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Meretrices Literary Magazine Review

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

By Arturo Garcia (translation by Jeannine Caubarrere)
CHAPALA, JALISCO. The rock group Ginger Ninjas is passing through Lake Chapala on a 5,000 mile journey from the Sierras of Northern California to the jungles of Chiapas, visiting our entire country and giving hundreds of shows along the way with their bike powered energy source. Yesterday, Saturday February […]

The Journey in 3 minutes

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Brock put together this vid of the 5 month experience to date.
[youtube width=”425″ height=”355″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc06wFv6aag[/youtube]

The Rest of Mexico

Monday, April 14th, 2008

As any who follow closely know, we´re not too good at making schedules, but when we do we usually stick to them pretty closely. Except when we have to veer. Here´s the anticipated trajectory for our way home over the next several weeks, including the towns where we´ll be playing. Drop a line if you […]

More of Morelia.

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Saturday night had gone so well, that we decided to do it again… in the plaza… in front of everyone! On Sunday night, the city had set up chairs for the people to watch a marichi band perform in the gazebo. As they played, we quietly set up right next to their crowd. When the Mariachis stopped, the huge crowd flocked over to us […]

MoRe GiGs iN MeXiCo CiTy… BE THERE!!!

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

We’ll be ROCKIN here…
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Zocalo! 16:30 el Jueves, 27 de Marzo de 2008
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La Voratine! 20:00 el Viernes, 28 de Marzo de 2008
Madero 107, Centro de Tlalpan

Mexico City GIGS…

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Miercoles 19 Marzo
8:30 Bicicleteada en Angel de la Independencia con Las Fabulosas Bicitekas
10:00 Concierto en el T Gallery (Saltillo No 39)
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Jueves 20 Marzo
Gloreta de Insurgentes (por confirmar) o Bside
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Viernes 21 Marzo 21:30 hrs
Pendulo Zona Rosa (Hamburgo 126)
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Sabado 22 Marzo
Chopo 12 pm Centro Cultural Chopo
Circo 20:30 pm (Museo Anahuacali, Calzada Pacifico Diego Rivera)
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Domingo 23 Marzo 12 […]

Playing Shows With or Without Pedal Power

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

In Morelia we went to a club to play a gig. They have all their big sound equipment set up for us to plug in. It was a big place and the equipment looked good. So we did not use the bikes. I sat outside trying to figure out what to do with the […]

live from morelia

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

A song I wrote for my papa on the occasion of his wedding a few years ago. This is the first time playing it with the band. Renegade in the Plaza de Catedral after the Mariachis.
[youtube width=”425″ height=”355″]http://youtube.com/watch?v=tZv3lN0nmxE[/youtube]

Revista Literaria Meretrices

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Por Arturo García
CHAPALA, JAL.  La agrupación musical, Ginger Ninjas se encuentra de paso por la Ribera del Lago Chapala en su trayectoria hacia Chiapas, en lo que será una travesía de más de 8,000 Km. a lo largo del país y un centenar de tocadas generadas por el pedaleo de sus bicicletas; desde la Sierra […]

Journal: Sayulita to Guadalajara

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

By David Kupfer
The Pleasant Revolution is all about promotion, promotion of adventure, person to person cultural exchanges, bicycle values, freedoms found by biking, bike powered music, backwoods California rock and roll. So many kids and adults were and are inspired by the music and the message and the mission that is impossible to calculate the […]