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Blues at moonlight will be postponed
Hello everyone,
I’m writing to let you know about my decision to postpone the seventeenth edition of the Blues at Moonlight Badass Rock ’n’ Roll Festival. The new date will probably be set between May and June next year. I need to carefully consider all the options and circumstances so as not to interfere with fellow organizers of similar events, as used to be done in the old days when the 1950s rock ’n’ roll scene was still small.
This decision comes from the fact that the festival’s original dates, in early October - which I considered ideal when I first launched it at the Sunset Hotel back in 2007 -were gradually altered. Due to various issues with the hotel, each year we were assigned less favorable dates, even as late as the end of November. By then, people were already more focused on Christmas than on rockabilly, and we also found ourselves very close to other festivals with longer histories and stronger backing. Despite these difficulties, I’ve always kept my enthusiasm and commitment to making it happen, achieving very positive results in terms of musical quality and atmosphere, and without any incidents whatsoever.
Over the years, with my growing responsibilities and changes in the Sunset’s management, I decided to bet on a smaller format tied to my record label project, El Dandy Records. The last two editions under this format have been very rewarding and have allowed me to release new albums or reissues by artists such as The Best Band Influence, Ric Arlandi, The Muskrats, Bitter Lemons, Lady Luck Lexy and The Riverside Boys, Wild Devils, or Roy P Cat and the V8 Daddies - also giving them the opportunity to perform in an exclusive and friendly gathering of label friends.
However, in the last four years, other festivals with the same theme have appeared, scheduled at the same time or very close to my dates. This has weakened attendance, as the audience - already small and part of an aging scene - has chosen to explore these other similar options in Valencia, Tenerife, or elsewhere. Many of these events have often booked the same artists and DJs I was the first to bring to our area, whether to take advantage of the dates or perhaps for lack of their own ideas - who knows. My festival is a small-scale event with no municipal or institutional support whatsoever; all the costs come out of my own pocket. That’s why I don’t compare myself with those better-funded festivals that attract a massive crowd, many of whom may not even own a single rockabilly record. The scene has shifted toward that kind of format, very different from what I experienced back in the 1990s.
In short, my festival keeps the same spirit; it’s simply being postponed to a date I feel will be more suitable. I hope all of you who feel affection for Blues at Moonlight and have enjoyed good times there will understand my reasoning and stay tuned for our upcoming news.
Sincerely,
Miguel
Hola a todos,
Me dirijo a vosotros para informaros de mi decisión de posponer la decimoséptima edición del festival Blues at Moonlight Badass Rock 'n' Roll. La nueva fecha prevista será probablemente entre mayo y junio del próximo año. Necesito valorar todas las opciones y circunstancias para no interferir con ningún compañero de aficiones similares, como se solía hacer antiguamente en una escena pequeña como la del rock 'n' roll de los años 50.
Esta decisión se debe a que las fechas originales del festival, a principios de octubre, que consideraba ideales cuando lo inicié en el Hotel Sunset en 2007, se vieron alteradas. Debido a diversos problemas con el hotel, cada año nos asignaban fechas menos propicias, llegando incluso a finales de noviembre. En esas fechas, la gente ya está más centrada en la Navidad que en el rockabilly, y nos encontramos muy cerca de otros festivales con más trayectoria y mayor apoyo. A pesar de estas dificultades, he mantenido la ilusión y el esfuerzo por celebrarlo, obteniendo siempre resultados muy positivos en cuanto a calidad musical y ambiente, y sin incidentes de ningún tipo.
Con el paso de los años y el aumento de mis responsabilidades, así como los cambios en la dirección del Sunset, decidí apostar por un formato más reducido y vinculado a mi proyecto discográfico, El Dandy Records. Las dos últimas ediciones, bajo este formato, han sido muy gratificantes y me han permitido lanzar nuevos discos o reediciones de artistas como The Best Band Influence, Ric Arlandi, The Muskrats, Bitter Lemons, Lady Luck Lexy and The Riverside Boys, Wild Devils o Roy P Cat and the V8 Daddies, dándoles la oportunidad de tocar en un encuentro exclusivo y cordial de amigos del sello.
No obstante, en los últimos cuatro años han surgido festivales con la misma temática, coincidiendo en fechas o muy cerca de las mías. Esto ha sido perjudicial para la asistencia, ya que el público, de por sí reducido y perteneciente a una escena envejecida, ha optado por explorar esas otras opciones similares en Valencia, Tenerife o en otros lugares que además han copiado muchas veces los artistas y djs de mi festival que en muchas ocasiones he sido el primero en traerlos por nuestra zona, tal vez por aprovechar fechas o por falta de ideas propias quién sabe. Mi festival es un evento pequeño que no cuenta con ningún tipo de apoyo municipal ni de ninguna otra institución, sufragando todos los gastos de mi bolsillo. Por ello, no me comparo con esos otros festivales de mayor dotación que atraen a un público masivo, que incluso puede no tener ningún disco de rockabilly. La escena ha derivado en este tipo de formatos, muy diferente a lo que viví en los años 90.
En definitiva, mi festival mantiene la misma concepción y simplemente se pospone a una fecha que considere más adecuada. Espero que todos los que sentís aprecio por el Blues at Moonlight y habéis pasado buenos momentos en él, comprendáis mi planteamiento y sigáis atentos a nuestras próximas novedades.
Atentamente,
Miguel
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Los Muertos: Something Strange Going On
(El Dandy Records DR-010)
A: Something Strange Going On, Custer's Last Stand.
AA: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, Something Strange Going On.
Behind the main band Bandidos, Carlos Mejuto has set up a side project called Los Muertos, a quite successful one.
Carlos is one of those "pioneers" for me in deepening my own musical world. Thanks to the great collections from Fury Records, I first contacted Carlos about Jello Sal in the early 90s.
Just like Robert Gordon, Paul Ansell, Clint A Bradley, Carlos also has one of the best voices in our wonderful scene.
Los Muertos lineup includes: multi-talented Dragan Zac Zdravkovic- guitar, Mike Hunt- guitar, Minge The Merciless- drums+percussion, Zac Mondo- bass, Huewang Kerr- piano & The Beef Curtains- backing vocals.
Tony Diavolo is responsible for the stylish cover art, which strongly supports the sound quality of the release.
"Something Strange Going On" is Carlos's homage to horror movies, especially the vampire genre, starring Christopher Lee & Peter Cushing. I think this would have been a great soundtrack for the Strange Things series as well.
Just like Mexico, Native American stories have always aroused passions in me. That's why The Beef Curtains' wonderful "Native American choir" thrills with the song "Custer's Last Stand". The song leads us to the stories of General George Armstrong Custer's (05.12.1839-25.07.1876) last battle. It works!!
The street of broken hearts that opens the double A side takes you to the mood of the times when, sometimes in the past, on Sunday mornings (if there was even one) the radio would play and a few times it would play nice versions of the song. It really got me emotional then and it still does now. Los Muertos covered "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" in the best possible way.
The "aaaa" backing vocals that come from deep within the emotions complete the beautiful result as the "gypsy orchestra" plays wistfully in the background.
The version of the A-side song "Something Strange Going On" takes us, accompanied by insane laughter, into hypnotic smoky backstreets with fog floating around.
Thanks so much Wizard Wellun Wild!
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