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Louie Pérez has a way with words (and images)
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Louie Pérez has a way with words (and images)

The primary lyricist for Los Lobos is also a visual artist and he has paired his lyrics and drawings and paintings in a new book, "Good Morning Aztlán"; Sarah Jones' "Sell/Buy/Date" is a one-woman play with many views of the sex industry.

Louie Pérez (right) is a founding member of the iconic L.A. band, Los Lobos.
Louie Pérez (right) is a founding member of the iconic L.A. band, Los Lobos.
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Erika Goldring
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On today's show:

His pictures paint a thousand words

(Starts at 14:22)

Los Lobos founding member Louie Pérez has drawn and painted for most of his life and now he has paired his artwork with his song lyrics in a book, "Good Morning Aztlán," that takes its title from one of the songs he co-wrote with bandmate David Hidalgo. Pérez talks with guest host Steven Cuevas about the book, which is scheduled for an Oct. 15 release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1UcoEXQieU

The Woman of a thousand faces (and voices)

(Starts at 1:15)

Sarah Jones is a playwright, performer and activist. She's assembled all her passions and talents into the show, “Sell/Buy/Date.” While the play is technically a one-woman show, Jones performs a variety of characters, all of them connected by a common theme: the sex industry. “Sell/Buy/Date” is built around a series of recorded interviews, replayed decades later in a classroom of the future. The men and women Jones embodies are tied either directly or indirectly to prostitution and pornography. The show is at the Los Angeles LGBT Center through Nov. 3. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5ZWGnq7HD4