My City September 2022

MYMUSIC

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▶ A HAPPY SOLIS AND HIS DOG, ROCCO.

I make my music and I’m creative and ex pect nothing in return. Whatever happens is cool with me.” Since performing solo as Fer nando Silverio Solis, he has opened for notable acts such as Craig Ow ens (Chiodos, badX channels) and Mike

Kinsella (Owen, American Football), has played numerous local shows in Flint and Detroit and gained a whole new fan base. e acoustic guitar, he is proud to say, is nally here to stay. Recently, Solis put together a new band: Fernando Silverio Solis Y El Sueño with John Guynn (guitar), Jacques Dou cet (guitar/slide), Austin Conquest (bass) and Ryan Gregory (drums) to help expand his new sound. Out of all of his past confusion and chaos, Solis has made his peace with music. So, is he happy here? “I am happy. Here is pretty good,” he says with a smile. “After all of it, it’s the tenacity that comes from being a part of Flint that has helped me continue creating. It’s a part of everyone here. It’s in our blood.” e music of Fernando Silverio Solis is available on all stream ing platforms and YouTube, including his newest album “Some body at You Keep Around,” past favorite songs “Are You Happy Here” and “When the Good Starts to Fade” and more. For live performance and new music information, visit Fernando’s Facebook page. See Fernando Silverio Solis Y El Sueño on October 22 at Flint City Hard Cider with e Claudettes and Pato Y Pato. ®

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