Fernando
 

Biography

Biography by Erik Hage
Argentina-born Fernando Viciconte came of age musically in L.A. fronting the hard rock band Monkey Paw . He moved to Portland, OR, in 1994 and released Season in Hell, a downbeat collection of country rock, in 1996. His sophomore effort, Widows, saw a harder-edged approach that at times recalled his Southern California days. The Spanish language album Pacoima (1998) represented an abrupt shift as Fernando explored his So Cal barrio roots, swinging from border rock to Tex-Mex to Mexican R&B. Sure enough, he changed gears yet again for Old Man Motel (1999), indulging in a powerful collection of relatively straight-ahead rock. 2001 found Fernando leaving Cravedog for Domingo Records and releasing Dreams of the Sun and Sky, a startlingly gorgeous collection of gauzy, narcotic tracks with Latin and country-folk accents.

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Music

Old Man Motel
2008
Crazy Horse meets Plastic Ono band in a sleezy Tijuana juke joint. Old Man Motel was voted a "Hidden Treasure" by Magnet Magazine and was named named "Top Ten local release of 1999" by The Oregonian(Oregon's leading newspaper).
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Dreams of the Sun and Sky
2001
Voted one of the top Ten albums released in 2001 by The Oregonian. This atmospheric folk rock album was recorded almost entirely live in Producer/multi-instrumentalist Mike Coykendall's( M.Ward, Richmond Fontaine)home in Portland, Oregon in 2001.
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Pacoima
1998
lo-fi garage Tex-mex rock 'n' roll from Portland, Oregon. "Portland's first significant Spanish-rock album". Willamette Week.
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Widows
1997
Fernando's first full band release. Recorded in 1997 in a Portland, Oregon basement during three alcohol fueled sessions. For Fans of John Prine, Palace Brothers,Neil Young, Doug Sahm and Tom Waits.
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