Interview by Kenny Wardell

Dr. Bernardo Gonzales (also known around town as “Doctor Rock”) is one of the producers of the Voices of Latin Rock benefit concert for Autism Awareness that will return to Bimbo’s on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.

BAM: You’re a successful dentist in San Francisco, Dr. Gonzalez. What is your connection to the Bay Area Latin music scene?

Doctor Rock: I do a lecture at the College of San Mateo once a year. I tell the students that when I was 15 years old, I saw the movie Woodstock. And, when I saw the Santana band playing “Soul Sacrifice,” I no longer wanted to play baseball.

It was like, whatever the heck they are doing, I wanted to do that. I started in high school in 1969, and being a young Hispanic kid in Redwood City, that was something I could call my own. Everybody else was into Led Zeppelin, and I was listening to music that was Latin-oriented. As far as I was concerned, there was nobody else other than Santana…that’s all I listened to for about four years. So I totally got into it, and then there was Malo, Azteca. And then I got into music my parents would play with some percussion, Spanish lyrics, but with a beat and a guitar.

via Voices of Latin Rock Return to Bimbo’s For 8th Annual Autism Awareness Benefit.

VOICES OF LATIN ROCK SHOW: 8TH YEAR!!
THURSDAY 26TH JANUARY 2012.
Bimbos San Francisco.

Happy New Year!!
Well; it’s Voices Of Latin Rock time again the 8th show-
amazing that these great charity shows came out of my book.
Thanks to Dr Bernie Gonzalez, Jeffrey Trager, Ron Sansoe,
Chuy Varela, Sam T and Bobby Sandoval and
all the fantastic musicians who make these shows happen…….
And all for Autism awareness, viva La Mission musicos

This year is The Family Stone headlining plus Blanca, also
Miles Of Will featuring Miles Schon and Will Champlin plus Vernon Black
heading up The Voices Of Latin Rock All-Star band.
Plus honourees and special guests.

Thursday January 26th; Bimbos San Francisco.

BIMBOS _ JANUARY 26th 2012

Here is a link to the official website of Jim McCarthy; British author of contemporary graphic novels  and music celebrity biographies and veteran 2000AD comic artist.

This clip features Raul Rekow (Santana) on congas,
Mingo Lewis on congas, Leo Rosales on Timbales and bells,
Gibby Ross on Congas, David George on drums,
Beware; this is a
Nuclear percussion drum-off!!

Best wishes
Jim McCarthy
(Author: Voices of Latin Rock)

Peter and Benjamin Bratt invite you to join them at this year’s SF Carnaval! The brothers, who directed and stared in the recently released film, La Mission, will be the grand marshals for the 2010 Carnaval parade!