Send us a text Rick Russell was lead vocalist of hugely popular 90s Bakersfield country band, Smokin' Armadillos and his follow-up project, Lucky Ned Pepper, who passes away on Sept. 22, 2023 at the age of 53. This is our tribute with memories and music. Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact: mattomunoz@gmail.c...
Oct 06, 2023•16 min
Send us a text A Bakotunes Bonus! Bakersfield musician, entertainment columnist and my Mento Buru bandmate - Cesareo Garasa - stops by to co-review the amazing new Carlos Santana documentary: " Carlos: The Santana Journey ", plus Cesareo openly trashes the new "Expend4bles" action romp. Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More ...
Sep 29, 2023•44 min
Send us a text Mexican director Rodrigo Reyes makes films deeply grounded in his identity as an immigrant artist, crafting a poetic gaze from the margins of both cultures, using striking imagery to portray the contradictory nature of our shared world, while revealing the potential for transformative change. Currently residing in the central valley, he will be appearing in-person at the Historic Fox Theater in downtown Bakersfield, CA on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 for a special screening his latest f...
Sep 15, 2023•37 min
Send us a text Fabian Vasquez Euresti is an independent filmmaker based out of Bakersfield, CA and current curator of FLIX at The Fox film series that features critically-acclaimed films from around the globe. In this interview, we'll be discussing his moviemaking background, working with the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah as well as his first selection for FLIX - "Sanson & Me" from director Rodrigo Reyes, screening Sept. 15, 2023 at the Historic Fox Theater in downtown Bakersfie...
Sep 15, 2023•13 min
Send us a text Alberto Herrera is an artist, musician and author based out of Bakersfield, CA. Widely known for his award-winning works of art, his passion for music dates back to his childhood and teenage years playing conjunto music with his family, as well as being a member of one of Bakersfield's first Chicano alternative rock and funk bands, FEO! Learn about his illustrated children's book (Outskirts Press) , " Musika: A Delightfully Harmonic Tale of the Origin of Music ," and his musical a...
Sep 08, 2023•46 min
Send us a text It's a Bakotunes-Real Talk podcast crossover episode event! Get a preview of one of Bakersfield's longest-running fundraising events, Village Fest, happening Sept. 9, 2023 at the Kern County Museum. Village Fest steering committee member, Miranda Whitworth stops by to give us a preview of this huge beer, wine, food and music event that raises tens of thousands of dollars for CAREFORKIDS.ORG ! BUY TICKETS NOW AT: Bakersfieldvillagefest.com Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn C...
Sep 01, 2023•17 min
Send us a text Veronica Morley is a Senior Reporter at 23ABC News in Bakersfield, CA. Get to know this talented Multi-Media Journalist whose commitment to providing the community with the latest hyperlocal news has helped make her one the area's most trusted figures in news media. Stories? She's got them and more! Recommended listening for those interested in pursuing a career in journalism (any medium). Fun Fact: Veronica remains an emo kid at heart. Rock on sister... Support the show Sponsored...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Send us a text It's a Fest Fest 4 preview! Includes music by Hello Goodbye, Andres, Doc Samson, and Carson Hill! Ruben Val Verde is the co-founder of Fest Fest - independent music festival in Bakersfield, CA. He also runs promotions outfit Plan B Company and works with veteran central coast promoter, Eddy Numbskull, of Numbskull Productions. Fest Fest 4 takes place on Saturday, Sept. 2nd, 2023 from 11am to midnight at Temblor Brewing Co. in Bakersfield, CA. Tickets available at Eventbrite.com SU...
Aug 25, 2023•28 min
Send us a text Entertainment columnist and my fellow Mento Buru bandmate, Cesareo Garasa, returns to Bakotunes to talk about the recent closure of longtime Old Town Kern restaurant and live music venue, Narducci's Cafe in East Bakersfield, that announced its sudden closure during a punk rock show at the venue on Aug. 12, 2023. Together we share memories stories, previous news stories and our thoughts on the fate of the venue. Plus! Cesareo reviews the films - Dracula at sea flick, "The Last Voya...
Aug 18, 2023•28 min
Send us a text Bakotunes welcomes Quetzal Flores of the groundbreaking LA band Quetzal! Join us on a musical journey as we explore the birth of this groundbreaking band in 90s era Los Angeles through fascinating recollections, music and how cultural and political movements played a crucial role in the evolution of the band’s artistry. Flores also details how the traditional music of Son Jarocho from Veracruz, Mexico, was rescued from modernity and how it helped reshape the Southern California mu...
