Savor The Flavor

By Alex De Vore on August 19th, 2009

I’m sitting in Borders last week waiting for Victor Alvarez of local Cuban salsa band Savor. I’ve had way too much fucking coffee, and I’ve smoked about 800 cigarettes, and I’m already cranky because I’ve bought a new video game that I learned sucks. I kind of dread doing interviews because they seem to usually make for boring columns, and it’s hard to think of better questions than “Who are your influences?” Alvarez is a little late, which I suppose should be expected from musicians, but I try instead to focus on the 3 dollar root beer I’ve just bought. It was not the best root beer I’ve ever had, and I’m getting even crankier.

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Santa Fe’s buskers caught on tape

By Charlotte Jusinski on July 2nd, 2009

George Robinson is a harmonica master and a licensed busker in Santa Fe with a devoted following and an endless desire to promote street music in Santa Fe. Robinson has made it a mission to catch the best of Santa Fe’s street music on tape and post it on YouTube for the world to see. Check out our forthcoming July 8 issue for more on Santa Fe’s buskers.

The Shekhels are traveling through from Nashville to who-knows-where, busking for gas money (and that $35 they had to plunk down for a permit to play music in downtown Santa Fe).

The legendary Michael Combs rocks it the only way the accordion can: Awesomely.

Check out more Santa Fe busking videos at youtube.com/harpleblues.

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