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Mark Guerrero
Lecture / Performance

     This webpage is dedicated to the lectures, lecture/performances, interviews, and teaching I've done at universities, museums, cultural centers, and other venues over the years.  My lecture/performances include video clips, "live" musical performances, and a question and answer session.  I have two different presentations.  One is on the history of Chicano rock, the other a tribute to the life and career of my father, the late great "Father of Chicano Music," Lalo Guerrero.  The latter lecture/performance also includes video clips of my performances with my father and a history of my musical relationship with him.  In 2015, I taught "The History of The Beatles, Part 1 & 2," a twelve week course, for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the Palm Desert, California campus of California State University at San Bernardino. I taught six week class on "The History of The Beatles in 2019.  In 2020, I taught as six week class "Bob Dylan: A Man and His Music" and a one-off class on "The History of Chicano Rock."  Below is an at a glance list of venues where I've done the aforementioned and other related presentations.  Below the list is the same list with details, photos, flyers, videos, and in some cases links to stories I've written about my lecture/performances.
 


List of Venues
(at a glance)

University of Riverside- Palm Desert, California campus (April 11- May 16, 2023) - instructor for "History of The Beatles" (6 week course)

Berkeley City College- Berkeley, California (April 13, 2023)- panel member "History of Chicano Music"

University of Riverside- Palm Desert, California campus (February 23- March 30, 2023) - instructor for "History of The Beatles" (6 week course)

California State University San Bernardino- Palm Desert, California (February 1- March 8, 2023) - instrutor for "Bob Dylan: The Man and His Music" (6 week course)

Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse Lecture Series (via Zoom)- Berkeley, California (November 7, 2020)
panel member "History of Chicano Rock"

California State University San Bernardino
- Palm Desert, California (January 31- March 6, 2020)
instructor for "Bob Dylan: The Man and His Music" (6 week course)

California State University San Bernardino
- Palm Desert, California (January 13, 2020)
"History of Chicano Rock"

NAMM Museum
- Carlsbad, California (September 5, 2019) Interviewed about Chicano Rock and Mark Guerrero musical history

Lyceum Theater
- San Diego, California (August 23, 2019) Interview and talk about Gold Star Studio with musical performances

Boyle Heights Arts & History Studios-
East L.A. (July 12, 2019) History of East L.A. Rock

California State University San Bernardino-
San Bernardino, California (June 10, 2019)
speaker at "Race and Racism" class

California State University San Bernardino-
Palm Desert California (Jan. 28- March 4, 2019) - instructor for" History of The Beatles" (6 week course)

2017 NACCS Annual Conference-
Hotel Irvine in Irvine, California (March 22, 2017)
Seminar of East L.A. Rock History with Rudy Salas of Tierra

British Music Experience-
Liverpool, England, June 29, 1018
with Chan Romero and Ralph Ellis of The Swingin' Blue Jeans

California State University San Bernardino-
Palm Desert California (Oct. 21, 2016)
"History of Chicano Rock"

California State University San Bernardino
- Palm Desert California (Jan. 15- April 24, 2015) - instructor for "History of The Beatles- Part 1 & 2" (12 week course)

Resource Center For Non-Violence-
Santa Cruz, California (February 21, 2015) - "History and Music of Lalo Guerrero"

The Ohio State University
- Columbus, Ohio (March 31, 2014) - "History of Chicano Rock"

California State University San Bernardino-
Palm Desert California (February 28, 2014)
"History of Chicano Rock"

California State University San Bernardino-
San Bernardino, California (February 11, 2014)
speaker at " Race and Racism" class

California State University San Bernardino-
San Bernardino, California (January 14, 2014)
"History of Chicano Rock and The Eastside Sound of the 1960s" (lecture)

College of the Desert
- Palm Desert, California (October 14, 2013)
Zoot Suit Play and Movie and the Pachuco Music of Lalo Guerrero

The Nile Nite Club
- Bakersfield, California (February 9, 2013)
"History and Music of Lalo Guerrero"

Arte Americas, Casa de la Cultura
- Fresno, California (January 11, 2013)
"History and Music of Lalo Guerrero"

Museum of Ventura County
- Ventura, California (October 9, 2011)
History of the Eastside Sound with Max Uballez and authors David Reyes and Tom Waldman

University of California at Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.
)- Westwood, California (May 2, 2011) "History of Chicano Rock"

Museo Cultural
- Santa Fe, New Mexico (September 25, 2010) "History of Chicano Rock and musical performance of Mark and Lalo Guerrero music

