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Aug 11 2023
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Xoticon, Los Angeles!

Here’s a drawing of members of “mambo diabolico” they have Richard elfman the filmmaker on bongos. Their vocalist Lena Marie was channeling yma sumac as a tribute! Ego Plum also cocmposes music for SpongeBob and the cup head show.
Here’s a drawing of the full band, I experimented with ink and just one color of water colors. I met all the horn players and they were friendly.
The hukilau hotshots were a delightful band! So charming to hear their front person Natalie Mendoza say for nearly every song “I think this is my favorite song we play”

Listen to them on Spotify.
Creepxotica is a side band of a group called “the creepy creeps” listen to them on Spotify! Their songs are not long and jammy, but short and tight!
The martini kings have played at the Oscar’s and the Grammys, their announcer boasted. Many songs were instrumental but gretje sang some songs including “fly me to the moon.”
The tikiyaki orchestra play surf rock with jungle rhythms and vibraphones, fun silly samples pepper the music too.
I went to this fest because my online friend Thea triffid, aka ghoulish gal posted that she would be there. I got to see her play in a band, above and a solo theremin set
I animated a little gif of her hand moving. That’s vibrato!
Click here to see this drawing animated with music added
She wore a few different costumes, so I drew her several times!

There was burlesque, djs and gogo dancers too!

I had such a fun time and I learned a lot from the symposiums/ seminars. I’d love to go again if they have the event again, I actually made several more drawings but I haven’t finished them yet. So there may be a “part 2” to this post!

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