02-01-2005 - Live Show Alert:
Saturday February 12th, 2005 Funk up your Valentine with Santa Lucia LFR @ El Cocal 1037 Commercial Dr. Van. Show starts at 9:30 pm. There will be prizes and give away dinner certificates.

11-29-2004 - Live Show Alert:
Saturday January 15th, 2005 STL will be at El Cocal 1037 Commercial Dr. in Vancouver show starts at 9pm. Don't miss it!

11-29-2004 - English:
Sunday night Nov 28/04 was a hell at a night meeting a lot of cool raza at Richard's on Richards promoting the band and meeting the guys from Ozomatli, and oh.. yeah! a big thumbs way down to House of blues in Vancouver for blowing us off to the possibility to be the opening act for Ozo that night but hey maybe the next time, people were saying that we could had been a more subtible act for that gig. we also like to say hi to the people that were cool enough to talk to us at the show that same night, don't for get our gig is Jan 15/05 see you there.

08-09-2004 - English:
A deal has been signed with Delinquent Records fron North Vancouver, BC. to shop the album to major markets in Europe and the U.S. We'd like to thanks Marc LeFrance and and Bob D'eith for the oportunity.

06-14-2004 - Live Shows
We have confirmed some show dates for the interior of BC and Manitoba. they are as follows:

Thursday, July 2/04 at the Angie's Pub in Kelowna, BC.
Friday, July 23/04 at the Barking Parrot Pub in Penticton, BC.
Saturday July 24/04 at the Fluid Lounge in Nelson, BC.
Tuesday July 27 we'll be at the Paddlewheel Hall in Vernon, BC.
Friday July 30/04 at the Zoo/Osborne Village Inn cabaret in Winnipeg, MB.
Saturday July 31/04 We'll be playing our show with Moses Mayes at the Pyramid cabaret also in Winnipeg, MB
Let's get the Latin funk rollin' baby! we hope to see you there!

06-07-2004 - Live Show Alert:
Saturday June. 18th, 2004 STL will play a private party at the Polish Community Center community Center " 1654 Fraser St. in Vancouver, There'll be also limited tix avialable to the public, show starts at 9pm. Don't miss it!

06-10-2004 - English:
CSMPRO is promoting us in Europe which we hope eventually it will lead to head overseas to tour.Check the link on the main page to learn more.

05-07-2004 - English:
If you want to purchase the enhanced CD "The Streets/Las Calles" or if you want to buy songs from the album for .99cents a song, visit Calabashmusic.com click on Central America & Caribbean in the region section and type "Santa Lucia" in the search box.

05-07-2004 - English:
For those fans in Canada you can purchase the enhanced CD "The Streets/Las Calles" from our site or at wowcd.ca.

04-26-2004 - English:
For our fans in the US you can also purchase the enhanced CD "The Streets/Las Calles" from our site or at cd baby.com

04-26-2004 - English:
Well! the month of April was a quite one for the band as the members of STL headed for a bit of holidays with their families. Mario went to arizona, Ryan stayed home, james went down to Seattle and to his native home New Orleans. German went to Australia to spend time with family and to promote the band at the same time, visiting a bunch of clubs and talking to booking agents in Melbourne with positive results for a possible Santa Lucia LFR tour Down Under perhaps late this year.

03-26-2004 - Live Show Alert:
Saturday April. 3rd, 2004 STL will play a private party at the hungarian community Center " 225 Kingway Ave. Vancouver, There'll be also 50 tix avialable to the public, show starts at 10pm. Don't miss it!

03-14-2004 - Live Show Alert:
Thursday March. 18th, 2004 at "Come and check us out at the Cottage Bistro" 4468 Main St. Vancouver, 9:45pm show.

03-4-2004 - Live Show Alert:
Friday March. 12th, 2004 at "Santa Lucia LFR will be at The Side Door" 2291 W. Broadway St. Vancouver, 10pm show /with guests.".

02-22-2004 - English:
Santa Lucia LFR is in talks with MRP Records from Toronto, a rooster of Universal Music Canada. MRP made an offer to sign the band's debut album "The Streets/Las Calles" to a licesing deal, in addition a separate deal was also put on the table to record the next album. Patrick Aldous of Atkins & Co. is overseing the legal matters of the contract on behalf of STL.

2/15/2004 - Live Show Alert:
Saturday March 8th, 2004 STL will play the Hungarian Center 562 Kingsway st. Vancouver, 9:30 pm show/with guess Revo-lucha.

2/15/2004 - Live Show Alert:
Yes!, Funkeros after a couple of month of chops drooling and cola wagging we will play the Lamplighter one more month every Thursday night, so come on down vatos y morras and shake your peso maker with experimental Latin funk, cumbias and son, with the unique 7 piece Alter-Latin-funk-lovin' Santa Lucia LFR. 10 pm show!

02/09/2004 - Read the December 13th, 2003 story in the "El Nuevo Diario"
Spanish version | English version (translated)

02/09/2004 - Read the December 18th, 2003 story in the "La Prensa"
Spanish version | English version (translated)

01-26-2004 - Live Show Alert:
We'd like to announce once again that we'll be playing cool latin funk every Thursday in February 2004 at "The Lamplighter's pub" in Gastown, 210 Abbott St. Vancouver, 10pm show. be there and come and check us out "

01-04-2004 - English:
German Cantillo Thanks Reynaldo Ruiz radio dj from "La Pachanguera" 95.1 fm for his interview and support of our album., also we'd like to thanks 88.7 fm radio Nicaragua's Alberto Carballo for the opportunity to invite us into the studio to do a live national broadcast., It was unbelievable!. Thanks so much.

