Take the average band nearing the end of a five-week tour and
you’d have every right to expect some slippage, a lessening of
intensity and a tendency to go on automatic pilot. None of this is
intentional but
...(more)
Road blog: Santana: The Surprise Factor (San Diego 9/30/08)
10/1/2008,
Before every concert, Carlos Santana prepares a song list that is
distributed to each member of the band. That list is a reflection of
various elements and one of the most important of these is whim. Yes,
sometimes
...(more)
Road Blogs - Oklahoma City 9/16/08 (Chester Thompson Night) & A Night In Denver (9/13/08)
9/17/2008,
Chester Thompson Night (9/16/08)
For everyplace else in the United States, yesterday was September 16,
2008, but for the thousands who attended the Santana concert in Ford
Center in Oklahoma City, last night was Chester Thompson
...(more)
Road Blog - 9-11-08 A Day With Carlos
9/11/2008,
Perhaps there is no such thing as a typical day with Carlos Santana on
the road because something unusual and unanticipated almost always
seems to occur. And there's simply no predicting what kind of folks
he'll encounter and
...(more)
Santana Tour European Tour Blog - Part 3 (By Gary Rashid)
8/18/2008,
For those who have been anxiously awaiting an update with regard to the current tour in Europe, please accept these bloggers most sincere apologies. When not engaged ...(more)
Santana Tour European Tour Blog - Part 2 (By Gary Rashid)
7/3/2008,
On Sunday June 29th, 2008 Carlos and the band returned to Bratislava,
Slovakia anxious to deliver their special brand of musical illumination
that was abruptly forced into postponement by the fierce display of
thunder, lightning an intense rain ...(more)
Santana Tour European Tour Blog - Part 1 (By Gary Rashid)
6/27/2008,
Much like the Boeing 747 that delivered Carlos and the band to Europe
for the current leg of the 2008 world tour, Santana is a large,
powerful and complex vehicle. Both are constructed to carry the
designated passengers ...(more)
Santana Tour Blogs - Chicago - 4/21/08
5/30/2008,
Midway through the Spring 2008 Live Your Light Tour, the Santana Band is catching its collective breath in Chicago as it looks forward to the next stop of the ...(more)
Santana, USA September Tour
9/25/2006,
The final 2006 Santana tour that began quite notably in Boston at the Tweeter Center (Mansfield, Ma.) on 9/15 really picked up steam on the 16th at Jones Beach, N.Y. when ...(more)
Montreux 7/12/2006
7/12/2006,
July 12th was the final night of the Santana Montreux trilogy and it was planned as a showcase for Santana and special guests Draco, Sean Paul, Eagle Eye Cherry, Herbie Hancock, ...(more)
Montreux 7/9/2006
7/9/2006,
Once again Montreux Jazz Festival Director Claude Nobs invited Carlos Santana to give free reign to his imagination and present three nights of extraordinary music to Montreux. On the heels of 2004’s resounding success ...(more)
Santana European Tour: Final Week
5/31/2006,
As the Santana European tour enters its final week here in Milan, the band seems to have found new energy and new ways to delight the audiences who have been turning out in substantial ...(more)
Santana, Europe, 2006
5/15/2006,
The Santana Band has just completed the first third of its 2006 European tour. Starting in a chilly Helsinki, Finland, on April 28th, this swing through Europe has gone exceedingly well with packed arenas ...(more)
Airports to Elbows
3/24/2006,
I am in Peru, and it's Tuesday morning - last stop on a seemingly endless run of South American airports. One last show, three more airports, and ...(more)
Emissaries For Peace: The Japan Tour - by Hal Miller (July / August 2005)
8/5/2005,
Move over Carlos Santana career highlights and make room for the Emissaries for Peace Tour, Santana with special guests Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Sponsored by the Buddhist Min-On organization, ...(more)
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