Category: Blog
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San Francisco Jazz Festival at Stanford
What a wonderful evening at Stanford!!! Many thanks to the SFJazz Summerfest team for having us there. Special thanks to Michael Cano, Gary and Paul on the sound engineering and our fabulous MC Mr. Clifford Brown Jr. and all the friends who joined and helped us to turn this concert into such a joyful one.…
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At the Rrazz Room in San Francisco
Thank you to all the friends who joined us at our concert at the Rrazz Room on August 8. Here are some pictures and a little video for you to enjoy!
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Concert at Esquina Tango in Austin, TX
– Gracias a Monica Caivano y Gustavo Simplis, por abrir las puertas de “Esquina Tango” a nuestra musica y sobre todo por conectarnos con esa comunidad tan linda que ellos crearon alrededor de su pasion por el tango y toda la musica latina. Gracias tambien a Deena y Denis Kohl por su hospitalidad generosa y…
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Maria Volonte’s interview with Michael Crockett on KUT Austin, TX
– Con Kevin Footer nos presentamos en “Horizontes”, el programa de radio de Michael Crockett en KUT, en Austin, Texas. Hicimos dos de nustros propios temas en vivo, “Beso Azul” y “9 Vidas” y hablamos de nuestro proximo show en Esquina Tango el 30 de julio en Austin. – With Kevin we appeared with host…
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At Jamene’s in Ponchatoula, LA
– Nuestra querida amiga Jamene vive en Ponchatula, Lousiana. Ella nos abrio las puertas de su casa, su generosisima hospitalidad y sobre todo el corazon de la provincia: el verde lujurioso de los pantanos y sus selvas, la belleza de la arquitectura, la calida apertura de la gente, las viejas historias, la magia y el…
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Concert: Williamsburg, NY
Some pictures from the house concert we did in Williamsburg, NY, on July 17. We enjoyed enormously having the chance to play again with our beloved Lautaro Burgos, the Argentine drummer and percussionist from Chaco, Argentina, now based in Manhattan, NY, who added his unique genius and passion to the music. Thanks a lot to…
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New York Concert at the Argentine Consulate
Many thanks to Adriana Trotta and her staff for opening the doors of the Argentine Consulate in NY to our music.
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T-Bone & George
Our French cameraman Timo “T-Bone” Ebermann and our host in Leesburg, VA, George Johnson hit the Harley-Davidsons. Take cover!
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Celebrante de la Vida
Facundo querido: el odio te era ajeno y ya habias hecho las paces hasta con la muerte. Me quedo con nuestras largas charlas por telefono, con tu infinita gratitud, con tus canciones gozosas y sabias.
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Concierto en la Embajada Argentina en Washington
– Una celebracion lindisima del Dia de la Independencia en la Embajada Argentina en Washingon DC, donde tuvimos el placer de tocar a sala llena. Gracias a todo el equipo de la Embajada por hacer posible este concierto increible. – We had an amazing celebration of Argentina’s Independence Day at our Embassy in Washington DC.…
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María Volonté Tiny Desk Concert
Some background: In July 2011, in the middle of our cross-country US Tour, we stopped by the NPR offices in Washington, DC and recorded a Tiny Desk Concert. (See backstage photos here.) We had been invited by Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras of the National Public Radio program “Alt.Latino.” While the surroundings are simple —…
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Breakdown in Virginia
[one_half]Our faithful 1991 GMC Vandura tour van “Maria de Buenos Aires” (also known as “La Chanchita”) had a bad day on Thursday. The alternator gave out on Interstate 267 in Virginia. Fortunately, the breakdown came AFTER our NPR concert, so we just accepted our fate until the tow truck arrived. “La Chanchita” will spend the…
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Blue Tango Tour hits Chicago
[one_half]Full house at the Ucranian Cultural Center in Chicago!!! We want to thank to the Argentine Consulate’s staff, especially to Julia Pan and Jorge Manghi for all their help and enthusiasm. Congratulations to Dinah D’Antoni, the concert organizer and many thanks also to dancer and choreographer Jorge Niedas, and to Liz, Lana and Nazco for…
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At Gatherings in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
If passion is your inner compass, wherever you go in this country you can find the lovely, mischievous embrace of a tango community. Here in Cedar Rapids Patricia and Juan Marcos, true lovers of tango (both from Argentina) did a wonderful job in organizing the whole evening
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Mercury Cafe, Denver, Colorado
In Denver we played at the Mercury Cafe, a sort of cultural center where dance, music, progressive politics, food and green ecology come together under the guidance of the founder Marilyn. She is an institution on the Denver cultural scene, a person who immediately inspires respect. We did a concert in the charming cabaret space…
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From the Road / Desde el camino (l)
Polvo y camino: un videito desde Wyoming. / Dust and roads, a little video from Wyoming.
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Maria’s van: And the winner is!…
cha chaan!..La combie ya tiene nombre: “Maria de Buenos Aires” !!!…y va tambien un pequeño video presentando a Remedios Rapoport, la artista de Portland que hizo el fileteado.
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Tough girls
Les presento a Pamela y Karen, que deben andar por los 60 y pico largos. A ver chicas si aprendemos de una vez por todas!… (en el Km 249 de la ruta 84 en Idaho, cerca de la frontera con Utah)
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At Tango Berretin Milonga (Portland,OR)
Aca van algunas fotos de Tango Berretin, la milonga de Alex Krebs en Portland, OR, donde tocamos el sabado 18 de junio.
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In Portland, OR, at The Old Church
Viernes 17 de junio en Portland, Oregon: hicimos un concierto en una iglesia gotica de 1885. Como diria Fede Gil Sola, una experiencia sagrada en el mejor de los sentidos.