A song about vampires in love in the 5th dimension.

John And Ruby

Elliott Smith - Between the Bars

Cruel Kind Of Love - Mikey And The Drags

This week we’re bringing you a conversation with the very chingona Andrea de la Vega about the tangled web that is the U.S. immigration system. She is a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient who shared her story about being a documented immigrant, then suddenly finding herself in immigration limbo.
Andrea is one of 800,000 people in the United States who qualify for DACA, an immigration policy created by the Obama administration that provides some legal protection for young undocumented people. While the Trump administration technically allowed it to expire on March 5, DACA is currently tied up in the federal court system. 

Andrea wants to invite other DACA recipients to reach out to her if you’re in need of someone to talk to. 
her insta: https://www.instagram.com/andreadelv/ 
her twitter:  https://twitter.com/andreadlv

If you’d like to support Chingona’s endeavors, the CashApp is $ChingonaPodcast. 

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Chingona theme by Raul Garza
Other songs used in this episode:
We Make A Good Team, Fitz, A Gentleman, Breadtime (edited)by Podington Bear's 'Indie Folk' album http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Indie_Folk/ or also http://soundofpicture.com

Ep. 2.2 The Thing About Immigration

Olivia Awbrey's latest self-released single, Don't Be Alarmed

Don't Be Alarmed

[Hook]
I can't seem to find the truth and I'm alone.
And I be hoping for that person just to call my phone.
Even though there's people that would die for me I'm on my own.
I just can't seem to understand it my thoughts take a hold.
Of me and I just drive myself up in a deeper hole.
So deep I can't even see the top where I'm supposed to go.
It's like my thoughts just go wherever my emotions roam.
Can't find the time to just release but yet I'm holding on.
Hey, hey!

[jc.tranquility Verse 1]
All these feelings deep inside man I gotta let it go.
They are tearin me apart, so gotta let it go.
But I gotta let it grow, through my body let it flow.
Cause I’m getting clogged up.
I am bouta fucking blow.
But there’s one thing that I know, even when I’m feeling low.
I will never be a Joe, even tho they like a crow.
Here I go.
Man here I go.
I am ready level up oh here we go.

[Hook]
I can't seem to find the truth and I'm alone.
And I be hoping for that person just to call my phone.
Even though there's people that would die for me I'm on my own.
I just can't seem to understand it my thoughts take a hold.
Of me and I just drive myself up in a deeper hole.
So deep I can't even see the top where I'm supposed to go.
It's like my thoughts just go wherever my emotions roam.
Can't find the time to just release but yet I'm holding on.
Hey, hey!

[Apollo Verse]
Fuck this shit.
I don't really fuck with this life I live.
This isn't simple and it's obvious, that the darker me is growing prominent.
Broken promises is what they promise me.
Evil spirits like to follow me.
I don't fuck with life, so I grab the heat.
Word to anybody please don't bother me.
I can't cope with stress.
I might be depressed.
Any happy feeling always get repressed.
There's no happy ending for me that's a bet.
Everything's a mess.
I've been real obsessed, with the word upset.
Too much pain & weight upon my chest.
Too much pain now my heart is dead.
Nowadays all I see is red.

[jc.tranquility Verse 2]
When you feel like going crazy, I won’t let that shit phase me.
I will always be your lady sit you down and unrewind.
This won’t be no wasted time, Daddy we will always grind.
This type of love ain’t never blind. everything will be just fine.
So with my blood I will just sign, and my soul will show what’s mine.
But Baby promise me no lies that you won’t hang me by a line.
Cause my God will send a sign and he’ll strike you in a bind.
You’ll be stuck up in this slime, all alone now show your mine.

[Hook]
I can't seem to find the truth and I'm alone.
And I be hoping for that person just to call my phone.
Even though there's people that would die for me I'm on my own.
I just can't seem to understand it my thoughts take a hold.
Of me and I just drive myself up in a deeper hole.
So deep I can't even see the top where I'm supposed to go.
It's like my thoughts just go wherever my emotions roam.
Can't find the time to just release but yet I'm holding on.
Hey, hey!

Alone

Alone (feat. Supreme Innovation) [Prod. By Apollo Black]

Good Times

J'aime le chat / I like the cat
Mais mon prefere / But my favorite
C'est le chat / It's the cat

Elle ne vient jamais / She never comes
Lorsque on l'appelle / When she is called
Elle aime s'asseoir en hauteur / She likes to sit up high
Pour mieux regarder / Whilst watching
Le monde en dessous / The world below

J'aime le chat / I like the cat
Et mon prefere / And my favorite
C'est le chat / It's the cat

Elle tient a distance / She stays at arm's length
Tout en voulant des caresses / Wishing to be pet
Elle se plaint pouretre nourie / She whines to be fed
Mais ne touche pas a ma cuisine / But won't touch my cooking
Elle est comme ca / She's like that

Elle est gentille / She is sweet
Le chat / The cat

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The castle-Instrumental

Heartache on a String (c)2020 Mark Tang aka TangMan

TangMan vocals, guitar, synthesizer

Poster girl, each time you come around
All you want is shake me down
Girl, you drag me off to slave and pain
So I can wear my heartache on a chain

Heartache on a String

Indie-synth artist Ila Minori’s musical journey is one inspired by rising to meet challenges head on and the rewards of self-exploration and growth. That journey has taken her from the clubs of her hometown of San Antonio to touring the US and Europe as well as sharing the stage with the likes of Thurston Moore, Lucinda Williams and Suzanne Vega. 

Her first album, 2017’s Jason Rubal-produced (Amanda Palmer, Lol Tolhurst of The Cure) Travelling With Ghosts was written during a trip to Italy while healing from a painful divorce. The Mazzy Star-meets-Metric sound grabbed attention locally and beyond due to countless live shows that included performances at SATX’s famed Tobin Center For The Performing Arts, a tour in Germany and the Italian Festival, Buscadero Day. For her forthcoming album, Ila Minori (also known as Erica Monzon), planned to record in Boston before Covid 19 brought the music industry to a near halt. Instead of coming to a stop herself, she decided to throw herself into learning more about electronic music production, including an online course via Berklee College of Music. The results have shifted her from a more traditional indie rock sound to a more electronic hybrid one. 

Despite the darkwave vibe of much of her music, Minori has always chosen to look for the light in the darkness, whether it’s using a painful life experience as an opportunity for artistic growth abroad or quickly pivoting from a steady diet of live performances to diving headfirst into learning  and experimenting with new sounds. “If it wasn’t for the pandemic, I would have focused on live music,” Minori says. “But I have always wanted to produce and the lack of live shows honestly hasn’t bothered me. I love music so much that if I can produce it at home, I am just as happy as playing live.”

John And Ruby

iLa Minori