SOAR Welcomes Cabezas de Cera to Washignton DC for some free performances

The Society of Art Rock and Mexican Cultural Institute are proud to bring Cabezas de Cera to Washington, DC for two free shows on June 24 and 25. On June 24 at 6PM , Cabezas de Cera will play the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. On June 25 at 8:30 PM, they will play at Artomatic on the Cabaret Stage.

Cabezas de Cera has been playing music since 1995. The current line up consists of Mauricio Sotelo on the strings, Ramsés Luna on the winds, Francisco Sotelo on drums and Edgar Arrellín as the sound designer.

CDC grounds its compositions on a diversity of styles and contemporary genres. However, it is in the creation of unique metal instruments, as well as their extraordinary execution and experimentation, where CDC finds a rich balance between acoustic and electronic styles. A Cebezas De Cera concert is full of emotions and colors, which seems from time to time to evoke the endeavor of forging metals in an atmosphere of strength and fire. The compositions encompass experimental music, jazz, world music and Mexican popular music, but they find in rock and improvisation, the liberty to merge these sounds into a unique style. Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson fame states: "At a time when so many are sounding the same it's a delight to hear a band as unique as Cabezas de Cera".

With albums such as Un Segundo, MetalMúsica, Fractal Sónico and their latest Hécho en México, live, and countless festival performances under their collective belt, CDC is on the forefront of the current avant/world/jazz metal scene.

These all ages show will be held at:

June 24, 6PM – Millennium Stage, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street, NW; Washington, DC 20566

June 25, 8:30 PM – Cabaret Stage at Artomatic, 55 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20003

No tickets are required for these shows.

The Society of Art Rock (SOAR), a 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational organization, was established in 2004 to advance the education of non-commercial music that mixes elements of classical, jazz, and contemporary rock styles into a musical form called Art Rock or Progressive Rock. Further information on SOAR and on Art Rock in general is available at the organization's web site: http://www.dc-soar.org.

The SOAR Concert Program is funded in part by the Arts Council of Fairfax County, supported by the County of Fairfax. Further information on the Arts Council of Fairfax County is available at http://www.artsfairfax.org.