East Los Angeles Library
(August 28, 2010)

San Diego Mesa College
- San Diego, California (November 11, 2009) "History of Chicano Rock"

Barrio Station
- San Diego, California (November 8, 2009) Musical performance and screening of "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano"

Grammy Museum
- Los Angeles, California (September 24, 2009) on panel at screening of "Land of a Thousand Dances: The Sounds of East L.A." documentary

National Hispanic University
- San Jose, California (July 2, 2009) "History of Chicano Rock"

University of California at Santa Barbara-
Santa Barbara, California
(May 8, 2008) Musical performance at a corrido conference

Vroman's Book Store-
Pasadena, California (September 8, 2007) Interviewed by Dominic Priori, along with other East L.A. singers and musicians about the history of East L.A. rock of the 60s

Marin County Civic Center
- San Rafael, California (March 29, 2007)
Musical performance and screening of "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano

University of California at Riverside-
Palm Desert, California
(March 23, 2007) Musical performance with trio and El Chicano at a tribute to Lalo Guerrero and screening of Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano

El Paso Community College
- El Paso, Texas (April 22, 2005) talk and performance with Steve Salas of Tierra

University of California at Berkeley-
Berkeley, California
(April 6, 2005) History of Chicano Rock

California State University Los Angeles
- Los Angeles, California (May 15, 2002) "History of Chicano Rock"

California State University Fullerton-
Fullerton, California
(April 17, 2002)
"History of Chicano Rock"

California State University Los Angeles-
Los Angeles, California (November 15 & 16, 1989) Musical performance of Mark Guerrero songs about Chicano culture
 



Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse Lecture (via Zoom)
Berkeley, California
(November 7, 2020)

History of Chicano Rock ONLINE w/ Mark Guerrero

     Los Angeles is the focal point in the development of Chicano music.  Survey the history of this unique style of music from it's start in the pre-rock era of the 1940s to the present time.  Learn about artists such as Ritchie Valens, Trini Lopez, Los Lobos, and Lalo Guerrero.  Musical genres including swing, rock, Latin rock, and punk will be covered.  Taught by recording artist/musicain/educator Mark Guerrero, the son of Lalo Guerrero aka "The Father of Chicano Music.
 



California State University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
(January 31 - March 6, 2020)

Bob Dylan: The Man & His Music, two hours a week for six weeks for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.  Course description below:
 



California State University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
(January 13, 2020)

     History of Chicano Rock from the pre-rock 1940s to the present, a two hour one off lecture for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institure.  Course description below:
 

 



NAMM Museum
Carlsbad, California
(September 5, 2019)

     Mark Guerrero was interviewed by Dan Del Fiorentino for the NAMM archive about his career, the Eastside Sound of East L.A., his musical equipment, and his father Lalo Guerrero.
 

 

 

 


Dan Del Fiorentino & Mark



Click here to see the video clip of the interview on NAMM's site.

 



Lyceum Theater
San Diego, California
(August 23, 2019)

     Mark Guerrero was interviewed by rock critic TK Arnold regarding Mark's career and experiences at legendary Gold Star Studio in Hollywood.  Related images were projected on a screen and recordings by Mark were played.  The event was before a performance of the musical play "33 1/3 House of Dreams," which is the story of Gold Star and the hit music that was recorded there.  Records by artists such as Phil Spector, The Beach Boys, Eddie Cochran, Ritchie Valens, The Champs, The Buffalo Springfield, Sonny and Cher are performed.
 

 

 


TK Arnold

 

 



Boyle Heights Arts & History Studios
East Los Angeles
(July 12, 2019)

    Mark Guerrero was interviewed by filmmaker David Herrera and Boyle Heights historian Shmuel Gonzalez about the Zoot Suit era and the Eastside Sound music scene of the 1960s.
 

 

A 17 minute video segment of the Interview

 



California State University at San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California
(June 10, 2019)

     a lecture/performance for a class on "Race and Racism."  The presentation involved a talk and discussion on race and racism and how it related and continues to relate to the music business, as well as music and videos related to the subject.  The presentation was conducted in a lecture hall at the invitation of Charli Eaton who teaches the class.  Mark performed his songs "I'm Brown" and "Pre-Columbian Dream," as well as his dad's "Los Chucos Suaves."  He also showed music videos of "I'm Brown" and "Los Chucos Suaves."
 

