Jim Camacho Returns to Luna Star Café Friday, October 29

Miami singer-songwriter to play live and livestream his Halloween-weekend performance with special guest Brian Jay Cline

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North Miami, FL – October 13, 2021 – Miami-based singer / songwriter, musical theater composer, and lyricist Jim Camacho will return to the North Miami gem of a listening room the Luna Star Café (775 NE 125 Street, North Miami, FL 33161) on Friday, October 29, 2021, with an intimate concert performance that will also feature special guest opener Brian Jay Cline. Admission price is $10, the event is open to those 21 and over, and the music begins at 8 p.m. It will also be livestreamed on Camacho’s Facebook page, and attendees are encouraged to dress their Halloween best.

“I always love playing the Luna and getting a chance to do it with a fellow artist I admire is a huge plus,” says Camacho, who emerged from his pandemic performance hiatus at the Luna Star Café with a successful benefit show back in May. “I’m looking forward to playing a potpourri of  songs from all phases of my career and having a little spooky musical fun with the audience there and at home.” Camacho has been busy writing new music as a solo artist and member of The Goods, as well as for a new musical currently in development. 

Jim also recently recorded the Fred Neil tribute song “Come Back Baby”, which will appear on an upcoming Y&T Records Fred Neil tribute release. He’s currently gearing up for the 8th season of Mouse King, the holiday children’s musical production he co-created with Sesame Street and Jim Henson Company veteran Noel MacNeal. The show will once again run at The Mandelstam Theater in South Miami during mid-December. More information about both projects is forthcoming. 

Camacho’s most recent single “When the World Stops Spinning” came out during the pandemic summer of 2020 and served as call for resolve and resilience. Produced by John Carter Cash and recorded at The Cash Cabin in Hendersonville, TN, the song features musical support from Ana Cristina Cash, Jodi Marr and a cast of other notable Country music heavyweights.  It was preceded in the spring by “Going on Faith”, a beautiful ballad that also showcases the vocals of Ana Cristina and the production of John Carter. 

The Luna Star has been a staple of the North Miami art scene for 25 years and counting, hosting local and regional artists from a retro / NYC-styled space through performances and open mic nights. With more than 160 beer, wine, and sake labels to choose from, plus a delicious selection of food, the Luna is a no nonsense and no talking listening room. The place is cash only. Learn more at LunaStarCafe.com. 

For more information, please visit www.JimCamacho.com or call (305) 799-7123. 

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ABOUT JIM CAMACHO 

As co-founder (with his brother John) of the legendary Miami band The Goods, Camacho first attracted national attention through a series of albums that allowed the band to work with legendary producer Tom Dowd, sharing stages with the likes of Pearl Jam, The Smithereens, Cracker and Matthew Sweet, and reaping any number of accolades in the process. 

Since then, Camacho’s enjoyed a prolific solo career that’s included a number of memorable albums and EPs. In addition, his music featured in films, documentaries and television soundtracks, and high-profile live performances that have taken him to any number of prestigious musical venues, including the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, New York’s Radio City Music Hall and the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. He’s played the West Coast and the U.K. and has also had the distinction of touring with Alicia Keys, John Legend, Linda Perhacs, and Zascha Moktan. 

Camacho has also made his mark in the theatrical world with efforts that have included such well-received original productions as “Fools’ Paradise”, “Guru”, “MOUSE KING”, “The Cavie Islanders and the Troll”, “Mickey Herman Saves the $#&@ World” and, most recently, “Digging For Bones” – all critically acclaimed musicals, many that found him, Directing, and writing the book, music and lyrics.  

Indeed, Camacho’s prolific prowess extends to spotlighting other artists as well. His YouTube series “Adventures in Songwriting” initiated in 2019, finds him working with a series of special guests and then writing a song in tandem within the program’s 30 minute timeframe. The songs were released as an EP that included collaborations between Camacho and such seminal South Florida talents as Fernando Perdomo, Charlie Pickett, Elsten Torres, Rob Elba, and the bands Ex–Norwegian and Deaf Poets. The Miami Herald’s Howard Cohen described the special release show as “Good fun and a testament to the power of inspired songwriting.” 

