November 3, 2008: Feature in Milenio newspaper (Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico)

Sonidos estereofónicos del mexican lounge

Rafael Molina covers Brian O'Neill, Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica, and of course, Esquivel in Mexico's national newspaper. “No hay genio más pachucote comparable a Tin Tan, que Juan García Esquivel, contemporáneo de su locochona vida en los años cuarenta y cincuenta; mito y culto entre los mortales amantes de la música lounge. El músico Brian O’Neill se dio a la tarea de recuperar sus partituras y nos dice por qué.” Full article

October 14, 2008: Koop Kooper Podcast

Koop's music podcast on tiki, lounge, and easy listening music interviews Mr. Ho about the project. Listen now

April 3, 2006: La Cronica: Concert Review

They pay tribute to Juan García Esquivel with the Waitiki Orchestrotica.

Full story English & Spanish

April 1, 2006: La Jornada: Feature

Se presenta hoy la Orquestrótica Waitiki en el Teatro de la Ciudad

La única orquesta en el mundo que interpreta la música de Juan García Esquivel -considerado por el cliché musical como el padre del lounge-, la Orquestrótica Waitiki, dirigida por Brian O’Neill, se presentará este sábado a las 20:30 horas en el Teatro. . .Full story English & Spanish

March 2006: Article in magazine Districto Federal (March 2006)

Mexico Celebrates Esquivel

(translated from Spanish) “The first time I heard those arrangements that were so cool using totally familar songs, and at the same time intelligent and humorous, I felt that I had discovered a sister music to our Exotica” says Brian O’Neill. . .Read the full story

March 4, 2005: Boston Globe: Cover Story in Weekend Section

Hawaiian punch: Waitiki throws a Polynesian party to play the music of Juan Garcia Esquivel

Waitiki is different from other bands. It’s not just that the group plays exotica, a term better suited to a decorating motif or a category of porn than a musical genre. Or that by all accounts it’s one of two ensembles in the world that still performs exotica. . .Read the full story

March 4, 2005: Boston Herald: Full page story in The Edge

Light the Torches for a Night with WAITIKI

Here’s a combination that will melt the icicles in any New Englander’s brain: Polynesian drums, grass-skirted singers, groovy rhythms courtesy of lounge music hero Juan Garcia Esquivel, and the tiki-torch exclamation point - a full tropical drink list. That should thaw. . .Read the full story