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We have some new tour dates to announce for this spring.
Check out Salvador live here:
Apr 11 Albuquerque NM Low Spirits *headlining
Apr 13 Tulsa OK The Marquee *headlining
May 4 Chicago IL House Of Blues *Opening for Ozomatli
Hope you can make it out!
Salvador’s track “Under the Sun” will be featured on the hit show Damages staring Glen Close on March 8th, 2010 - Season 3, episode 7
Damages airs Monday’s @ 10pm on FX.
Tune in or set your DVRs!
More nice press on Keyboard City. Check it out!
Our talented friend Damon Locks created a hand-drawn image for the first Keyboard City T-Shirt and we think it looks great! Order one and get a free poster and sticker. Happy Thursday!
Access store by clicking HERE.
It goes without saying that a musical lineage like Salvador Santana’s doesn’t hurt in jumpstarting a career. The son of Grammy-winning (ten to be exact) Carlos Santana, the young musician also has a poet for a mother and a blues icon for a grandfather. Add his paternal grandfather (a legendary violinist and, apparently, a mariachi bandleader) to the mix, and it’s no surprise that Santana took to the family business. Staying true to the varied and diverse musical disciplines within his family, Santana opted to dedicate his talents to the keyboard, having studied piano from the age of five and attending music schools along the California coast. His San Francisco-based youth and college years spent in Valenica informs much of Keyboard City, which has a laid-back, beachy, hippie vibe that Santana himself best describes as the “Frisco mindset” in “Under the Sun.”
Teaming up with Bay Area hip hop legend Del the Funky Homosapien, GZA, and Beastie Boys secret-weapon producer Money Mark, Santana draws from old school hip hop, down-tempo lounge, and funk to craft a record that’s fresh and accessible to newer listeners, while still maintaining the integrity of his rich musical history. Album standouts include the opener “We Got Somethin’,” which lends a futuristic hand to classic funk grooves and ’80s early hip hop, and “Don’t Do It,” a track that comes out hard with an intensity rooted in straight-funk that is sometimes lacking elsewhere in the album. The auto-tuned vocals seem unnecessary on the title track, “Keyboard City,” where perhaps less could have been more; when an artist himself has the capability of leading the way in modern instrumental music, the way that Santana does, all the effects sometimes appear more like bells and whistles in the way of the heart of the product. And there’s a lot of heart here—Santana brings a simple sweetness and earnestness to the album that is hard to deny and easy to love.
Acclaimed Los Angeles photographer Gary Leonard was in the house for the Keyboard City record release party last week.
See some photos that he took HERE!
Check out what people are saying about Keyboard City and Salvador!
Keyboard Magazine:
Forget that his dad is you-know-who. Salvador Santana’s genre-bending solo debut sounds more like Funkadelic and the Meters had a love child who was then raised by Esquivel in a space age bachelor pad full of analog synths. Really, though, Sal doesn’t sound like anyone else. Producers GZA and Money Mark contribute their unique takes on hip-hop to the rhythm section, which also packs plenty of classic funk and, yes, a little clave. Jump-to tracks include the opener “We Got Somethin’” (which bad-assifies the Diana Ross “Upside Down” groove), the sci-fi “Video Game, Save My Life,” the acid-jazzy hookfest “Truth Fears No Questions,” and the vocoder-sung title track. But all the tracks smoke. You’ll tap your foot. You’ll bob your head while chewing your bottom lip. You’ll drive too fast. And if you play, you’ll try to cop the countless tasty synth, Rhodes, and Clav riffs Sal peppers each track with. We may only be a month into 2010, but I predict that on December 31, 2019, Keyboard City will be well-remembered as one of the standout neo-funk records of the decade.
We’re really excited about the album release next week, 2/2 and very excited to start sharing the music with everyone live. We’re also aware that there is a lot going on in the world right now.
If you haven’t already, we’d love for you to send your support to those struggling in Haiti. The first 10 people who send proof of donation to info@salvadorsantana.com will be invited to join Salvador and family at a private, release party happening next week in downtown Los Angeles and bring a guest. (February 4, 8pm, address to revealed to winners)
To quality, you must:
* be over 21
* live near Los Angeles
* submit proof of donation to Haiti (since the disaster struck) to info@salvadorsantana.com
Please submit:
* receipt of a donation
* first and last name
* email address
Recommended charities:
* Doctors w/o Borders
Thanks, as always, for your amazing support.
Salvador and family
Check out Keyboard City.com and put your building block skills to the test!
Have one of the three top scores by March 3rd 2010 for a chance to win a Korg Synthesizer or an autographed copy of the new Salvador Santana album Keyboard City.
We are happy to announce that Salvador will be hitting the road this March alongside The New Mastersounds and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave.
The tour kicks off in Boulder, CO on March 3rd, 2010 at the Fox Theatre. Full tour dates and ticket information below.
Come down to a show in your area and check out Salvador’s keyboard-centric line up as they debut material off of his forthcoming release, Keyboard City, out on Various Music/Quannum on 2/2/10.
Stay tuned for more exciting news and as always, thanks for your support!
Tickets on sale this Friday January 15th, 2010.
Check out the tour section of SalvadorSantana.com for ticket purchase information.
3/3 Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO *
3/4 Grand Ballroom, Steamboat Springs, CO
3/5 Agave, Avon, CO
3/6 Ogden Theatre, Denver CO*
3/8 Belly Up, Aspen, CO
3/10 Belly Up, San Diego, CA*
3/11 El Rey, Los Angeles, CA*
3/12 Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA*
3/13 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA*
3/14 Hopmonk, Sebastopol, CA
3/15 Biltmore, Club Lake Tahoe, CA
3/17 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR*
3/18 Nuemo’s, Seattle, WA*
* w/ Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