For more information, visit www.JimCamacho.com.

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Alexa Lash Releases Debut EP Sage and Wine About Love, Heartbreak, and Self-Forgiveness

Material written during the pandemic quarantine also touches on honesty, anxiety, acceptance, happiness, and self-realization.

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Miami, FL – January 26, 2021 – In the Victorian age, Alfred Lord Tennyson famously said something about loving and losing love being better than never having loved at all. In today’s society ripe with entitlement and self-dealing, toxic relationships are sometimes not worth the heartbreak. In the case of Miami-based singer / songwriter Alexa Lash, it inspired a set of songs she recently released called Sage and Wine, material written during the pandemic quarantine touching on themes of self-forgiveness and honesty, anxiety, acceptance, happiness, and self-realization.

 “The whole Sage and Wine EP is the story of love, heartbreak, and self-forgiveness,” says Lash, who was born and raised in North Miami, FL, and educated in Orlando and Boston. “It was inspired by deep conversations about toxic relationships and commiserating over wine while we saged my apartment to rid it of the negative energy that comes with a person who doesn’t just break your heart, but almost makes you forget who you are.” The EP is now streaming and available online for purchase through bit.ly/SageandWine.

The record represents her first solo release and was recorded and mixed by Ferny Coipel at the Shack North Studio and Rehearsals in Hialeah. “I was so nervous recording because I don’t have a ton of confidence in my guitar playing,” shares Lash. “Ferny was not only patient with me, but he was also encouraging, and really made me feel like my music was something special, worth being recorded and heard.”  Sage and Wine was mastered by Little Cheddar Studios out of New York. There are more tracks in the works.

Lash listened to a lot of 80s and 90s music with her mom as a youngster, having been influenced by Queen, Meat Loaf, Blondie, Madonna, No Doubt. She has fond memories of singing them all loudly with her in the car. “Before that, I was raised in a Jewish household, so I remember the music from the holidays, the deep and impassioned songs that told stories of sadness and miracles. Those were a pretty big influence, too.” Today she enjoys Postmodern Jukebox, Bright Eyes, Metric, TV on the Radio, Jesca Hoop, Tune-Yards,and a playlist of all the locals she has shared a stage with.

Alexa founded a virtual open mic series on Tuesdays called “Creatively Undistanced”, an online community to give people a place to gather, talk, and share their art. Occasionally, she hosts evenings at local live music oasis Bar Nancy in Little Havana (2007 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135). Fans will have several opportunities to catch her there the next few months, including Friday, January 29, 2021, beginning at 8 p.m.

For more information, visit linktr.ee/alexalashmusic.

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Jim Camacho’s New Single “Going on Faith” Urges Optimism

Celebrated songwriter’s new release inspires hope during today’s troubled times

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Miami, Florida – June 12, 2020 – If ever there was a time when faith was sorely needed, it must be right now. Caught in the merciless grasp of the global chaos and hopelessness which finds the world turned upside down, and thrust into the unyielding grip of a new reality, faith is one of the few commodities worth clinging to. Acclaimed singer / songwriter Jim Camacho hopes to spread the sentiment with his new single “Going on Faith”, which is streaming now on all platforms.

“It wasn’t written with all this in mind, and in fact, wasn’t originally intended to be released at all,” says Camacho. “Respected Nashville songwriter Kris Bergness and I found ourselves in a writing room together. We were both there writing for our publishers…just to write…to roll the dice,” Camacho recalls. “We thought maybe we could collaborate on some songs that could possibly be used for film or television, or by artists who might potentially be looking for material. However, after we finished it, I felt really attached to it and wanted to release it myself.”

Produced by John Carter Cash at the legendary Cash Cabin studios, the song speaks to a need so many people are experiencing at this point in time. Indeed, the lyric effectively sums up the sentiments accompanying this unexpected transition brought on by the crisis, as well as a desire to keep optimism intact, even though the odds may say otherwise.

