Category: Writing


Sound Culture Series (Chicago Tribune)

“Even more great international sounds”
By Benjamin Ortiz, Special to the
Chicago Tribune
Date: November 20, 2009

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“Live rock, warts and all:
Catch local bands as they get their shot onstage and on camera with ‘E > N > E Chicago Rocks'”
By Benjamin Ortiz, Special to the
Chicago Tribune
Section: On the Town
Date: November 6, 2009

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“Vicente Fernandez is still the king”
By Benjamin Ortiz, Special to the
Chicago Tribune
Date: October 20, 2009

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“2012: The End or a New Dawn?”
By Benjamin Ortiz, for
Café Latino Lifestyle Magazine
September/October 2009

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Music preview:
“A red-hot explosion of Mexican electronica”
By Benjamin Ortiz, Special to the
Chicago Tribune
Section: On the Town
Date: July 10, 2009

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“Humboldt Park Nouveau-Rican” (Café Magazine)

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“Humboldt Park Nouveau-Rican”
By Benjamin Ortiz, for
Café Latino Lifestyle Magazine
May/June 2009

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Alt-Cinco (Café Magazine)

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“What If…The French Had Won Cinco de Mayo”
By Benjamin Ortiz, for
Café Latino Lifestyle Magazine
May/June 2009

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Latino Arts Ecology (Café Magazine)

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“Redefine, Re-imagine, Recycle”
By Benjamin Ortiz, for
Café Latino Lifestyle Magazine
April 2009

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Spanish Karaoke (Café Magazine)

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“Karaoke Castellano”
By Benjamin Ortiz, for
Café Latino Lifestyle Magazine
April 2009

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“The Marvelous Reality of Achy Obejas”
By Benjamin Ortiz, for
Café Latino Lifestyle Magazine
March 2009

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