you brought along someone with you tonight.
And I think she has some experience
with make music Madison.
She does.
So where I'm really honored to bring today
our musician and residence for this year, Sara.
And Sara is originally from Puerto Rico.
And she's been performing with make music Madison
for the last few years.
And last year I brought her on a couple of media spots
and she also spoke to the common council for us last year
and actually performed a common council for us
to share a little bit about make music Madison.
And we're really honored to have her
and the role of musician and residence this year.
She's supporting musicians to make sure
that they're getting into the system, that they're finding hosts.
And she's also going to be performing on make music day.
So I brought her along to speak a little bit about her experience
and also her artistry has a musician.
Oh, that's so great.
Thank you, Mary Rose.
Sara, where are you performing on make music Madison day?
So I will be performing at the Lissa Link Peace Park
around three to four, I believe.
Just down the road here on stage.
And then Madison at the Rotary Place
on next to the Children's Museum.
Oh, nice.
So you've got a couple of Madison shows then.
And I was, once we realized that you were going to be here,
I wanted to check out your music.
And it's terrific.
How long have you been a musician?
How long have you been playing?
You know, when people ask me that,
I don't know what to say because I've always been singing.
I learned to play the guitar kind of recently.
Maybe like six years ago, anyway,
I'll probably be getting more shows that day, though.
What, what, what, so six years ago,
when you picked up the guitar,
what, what was the deciding factor?
Hey, I'm going to pick up the guitar and play it.
Is it just singing?
So it's actually kind of dark by that time.
There was a terrible hurricane right in Puerto Rico.
And I didn't have anything else left to do.
Like I didn't have my phone or nothing.
So I decided, my mom gave me my grandpa's guitar
and she was like, do something with it.
And my dad already had taught me some chords by the time.
And I just started playing.
Well, we're so glad you did.
Well, yeah, I'm not too.
Yeah.
Were you in Puerto Rico when the hurricane hit?
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, that had been scary.
And the island still hasn't really recovered
as much as it should, has it?
I agree.
Yeah.
What are some of the big things that you see
that you need back home?
That what?
As far as help, as far as infrastructure needs
or whatever to make Puerto Rico better,
what is it that you think that the island needs
or that would make things better for you all?
I think I'm not sure of the translation,
but I think it's on audition.
Like the US government needs to check out all of the bills,
like all of the bills that, all of the things that happen
with the governor at the time.
Because there was a lot of federal help sent.
But we actually didn't receive it.
And that's more on the local side of the government.
Once that's one of the things.
So what you're saying is track the money, follow the money,
and see how it was actually spent,
where it was maybe supposed to be spent in different ways.
Yeah.
Wow.
Well, we are so glad you are here with us tonight.
So we can take some good positive things
from bad things happening.
And in that case for me, personally,
was learning that you taught how to play guitar.
That is a great end of your story, learning the guitar.
And when did you come to Madison?
Around.
And what was behind that?
Around two years and a half ago.
Just family situation.
I came here.
At first, I wasn't going to stay.
But then I liked it.
And I just did it.
That happens to everybody that comes to Madison.
Yes.
It does.
Yeah.
I also found a place, a safe place to perform,
which I honestly haven't performed.
Back home until I moved here.
Oh, my gosh.
What was it like performing for the first time back home?
You mentioned earlier that some bands have said
that make music Madison was like the starting show.
And it was the first time that music Madison.
Yeah.
I performed for the first time in here.
Oh, my God.
Wow.
So in actual examples, Jimmy.
I know.
It's amazing.
So you went back home.
So did you go back home at some point
and then perform in front of people back home?
No, but I've performed it like for family gatherings
or I've actually performed in the violin
because I play other instruments back when I was younger.
But I haven't come back home and performed exactly
what I'm doing here.
What do you think about booking a world tour with vaccine?
We'll book you a rocker.
Rocker, rocker, rocker's the booker.
He'll book you up all the places.
And we'll wrap it up.
I'll just hang out with you.
Yeah, Terry will be your real man.
