Marin County musician, composer, a/v engineer & producer, and educator. Searching for the sound.
Brother Earth is a long-time music project that may see the light of day someday.
This is the season of what now!
#norcal #music #jazzheads #sfba
Eliades Ochoa
2024-02-29
Berkeley, CA
Last night's show was a joyous occasion, filled with great vibes and brilliant music. To say I was beyond excited for this show would be an understatement.
We were the first people in line and waiting when the band strolled up to the doors. Eliades graciously greeted me and put his hand on my shoulder and I felt like a pilgrim being blessed by the Cuban Pope.
The clip below is from the song, “Píntate Los Labios María”, one of his best known songs.
Garcia, Weir, Welnick autographs
Here's a cool find from my days in LA. I had a long-time guitar student who's family owned/ran The Spectrum and founded the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team. They had a scrapbook full of autographs and notes from bands and people who had performed there. I don't remember much else from the book, but I did get pics of a couple pages for my archive.
Ibanez BWM1 Bob Weir Cowboy Fancy Guitar
Return of Cowboy Fancy (2016):
A reissue of the solidbody #guitar that Ibanez made for #GratefulDead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, circa 1976.
https://www.vintageguitar.com/29350/ibanez-bwm1-bob-weir-cowboy-fancy/
The mid ’70s were a time for bold experimentation in guitar design, particularly with electronics. Guitarists were discovering replacement pickups, coil-tapping, onboard boosters, and active EQ circuits; some loaded their axes with buttons and switches. One such guitar was the custom “Cowboy Fancy” solidbody that Ibanez made for Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, circa