Discotheque

AMG All Music Guide: The Swing
Stephen Thomas Erlewine's review: "retains the new wave pop sense and rock attack of their earlier albums, while adding a stronger emphasis on dance rhythms." 3 stars.
www.allmusic.com/

All Music Guide: Swing Out Sister
Biography and discography.
www.allmusic.com/

Music of the Argentine Infantry and Period of Spanish Colonial Rule
The website for this CD includes historical notes for the music samples provided, as well as links to history related to the Argentine military. The historical music mentioned includes generic infantry drum/bugle calls dating back to the Spanish Colonial era.
www.cdtradition.net/

Californio Music Page
Music was essential to the life of Old Californio society. This site contains RealAudio, MIDI and lyrics for Early Californio songs, including MP3 selections from the Lumis collection.
home.comcast.net/

Swing Baby, Swing
Swing dancing photographs for the San Francisco Bay area along with CD shopping links for an extensive list of swing bands and artists.
www.thatplace.net/

Los Californios Perform at Roots Festival
La Prensa San Diego reviews the San Diego based music group Los Californios, who performed at the San Diego Roots Festival.
laprensa-sandiego.org/

Calicanto Associates
This professional educuational organization performs, presents and teaches the songs of California, including early Native American, Mission and Mexican era music. There are sample music, and the album "They Came Singing" is the most appropriate for the period.
www.calicantoassociates.com/

Los californios
This site is for a group based in southern Alta California, which researches and recreates music of early California using original transcriptions from primary sources. A project of San Diego Friends of Old Time Music, a non-profit educational corporation.
www.beardshampoo.com/

Moonlight Swing
Sacramento big band. Profile, photos, recordings, links.
www.moonlightswing.org/

Los Californios, The Alta California Orchestra
Playing traditional dance music and songs of the early California mission and gold rush era. They are based in northern Alta California and they recreate the Fandango, dance music of early California, and also an event to be celebrated. Musicians are costumed and play authentic antique instruments.
www.institutefortraditionalstudies.org/