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August 2010 The band and I are going to be getting back together for one more show to celebrate/mourn the demise of the legendary Portland Club Satyricon on Oct 15(WW article about the closure). We will be performing with our friends Bingo and Richmond Fontaine and I believe the doors open at 9pm and we will be performing from 10:30 to 11:30.
True Instigator", Fernando's seventh full-length, and first to be
July 26, 2008 Fernando's past releases Pacoima (1998), Old Man Motel (1999), Dreams of the Sun and Sky (2001) and Enter to Exit (2006) are now available for download from iTunes.
July 2, 2008 The Stranger previewed Fernando's upcoming show and said some very nice things. To read go to the following link: The Stranger Preview July 1, 2008 Fernando Song Howard Hughes was featured on ABC's show Men in Trees. Episode 34 New Dog,Old Tricks.
May 15, 2008 Fernando Q&A appeared today on Willamette Week's music website Local Cut. Fernando will also be featured on KINK FM's Local Music Spotlight tomorrow evening at 9:20pm. May 5,2008 FERNANDO REGAINS OWNERSHIP TO HIS FIRST FOUR ALBUMS! Fernando recently settled his dispute with Cravedog Records and has purcashed back the rights to his first four releases Season in Hell (1996), Widows(1997), Pacoima(1998), and Old Man Motel(1999). We are also very happy to announce that these CD's are now available for sale through CDBABY and when you purchase any of these aforementioned releases from CDBABY.com, the majority of your money will go directly to help support the band. Fernando and Co. are currently shopping these records to major and independent labels and they hope to have them re-released world wide sometime in 2009. If you go to the following links you will able to listen to 2 minute samples of most of the songs from these releases( before you purchase). Dreams of the Sun and Sky(Domingo Records 2001) http://cdbaby.com/cd/fernandov Old Man Motel was recorded at Jackpot Studios. Luther Russell Producer and Larry Crane Engineer(1999) http://cdbaby.com/cd/oldmanmotel Pacoima(1998) Recorded on a Tascam 8 Track cassette recorder in Fernando's basement and Luther's apartment in SE Portland. Produced by Luther Russell http://cdbaby.com/cd/fernandov6 Widows (1997) Recorded over 3 drunken days at our friend Johnny Beluzzi's basement studio in NE Portland. http://cdbaby.com/cd/fernandov5
F October 17, 2007 Viral Vector media and Director Alejandro Seri have just posted a short documentary about Fernando on current.com. Please click on the link below to watch. |
August 6, 2007 Fernando and Co. are currently mixing their new album 'True Instigator" with the help of Mike Coykendall( M. Ward, Richmond Fontaine, Old Joe Clarks), Adam Selzer( Norfolk and Western) and also with Luther Russell( Richmond Fontaine, Ollin, Sarabeth Tucek) in Los Angeles. Fernando hopes to have this album mastered by the end of September or early October. The band is currently not associated with any record label so no released date has been set yet. Feb 15, 2007 Fernando will begin work on his seventh album in April at Type Foundry Studios(Portland). This album will reunite Fernando with his original band of Joe Chiusano on bass and Daniel Eccles (Richmond Fontaine)on Guitar. The band will be joined on drums by long time friend and collaborator Scott Mcpherson (Elliott Smith,Neil Finn). This record will be self-produced by the band and will be engineered by Adam Selzer(Norfolk Western, M.Ward). Release date is scheduled for August/September of 2007. January 25, 2007 Director Alejandro Seri's new promo for "Enter to Exit" debut. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lW5t6rK-Ew January 1, 2007 Fernando has been selected to play at this years SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX. Date of show will be announced soon! Fernando's long out of print 2001 album "Dreams of the Sun and Sky" is now finally available through iTunes! To purchase click on the following link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=210996711 Dec 20, 2006 Fernando has been selected "one of ten artist to watch in 2007" by Magnet Magazine. January issue Photo in January issue of Magnet should be credited to my friend Matt Moore at www.supercloud.com Fernando's new video for "The change in Us" was featured by Spin.com yesterday! To read feature and/or view video go to the following link: http://www.spin.com/features/heythisisawesome/2006/11/061127_fernando/ FYI-Video takes about 5 seconds to load Director Alejandro Seri and Fernando have just completed a video for the song " The Change in US". To catch a sneak peak at the video go to the following link, We will be putting a higher quality vido link up soon at this site, so keep checking in! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvWhMyx-BYo Fernando will be performing live at the Aladdin this Thursday November 16th on OPB's live radio show "Livewire". Fernando and his all-star band will be performing a couple of songs from their newest CD Enter to Exit and Fernando will be doing a short interview as well.. For more info or to purchase tickets for this live show go to the following link: http://www.aladdin-theater.com/show_page.aspx?eventid=998 Fernando will be performing every song from his critically acclaimed album Enter to Exit live at Berbati's Pan in Portland, Oregon on November 11th. Also appearing will be Mike Coykendall and Gerald Collier. Doors open at 9:00 pm/ no advance presale. Fernando will be featured in a story by Barbara Mitchell in the November 9th issue of the Portland Tribune and also in a feature by Curt Schultz in the November 10th Oregonian A&E! Fernando's Enter to Exit is reviewed in November issue of No Depression page 108 September 11, 2006 Dreams of the Sun and Sky has been reissued by Domingo Records! This CD was named top ten records released in 2001 by The Oregonian. The album will be hitting stores on November 14th but you can purchase a copy now by going to the following link: http://cdbaby.com/cd/fernandov September 7, 2006 Fernando to be reviewed in the Nov/Dec issue of No Depression Magazine. September 1, 2006 Fernando's new CD Enter to Exit is reviewed in page 93 of the October/November issue of Magnet Magazine. http://fernando-music.blogspot.com/ Billboard Magazine Review - Enter
to Exit. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003085626 Fernando and friends will be celebrating the release of their newest album Enter to Exit at Berbati's Pan in Portland, Oregon on November 11, 2006 - show starts at 9pm. http://www.berbatis.com KEXP sponsored Enter to Exit CD release party at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle on October 27th. The show is an early one from 7pm to 9pm Gerald Collier is opening up for us. We play from 8:00- 9:00pm. Amplifier Magazine CD Review
- Fernando, Enter to Exit August 3, 2006 MSNBC Feature
- Independent Study: Fernando July 14, 2006 popmatters
review July 07, 2006 My label just contacted me and let me know that MSNBC.com is going to be interviewing me in early August for a feature on Enter to Exit. Also, Magnet, Amplifier, and Chord magazine will reviewing the record in their next issue. Again, if you would like to request a song from 90.3 fm KEXP...please go to www.kexp.org , click on playlist and then click email DJ. You can stream this station live and listen on your computer from anywhere! Thanks again for all your support! Take care, fernando
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