 

 


Professor Charli Holding Mark's guitar

 



History Of The Beatles
California State University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
January 28 - March 4, 2019

    

     History of The Beatles, two hours a week for six weeks for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.  See course description below:
 

 

 

 



British Music Experience Museum
Liverpool, England
June 29, 2018

Ralph Ellis, Chan Romero & Mark Guerrero
(panel discussion with musical performances)

 


Spencer Leigh, Ralph Ellis (Swinging Blue Jeans), Chan Romero, Mark Guerrero


 


Unknown, Kevin McMannis, Mark, Spencer Leigh, and Chan Romero

 


 



2017 NACCS Annual Conference
National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies
Hotel Irvine
Irvine, California
March 22, 1017

     The National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies held the conference from March 22-25 at the Hotel Irvine in Irvine, California.  Mark Guerrero participated in a panel discussion on Chicano music in East L.A. in the 1960s and the effect the war in Viet Nam had on the music scene.  Also on the panel were Rudy Salas, founder and leader of Tierra, and Greg Esparza, current singer with Thee Midniters.  Songs were performed by all three participants solo and together.

 



History Of Chicano Rock
California State University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
October 21, 2016

     a lecture/performance on "The History of Chicano Rock from the pre-rock 1940s to the present.
 

 


 


 


 



History Of The Beatles
California State University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
Part 1- January 15 - February 19, 2015
Part 2- March 13 - April 24, 2015

     a two-part history of The Beatles, two hours a week for twelve weeks, in the Oliphant Auditorium for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.  See course descriptions below:
 

 

 


 



Resource Center For Non-Violence
Santa Cruz, California
February 21, 2015

     a screening and performance on the history of Lalo Guerrero and the musical relationship between Mark & Lalo Guerrero.  The event was presented by the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County and sponsored by the Resource Center for Non-Violence and the Watsonville Film Festival.  Mark screened the documentary "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano" and video clips of performances he did with his father over the years, including performances in Paris, France, and Tucson, Arizona.  Mark also did an acoustic concert featuring Lalo Guerrero songs "Los Chucos Suaves," "Nunca Jamas," "Tacos For Two," "There's No Tortillas," and "No Chicanos On TV, in addition to his own songs "On The Boulevard," "Pre-Columbian Dream," and "Zoot Suit."

 


County Supervisor John Leopold & event organizer Mireya Gomez


 


 


 



The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
(March 31, 2014)

     a lecture/performance on "The History of Chicano Rock: 1940-1980," with a special emphasis on the pre-rock period of the 1940s.  The event was presented by the Center for Latin American Studies and the Center for Spanish and Portuguese.  Mark spoke and performed for the class of Paloma Martinez-Cruz, which is for graduate students.  Mark discussed the subject with the aid of projected photographs and video clips. He also performed several of his songs, as well as a couple of his father's (Lalo Guerrero).
 


 


 

Photo by Augusto Saenz


 

Photo by Augusto Saenz


 


 


Mark & Paloma Martinez-Cruz


 

 



California State University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
Oliphant Auditorium
Palm Desert, California
(February 28, 2014)

     a lecture/performance on the "History of Chicano Rock and the Eastside Sound of the 1960s" at the Oliphant Auditorium.  The event was  presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.  Mark performed his songs "Pre-Columbian Dream," "Ay Yi Yi Yi (Nobody Told Me)," "When the Populations Shifts," "On the Boulevard," and I'm Brown."  He also performed his father's "No Chicanos On TV," and closed the presentation with Chan Romero singing his classic rock song "The Hippy Hippy Shake," backed by Mark on guitar.
 


 


 


Chan Romero
Chicano rock pioneer of "The Hippy Hippy Shake" fame
(far right front row)


 


 


Chan Romero & Mark


 



California State University at San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California
(February 11, 2014)

     a lecture/performance for a class on "Race and Racism."  The presentation involved a talk and discussion on race and racism and how it related and continues to relate to the music business, as well as music related to the subject.  The presentation was conducted in a lecture hall.  Mark performed his songs "Blood On the Sun," "Days of the Dons," "Ay Yi Yi Yi (Nobody Told Me)," "When the Population Shifts," and "I'm Brown."  He also performed his father's song "No Chicanos on TV."
 


