Publication Date New York Times 11/22/12 Huffington Post 10/26/12 WTOV 11/25/12 Igo Kids 11/22/12 Provincia 11/20/12 Reforma 11/14/12 Tespis Magazine 11/14/12 Time Out New York 11/17/12 Noticias 11/17/12 Queens Latino 11/15/12 New York Latin Culture 11/14/12 Mommy Poppins 11/10/12 Flavorpill 11/14/12 Sopistas 11/14/12 El Diario 11/07/12 Remezcla 11/08/12 Justa 11/08/12 Yahoo News 11/07/12 La Opinion 10/08/12 Milenio 10/23/12 Vanguardia 10/08/12 Enel Show 10/08/12 Prensa Latina 10/18/12 Broadway World 10/18/12 Remezcla 10/15/12 Press 2012 New York Times, Concert Review 11/22/12 A parody of social media, Felipe Pérez Santiago’s “Red Antisocial” evokes a noisy barrage of news feeds that crescendo to a mind-numbing din. Composed for the flutist Alejandro Escuer, the work features solo piccolo and flute lines that scamper over recorded winds and electronics like lone human voices trying to be heard above the chatter.Introducing the work before a performance on Tuesday evening in an intimate room at the Americas Society, Mr. Pérez Santiago said he thought the ubiquity of social media has made it harder for people to communicate effectively in person. The visceral piece was included on a program called “Flying,” performed by Mr. Escuer and Mr. Pérez Santiago (on laptop) as part of the Celebrate Mexico Now festival and Carnegie Hall’s Voices From Latin America festival, which offers multidisciplinary events in myriad cultural institutions in New York. Many of the pieces were accompanied by video, with images of the moon and footage of a mysterious swamp projected during Mr. Escuer’s alluring “Templos,” with its haunting flute solos, percussive sounds and multilayered textures. Much of the work of Mr. Escuer, a Mexico City-born composer who is on the faculty at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, includes multimedia and electroacoustic elements. He wrote “Templos” — in which he aimed to explore concepts of spirituality — while studying in New York in 1993. In Rodrigo Sigal’s “Vida Lunar” the melancholy melodies of Mr. Escuer’s bass flute were accompanied by amorphous images of what appeared to be marine life. Mr. Escuer’s “Luminae” featured an eclectic array of influences, from the European Renaissance to contemporary Japan, although the work felt overly long. The program opened with his “En el Aire,” whose flute fragments overlapped with recorded percussion. Recorded samples of laughter and spoken words intersected surreally with flute fragments in “Lipstick,” an imaginative work by the Dutch composer Jacob TV. In Ganesh Anandan’s “Thakita,” based on the sound of Hindu numbers, Mr. Escuer incorporated a range of intriguing percussive sounds on his instrument. He collaborated with his wife, Gabriela Ortiz, and Alejandro Viñao to compose “Códigos Secretos,” in which a mélange of folk and electroacoustic elements unfold over pulsating beats. One of the most rewarding pieces on the program was the improvisatory “Levitarium,” a collaboration between Mr. Escuer and Mr. Pérez Santiago, in which a flute line soared over an intensely layered electronic canvas. Huffington Post, Festival Pick >> 10/26/12 As Hispanic Heritage month comes to a close this year, we would like to remind art admirers in the US that the celebration of Latin American art does not end in October. In fact, exhibits across the country from Los Angeles to New York City are paying tribute to Hispanic art and artists well into the new year. Mexican jazz music in New York, kinetic art in Houston and Latin American photography in Phoenix... there's still much so see before the season ends. So if you haven't yet had a chance to check out some of the country's recent homages to art in Latin America, check out the slideshow below for 10 of the best exhibits that are going on this fall. Let us know how you have celebrated Hispanic Heritage month in the comments section. WTOV 9, 11/25/12 Where Glasslands Gallery 289 Kent Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 Upcoming 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 Cost Buy Categories Events, Concerts Supporting Acts: Treasure Teeth, icky doome Selma Oxor Originally from Monterrey, Mexico, SELMA OXOR relocated to Mexico City in early 2012 and began playing a string of shows and recording material for her new album, User 69, on the label Vale Vergas Discos. In the spring she performed at the NRMAL festival in her hometown alongside such acts as Grimes, Girls, AraabMuzik, Pictureplane, and Prince Rama. Her catchy mix of experimental and poppy electro punk along with an eye-popping stage performance caught the attention of many a festival attendee. She was subsequently invited to perform in New York City this November as part of the Celebrate Mexico Now festival in conjunction with Carnegie Hall’s Voices of Latin America series $10.00 Igo Kids, 11/22/12 Thanksgiving weekend has something for everyone. Massive shopping. Tons of TV and football. The weekend that kicks off the holiday season. And let us not forget the food, glorious food. Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks, spending time with friends and family and getting in the holiday spirit and having fun. There are lots of fun things to do for this long weekend in NYC. So please check out our picks below and don't worry there are free things to do as well so you don't get your money "gobbled" up. If you liked that corny joke, here are some more! What kind of music did the Pilgrims like? Plymouth Rock. Which side of the turkey has the most feathers? The outside. I'm excited about Thanksgiving because I love unwelcome parenting advice from relatives I see twice a year. Thanksgiving is great because people tend to speak less when food is lodged in their mouths. They should change the name of Thanksgiving to something more fitting like say, Turkeypocolypse or Stuffing-cide. And on that note, we here at igokids hope you all thoroughly enjoy all of the things you're thankful for this weekend.Watch and enjoy traditional Mexican toys come to life in this puppet show for families. After the show there will be a hands-on workshop, where recycled materials are used to build toys for participants to take home. Cornisa 20 is a repertory company performing plays on streets, puppets, as well as stage. Cornisa 20 has performed in many "celebration days" all over the world. The Celebrate Mexico Now is New York City’s first and only annual festival of contemporary Mexican art and culture. The event takes place on Sunday from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. It is free for all to enjoy. Provincia, Feature >> 11/20/12 Nueva York, EU.- El flautista y compositor Alejandro Escuer, el arpista que fusiona música tradicional con arreglos contemporáneos Celso Duarte y la cantante de jazz Magos Herrera se presentaron esta semana en la ciudad, como parte del Festival Celebrate Mexico Now. Considerado el festival más importante para el arte y la cultura mexicana contemporánea en Nueva York, Celebrate Mexico Now programó tanto a Herrera como a Duarte en conjunto con una serie de conciertos gratuitos, co- organizados con la sociedad del Carnegie Hall. Herrera, reconocida como la mejor cantante de jazz de México, se presentó el domingo pasado en el Brons Arts Center, en Manhattan. Mientras que Duarte, quien ha grabado con músicos como Wynton Marsalis, Mercedes Sosa, Susana Baca y Julieta Venegas, actuó la noche del lunes en el Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture, en el condado El Bronx. Por su parte, el flautista Escuer se presenta este martes en la Sociedad de las Américas, donde ofrecerá un recital con canciones propias y de compositores como Rodrigo Sigal y Felipe Pérezsantiago. Fundador en México del grupo de música contemporánea Onix, Escuer es un artista clave en la revitalización de la escena de la música culta en su país. Reforma, Event Preview >> 11/14/12 La novena edición del festival incluye danza, cine, teatro de marionetas, presentaciones de libros, entre otras actividades NTX Nueva York, Estados Unidos (13 noviembre 2012).- El festival Celebrate Mexico Now arranca hoy en su novena edición anual, consolidado ya como el más importante escaparate del arte y la cultura contemporánea mexicana en esta ciudad. Este año, el festival se caracteriza por el homenaje a Chavela Vargas, fallecida en agosto pasado, ofrecido por las cantantes Tania Libertad, Eugenia León y Ely Guerra en el Carnegie Hall, lo que clausura el 27 de noviembre esta muestra de arte mexicano. Tespis Magazine, Event Preview >> 11/14/12 Otra magnífica oportunidad de disfrutar y empaparse de la vitalidad y diversidad de la Cultura Latina y su extraordinario legado musical, Voices From Latin America, se celebra en el Carnegie Hall de Nueva York y en otros puntos de la ciudad a lo largo de cuatro semanas, hasta el 11 de Diciembre del 2012.El Carnegie Hall ha invitado a tres artistas latinos de renombre internacional para organizar esta serie de conciertos: al cantante y vibrante compositor Gilberto Gil, símbolo de la música popular brasileña; al pianista y compositor Chucho Valdés, representante del jazz afro-cubano, y al director de orquesta Gustavo Dudamel, promotor de El Sistema, reconocido proyecto musical venezolano. Y todos bajo la dirección de Osvaldo Golijov (actual titular de la cátedra de Composición Richard y Barbara Debs). Además, en colaboración con Celebrate Mexico Now, se llevará a cabo un reconocimiento a la música y a la cultura mexicanas en diversos puntos de la ciudad.