On Saturday Oct. 22 the Capitol Theater in downtown Olympia will host a Los Angeles-based band that crosses musical boundaries, meshing rock, Americana, folk, funk, hip-hop and much more.  Quetzal Flores created the band Quetzal in the early ‘90s to push the limits of Chicano music - and he definitely ended up doing so, finding plenty of musical success in the process.  Although Quetzal the band has not been to Olympia, Quetzal's singer, Martha Gonzalez, and bassist, Juan Perez, have - performing in Olympia with Laura Rebollo's band, Ensamble Marinero.  Gonzales says Olympia's audience is what Los Lobos would call "music lovers." - people that are open to listening, internalizing, participating and witnessing a concert. Gonzales admits she is looking forward to seeing familiar faces and tugging at a couple hearts.

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[Capitol Theater, Quetzal, Saturday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m., $20-$25, 206 Fifth Ave., Olympia, 360.754.6670]