The Charming Verdi Club Milonga. The Verdi Club still depicts its original 1930’s charm and on a Thursday evening it will have you feeling as if you returned to Tango’s Golden Age. Ladies are wearing their fanciest dresses and sparkling heels and the men are handsome in suits and jackets. Chandeliers loom over the large wood ballroom as nicely decorated tables surround the … [Read more...]
Argentine Tango Championships in San Francisco
It’s that time of the year once again. The Argentine Tango USA Official Championships and Festival takes place in San Francisco at the end of March. Now in its third year, this event has grown in both popularity and quality. Andrea Monti and Hugo “Gato” Valdez, two well-respected Argentine Tango Maestros, are responsible for bringing this exciting event to San … [Read more...]
Bajofondo in San Francisco
Bajofondo returns to San Francisco March 19th at Bimbos to present their new album Presente. The album released March 5th marks 11 years since Gustavo Santaolalla and Juan Campodónico conceived the idea of bringing together a collective of Argentine and Uruguayan artists dedicated to creating “contemporary music of the Río de la Plata,” the river that separates — and unites … [Read more...]
A Tango Love Story in Marin
While most of us are in the midst of shopping for the Holidays, Alma del Tango is in the middle of preparing for their next Tango production: "Close Embrace, A Tango Love Story". The production follows the story of a romance fiction writer who is working on a novel about a woman's journey through love, heartbreak and healing. Her character travels to Buenos Aires to immerse … [Read more...]
No Panic at Antipanico
The third annual Antipanico Tango Festival held in in San Francisco's Mission district not only survived it's third year but it flourished. So, the headliners, Sebastian and Mariana had to cancel less than a month before the event, but that did not keep the Tango addicts from showing up and the event being enjoyed by everyone. Both Friday and Saturday night, dancers continued … [Read more...]