A big hug goes to 99.9 fm Radio Pirata Brenda Cantillo and Elizabeth Mendoza for having me as an invited guest on their daily radio program "Bitacora" It was fantastic to had worked with you guys!

Elizabeth featured the whole album on her local rock program which lead to many calls from listeners all over the country, triggerring a desire to enquire about the band's new album and when they'll be coming to tour the country.

For the moment you can obtain the CD locally at the following address: Colonia El Periodista, Casa #209. Managua, Nic.

We like to thanks Sylvia Carrillo from El Nuevo Diario national newspaper for the awesome article written on the band Dec 13/03. and also thanks to Leslie Ruiz for the outstanding and fantastic article published Dec 18/03 in La Prensa another newspaper with national coverage.

We like to thanks Elena Garcia, Roberto Zuņiga and Dino Andino from channel 2 in Nic. for the interview granted in the local tv program that featured local talent.

We don't want to forget to give lots of thanks to Maria Guadalupe Gomez "Lupita" and Bosco Gomez for all the help they provided while in Nic.

Finally Santa Lucia will look for all possible venues to bring the music live once again to Nicaragua and the whole Central American region in the near future.

01-04-2004 - Espaņol:
German Cantillo agradece a Reynaldo Ruiz dj de "La Pachanguera" 95.1 fm por su entrevista e introduccion del disco del grupo., Tambien queremos agradecer profundamente la invitacion que el sub-director general de radio Nicaragua 88.7 fm el seņor Alberto Carballo nos ofrecio en su programa de radio en nueastra estadia en el pais pinolero, haciendo el show completamente espontaneo y en vivo transmitiendo a todo el pais fue una experiencia que nos puso los pelos de punta! pero que sin duda fue innolvidable. Muchas gracias.

Mandamos un abrazo muy fuerte a Brenda Cantillo y Elizabeth Mendoza de la estacion numero uno de rock en Nic. radio Pirata 99.9 fm por tenernos de invitados especiales en su programa matutino "Bitacora". Fue un gran entuciasmo el haber trabajado con ustedes en el programa.

Elizabeth toco el album entero en su programa local de rock "aqui pirata" el cual creo un sin numero de llamadas de todo el pais preguntando por el disco y queriendo saber cuando la banda vendra de tour al pais.

Por el momento pueden obtener el disco a la siguiente direccion: Colonia El Periodista, casa #209 an Managua, Nic.

Santa Lucia lfr quiere dar las gracias a Sylvia Carrillo del periodico El Nuevo Diario por el tremendo articulo escrito acerca del grupo Dec 13/03 y tambien queremos darle las gracias bien merecidas a Leslie Ruiz por el fabuloso reportaje que nos dio en La Prensa de Nic Dec 18/03.

Queremos saludar a Elena Garcia, Roberto Zuņiga y a Dino Andino del canal 2 de Nic. por la entrevista ofrecida en el programa de television que se dedica a enseņar el talento local.

Y por supuesto no queremos olvidar darle mil gracias y un gran beso a Maria Guadalupe Gomez "Lupita" y Bosco Gomez por toda la ayuda prestada durante nuestra estadia.

Finalmente quiero comunicarles que Santa Lucia lfr tratara todo lo posible por llevar la musica y presentarse en vivo en Nicaragua y Centroamerica en un futuro cercano.

12-28-2003 - Live Show Alert:
Every Thursday in January and February 2004 at "The Lamplighter's pub" in Gastown, 210 Abbott St. Vancouver, 10pm show. "

Live Show Alert: New Years Bash Friday Dec. 31, 2003 at The Legion #179 2205 Commercial Dr. & 6th Ave. Vancouver, 8pm first show and 11pm second show. There will be prices and give aways.

12-10-2003 - English:
STL recently traveled to Miami, Florida to introduce and talk to local record labels about their new album "The Streets/Las Calles" that is about to be release in early 2004, they also took a detour to Central America where they had a warm welcome in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, engagin in radio and tv interviews and appearing in two national newspapers in Nic."see articles links in media on our web page".

12-10-2003 - Espaņol:
STL recientemente viajo a Miami, Florida para dar a conocer y hablar con disqueras locales acerca de su nuevo album "The Streets/Las Calles" que esta planeado sacarlo al mercado a principios del 2004, tambien tomandose un desvio por Centroamerica donde fue recibido muy calurosamente en Nicaragua y Costa Rica donde dieron entrevistas de radio y television asi como obteniendo articulos publicados en dos de los principales diarios nacionales de Nic."ver articulos en la seccion de medios de nuestra pagina web".

11-14-2003 - Live Show Alert:
Saturday Nov. 22nd, 2003 at "The Side Door" 2291 W. Broadway St. Vancouver, 10pm show /with guests "Remedy X".

Wednesday Dec.17th, 2003 - The Fairview Pub 898 W. Broadway St. Vancouver, 9PM show.

10-11-2003 - The new cd "The Streets / Las Calles" is now completed. Check on the site soon for ordering information and gigs.

04-22-2003 - Santa Lucia is currently in Turtle Recording Studios, putting the finishing touches on it's debut CD. Check back soon for updates and album release date.