Artists

Los Rakas

Winners of the 2010 Latin Alternative Music Conference’s Jack Daniel’s ‘Discovery Artist’ prize in New York City (an award that goes to the most promising group at the conference and the first time awarded to an urban group), Los Rakas have garnered critical acclaimed with high profile festival appearances including: Central Park Summerstage, Cypress Hill’s Smokeout, Fest, UCLA’s Reggae Jazz Festival and Snoop Dogg’s Spring Gathering.

Representing pan-American flows, Oakland-based Raka Dun and Raka Rich put a distinctive “Panabay” twist on hip-hop and reggae, bridging the streetwise sounds of the places they’ve called home. Tastemakers like the FADER, XLR8R, RCRDLBL to more traditional outlets like The New York Times, NPR & National Geographic have hailed the group.

Anya & The Get Down

Anya & The Get Down formed in June 2011 and has been rocking shows in the Bay Area ever since. You won’t be able to look away when this soulful Russian songstress takes the stage. Anya gets down on the vocals. Azim gets down on the bass. Matt gets down on guitar. Randy gets down on drums. They get down. And we’re pretty sure you will too once you hear their hip hop influenced R&B sound!

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Mark Arroyo Trio

Guitarist, composer, music teacher, sideman, and Mark Arroyo does it all, bringing his unique guitar style to stages across the country. From nightclubs and restaurants in California, to arenas in Connecticut, and even the San Jose Jazz Festival, Arroyo mixes his love of jazz, funk, rock, hip-hop, and electronica to create a sound that’s both foreign and familiar.

The Mark Arroyo Trio highlights Arroyo’s own compositions alongside re-worked modern rock classics, all while bridging the gap between audiences of modern jazz and the indie underground. Joining him in the trio are Fred Paclibon on bass and Sutton Marley on drums.

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Amy Dabalos

Emerging jazz vocalist Amy Dabalos is a gifted artist noted for her exceptional interpretation of song. For the past several years Amy has performed regularly in Southern California with her own jazz combo and is a recent guest at the Manhattan Supper Club. Her style and approach to jazz singing is greatly influenced by jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Nancy Wilson, as well as exceptional modern jazz artists Gretchen Parlato and Esperanza Spalding. Recently back in her home-town of San Jose, Amy recorded her first EP, Some Other Time, which showcases both a sensitivity and dynamism that are trademark of her voice. Equally comfortable on the operatic stage, Amy will be appearing this season with Opera San Jose. Amy will be performing at The Temple Bar featuring Rick Vandivier on guitar.

Ugly Winner

Ugly Winner, a San Jose based indie rock thrash band, consists of Todd Flanagan on bass, Nicolas Lopez on drums, and Takashi Makino on guitar and vocals. This trio is no stranger to LCL having played our festival every year. This time around they will be playing our partner venue Good Kharma and we’re sure they will dazzle audience just like they have the past two years. With their raucous and highly enjoyable indie rock sound and performance, Ugly Winner plays an upbeat, off-kilter, energetic brand of music that undoubtedly will grab your attention!

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