 


 


Dr. Fenelon, Mark, and Dr. Madrigal


 



California State University at San Bernardino
SMSU Theater
San Bernardino, California
(January 14, 2014)

     a lecture/performance on the "History of Chicano Rock and the Eastside Sound of the '60s" at the SMSU Theater on campus.  The presentation included a slide show with commentary, video clips, sound bytes, musical performances, and a question and answer period.  Songs Mark performed included his "On the Boulevard," "Pre-Columbian Dream," "Viva Dolores," and "Ay Yi Yi Yi (Nobody Told Me)," and his dad's "No Chicanos On TV."  He then did a presentation for the class of Dr. Elsa Valdez, which included a talk and musical performances of Mark's "When the Populaton Shifts," "Whitewash," and "I'm Brown."
 


 


Mark at podium at SMSU Theater


 


Mark in front of Dr. Valdez' class


 



College of the Desert
Palm Desert, California
(October 14, 2013)

     a lecture/discussion of the play and movie "Zoot Suit" and Lalo Guerrero's music that was featured throughout.  Mark also performed some of his father's songs from "Zoot Suit" as well as some of his own pachuco songs.  The presentation was for Gary Walker's English Composition and Literature class.
 


 


 


Gary Walker & Mark


 



The Nile Nightclub
Bakersfield, California
(February 9, 2013)

     a two and a half hour lecture/performance tribute to Lalo Guerrero.  The presentation included a slide show on the life and career of Lalo Guerrero, video clips of Lalo & Mark performing together in various venues, and performances of Lalo Guerrero songs by Mark Guerrero and the Luis Valadez Trio,  individually and together.
 


 



 


Dolores Huerta & Mark



Arte Americas
Fresno, California
(January 11, 2013)

     a two and a half hour lecture/performance tribute to Lalo Guerrero.  The presentation included a slide show on the life and career of Lalo Guerrero, video clips of Lalo & Mark performing at various venues, and performances of Lalo Guerrero songs by Mark Guerrero and Carmencristina Moreno, individually and together.
 


 


 


Mark & Carmencristina Moreno


 

Arte Americas- Casa de la Cultura
Fresno, California



Museum of Ventura County
Ventura, California
October 9, 2011
 

     a screening of the documentary "Chicano Rock: The Sounds of East Los Angeles" with a musical performance by Mark Guerrero, which included his songs "On the Boulevard," "Pre-Columbian Dream," and "I'm Brown," as well as his late father's songs "Tacos For Two" and "Los Chucos Suaves."  Mark also was part of the panel discussion.
 


 


 


Museum of Ventura County



University of California at Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)
(May 2, 2011)

a two and a half hour lecture/presentation/performance for Mindy O'Brien's Chicano Music class
 



Museo Cultural
Santa Fe, New Mexico
(September 25, 2010)

     In the afternoon, a two hour lecture/presentation on the careers and music of Lalo and Mark Guerrero and the history of Chicano music.  The presentation included video and audio clips, a slide show, and discussion.  In the evening, Mark Guerrero performed a 90 minute solo concert doing a combination of Lalo Guerrero and Mark Guerrero songs.



 


Mark lecture


 


Mark solo performance


 


Mark singing with Los Romanticos



East Los Angeles Library
Los Angeles, California
(August 28, 2010)

     a presentation/performance moderated by Tom Waldman, co-author of the book "Land of a Thousand Dances."  The topics were the 1970 Chicano Moratorium at which journalist Ruben Salazar was killed and music that is written and recorded for political purposes.  Mark performed his song "I'm Brown," his immigration song "Ay Yi Yi Yi (Nobody Told Me)," and his dad's song on the same subject "No Way Jose."

 



 



San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, California
(November 11, 2009)

     a lecture/solo performance on the history of Chicano rock & roll for combined classes.  The lecture included a slide show, video clips, and discussion.  The musical performance consisted of Lalo Guerrero, Mark Guerrero, and "Eastside Sound" songs.


 


 



Barrio Station
San Diego, California
(November 8, 2009)

     a screening and introduction of the documentary, "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano," a solo acoustic performance, and an acoustic performance with a San Diego traditional Mexican trio, Los Romanticos.



Grammy Museum
Los Angeles, California
(September 24, 2009)

     on a panel at a screening of the "Chicano Rock: Sounds of East Los Angeles" documentary with its director Jon Wilkman, Tom Waldman (co-author of the book "Land of a Thousand Dances),"
and East L.A. music pioneer and founder of The Romancers, Max Uballez.
 