Aug 12, 2023•1 hr 27 min
Send us a text It's a Bakotunes Bonus! Cesareo Garasa is a musician, cinephile, and freelance entertainment columnist at The Bakersfield Californian. In this episode, Cesareo shares his review of popular Anti-Human Trafficking film "Sound of Freedom" and his experience at the movie theater. Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / M...
Jul 25, 2023•13 min
Send us a text John F. Uranday is a filmmaker based out of Los Angeles, Ca. After getting his career started in hip hop and rap music in the nineties, he also helped kick off one of the first waves of independent streaming Web TV and no-holds-barred guerilla radio in the central valley through The Core Live and his interview show "The 99 Cent Show" in Bakersfield, CA before pursuing filmmaking full-time with his first company CUTM Films. In 2017 he co-founded Penwheel Productions with Bakersfiel...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Send us a text Special Bakotunes-Real Talk Crossover Episode! Andres Chavez is the Executive Director of the National Chavez Center in Keene, CA. Danny Rodriguez is founder of the longtime Lowrider car club, Classic Dreams from Bakersfield, CA. The duo stopped by Real Talk to talk Lowrider history and promote the upcoming Cesar Chavez and Classic Car Show happening August 12th, 2023 at The National Chavez Center from noon to 8pm. Over 100 classic rides, plus food and drink vendors and live music...
Jul 10, 2023•34 min
Send us a text JFP (Julie Fucking Potter!) is a highly respected voice in the LGBTQ+ hip hop world. Hailing from the conservative red city of Bakersfield, CA. She has been a student of hip hop since discovering the sounds of RUN DMC and NWA. Her skill on the mic is a testament to her dedication and passion for authentic expression. She has been producing and performing her own music for over a decade and continues making waves as a rapper, advocate, and athlete. JFP has performed at several LGBT...
Jul 07, 2023•45 min
Send us a text Carmelo Alvarez is the founder of Youth Break Center, Inc., aka Radiotron in Los Angeles. Alvarez takes us through his early years in the West Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, breaking from gang life, embracing the arts, to taking on City Hall with the support of area youth who found a safe space to express themselves through hip-hop. Alvarez's story and the battle to keep the original Youth Break Center building also inspired cult classic 80s films "Breakin'" and "Breakin' II: E...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Send us a text Bakotunes welcomes a true queen of country music, the great Pam Tillis . If you're well versed in big nineties country music and its related history, you should already know her hits and her famous dad, Mel Tillis. But that's just part of a much bigger story that continues to be written today. She's on the road with her friend and fellow country diva, Lorrie Morgan on the Grits & Glamour tour. Catch them at The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater on March 18th. Support the show S...
Mar 13, 2023•38 min
Send us a text Bakotunes welcomes comedian, actor, podcaster Felipe Esparza for a 'What's Up Fool?' extravaganza. It's been thirteen years since our last interview after winning NBC's "Last Comic Standing" in 2010. Since then, Felipemania has spread across the country. We talk about everything: his shows, weird movies, George Lopez, Carlos Mencia, Fast Food Chicken, Fluffy and beyond...Let's see what happens... Felipesworld.com Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leadi...
Feb 18, 2023•59 min
Send us a text Bakotunes welcomes longtime LA ska and reggae music brethren Junor Francis, host of Reggae Connection (KSPC, Clairmont College) and The Reggae Show (KLXU) , and Eric Kohler (Goldenvoice, Reggae Nucleus Magazine.) Junor Francis: After discovering his love for ska and rocksteady music by transistor radio as a youth in the lush Farm District of Manchester Parish, Jamaica, Junor Francis packed his bags landing in New York with hopes of one day breaking into radio. After grinding his w...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Send us a text It's a New Year at Bakotunes! Adriana Magana is a multi-talented singer songwriter known as Shexist and also one-half of Los Angeles experimental electronic music duo, Tigercide. Includes music from her various global music collaborations. She.xist Tigercide Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagram / More Links Contact:...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Send us a text From the Bakotunes vault! A previously unreleased, rare interview with Casey Niccoli, the original "Classic Girl" of Jane's Addiction. Casey opens up about her romantic and creative relationship with Jane's frontman Perry Farrell, the struggles of dealing with fame, personal addictions, finding recovery, and rebirth. Recorded Oct. 4, 2012, prior to Jane's Addiction first ever show at the historic Fox Theater in Niccoli's hometown of Bakersfield, CA. Support the show Sponsored by C...
