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Best Folk Album and Folk Rock Artist of the Year Winner for Best Folk Album at the Inland Empire Music Awards in 2010 and Winner at the Los Angeles Music Awards in November 2006, Mobetta Loretta received Folk Rock Artist of the Year for the song "Wish U Were Here." She was also a nominee for Best Female Artist at the Street Official Music Awards located at the historic Grove Theater in Upland, CA in October 2010. This singer/songwriter hailing from New Mexico is an authentic folk/blues/country/roots artist who takes you back to a time when music had feeling and depth. Armed with her guitar and a voice that evokes the sweet soulfulness of Emmylou Harris, Jewel and Fiona Apple, Loretta Chacon, A.K.A. Mobetta Loretta stirs and prods her listeners with lyrics kissed by life’s chapped lips. Band Members: Mobetta Loretta is Loretta Chacon (Vocals, Guitar); Professor Steve (Harmonica); Raul Salazar "Tubbs" (Drums); Kenn Lutz "Klutz" (Bass); Dave Vermillion (Lead Guitar); And featuring Laura Parmenter (Background vocals). "The songs on this album stand up on their own, as they are great contemporary expressions of a past generation; yet when one factors in that each song is part of an overall theme it really adds substance." -Sean B. and Radio Indy Review Team Mobetta's, "Salt of the Earth" has received radio play on the Pacifica Radio network. In addition, Mobetta has appeared in many local television stations including: News Net CA on KVMD 23 and KZSW 27. (Mediacom: Channel 3 and 23, AT&T Channel 23 & 27, Verizon Fios: Channel 23 & 27, Time Warner: Channel 23 VOD 1 Charter: Channel 23 Dish Network and Direct TV: Channel 23 and 31. Mobetta Loretta has appeared on the show, Hispanic Lifestyle, in November 2007, with a broadcast range from Santa Barbara to San Diego, CA on KPBS-KVCR, Channel 24 on Satellite and Channel 9 for Desert Cities TV. Mobetta Loretta has appeared in the well-respected publication, "Inland Empire Magazine," and in the Press Enterprise, I.E. Weekly and several other local print media and publications. Mobetta has appeared on Americana radio for an in-studio performance on KPIG 107.5 FM in Santa Cruz, CA on the program called, "Please Stand By" with the famous DJ Sleepy John in September 2010. Mobetta Loretta was selected for the CMJ Music Marathon in NYC in 2010 and has appeared in famous NYC venues such as the Bitter End and B.B. King's. Mobetta has also had the opportunity to open for Marcia Ball at the Mint in Los Angeles, and feature her music at the L.A. Music Awards at the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood. She has also appeared at the rootsy, outdoor festival, "Music in the Pines" located in Wrightwood, CA. Mobetta Loretta appeared live at Viva New Mexico 2010, sponsored by Casa de la Cultura and co-sponsored by the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Casa de Cultura (Las Vegas, New Mexico), and has been featured on live tapings on KPBS stations throughout New Mexico.

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