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OCT 11 SUN Celebrate Our Folk Returns to APAP NYC 2027 Yonas Media’s Celebrate Our Folk returns to APAP NYC 2027 with a two-day showcase on Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17, 2:00–6:00 PM... Read more SEP 25 FRI Sachal Vasandani Releases New EP Nothing You Can Do About It Acclaimed jazz vocalist Sachal Vasandani released his new EP Nothing You Can Do About It on September 25. Featuring contributions from celebrated... Read more SEP 18 FRI Making Movies Share “Déjala” in Collaboration with Lilo Sanchez (of Señor Loop) Latin Grammy-nominated band Making Movies continue the journey toward their forthcoming album Una Vida with “Déjala,” a new single featuring Lilo... Read more AUG 21 FRI Making Movies Announce New Album Una Vida, Share Lead Single “This Is a Photograph (bajo el sol de Panamá)” Featuring Kevin Morby Latin Grammy-nominated band Making Movies will release “This Is a Photograph (bajo el sol de Panamá),” featuring Kevin Morby, on August 21, 2026.... Read more JAN 11 SUN Celebrate Our Folk Returns to APAP NYC 2026 Yonas Media’s Celebrate Our Folk returns to APAP NYC 2026 with a two-day showcase spotlighting artists who put the “folk” in folk. Taking place... Read more SEP 29 MON Vocalist Sachal Vasandani Releases Acoustic Sessions EP for Critically Acclaimed New Album, Best Life Now, On October 3 Los Angeles, CA (January 5, 2024) – Psychedelic Panamanian band Making Movies are kicking off the new year with the release of their first concert... Read more SEP 24 WED Max Gomez Releases New Album Memory Mountain Los Angeles, CA (January 5, 2024) – Psychedelic Panamanian band Making Movies are kicking off the new year with the release of their first concert... Read more MAY 1 THU Marcella’s To Bend To The Will.. Receives Critical Acclaim Read more JAN 17 FRI Marcella Simien Unveils Debut Solo Album To Bend to the Will of a Dream That's Being Fulfilled Read more JAN 10 FRI Celebrate AMERI’KANA NYC Blends the Folkloric with the Cutting Edge on January 10, 2025 at Sony Hall Read more JAN 13 SAT Making Movies release first concert film and live album, En La Sala Los Angeles, CA (January 5, 2024) – Psychedelic Panamanian band Making Movies are kicking off the new year with the release of their first concert... Read more NOV 4 SAT “Music is the Medicine” says Making Movies with New Music Video for Single “Medicina”, Featured in Film by Univision & Chevrolet Los Angeles, CA (November 3, 2023) – Today, Latin Grammy nominated band Making Movies releases the music video for their latest single “Medicina.”... Read more OCT 6 FRI Qemist & Marcella Simien’s “Daytime Dreams” Named The Fader’s ‘Songs You Need In Your Life: October 2023’ Memphis’ Qemist and Marcella Simien team up for one of the most beautiful singles I’ve heard this year on “Daytime Dreams”. Read more AUG 14 MON Making Movies Announce Music & Arts Festival CELEBRATE AMERI’KANA: Celebrating Our Future. Celebrating Our Heroes. Celebrate Our Unity. (Kansas City, MO – August 14, 2023) – Latin Grammy nominated band Making Movies curates Celebrate AMERI’KANA, a music and arts festival that... Read more OCT 12 WED Acclaimed Singer/Songwriter Max Gomez to Support Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp on the Road This November Read more JUN 8 WED PANAMANIAN BAND MAKING MOVIES SHARES “XOPA”TITLE-TRACK FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM OUT NEXT FRIDAY, JUNE 17 VIA COSMICA ARTISTS New York, NY (June 8, 2022) - Today, Panamanian rock'n'roll band Making Movies shares their latest single and video “XOPA,” the title-track from... Read more APR 13 WED Making Movies Release Second Single & Music Video from Forthcoming Album “Sala De Los Pecadores” New York, NY (April 13, 2022) - Today, Afro-Latino rock group Making Movies shares their latest single “Sala De Los Pecadores.” The track is... Read more MAR 18 FRI Luke Winslow-King Releases New Single ‘Watch Me Change’ -A Mournful, Bluesy Tune Off His Forthcoming Album Luke Winslow-King upcoming new album If These Walls These Talk (due out May 6, 2022) solidifies his ability to mold his surroundings and... Read more MAR 11 FRI Making Movies Release New Single “Calor” Afro-Latino rock group Making Movies announces the June 17 release of XOPA via Cosmica Artists and has shared the first single and video “Calor.”