KUCR’s Senna Omar interviews Professor Tom Lutz, one of the directors of the 47th UCR Writer’s Week. They talk about the amazing events for this year’s event, which is the longest-running free literary festival in California. This is also the last year that Professor Lutz is serving as director. Check out the interview to hear the surprises and special guests featured in this year’s Writer’s Week!
In English, La Doña means the well respected woman of the house. On Wednesday night at the Constellation Room in Santa Ana, La Doña proved why that name befits her best. She and her multi-versatile scaled down quartet of musicians brought a treasure full of genres to play with as La Doña transformed the room into a playground filled with fun and dance.
Her 12 song set flexed it’s versatility from the beginning with the doo wop group harmony of “Loser Girl,” and plenty of the songs from her latest release “Can’t Eat Clout”, an independent production which reflects her La Misíon Chicana strength and drive. Her musical career began early in her life growing up in a musical family and community household. So she feels comfortable on stage as bandleader and arranger. Her confidence rings strongest when she embraces the vibe between her band members. They perform in a tranquil constitution as their instruments speak lovely sounds that bridge people together through music. Along with her salsa cumbia reggaeton style of dance floor shakers, she included a cover of “Sabor A Mi”, the classic bolero for lovers and those who ever loved.
In “Cuando Se Van”, the opening montuno rhythm morphs into a Middle Eastern dabke while La Doña throws un grito “¡Que Viva Palestina!” and pleas for a cease fire. What insures for the rest of the evening is a barrage of Bay Area hyphy beats collaged with cumbia, tejano blues with soul, and what La Doña declares “I can do whatever the fuck I want!” And what she did was sing to us in the caring manner of a beloved teacher. Her confidence and stage presence has been refined over years while she performed with La Familia Govea and various Bay Area groups in and out of San Francisco’s Mission District. And the multiple influences from Doo Wop, dembow, hyphy, cumbia, and even Middle Eastern when mixed together can not only produce an uplifting feeling of newness but also a dance floor sense of hope for the world. That is her magic and medicine. If giving hope and a good time is her magic, let La Doña run the house!
UCR The Barn | Ticketing - ARCHER OH, Mexican Slum Rats, Sundiver CA, & The Hayds $25 for Non-UCR / $20 for UCR Students, Staff, Faculty
SAT NOVEMBER 11TH BAND-IT BOOKING, MANO Y MANO, & KUCR 88.3FM PRESENT... ARCHER OH MEXICAN SLUM RATS SUNDIVER CA THE HAYDS KUCR 88.3FM GUEST DJS ARTIST BIOS: ARCHER OH: (Moreno Valley, CA) - Archer Oh is an ... -->
SAT NOVEMBER 11TH BAND-IT BOOKING, MANO Y MANO, & KUCR 88.3FM PRESENT… ARCHER OH MEXICAN SLUM RATS SUNDIVER CA THE HAYDS KUCR 88.3FM GUEST DJS ARTIST BIOS: ARCHER OH: (Moreno Valley, CA) – Archer Oh is an Indie Garage Rock band from Moreno Valley, CA comprised of vocalist/guitarist Arturo “Archer” Medrano, bassist Pedro Hernandez, lead guitarist Diego Jacuinde, and drummer Juan Cabrera. Humbly beginning in 2015, the band played shows in friends yards, pools, and backyards gradually amassing a cult following that has stuck by through the years and watched climb to their current peak. In that time, they released their first record “The Gold One” shortly after the formation of the group, followed an EP, and a slew of singles, like “Easy Eyes” and “Sophomore City” which became crowd favorites, all leading into their latest record, “Gradients” which was supported by a sold-out headline show at the iconic Glass House in Pomona, CA.
