By Abigail Tejada |A&E Editor| Latin-Afro-Folk band, The Melodic kicked off their tour at the Santa Ana Constellation Room Nov. 7, just a few days after releasing their album Effa Parade. With Huw Williams on vocals and guitar , Rudi Schmidt on the Charango and melodica, John Naldrett on bass, Lydia Samuelson melodica and vocals, and James McCandless on drums, they create beautiful symphonies. They were kind enough to invite me to their show and allow me to interview them before going on stage. The band is very much influenced by Southern American music as Rudi had spent three months in South America touring with a traditional folk orchestra from Bolivia. They consider themselves to … [Read more...] about The Melodic leaves audience wanting more