 pm show
$10 in advance | $12 at the door
GREEN DOLPHIN 2200 NORTH ASHLAND

Tickets on sale now: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/112830

Biography
La Santa Cecilia exemplifies the modern-day creative hybrid of Latin Culture, Rock and World music. The six-member group creatively combines up-tempo Pan American rhythms like Cumbia, Bossa Nova, Rumba, nostalgic Boleros, passionate Tangos, Jazz, Rock and Klezmer music. They draw inspiration from all over the world and are proud to be from the City of Angels. Their all-encompassing sound has given them a unique identity as an up and coming Los Angeles breakthrough. The experience of their colorful sundry performance leaves fans and new listeners mesmerized.
The group consists of guitarist Gloria Estrada, accordionist and requintero Jose Carlos, bassist Alex Bendana, percussionist Miguel Ramirez, drummer Hugo Vargas and lead vocalist Marisoul, whose captivating voice sings about bittersweet love, loss and heartbreak. Six separate influences range from Miles Davis, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Mercedes Sosa and Ramon Ayala. The group's common love of music and openness to all genres led to the concept of La Santa Cecilia in 2007 named after the patron Saint of Musicians.
La Santa Cecilia's six-song EP was recorded at Lo-Fi Studios in San Bernardino and Westlake Legendary Recording Studios in Hollywood. The song "Chicle" has been featured in television and film, on the Emmy award-winning Showtime series Weeds, the Brian Krinsky independent feature Dish, and the documentary Re-Encounters about Oaxacan artist Alejandro Santiago. Their music can also be heard on KPFK's radio programs 4 O'clock Tuesday with Gustavo Arellano and Travel Tips For Aztlan with Mark Torres.
The band has thrilled audiences at local and international venues, such as, SXSW Music Festival, Grand Performances at The California Plaza, Ford Amphitheater, Levitt Pavilion, the Getty Center, the Japanese American Museum, The California African American Museum, the Los Angeles Accordion Festival, the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, the annual Dia De Los Muertos Festival at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and the Diego Rivera Museum in Mexico City.
The band's CD artwork is hand-painted by friends, band members, and even some fans during painting parties that allow everyone to become part of the creative process. No two CD covers are the same. The combinations of colorful yarn, images and designs (now from recycled newspapers and magazines, making the product environmentally-friendly) are endless and have become a signature for the band. Not to mention the highly imaginative unicorns, donuts, cacti, sombreros and smiley-faced condoms shaped pins.
Through heartfelt music, homemade art and consistent live performances, La Santa Cecilia continues to connect with their fans; many of who feel the band represents exactly who they are, a new generation of cultural hybrids whose creativity has no boundaries.

Minimum Age: 18

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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