OK, OK.
Second row, will we get Jimmy to come back down in the clouds?
We can listen to some live music because you
are going to perform some songs for us tonight.
I will.
The first song that you're going to perform tonight,
why don't you tell us a little bit about it?
The first one is going to be addicted to you.
I wrote it about a year ago.
It's in English.
Look, I think it's pretty self-explanatory.
Like, I don't want to.
It's kind of personal.
It sounds great.
OK.
Well, why don't you go ahead and get your guitar on and get ready
and keep those headphones on?
Right.
And we'll get with you in just one second.
Go ahead.
OK, thank you.
All right, Jimmy, we're going to hear some live music from Sarah.
And she is going to be playing Make Music Madison.
And also at the Marquette Waterfront Festival on June 8,
she'll be the first performer.
We'll talk about that in a second.
And if you have a question or if you got a comment
about Make Music Madison, you can give us a call right now.
844-967-2789-844-96 party.
It's an impromptu live in the layer with one song
on a vaccine radio.
I thought I heard a joke.
I cannot seem to get a thing done or give you a kick.
I mean, I can make it fine.
But you in the distance don't cease to hurt.
I can't find a way if I can't dinner to blame.
Who is not it for?
I'm an addict who I cannot set, which we're coming from.
I'm an addict for love.
How can I find a way to get it out of my mind?
I know I've made mistakes, but I'm not the only one who's blind.
I'll spare most of my days observant.
I'm just passing by, living inside of my brain.
Pretending like just all the scars.
I cannot find a way if I can't dinner to blame.
Who is not it for?
I'm an addict who I cannot set, which we're coming from.
I'm an addict for love.
I'm an addict who I cannot set, which we're coming from.
I'm an addict who I cannot set, which we're coming from.
I'm an addict for love.
How can I find a way if I can't dinner to blame?
Pretending like just all the scars.
Don't let me say, because I want to be on an control.
Oh, should I just send it all?
I'd rather restart the clock than end it all.
How can I find a way if I can't dinner to blame?
Oh, it's not a fault.
I'm an addict, I cannot set, which we're coming from.
I'm an addict for love.
I'm an addict for love.
Oh!
Very nice!
In the backseat Mad Radio Studios here in Maxing Critio.
Let's do, can we do another song or do you got...
Well, we got some questions, Jimmy.
Oh, I'm jumping to get going here.
We got some questions.
He's still wants to go on this world tour.
Yeah, he's got the...
New York.
Oh, my gosh.
We mentioned a second ago.
You have an upcoming show June 8th at the Marquette Waterfront Festival in Madison.
Tell us about your excitement to be the opening act for festival season.
I mean, you're going to be the first one opening up the Madison Festival season.
I mean, I'm excited about it.
I don't know.
Last year, like each year that passes, I get more and more people talking to me about performing at festivals.
Sometimes it's kind of overwhelming because I have not put out my music yet.
So, I feel like I need to justify what I'm doing.
Well, you haven't justified anything.
When they hear you play and sing, you're good.
I'm super excited about it.
I mean, it's kind of sometimes I don't even believe it.
I open my email and I'm like, I know the festival really.
Wow.
So, let me ask you this.
Oh, my gosh.
You started playing guitar six years ago.
You're obviously very young still.
You've got some confidence to you.
I could tell in your vocal styling, as you were singing just now, great tone and pitch to your voice.
But you also got confidence.
Where's that confidence come from?
My mom, definitely.
She's also a singer.
And all I know about singing, I learned it from her.
Also, the confidence part.
Definitely.
Yeah.
You know, we were talking with someone else on the show Betsy Age.
She's out of Kenosha, receiving with her band.
And she said she's actually an introvert.
She's kind of shy.
So, do you feel you become sort of a different person when you perform?
Not really.
No.
What we see is what we get.
Yes, definitely.
Definitely.
I've talked to a lot of artists that say they have to find some magic when they get on stage to turn it on.
Yeah.
But you are just a natural.
I wouldn't say that I have to pretend.
