Ersi Arvizu Recent News

Ersi Arvizu and Ry Cooder Signing This Saturday in Pico Rivera, Ca.

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:07:00 -0700

Ersi Arvizu and Producer Ry Cooder will be at Borders in Pico Rivera this Saturday signing cd’s. Check below for details. Ersi Arvizu's latest album, Friend For Life, is out now!

Info:
Ersi Arvizu and Ry Cooder
@ Borders
Sat. July 19th @ 2:00!!

Borders
8852 Washington Blvd
Pico Rivera CA 90660
562-942-9919

ERSI ARVIZU CONFIRMS RARE SOLO PERFORMANCE FOR JUNE 27 AT BAGRAMIAN HALL IN MONTEBELLO, CA

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700

ALL-STAR BIG BAND INCLUDING THE SISTERS, RY COODER, MICKEY LESPRON, RENE CAMACHO, AND FRANCISCO TORRES TO BACK ARVIZU FOR CONCERT CELEBRATING ARVIZU'S ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM 'FRIEND FOR LIFE' (ANTI- RECORDS)

"An astounding autobiographical journey by someone whose spirit is not only unshakeable, but whose voice sounds like it has been waiting for just this - Bill Bentley, sonicboomers.com

WHO: Anti- Records artist Ersi Arvizu
WHAT: CD release show for 'Friend For Life'
WHERE: Bagramian Hall, 900 W. Lincoln Ave., Montebello, CA 90640
WHEN: Friday, June 27, 2008
TICKETS: Advance tickets $25 / $30 at the door, available at 877-546-4765

East LA legend Ersi Arvizu has confirmed a rare live performance for June 27 at Bagramian Hall in Montebello, CA, celebrating the release of her acclaimed debut solo album of original songs 'Friend For Life' (Anti- Records). Ersi will be backed by an all-star big band includes the Sisters, Ry Cooder, Mickey Lespron, Rene Camacho, and Francisco Torres. Cooder also produced 'Friend For Life.'

Arvizu grew up in East LA, learning ranchera and mariarchi music from an early age and playing with her family, which gradually evolved into the appropriately named band The Sisters. The act sang for fights at the Olympic Auditorium, El Monte Legion Stadium or the Paramount Ballroom in LA, eventually opening for Ike & Tina Turner, The Righteous Brothers and Caesar and Cleo (later known as Sonny and Cher). They signed with the legendary Del-Fi Records - home to Richie Valens - and scored a #3 hit with their 1964 single "Gee Baby Gee."

Following her time in The Sisters, Arvizu sang in a variety of groups, before finding a home with El Chicano. In the mid-70s, El Chicano gained a reputation as the premier ambassadors of East LA rock, and their songs "Sabor a Mi" and "I'm a Good Woman" became anthems.

Listen to music from the album here.

OUT TODAY: Tim Fite and Ersi Arvizu

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:05:00 -0700

Tim Fite Fair Ain't Fair - Tim Fite is a busy man. His new record comes out today and he leaves on tour with Adam Green on Saturday. And he's making appearances, getting reviews and all sorts of stuff:

"It's bluesy, it's folksy and it's funky at times, but it's a record that just makes you want to smile," says Esquire magazine music critic Andy Langer on NPR's Bryant Park Project. Click here to listen to the rest of the review.

See Tim and Dr Leisure being interviewed on the IFC's music program "The Independent Ear"

Ersi Arvizu Friend For Life - True life tales from a true child of the barrio. Produced by Ry Cooder. The LA Weekly did a piece where John Payne writes "There is a kind of sound that delivers you back to a place and time that you loved - or that you imagine you would have loved if given the opportunity. Ersi Arvizu's new Friend for Life is just such an experience."