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Fernando and Secret Sound Recordings will be releasing “The Pacoima Radio Sessions” which was recorded live from KBOO Studios on Marc Baker’s Church of the Northwest Radio Program in April of 1998. This will be Fernando’s first live record and it features raw and passionate performances by Los Cochinos (Luther Russell, Warren Pash, Joe Chiusano, Dan Eccles and Clayton Jones and  Fernando). All profits from the record will be donated to The Oregon Music Hall of Fame Scholarship Fund which provides music Scholarships to local high school students. Fernando and Los Cochinos will be playing Music Millennium on April 21st at 9pm to celebrate its release and the record’s official release show will be at The Star Theater on Cinco de Mayo on 5/5.

My pal and legendary songwriter Dan Stuart ( Green on Red) asked me about my thoughts on the current DACA situation and my history and experiences as an undocumented immigrant in the US.  Read it here http://marlowebillings.com/musings/

Fernando Band, Trujillo and Edna Vazquez will be performing a concert on Feb 1st 2018 at The Mississippi Studios to raise money for The Virginia Garcia Memorial Medical Clinic. All three artist are donating their services so that 100% proceeds can go to the clinic. Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center is a nonprofit community health center serving the communities of Washington and Yamhill Counties, with a special emphasis on serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers.  They were founded in 1975.  That summer, six-year old Virginia Garcia and her farm worker parents traveled from their home in Mission, Texas to California and Oregon to work in the fields. Along the way Virginia cut her foot, and by the time they reached Oregon, it had become infected. Due to economic, language and cultural barriers to health care, Virginia died from what should have been an easily treatable wound.

Moved to action by Virginia’s unnecessary death, the community quickly rallied together to open the first Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center in a three-car garage, determined to prevent similar tragedies from occurring.

Today, Virginia Garcia provides healthcare services to more than 45,000 patients a year in Washington and Yamhill Counties at our five primary care clinics and pharmacies, five dental offices, six school-based health centers and women’s clinic. They provide outreach to schools, community health fairs and to migrant and seasonal farm workers at local camps and commercial nurseries through their mobile clinic.  They don’t turn anyone away if they don’t have money.

This benefit concert is an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for Virginia Garcia in support of their mission to provide great health care to those who need it most.  Please help us spread the word of this concert and please come down to the show on Feb 1st to show your support.

Big thanks to the Willamette Week and to Matthew Singer(music editor) for our show preview and for exposing that I once used to snort cocaine off of public bathroom toilets ha! I guess there goes my political career!

http://www.wweek.com/music/2017/11/08/flashback-fernandos-first-full-band-album-helped-save-him-from-the-wretch-he-used-to-be/

Fernando appeared on KGW channel 8 to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Widows and to promote his upcoming reunion with the Widow’s era band and their first time performing together in nineteen years. Release party for remastered vinyl is this Friday Nov 10th at The Star Theater.  Watch Here

20 years ago, the original Widows Band consisting of Joe Chiusano, Marilee Hord, Clayton Jones, Dan Eccles and I broke down outside of Bakersfield on our way to open up for Lee Rocker from the Stray Cats (sadly, a total asshole!) at Jack’s Sugar Shack  in Los Angeles and thanks to Loren Leed and Joe Chuisano, the memories of this fateful trip have been preserved for posterity and your viewing pleasure.

This band will be reuniting for the first time in 19 years to celebrate the 20th Year Anniversary of Widows at The Star Theater on November 10th and the band will be performing the entire record in sequence.  Our good friends The Old Joe Clarks and Little Sue will be performing as well!

Domingo Records will be selling the first ever pressing of this record on vinyl at the show as well!

Fernando’s classic American-Gothic record Widows has been remastered by Jon Neufeld and is being released on vinyl for the first the very first time on Nov 24th! The record is on 140 gram black vinyl and only 500 copies are being pressed. The album features a digital download code, inner sleeve collage by Chad Lanning (features many never before seen pics of the band from 1997-98), back cover photo by Kristen Broyer and updated graphic design and photography by Chad Lanning(new front cover below). We expect this release to sell out rather quickly, so if you are not able to attend the record release party on Nov 10th at The Star Theater(see below), we suggest that you reserve your copy asap HERE! 

The original Fernando Band consisting of Marilee Hord, Dan Eccles, Clayton Jones, Joe Chiusano and Fernando Viciconte released their American-Gothic Classic “Widows” in 1997 to overwhelming critical and popular acclaim. Their passionate and explosive live performances soon made them one of Portland’s most exciting live bands. This original line up is reuniting for the first time in 18 years to celebrate the 20th Year Anniversary of their landmark record. The Band will also be celebrating the first pressing and release of “Widows” on Vinyl by performing the entire record in sequence! The band has recruited their longtime friends, also recently reunited, The Old Joe Clarks (featuring members of M.Ward and Tin Hat Trio) as main support for this show! This performance will be a one-time only event that you will not want to miss so we highly recommend that you secure your tickets asap!

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“Fernando Viciconte is a true believer. Like Hank Sr., Springsteen, David Hidalgo and his other heroes, he sees a bleak world out there but clings to the romantic notion that letting it out in the passion of song can ease the pain, redeem the soul or at least help make a little sense of it all.” Dim Desmond, No Depression Magazine (1997)

Domingo Records is proud to announce the release of Fernando’s newest CD “Save Me (US Edition). The record was previously only available during Fernando’s last European tour with Mark Eitzel or via Decor Records.  Download the entire 7 song digital album via Domingo Record’s Bandcamp page now for only $7. The record features songs in both English and Spanish and features performances by Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, members of Eels, M. Ward ,Richmond Fontaine, and The Delines. Physical copies of CD are available through Decor Records. Download record HERE

Fernando, Trujillo and a Special Guest (TBA soon) will be performing a benefit show to raise money to protect undocumented members of our community. Cover charge will be a $10 to $20 sliding scale and will take place at The Laurelthirst on July 28th.  No advance tickets, Tickets will be sold at door.  21 and over.