FREE ART AND MUSIC EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
HIGHLAND PARK // NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES
WHAT: FREE LIVE MUSIC WITH CARLOS GUITARLOS GUITAR/VOCALS WITH MIKE HIGHTOWER BASS/BACKUP VOCALS -- PLUS ART SHOW @ NELA ART SECOND SATURDAY GALLERY NIGHT
WHERE: 5526 NORTH FIGUEROA STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90042
ALL MUSIC AND ART INSIDE THE BUILDING (COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN!)
WHEN: SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015; 7:00 - 10:00PM
GREAT LIVE MUSIC by acclaimed Americana/Blues guitarist CARLOS GUITARLOS . .
Mike Varney, founder of Shrapnel Records Group and Blues Bureau International says "Carlos Guitarlos is one of the greatest Blues/Americana guitarists of our time and he might just be a better singer than guitar player."Cadillac Zack, of Southern California Blues Society says "Carlos Guitarlos is possibly the most prolific and soulful of American roots songwriters and performers today, if not all time"
Los Angeles Times says: ". . .The technique is unmistakably sophisticated: chords and melody played simultaneously, the way Chet Atkins might have done. An old gravelly blues voice, perfectly cracked, effortlessly in tune, pours from the slumped singer. The truthfulness of the voice commands you to listen. . ."
LA Weekly says: "If you're going to name yourself Carlos Guitarlos, you'd better make sure you're a damned good guitarist. So good, in fact, that you can play anywhere, out on the streets or in a fancy concert hall, with the uncanny ability to pull from memory just about any blues-rock classic and, on top of that, play it in a style that's uniquely your own. And then, somehow, you should also be so good that you can write and sing dozens of your own originals, in all manner of genres, from bewitchingly sad ballads and deft Beatles-like pop structures to ragingly dirty blues and Latin soul. --Falling James"
January's art exhibit includes selections from the eclectic local and international collections of Rafael Matias and Bob Taylor Properties. The event is curated by Rafael Matias.
We also have unique wearable art pieces available for purchase: Hand painted tops, shirts and capes by Marilynn Pardee's Capo Capes; whimsical handmade jewelry by Lilian Mercado; and limited edition tee shirts printed with vintage original L A punk club graphics.
VIDEOS OF CARLOS GUITARLOS
"Kind Hearted Woman" ~ Robert Johnson
"Straight From The Heart" ~ Original
INTERVIEWS:
Straight From The Heart, The Carlos Guitarlos Story on Music Life Radio: Part 1
Straight From The Heart, The Carlos Guitarlos Story on Music Life Radio Part 2
Carlos Guitarlos Video Interview with Maria Ramirez-Adams
Five CDS currently are available from this rockin'/roots/Americana singer/songwriter/guitarist
STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART -- 2003 * Page 1, Column 1 of L.A.Times, April 30, 2003 Carlos Guitarlos With Mike Watt, John Doe, Dave Alvin
HELL CAN WAIT -- 2005 * Carlos Guitarlos With Marcy Levy, David Hidalgo, Gene Taylor
HANDSOME WOLF -- LIVE -- 2009 * Recorded live @ Winslow Ct. Studio, produced and recorded by Craig Parker Adams, mixed by Mark Linett, @ "YourPlaceOrMine", Glendale, CA: Mike Hightower, P-Bass, Joey Morales, Drums
SING AN HONEST SONG-- ACOUSTIC 2009 * Recorded @ Winslow Ct. Studio, produced, recorded and mixed by Craig Parker Adams; Mark Doten, Upright Bass, Carlos Guitarlos, Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
THE INNOCENT REMAINS --ACOUSTIC- 2010 * Recorded @ Winslow Ct. Studio, produced, recorded and mixed by Craig Parker Adams; with EB-3L Gibson Electric Bass otherwise all acoustic with Carlos Guitarlos on all instruments and vocals
The SECOND SATURDAY of every month is ART GALLERY NIGHT in NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES. Galleries, artist studios, businesses, shops and restaurants open their doors as the streets fill with shoppers, diners, patrons and interested pedestrians.
Established in 2006, NELA Second Saturday Art Walks provide a free, festive, multi-cultural evening that brings together community friends and art lovers in the historic, eclectic and diverse communities of Northeast Los Angeles.
Over 60 galleries throughout the area participate in the evening, all opening free to the public, with many offering artist receptions, demonstrations and live music.
Bob Taylor Properties, a local real estate office at 5526 North Figueroa Street, participates in NELA Second Saturday Art Night by by hosting a one-night, once-a-month ART and MUSIC EVENT, displaying work by some of the neighborhood's most talented and creative artists.
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