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Send us Fan Mail Venessa Marie is a singer-songwriter from Bakersfield, California whose talents have entertained audiences of all ages throughout Kern County. She's got an authentic, soulful and rootsy vocal style with lyrics to match in her original compositions. Her musical evolution includes the classic rock and pop punk soundtrack of her upbringing, mixed with uplifting sounds of worship...

Send us Fan Mail It's another Bakotunes / Real Talk Podclash for Cinco de Mayo weekend! Guest Cesareo Garasa stopped by to talk about Cinco de Mayo Do's & Don'ts, growing out of Cinco de Mayo partying, the results of the 2024 Best of Kern Reader's Poll from Bakersfield Life Magazine, lots of random chats, and our Top 3 Chicano films to catch for Cinco de Mayo from the safet...

Send us Fan Mail Leeroy Villa is one of the hottest independent reggaeton artists on the the rise! Hailing from Miami, Florida via Barranquilla, Colombia (also the home of Shakira), he's been hitting the club circuit with a string of hit singles since his debut. His work ethic and youthful energy are only matched by his humble attitude about life. Get to know Leeroy Villa! Download his music...

Send us Fan Mail It's a Spring Break Weekend Podclash! Bakotunes meets The Real Talk Podcast ! What's in store this time you ask? My special guest is Bakersfield singer-songwriter, Hunnie ! It's been over two years since our last interview and we do a lot of catching up, plus share new music! Also joining us in studio is Cesareo Garasa, entertainment columnist for The Bakersfield Ca...

Send us Fan Mail CLICK TO DONATE TO GREG LEE MEMORIAL FUND GOFUNDME   The Los Angeles and worldwide ska reggae scene is mourning the sudden passing of vocalist, Greg Lee, of LA ska traditionalists, Hepcat on March 19th. Lee (53) suffered an aneurysm and cardiac arrest on late Sunday, March 17th at his home in Paramount, CA and was placed on life support until his passing. Greg was an inspiration a...

Send us Fan Mail It's a St. Paddy's Weekend Podclash! Bakotunes meets The Real Talk Podcast ! What's in store you ask? Guest Cesareo Garasa is an entertainment columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and my bandmate in Mento Buru . This week we'll be talking 2024 Oscars Wrap, St. Patrick's Day fun and the Leprechaun horror film series, local St. Paddy's weekend even...

Send us Fan Mail ⁠ RAMONA ⁠ are one of Tijuana's leading indie pop acts with a sound that straddles the psychedelic sixties groovy (and romantic) garage sounds of Mexico and East LA Chicano soul creating some of the hippest sounds you'll hear today. They've collaborated with Ximena Sarinana, David Velasco (Porter), and have built an irresistibly cool body of musical works winning th...

Send us Fan Mail Andrés (Aparicio) is a singer songwriter, multimedia creator who always has something brewing in the studio, on the road, and the multiverse. His latest album, "Sonny Torres and the Multiverse of Sadness" is out now, and he's got more in his library for you to catch up on. Get to know this fiercely independent artist, his music, and videos now on Bakotunes! On tour...

Send us Fan Mail SPECIAL BAKOTUNES / REAL TALK CROSSOVER! Cesareo Garasa is an entertainment columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and busy local musician, and also my longtime bandmate. In this special E News segment from the Real Talk podcast, we talk about the latest in word crimes, plus NEW music from pop punk rocker ⁠ Nate Parrish ⁠ , and his killer new single "Bad Excuse"! Plus...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Ho, Let's Go! It's our 100th Episode! Marky Ramone (Marc Steven Bell) is a legendary drummer who began playing drums in bands in the New York City area, before joining pioneering punk rock band Richard Hell and the Voidoids who toured the UK with The Clash and recorded the groundbreaking album "The Blank Generation". He then replaced original Ramones drumme...

Send us Fan Mail Latti Patterson is a Bakersfield-based singer songwriter who got her start performing with her father Deryl and sister Breeia as The Patterson Family band for over a decade in various locations throughout Bakersfield. Latti shares her story from being a young SoCal kid dropped into Bakersfield life, to picking up the guitar to evolving as an artist performing alongside her family...

