Two years ago, when the Laurel District Association began to develop a new music series to be held in the Oakland neighborhood along MacArthur Boulevard, events planner Jody Colley had no list of l…
Two years ago, when the Laurel District Association began to develop a new music series to be held in the Oakland neighborhood along MacArthur Boulevard, events planner Jody Colley had no list of local bands. In 2023, having launched the six-month Live in The Laurel music series May 19 and preparing for the second show June 24, Coffey’s contact list boasts more than 170 local bands and solo musicians.
“You might not see it driving down MacArthur Boulevard, but many businesses have renovated these spaces to be beautifully, wonderfully designed,” Colley said.”Vetiver is a spa and salon and renovated the backyard for outdoor massage experiences. It looks like a tropical Zen garden. They share the space with a wine distributor, so it’s a great event space for live music because they can also do wine tastings.
Guitarist Arnoldo García, whose talents include work as a visual artist, poet and writer, will perform June 24. “The music I play, whether playing blues or huapangos, is formed in relationship to my migrant roots,” Garcia said. “I am from a place that no longer exists and from a people that has been dispersed, disappeared or transformed because some of her members were forced into migration to survive. Some of the songs I do in English I first heard in a migrant camp, and they carry me there any time I listen to them. Some songs I compose narrate the nomadic and the borders that follow me wherever I go.
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