{"id":37683,"date":"2018-06-28T18:22:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T17:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=37683"},"modified":"2018-06-28T18:22:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T17:22:37","slug":"deanza-at-amoeba-hollywood-tonight-ahead-of-cosmic-dream-ep-out-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/deanza-at-amoeba-hollywood-tonight-ahead-of-cosmic-dream-ep-out-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"De&#8217;Anza at Amoeba Hollywood Tonight  Ahead Of Cosmic Dream EP Out Tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/deanza-at-amoeba-hollywood-tonight-ahead-of-cosmic-dream-ep-out-tomorrow\/unnamed-81\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-81.jpg?fit=880%2C880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"880,880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unnamed (81)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-81.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37684\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/unnamed-81.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>De\u2019Anza\u00a0combines hypnotic, electronic funk with alternative and psychedelic styles and is releasing &#8216;Cosmic Dream&#8217; tomorrow. The Latin artist will be celebrating the new EP with a free performance at\u00a0Amoeba Music in Hollywood tonight at 6pm.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cosmic Dream\u00a0takes the listener through various stages of the sleep cycle, with interludes sprinkled throughout; &#8216;Stage I:\u00a0Light Sleep&#8217;,\u00a0 &#8216;Stage III:\u00a0Deep Sleep&#8217;, &#8216;Stage V:\u00a0REM&#8217;.\u00a0The EP was co-produced by Grammy winner\u00a0Andre de Santanna\u00a0(Ziggy Marley, Jason Mraz, Sergio Mendes) and De\u2019Anza herself.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last month, she released &#8216;War&#8217;, the EP\u2019s closing track that was written after De&#8217;Anza read &#8216;I Am Malala&#8217; by Noble Prize winner Malala\u00a0Yousafzai. Earlier this month, the video for &#8216;Want&#8217; debuted, blending De&#8217;Anza&#8217;s attention to tradition and funk. Ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s release, De&#8217;Anza is sharing\u00a0&#8220;Llena De Gracia&#8221;, a song she wrote with her vihuela about the femicidios in Juarez, Mexico.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The track is in a Mexican 6\/8 rhythm called huapango. The first sample in the intro is from a young woman in Juarez saying, \u201cthese streets scare me but I have no other choice\u201d and another from a mother saying, \u201cthat morning my daughter went to school and I waited until about 10pm and I realized that she wasn\u2019t coming home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Llena De Gracia by DeAnzaMusic\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F464359173&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, an epicenter of convergent cultures and rich folk art, De\u2019Anza journeyed west to Los Angeles armed with a vihuela, a passion for songwriting, and a mission to develop her own musical identity.\u00a0Cosmic Dream\u00a0has the songwriter fully embracing her love for electronic music and implementing those sonic\u00a0influences into her evolving production style.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">De&#8217;Anza Tour Dates:<br \/>\nJune 28 &#8211; Los Angeles, CA &#8211; Amoeba Music<br \/>\nJuly 01 &#8211; San Diego, CA &#8211; House of Blues Voodoo Lounge<br \/>\nJuly 05 &#8211; Taos, NM &#8211; Taos Mesa Brewing Company<br \/>\nJuly 06 &#8211; Albuquerque, NM &#8211; Launchpad<br \/>\nJuly 07 &#8211; Sante Fe, NM &#8211; The Bridge @ Santa Fe Brewing Company<br \/>\nJuly 11 &#8211; Los Angeles, CA &#8211; City Terrace Library<br \/>\nJuly 13 &#8211; Los Angeles, CA &#8211; The Study<br \/>\nAug 09 &#8211; Bell, CA &#8211; City of Bell Rec Center<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Find De&#8217;Anza online on her <a href=\"https:\/\/deanzamusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deanzamusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deanzamusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/deanzamusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deanzamusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De\u2019Anza combines hypnotic, electronic funk with alternative and psychedelic styles and is releasing Cosmic Dream tomorrow. 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