In our conversation with Brizzo Torres, we get schooled on what it’s really like to be on the go. “Occupied” is one thing, but multiple hats in multiple entities in multiple countries?

This is a new level of busy.

From nursing, to picking up junked cars, to running bands, to running a guitar school, to changing young lives in three cities separated by 3,400 miles, Brizzo's journey is one of education, and she has learned something from every stop along the way.

So, whether she’s traveling from San Antonio to NYC, hopping campuses to empower young minds, or merging her favorite parts of Aretha, The Stones, Selena, and Karen O, the result is the empowerment of the next generation.

Important People, Places, and Things Mentioned:

• The Pourbox
• The Dakota East Side Ice House
• Brizzo Torres
• La Huerta
• The Good Good Collective
• La Bandera Molino
• Cheetos Deja Tu Huella
• Baruch College
• Billboard Latin Music Week

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During today’s chat with Erica Monzón (aka: Ila Minori), we learn about Erica’s journey from open mic night to national tours, the significance of mentorship and community support, and why you should be practicing right now.

As a self proclaimed late bloomer in a family full of musicians, Erica walks us from being the good drama-free kid through cadging chords from her musician friends to keeping her band fed on the road. She takes us through her musical genealogy on route to finding her own voice.

As an adult who spends her time in the classroom and her weekends in the studio and on the road, this episode packs a punch for the artist who is thinking about starting and/or maintaining a career in music.

Important People, Places, and Things Mentioned:

• The Pour Box
• San Antonio College
• The Dakota East Side Ice House
• Sancho’s
• Ila Minori: ICU

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In our conversation with venue owners Janell and Santos Martinez, we cover the transformative power of open mics, the audacity to be genuine, and converting the economic woes of a worldwide pandemic into a dream-made-real.

With good humor and a kind of genuine humility, Janell and Santos guide us from the death of normalcy through trials and tribulations to the of creation the Deco District gem, Dulce Sueños - so much more than your friendly neighborhood coffee house. This episode is an inspiring story of kindness and preservation and just what that can get you, quantifiable and intangible alike.

Important People, Places, and Things Mentioned:

• Dulce Sueños
• The PourBox Coffee Cantina
• The Dakota East Side Ice House
• "Mannish Boy" - Muddy Waters
• Yes Man
• Brizzo Torres

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