But the person that I am on that stage is who I am.
How I just talk to people.
You know, your song was gorgeous.
Thank you.
Well, now you have another song for us.
I do.
Now we're going to ask you.
Tell us about this song before you play.
Okay.
This one is in Spanish.
So I'm going to explain a little harder for me to understand.
Yeah.
It was like, oh, maybe four years ago, I was heartbreak.
And I was, I wasn't a taxi when I decided to like write this first versus.
I got to say that someone that I'm not featuring me but helped me write the song.
His name is Angel Wimbo Lopez.
I need to mention him because he was the producer that helped me write the song.
It has never been put out.
But yeah, it's a heartbreak.
I was in a taxi.
I was sad and you're going to hear the rest of it.
Okay.
Nice.
The raw emotion is coming from the back of my taxi cab.
Yeah.
All right.
All right.
844-966-789-844-964 part.
You can call or text us in the Civic Media app.
We got a special live performance tonight from Sarah.
And we'll talk with Marie Rose, Zach Burr, a little more about Make Music Madison here on Maxing Radio.
Thank you very much.
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performing tonight
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with us is a great
uplifting story.
I hope you
nothing but the success.
Oh my god.
Thank you.
Wonderful.
Thank you for having me.
And get ready for that
world tour.
It's going to be brutal.
Thanks.
Let me know when I
will.
People want to know me.
Why I want to.
There is.
What is next for you?
I'm just going to jump in here
really quick and ask.
Max for me.
Yes.
Yes.
Release all the music that I
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I really need to do that.
If I don't do that, you
don't see any other way to
keep taking steps.
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an album or an EP?
Probably an EP.
Yes.
Yes.
That's the track.
We'll play it here.
I'm even better.
Let's have it back on.
Yeah.
For a full layer.
Yes.
Make Music Madison is
happening here in Madison and
around the world, around the
globe.
June 21st is a Friday this
year.
Super excited about that.
Mary Rose Eckberg from
Make Music Madison.
If bands wanted to get
signed up, there was a
deadline coming up.
Also venues if they want to
get signed up.
Give us the details one more
time on that.
Registration.
Registered to host or
perform by June 1st at
MakeMusicMadison.org.
How are you feeling right
now?
This is kind of the crunch
time.
We're working hard.
We have a lot of really
exciting things going on
including a stage hosted by
some of the people in this
very world.
Oh, boy.
Are we going to talk about
that?
I guess we're talking about
it.
I love it.
Let's talk about it.
One minute to talk about it.
Okay.
Well, we're going to have a
stage.
We're going to talk about
it.
We're going to talk about it.
We're going to talk about it.
Okay.
Well, we're going to have a
the stage street at the
forum.
It's a public space.
It's right between the
Veterans Museum and Ian's
pizza and we're going to have
a full on PA system.
We're going to have bands.
We're going to have video
being taken.
It's going to be just an
extravaganza right here on
stage street.
Because that's what we do.
Civic Media.
Maxing Radio.
Make MusicMadison.
Yes.
And Music makes a difference.
And Ding County Arts.
We're all coming together.
Community.
Space making.
Yes.
It's all going to happen
on June 21st.
Music.
Music.
Music.
Music.
Music.
I hope the weather's nice.
I really do.
Because it's going to be a
great day.
I just want to mention that for
anyone interested.
I have a lot of upcoming
shows.
You can find me at
SarahOfficial.com.
T-Z-E-R-A.
Official.com.
SarahOfficial.com.
We will share that on our
social media as well.
You've got it.
Nice.
All right.
Make MusicMadison
once again, June 21st.
If you want to participate,
please, by all means,
go to makemusicmedison.org,
create your band profile,
artist profile.
If you're a venue,
you want to host some
bands.
It doesn't matter.
As long as you're in the city
of Madison, you could do it
right there.
I'm Mary Rose.
Ekber, thank you so much.
It's great to see you again.
Thank you.
Thank you guys.
Always a pleasure.
Thanks for having me back.
