FIESTA | bomba estereo

HAPPY PRIDE, everyone! Let the festivities begin.

The latest album release by Colombian group Bomba Estereo is an explosion of vibrant rhythm and sound. The track "Fiesta" is a good example of why their music has been described as "psychedelic cumbia." It combines the cultural characteristics of both into beautiful danceable music.

Press play, and find out for yourself.

Take a look at those visuals, those costumes, those colors! Imagine that at a music festival. I highly suggest they be on the line-up for next year's Coachella and/or Treasure Island Music Festival. They would be perfect.

For now, I will get to see them play at the New Parish in Oakland on Monday, July 20th. 

Happy PRIDE, from SF/OAKLAND.
<3

color-coded happiness | san diego pt. 1

After celebrating an eventful PRIDE weekend in SF, my friends and I decided to take it easy for the 4th of July weekend by flying down to San Diego to relax under the sun.  

While walking through La Jolla, we spotted this beautiful wall. We could not resist its charm, and therefore stopped for a brief photo session using the wall as the background.

What you see is the outfit I flew in -- wearing my go-to short shorts from Oakland, I was ready for the warmer times that lay ahead in San Diego.

I have to say these are some of my favorite photographs. Thank you, Kat. The way the colors pop in every picture is quite striking. I don't usually smile for pictures, but I could not resist doing so with such a playful background. Hence, I titled this photo series as Color-Coded Happiness.  :-)