... Read more FEB 18 FRI Luke Winslow-King Announces US Tour & Releases New Single ‘Love At First Sight’ Luke Winslow King has released a third single, ‘Love at First Sight', from his upcoming seventh full-length album “If These Walls Could Talk.” The... Read more JAN 21 FRI Luke Winslow-King Returns with New Single ‘Slow Sunday June’ Guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer Luke Winslow King has returned with a new single, “Slow Sunday June”. “Slow Sunday June” is a love... Read more OCT 11 MON Making Movies to Play Vive Latino 2022 Read more OCT 1 FRI Luke Winslow-King Returns with New Single “Lissa’s Song” that Pays Tribute to Old Friend, New Orleans Icon Lissa Driscoll American folk guitarist and singer Luke Winslow-King returns with his new single “Lissa’s Song.” ‘Lissa’s Song’, co-written by LWK and Tuscan... Read more SEP 17 FRI Are You Ready for a Double Dose? Marcella and Her Lovers are Back with a Live Performance and Album. Memphis-based band, Marcella & her Lovers, known for their electric live shows are back performing in the Bluff City, however this time you don't... Read more JUL 1 THU AMERI’KANA TV PREMIERS ON PBS We co-produced a documentary for PBS that premiers tonight 8PM est: https://amerikana.tv/ Read more JUN 2 WED Making Movies “La Marcha”, A Riffy Psychedelic Cumbia Mixed by Jim Eno of Spoon Out Now On Friday May 21 Making Movies released their newest single “La Marcha,” produced by Ben Yonas and mixed by Jim Eno (of Spoon). "The song is about... Read more APR 28 WED Max Gomez Hosts’ Livestream Concert “The Road Home” with Live Performances Filmed in Taos, Tucumcari, Red River, & Santa Fe, New Mexico On May 1st, 2021, singer/songwriter Max Gomez will be hosting the livestream concert The Road Home. Read more APR 23 FRI Los Rakas x Raka Rich Release “Prende” with 420 Twist On April 2nd, Los Rakas x Raka Rich released their newest single “Prende”. “Prende” will be featured on Raka Rich’s forthcoming solo project. Read more APR 12 MON Luke Winslow-King “United” Livestream Show On April 10th, Luke Winslow-King & Roberto Luti reunited to put on a special livestream show, which followed them around their favorite spots in... Read more MAR 26 FRI MAKING MOVIES RELEASES TALKING HEADS COVER “Listening Wind” FEATURING CALVIN ARSENIA & JEREMY KITTEL On March 26, 2021, Latin Grammy-nominated psych rock band Making Movies released their take on the Talking Heads song “Listening Wind.” The song... Read more MAR 8 MON MAKING MOVIES LAUNCHES THE FIRST EVER AMERI’KANA RADIO SHOW On Saturday, February 20th, Making Movies hosted the first ever AMERI’KANA radio broadcast. The show aired at 2 pm CST on The Bridge 909. Read more MAR 2 TUE LANITA SMITH AS GUEST SPEAKER FOR REBEL SONG ACADEMY On March 2, 2020, Lanita Smith joined The Rebel Song Academy’s mentor program as a guest speaker. Read more FEB 26 FRI MAKING MOVIES RELEASE RAW NEW SINGLE “COULD YOU?” WITH DREAMS OF A BETTER FUTURE Latin Grammy-nominated rock and roll band Making Movies release their newest song “Could You?”. After releasing the acoustic performance video for... Read more FEB 25 THU AMERI’KANA TV AT FOLK UNLOCKED - FT. MAKING MOVIES, LOS LOBOS, CEDRIC BURNSIDE, & MORE Yonas Media is proud to be part of the Folk Unlocked Showcase of AMERI'KANA TV, Thursday, Feb 25th @ 4:30PM est, featuring Los Lobos, Flor De... Read more FEB 25 THU LUKE WINSLOW-KING & ROBERTO LUTI MARCH SPAIN DATES Luke Winslow-King will be playing three shows in Spain with his good friend and frequent collaborator Roberto Luti in March. This will be the... Read more FEB 13 SAT MARCELLA SIMIEN FEATURED AS A GUESTS DURING MARDI GRAS MAMBO LIVESTREAM On February 13, 2021, Marcella Simien performed as a featured guest at Mardi Gras Mambo. The annual event, held in Lafayette, Louisiana, was held... Read more FEB 5 FRI RIZO RELEASES THE MUCH ANTICIPATED MUSIC VIDEO FOR “Sometimes the Sky’s Too Bright” Grammy winning chanteuse, Rizo (fka Lady Rizo) is back with the long awaited music video for “Sometimes the Sky’s Too Bright” featured on her album Indigo. Read more DEC 26 SAT MAX GOMEZ ANNOUNCES ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT ON DECEMBER 26, 2020. With the holiday season in full swing, Max Gomez isn’t letting a global pandemic put a damper on his annual holiday show. On December 26th, Max... Read more OCT 28 WED AMERI’KANA TV We would like to thank everyone for joining us on this ambitious and beautiful project. Our team worked tirelessly to debut AMERI’KANA TV on... Read more JAN 31 FRI EARMILK PREMIERES RIZO’S NEW “HIT OF YOU” VIDEO Grammy-winning artist Rizo (formerly known as Lady Rizo) has returned with a new video for her single “Hit of You”. Rizo’s new video comes as she... Read more NOV 19 TUE “PUNKY DRAGGY PARTY”: MAKING MOVIES TAKES ON THE CLASH FOR THEIR RETURN TO THE TRUMAN KANSAS CITY NEW YEARS EVE After a trip to the Latin Grammys and a rousing reception from Mexican audiences at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Making Movies returns... Read more OCT 15 TUE MAKING MOVIES & LOS RAKAS TEAM UP FOR WEST COAST ‘PANAMERI’KANA TOUR’ Two bilingual groups with Panamanian roots are set to hit the west coast this November: Combat rockers Making Movies and Grammy-nominated Hip Hop... Read more SEP 1 SUN THE SENSATIONAL BARNES BROTHERS RELEASE FIRST ALBUM UNDER BIBLE & TIRE RECORDING CO. The Sensational Barnes Brothers released their debut album on September 20th under Bible & Tire Recording Company. Read more FEB 10 SUN JEREMY KITTEL NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY On February 10, 2019, Jeremy Kittel attended the 61st Annual Grammy Award Show. Read more