Honnold GatewayChicano rock group Quetzal, with Associate Professor of Chicanx-Latinx Studies Martha Gonzalez, has released a new album titled Memory and Return, crafted in collaboration with David Hidalgo of Los Lobos and veteran artist Ofelia Esparza.听
The project blends four generations of East LA creatives and draws on Eastside memories鈥擡ast Los Angeles and Boyle Heights in particular鈥攖o explore themes of memory, generational storytelling, and cultural continuity.听
鈥淚ndeed, East LA and Boyle Heights are the spiritual geography for the project. Each of the collaborators has deep roots there, providing 鈥渁ll these ways of coming at the same things from different generations,鈥� Gonzalez said. She described Boyle Heights as a 鈥渄eep creative space鈥� that has spawned and nurtured so many artists,鈥� Boyle Heights Beat contributor Oscar Garza writes. 听
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