(left to right- Tom Waldman, Mark Guerrero, Max Uballez, Bobby Avila,
Robert Zapata , and Charlie Muñoz)



National Hispanic University
San Jose, California
(July 2, 2009)

     a lecture/solo performance on the history of Chicano rock & roll for combined classes and the public in the school library as part of the University's "Distinguished Speaker Series"
 



University of California at Santa Barbara
(May 8, 2008)

     a lecture/performance with my brother Dan for the Sixth Annual International Corrido Conference.  The lecture included a discussion of Lalo Guerrero corridos.  The performances included Mark singing Lalo's "El Corrido de Delano" and Mark & Dan's duet of Lalo's "El Chicano," a corrido about Chicano and Mexican pride.
 


 



Corrido Conference- Santa Barbara, California:  May 8, 2008- an account of my lecture/performance with my brother Dan at the sixth annual international corrido conference at U.C. Santa Barbara.
 

 



Vroman's Book Store
Pasadena, California
(September 8, 2007)

an interview/discussion on the East Los Angeles rock scene of the 1960s hosted by author Dominic Priori ("Riot On the Sunset Strip").  Other participants were Bobby Espinoza of El Chicano, Mario Panaqua of the Jaguars with the Salas Brothers, and Ersi and Rosella Arvizu of the Sisters.

 

 



Marin County Civic Center
San Rafael, California
(March 29, 2007)

a lecture/solo performance for Cesar Chavez Day
 


The Historic Marin County Civic Center
Frank Lloyd Wright- Architect

(building which houses the Marin County Board of Supervisors Chambers)


 



My Lecture/Concert at the Marin County Civic Center:  March 29, 2007-
story of my lecture/performance at the Marin County Civic Center on Cesar Chavez Day.

 



UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center
University of California, Riverside (Palm Desert campus)
(March 23, 2007)

     an introduction and screening of the documentary "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano" and concert with a three piece traditional Mexican-style acoustic group for the gala for the Lalo Guerrero Film & Arts Festival.  Group members were Mark Guerrero, Alex Armstrong, and Lorenzo Martinez, who performed Mark Guerrero's "The Ballad of Lalo Guerrero" and "Pre-Columbian Dream," as well as Lalo Guerrero's "El Corrido de Delano," "Los Chucos Suaves," "Tacos for Two," and "El Chicano."  There was also a question and answer session conducted by Mark.  Also on the bill were pioneer Chicano rockers, El Chicano.  Mark played guitar and sang the co-lead vocal with El Chicano on their hit version of "Brown Eyed Girl."  The concert followed the screening of the Lalo Guerrero documentary.
 


 


 



Concert for the Lalo Guerrero Film & Arts Festival Gala:  March 23, 2007-
article on a screening of "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano" in Palm Desert, California.  It included my introduction of the documentary, a Q&A, and performance with an acoustic trio and El Chicano.

 



El Paso Community College
El Paso, Texas
(April 22, 2005)

     a lecture/performance on the history of Chicano rock & roll with Steve Salas of Tierra for Manuel Velez' class.  Mark & Steve spoke to the class and sang separately and together, accompanied by Mark on guitar.

Flyer below
(for a local performance the day after the presentation at El Paso Community College)


 


Steve Salas, Mark Guerrero, Manuel Velez, & Carlos Callejo



Steve Salas and I Invade El Paso, Texas:  April 21- 23, 2005- story of my trip to El Paso, Texas to perform with Steve Salas of Tierra and to speak at El Paso Community College.

 



University of California at Berkeley
(April 6, 2005)

a lecture on the history of Chicano rock & roll for Alfred Arteaga's Chicano Music class
 


Mark Guerrero and Alfred Arteaga


 



My Visit To a Parallel Chicano/Latino Universe- San Francisco:  April 5- 6, 2005-
an account of my trip to the San Francisco Bay Area to speak at U.C. Berkeley and to visit local musicians such as Abel Zarate and Richard Spremich of the original Malo, Dr. Loco (Jose Cuellar), and speaker/songwriter and writer PC Muñoz.

 


California State University Los Angeles
(May 15, 2002)


a lecture/performance for Richard Rodriguez' Chicano Popular Culture class


California State University Fullerton
 (April 17, 2002)


a lecture for Enrique Rios-Ellis' Mexican Music class


California State University Los Angeles
(November 16, 1989)


a lecture/performance for Hector Soto-Perez' Pre-Hispanic Literature class


California State University Los Angeles
(November 15, 1989)


a lecture/solo performance for combined Chicano studies classes in the student union


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