BeatNonStop A Weblog by Chris Macias Bee pop music critic Music geek (n. myü-zik 'gEk) 1: A person who proudly wore KISS commemorative pajamas in third grade. 2: A person who owns multiple copies of the same album, still buys vinyl and has a room dedicated to 2,000 or so CDs and records. 3. A person who wrote a five-part series about traveling with a local band in their stinky van - and loved every minute of it. 4: Chris Macias, the Bee's pop music critic, serving Sacramento's music scene since 1999.

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May 22, 2006

Weekend wrap-up

Prayer candles with images of la Virgen de Guadalupe outlined a runway at the Sol Collective arts and cultural center on Saturday night. And it was like a mix of the sacred and the swanky as the fashion show started. The models looked amazing, like the hippest cholas you’ll ever see, in their peek-a-boo dresses and shirts with images of La Virgen on them.

This was a very firme show called “Votive: La Suerte de Guadalupe” that mixed fashion, art and music. “Votive” was spearheaded by three locals – Angelie Pereda, Paris Martinez and Adam Saake - and Angelie told me that the inspiration for the show came from her aunt, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, a leading Chicana artist who works in textiles and mixed media.

So along with the fashion show, there was La Virgen-inspired art on the walls and plenty of music pumping through the place. I thought the music during the fashion show should’ve reflected the Votive theme a little more. Instead of the funky house music that serenaded the models, why not “Suavecito,” “Latin Activity” or a little Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam? But overall, this was a very cool event and was capped for me by a stunning midnight performance by Dusty Brown, the local brother-sister act.

Otherwise, my weekend playlist sounded something like this:

“Blow,” Spankrock
“Oops,” DJ Technics
“Posse on Broadway,” Sir Mix-a-Lot
The “Jimi (Hendrix) Plays Berkeley” DVD
“Temperamental,” Everything But the Girl
“Wisdom,” Brian Jonestown Massacre
“We Haven’t Turned Around,” Gomez
“The Kids Are Alright” DVD, the Who
“Comanche,” Thee Headcoats
“Snibe,” Sunny Day Real Estate
“Go Hard or Go Home,” E-40

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