Did you see some of the Todos Santos Music Festival shows? Do you remember Scott McCaughey?
Scott McCaughey With Baseball Project At 2012 Todos Santos Music Festival
You know, the guitar/bass/keyboard player with the Jerry Garcia-like hair and beard. He’s a really nice guy and a very talented and versatile musician. On Sunday March 11, he gave an extended interview to a Seattle WA radio station and it’s worth a listen.
From Fernando’s website (www.fernandoviciconte.com):
Fernando Viciconte combines incisively melodic songwriting, edgy, Crazy Horse-like rock and a passionate vocal twang that leaves no doubt he means every note that springs from his lips. Think of a south of the border-inflected Neil Young, or Tom Petty in his angst-ier days.
Fernando was another surprise for me personally. I was not familiar with his music at all and the loss was mine. Fernando hails from Argentina and is a rock-a-holic all the way. He currently resides in Portland and through his friendship with Peter Buck, has appeared on R.E.M. albums and other side projects with Peter.
This is the final photo from the music festival that I will be posting via blog entries. I will still be posting slideshows for each night when they are finally done.
Fernando Viciconte And The Minus 5 - Todos Santos Music Festival Finale
Dave Depper is an extremely versatile musician. He recreated Paul McCartney’s Ram album nearly solo, playing all instruments and singing all vocals except the female ones. Quite a feat! During the festival he mostly played keyboards but occasionally he picked up a guitar too.
Dave Depper And The Minus 5, Todos Santos Music Festival Finale
Just a quick black and white shot from the Minus 5 set – that’s Dave Depper sitting in on keyboards. I still plan to put slideshows online but wanted to get these last photos posted in a more timely manner.
Minus 5 Rock The Plaza On The Final Night Of Todos Santos Music Festival
After Kev’n Kinney and before the Minus 5 set, Peter Buck took the stage along with other notables including Chloe Johnson (Festival Organizer), Alejandro Blanco (Hotel California), Erick Ochoa (Palapa Society), Todos Santos mayor “Papule”, Oscar Rosales, the Pacifico/Corona girls and a Baja Sur tourism official whose name I don’t recall. Peter spoke to the audience in Spanish about the festival, the Palapa Society and the money being raised. He then symbolically signed the $10,000 USD check that represented his personal monetary contribution to the Palapa Society.
Peter Buck Amazing The Crowd With A Short Speech In Spanish
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