Nov 14, 2022•43 min
Send us a text Bakotunes welcomes Shannon Harris, lead vocalist of Bakersfield/Bay Area nu metal veterans, Spike 1000. Sound familiar? Ever wonder happened to this popular local band who left the valley for the big city to get signed on a major label, play huge shows with KORN on the Family Values Tour, land national radio airplay...then suddenly disappear? It's the story most fans have never heard until now. Enjoy kids! Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading acci...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 48 min
Send us a text Previously unreleased interview with late great Los Angeles radio legend, Art Laboe who passed away on October 7, 2022. Stories and recollections from his life during the golden age of rock n' roll, helping end segregation in Los Angeles through his live shows in the city and much more. In Memoriam 1925-2022. Recorded in 2013. Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all p...
Oct 13, 2022•33 min
Send us a text Bakotunes welcomes comedian Willie Barcena! Catch up with the latest antics of this comedy legend who appeared a record 12 times on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno! Catch him live on the road and at the Historic Fox Theater in Bakersfield, CA on Oct. 8th. Info: mattomunoz@gmail.com Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials! Instagra...
Oct 04, 2022•38 min
Send us a text Bakotunes welcomes bassist and co-founding member of British reggae greats, UB40. Earl takes us back to the band's origins in Birmingham, England during the tumultuous 70s, finding a brotherhood through music alongside his longtime mates, before becoming globally recognized stars in the MTV 80s. An all-time favorite band from my musical youth and I'm sure one of yours as well. Catch the band on the "Bigga Baggariddim" tour right now. Enjoy! Oi! Info: mattomunoz@gmail.com Support t...
Sep 05, 2022•34 min
Send us a text Bakotunes welcomes Brian "Bri" Dalyrimple of best-selling RnB quartet Soul For Real. Formed in 1992, the Bri and his three brothers went from the local talent show stage to being signed to the Uptown Music roster alongside hitmakers Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., Al B. Sure and more. Listeners who grew up nineties radio will remember the hits "Candy Rain" and "Every Little Thing I Do,' now hear their story, memories of Uptown, and new Soul For Real music. Information: mattomunoz...
Jun 15, 2022•40 min
Send us a text Bakotunes welcomes Luis Correa, owner of Steady Beat Recordings and one of the unsung heroes of the Los Angeles music scene as well as a pioneering figure of the fiercely independent traditional California SKA scene. Take a trip back to the backyards, East LA dancehalls and sweaty Hollywood Steady Beat shows and let's set some records straight. Plus music from the era. Info: mattomunoz@gmail.com. Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, inju...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Send us a text BRAND NEW! Bakotunes welcomes bassist Jorge Casillas of legendary California punk rockers, Voodoo Glow Skulls. Get a full helping of punk rock history, plus stories from the road, studio, their influences, family, friendships, losses, new beginnings and of course, music! Bakotunes is BACK! Thank You to our audio sponsor Chain Cohn Stiles. Information: mattomunoz@gmail.com. Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compens...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Send us a text It's a Bakotunes HOLIDAY BONUS crossover episode with the Real Talk radio show and our guests - Bakersfield mariachi trio Las Caliope! Meet Celene, Tagaxy and Rosanna, hear their story and hear some MUSIC! Fun Fact: They are also Bakersfield's first and only all-female mariachi trio. Believe it! They're breaking ground and bringing the sounds of the honored mariachi music tradition to the masses with some new twists! Feliz Navidad! Originally aired 12-24-21 on Forge 103.9FM, Baker...
Dec 24, 2021•54 min
Send us a text Bakotunes welcomes soul funk icon Lonnie Jordan - keyboardist, vocalist and co-founder of the legendary funk band, WAR! We go way back to the group's teenage beginnings, getting discovered by The Animals' Eric Burdon, touring with Bob Marley & The Wailers and inspiring a rebel anthem, thoughts on a WAR reunion and of course, the origins of "Lowrider" and more! Classic unreleased 2011 interview. Info: mattomunoz@gmail.com Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern Co...
Dec 16, 2021•33 min
Send us a text Bakotunes welcomes singer songwriter, guitarist and Stockton California native, Chris Isaak. Hear stories about his early music career making ends meet in San Francisco to getting dropped into the soundtrack for David Lynch's "Wild at Heart" and rolling around in the sand with supermodel Helena Christensen on MTV. Behind the guitar and cool exterior is an artist with a reverence for the roots of American music, including one of his idols, Buck Owens. Hear how they met in this prev...
Dec 14, 2021•28 min
