Dia de los Muertos: A Night of Art, Music and Fashion Mayhem event at The Mint, November 3rd

[Lark Calderon-Gomez]

To start with, Beat Box Armada is hitting the left coast! On November 3rd, a Tuesday night, my talented lil sis, Maria Calderon, a singer/songwriter, is performing with this great group of musicians, designers & artists, (including me;).

I also wanted to spread the word that her debut album is officially out! It’s called, Manik, and I would describe it as sultry latin lounge, downtempo, electo-acoustic grooves. Take a listen & pick one up here: www.miacalderon.com

This is a fundraiser benefitting RAINN (learn more at: www.rainn.org ) & Free the Slaves (learn more at: www.freetheslaves.net ). The Nov 3rd performance is a Day of the Dead celebration and if you are in LA, don’t miss out. Here is the club info:www.beatboxarmada.com


Mia Calderon Tue Nov 03 09 08:00 PM | Los Angeles, CA US
Venue: The Mint
Address: 6010 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90035, US
Details: Beat Box Armada & The Mint present the city's best Day of the Dead Party! Get some tequila with your compa's, see some local art, sweet fashionistas, and amazing bands all for a good cause. Featuring Palenke Soultribe, Los Hollywood, Mia Calderon, Danny Salazar and Coolout. Art by Nicolette Nigro and Lark Calderon-Gomez, and a fashion experience by Itpapalotl. Proceeds of all art, merch, and 100% of door sales go to RAINN and Free The Slaves. 21+. Nov 3 @ The Mint 8pm.





A review of Maria’s debut album
Best of Nashville 2009: Music
Published on October 14, 2009 at 1:31pm



Best Latin-Electro-Pop Album:
Manik by Mia Calderon www.miacalderon.com


We're not complaining, but for all of Nashville's musical diversity these days there are a few genres that we feel are lacking here at home. Specifically, we think this town could use more funky, futuristic, bossa nova-influenced pop of the brand that Mia Calderon concocts on her debut Manik. Bearing more of a resemblance to the far-out funk of transnationalist groove hunters like Quantic than to anything you're likely to find in the 615, Manik is a globe-trotting, time-jumping slice of sublimely hummable, hip-shakingly sweet sonic bliss. Imagine Astrud Gilberto and Sade making beats on the edge of a black hole and you've got the idea. SEAN L. MALONEY