DESTINO DE ABRIL - THE GREEN CAR MOTEL - (2004)

The Green Car Motel is the songwriting and performing partnership of Rick Garcia and René Reyes. They grew up in San Diego, a small town in south Texas located 80 miles east of the Mexican border. Now this particular San Diego is a whole other “Diego“ of sorts. Here it’s all about oil fields, cattle ranches, watermelon patches and cotton fields. It’s a rugged way of life and not uncommon to find yourself working in such jobs to make ends meet. Now the story of Garcia and Reyes goes something like this. While growing up in San Diego they became aware of their mutual love for music. They listened to Rock, Country, Blues, Folk, RB and Tejano music. Reyes began playing the guitar at age twelve after finding his mother’s old guitar in a closet. He taught himself by playing along with songs on the radio as well as playing to countless albums by his favorite artists. Meanwhile, Garcia was being heavily influenced by both parents. His mother was a well known vocalist who sang and p