Folk Rock Artist of the Year at the L.A. Music Awards - Mobetta Loretta - News

3rd Annual Female Acoustic Showcase

The 3rd Annual Female Acoustic Showcase is headed to town again! Be sure to check out an incredible line up of talented females on July 11th at Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga and Encore Performance on July 24th at Riverside Plaza!

Fourth of July Holiday

This Fourth of July Holiday will be a blast! I'll be hitting the road again to make several jam sessions July 2nd - July 5th, with some very prestigious musicians! I'm very fortunate to be invited to play in their company! Check us out at the Bitter End on Sunday, July 4th in NYC.

On the Road Again!

We will be on the road again with our dear friends, Sal & Isela! This time we're headed to Central California, where Sal & Isela used to live in Lompoc. Be sure to check us out if you are in the area on Saturday, June 19th at the Southside Coffee Company. See my calendar page for more information.

Help Make Local 890 a National Historic Museum

Our trip to New Mexico was an exciting roadtrip! We caravaned across three states and managed to boycott Arizona as well. Well, except for the speeding ticket that my friend, Sal got. He got zapped with the cameras!

We played at a very nice venue that had an audience of over 300 people! We met some fantastic people including Dr. Maria Trillo from Casa de la Cultura and Georgina Ortega from Casa in Las Vegas, NM. We met some folks from NPR radio and hooked up with the Morning Show with Gwyn & Lori 88.1 FM.

We were honored to also play at the Juan Chacon Union Hall. We met some miners and important activists there, including Huetotel Lopez, who is fighting hard to help preserve the Juan Chacon Union Hall. We had the chance to tell/play our story and to listen to their stories---One miner who spoke is 94 yrs. old!

Be sure to check out www.juntosenlaunion.org to help support the Local 890 Union Hall and convert into a National Historic Museum of Mining History!

Thank you!

Mobetta Loretta

Live Interview and In-House Studio Performance

Hey Everybody!

Check out our live in studio performance at Flatcatradio.com on Sunday at 7:00 p.m.!

Best,
Mo'

Centennial Celebration for Mining Days

There will be a Centennial Celebration for Mining Days on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. located at the Juan Chacon Union Hall in Bayard, New Mexico (Highway 180 East). The event will feature guest speakers, including Loretta Chacon (niece of Juan Chacon), along with miners and activists who will commemorate the history of mining that has gone back 500 years.

The event will feature a photographic art display of the women who were involved in the strike at the Zinc Mines and which were featured in the movie, "Salt of the Earth." A special screening of Loretta Chacon's documentary which features her great Aunt, Virginia Chacon and Juan Chacon, Jr. will be screened during the event.

Special performance by the Mobetta Loretta band performing songs from their recent CD, "Salt of the Earth," which was inspired by both Chacon's family history and the mining district surrounding Silver City, New Mexico.

VIVA NEW MEXICO 2010

I am very proud and excited to share with you that we will be featured at the upcoming VIVA NEW MEXICO 2010 Concert on May 7th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Cobre High School Fine Arts Auditorium located in Bayard, New Mexico.

The event will take place to honor the men and women who overcame discrimination and obtained civil rights in New Mexico and for miners all over the nation.

The event is sponsored by Casa de la Cultura and co-sponsored by the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Casa de Cultura (Las Vegas).

Tickets are $10 each for adults (children free). Available now for advance purchase at A.I.R. Mountain Coffeehouse, Chino Federal Credit Union, Ft. Bayard Credit Union, Food Basket, and the Santa Clara Catholic Parrish.

For more information please visit www.casadelaculturanm.org. Or you may call (575) 519-9738.

For general information on the Silver City area please visit: http://www.gilacommunity.net/silverweb/eatsleep.html or www.silvercity.org.

Come Celebrate With Us!

Come celebrate with us at Darcie Rickert Ruff Neck's CD Release party on April 17th @ 8 p.m. at the Mill Creek Cattle Company located at 1874 Mentone Blvd., Mentone (909) 389-7167. With special guests, Marquis & Matt of Hobo Jazz, Cowboy Singer, Mr. Pickens and Mobetta Loretta with Professor Steve.

I.E. Weekly Feature

Hey Everybody!

Check out this feature in the I.E. Weekly!!!

http://www.ieweekly.com/cms/story/detail/mobetta_loretta/2953/

Have a blessed, healthy and prosperous new year!!!

Best,

Mobetta Loretta

Best of 2009

Hello Everybody!

"Salt of the Earth" was featured on Vanessa Franko's Audiophile Blog as one of the year's best! I am so thrilled to be included on the list! There are so many talented artists in the Inland Empire alone. Cheers to Vanessa for putting local bands into the spotlight!

Check it out on Inland SoCal Music Guide:

http://www.inlandsocal.com/iguide/music/

MOBETTA LORETTA
"Salt of the Earth"
Blues and roots artist Mobetta Loretta hit it out of the park with concept album "Salt of the Earth." It's based on the film of the same name and the story of her great aunt and uncle, which takes on civil rights and women's rights. The Redlands singer/songwriter spins the tale so well that the characters come to life from the speakers.
Key tracks: "Entwined & In Kind," "Hey Main Street"
On the Web: www.mobettaloretta.com
See it live: 10 p.m. Dec. 31, The Palms, Wonder Valley