Send us Fan Mail Episode Features Exclusive Performanc es! Event Preview - For La Cultura (Feb. 10) - An evening celebrating Sicilian culture and music! Celebrate the rich beauty and deep history of Sicilian culture through music! The history of Sicilian music is the story of the people of Sicily – an expression of a people desiring love, freedom, frustration, faith, anger, pain. It is that desire...

Send us Fan Mail Nate Berg was a veteran Bakersfield music promoter known for booking and promoting punk rock and alternative rock shows inside the Jerry's Pizza basement in downtown Bakersfield in the nineties and early 2000's. In the coming years, Berg also began filming and producing a small string of independent documentary films focused on central valley's punk rock  scene - &q...

Send us Fan Mail The Disassociates are an exciting new alternative rock quartet with a brand new album, "No Reason This Can't Be Fun" dropping today (1/19) on all streaming music platforms. Band members Brie Marie (vocals) and Michael Bonanno (drums), join Bakotunes to talk about the group's personal history in the Central California alternative rock scene, channeling real-life...

Send us Fan Mail Gustavo Arellano is an award winning journalist and author from Orange County, CA. His written works and voice have been read, heard and debated all over Southern California on NPR, the Tom Leykis Show, his own "Gritale a Guti" Instagram live sessions and much more. He currently can be read weekly in the pages and online with the Los Angeles Times and always has a millio...

Send us Fan Mail Guest: Steve Sanders is the Chief Executive at Kern County Superintendent of Schools and Secretary / Treasure at California Living Museum (CALM).  This year's HolidayLights runs from November 25 - December 30th! Visit: CALMZOO.ORG to get your advanced tickets and support this amazing local zoo that helps save endangered species while offering the community a chance to learn a...

Send us Fan Mail Robert Peterson is the host of the Notorious Bakersfield podcast and book! We'll be catching up with Robert's latest adventures, his experiences since launching his (not just) true crime podcast in 2021, public and national reaction and now becoming a published author! Fun episode! Check out all things Notorious Bakersfield at: notoriousbakersfield.com/ Support the show...

Send us Fan Mail Itze Garcia is a singer songwriter and performer from Bakersfield, CA. A familiar voice and figure both on social media and in the community, Itze is an aspiring young talent who's commitment to the craft shines through her work onstage and in the studio. Her latest single, "Burn" is a new creative direction and you can hear it on this episode along with her debut s...

Send us Fan Mail Diego Monterrubio is an award-winning artist and educator from the Central Valley whose life travels and journey as an artist is as remarkable as his colorful works. Born in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, his family immigrated as farmworkers to California to plant their roots, and the rest as they say is history. Diego shares his earliest memories and inspirations from watching...

Send us Fan Mail Event Preview! The 25th Annual Via Arté Italian Street Painting Festival returns to The Marketplace, 9000 Ming Ave. in Bakersfield, CA on Oct. 21-22, 2023. Lauren Marty, Director of Marketing at Bakersfield Museum of Art, stops by Bakotunes for a look at this year's fest! Art, music, culture, education! Info & Schedule: https://www.viaartebakersfield.com/schedule / https:...

Send us Fan Mail It’s Friday the 13th! Resident cinephile, entertainment columnist, musician and bandmate Cesareo Garasa is back on his 50th birthday for a doozy of a chili dog rating review of "The Exorcist: Believer" for our beloved Bakotunes podcast listeners! Happy Birthday Cesareo!  Support the show Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and wor...

Send us Fan Mail Bakotunes Halloween Season Kick-Off Show! Veteran sideshow performer (Universal Studios, Alice Cooper show) and actor (Tim Burton's "Big Fish", HBO's "Carnivale", TV's "America's Got Talent," "Touched By An Angel" and more) George "The Giant" McArthur is back for Halloween with his annual STRANGE MUSEUM OF ODDIT...

Send us Fan Mail 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. Su...

Send us Fan Mail 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, inj...

Send us Fan Mail 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...