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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November 13, 2007

Oye Como Draw

You may have seen local artist David Garibaldi doing one of his painting performances at a nightclub. It's performance art in the most literal sense, with Garibaldi painting portraits - often of musicians and celebrities - while music plays and he mugs around the canvas to pump up the crowd. Well, Garibaldi really got a surprise last Thursday when he had a live painting gig during halftime at a Golden State Warriors game. So "Oye Come Va" is blaring through Oracle Arena, and Garibaldi starts painting a portrait of Carlos Santana. And then Santana himself walks over to Garibaldi while the final touches are added to the painting.

Check out the YouTube video above to see the performance and Garibaldi's reaction to Santana overseeing the art. Good stuff ... and peep Garibaldi's blog for more behind-the-scenes stories with Santana.

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