I’m going on faith

Without fear

Love’s the reason

Why we’re here

Sooner or later

It all falls into place

So I keep going going going

Going on faith

The melody suits the sentiment. An anthemic ballad, it finds Camacho’s emphatic, emotional vocal adding an extra depth to the urgency and intensity that the lyrics so effectively share. A track that conveys both the desperation and desire that the world’s facing in these troubling times, it also reflects both the passion and purpose that’s always informed Camacho’s music. This is the first of an ongoing series of singles Camacho has planned for the months ahead, leading up to a full-length album to be released in 2021.

So too, while Camacho continues to share his songs with other artists as well, his own efforts continue to flourish. “I’m interested in making music that will last and remain vital going forward,” Camacho insists. “For me, music has to be indelible to be effective, songs that will still resonate with the passage of time. That’s the goal and the challenge, and that’s what always makes me show up at the blank page.”

For more information, visit www.JimCamacho.com.

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ABOUT JIM CAMACHO

Naturally, Camacho is no stranger when it comes to making music that resonates through melody and meaning. A veritable renaissance man in the surest sense, he is not only a respected songwriter, musician and producer, but also a playwright, actor and musical theater composer. As co-founder (with his brother John) of the legendary Miami band The Goods, he attracted national attention through a series of albums that allowed the band to work with legendary producer Tom Dowd, sharing stages with the likes of Pearl Jam, The Smithereens, Cracker and Matthew Sweet, and reaping any number of accolades in the process.

Since then, Camacho’s enjoyed a prolific solo career that has included several memorable albums, EPs, and singles. In addition, his music is featured in films, documentaries and television soundtracks, and high profile live performances that have taken many number of prestigious musical venues, including the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, New York’s Radio City Music Hall and the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. He’s played the West Coast and the U.K. and has also had the distinction of touring with Alicia Keys, John Legend, Linda Perhacs, and Zascha Moktan, for which he served as musical director.

Even so, Camacho’s efforts don’t stop there. His theatrical creations have included such well-received original productions as Fools’ Paradise, Guru, MOUSE KING, The Cavie Islanders and the Troll, Mickey Herman Saves the $#&@ World, and, most recently, Cranky Carl – all critically acclaimed musicals that found him producing, directing, writing the book, and composing the songs.

Indeed, Camacho’s prolific prowess extends to spotlighting other artists as well. His YouTube series Adventures in Songwriting, initiated last year, finds him working with a series of special guests and then writing a song in tandem within the program’s 30-minute timeframe. The songs were released as an EP that included collaborations between Camacho and such seminal South Florida talents as Fernando Perdomo, Charlie Pickett, Elsten Torres, Rob Elba, and the bands Ex Norwegian and Deaf Poets. The Miami Herald’s Howard Cohen said of the special release show: “Good fun and a testament to the power of inspired songwriting.”

For more information, visit www.JimCamacho.com.

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Jim Camacho Debuts at Ball & Chain 9/20

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Jim Camacho Debuts at Ball & Chain September 20, 8 p.m.

Miami singer-songwriter to play with full band during on-going Tuesday Sessions series

Miami, FL – September 13, 2016 – The prolific Jim Camacho will make his Ball & Chain debut Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 8 p.m., featuring special guest Dave O’Grady from Ireland. Camacho and his band will play two sets during the Little Havana venue’s on-going Tuesday Sessions series, with a set by O’Grady in between. No cover; 21 and over are welcome. Music begins at 8 p.m. Location: 1513 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135.

In addition, Camacho will perform at Radio-Active Records (845 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304) on Thursday, September 22, 6:30 p.m. before playing Alligator Alley (830 E Oakland Park Blvd #101, Oakland Park, FL 33334) Friday, September 23, at 8 p.m. Last, he will appear on WLRN 91.3 FM’s Folk & Acoustic with Michael Stock show Sunday, September 25 at 2 p.m. All engagements will also feature guest spots by O’Grady.

Jim is promoting the new video “How Do You Like Me Now” from his latest release, the Everywhere (Deluxe Edition). He is poised to release another new single shortly, titled “Alive”, a collaboration with cellist Ruti Celi. Camacho is also gearing up for a fourth consecutive holiday season run of the original children’s theater production Mouse King, a collaboration with acclaimed master puppeteer Noel MacNeal. Also in the works: an original web-based songwriter series, Adventures in Songwriting.

For more information, visit www.JimCamacho.com.

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