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PETE BERWICK PHOTO BY: CLICK CHIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY 2014 "BEAT ME 'TIL I BLEED" TOUR FRIDAY APRIL 4 FRIDAY APRIL 25 9:30 PM TBA 10:00 AM --NOON PHYLLIS' MUSICAL INN INDIANA THE LODGE SATURDAY APRIL 26 899 MAIN ST. ANTIOCH, ILLINOIS 847-395-3373 1800 W. DIVISION CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 773-486-9862 SATURDAY APRIL 19 7:00 PM DWIGHT HOUSE 35366 N US HIGHWAY 12 INGLESIDE, ILLINPOIS WITH: JOHNNY PARADISE 8:00 PM THE FOUNDRY 216 FRANCIS ST. JACKSON, MICHIGAN WITH: WHITEY MORGAN POLE BARN REBELS SUNDAY APRIL 27 SATURDAY MAY 3 • 8:00 PM X-FACTOR 588 RANDALL RD. S. ELGIN, ILLINOIS 847-289-8996 PETE BERWICK & THE RENEGADES WITH: KEVIN LEE & THE KINGS Albums and updated live dates: www.peteberwick.net Continued from p. 24 opportunity to perform that with Tito Puente' and Sheila E. It is one of those songs where you have to get up dance and sing along to "Evil Ways." IE: Yesterday, Carlos talked at length about his spirituality and how that plays an important role in his art. Does it do the same for yours? GE:Oh, yes, very much so. I was raised Catholic which kind of makes me irreverent and rebellious (laughs). Dogma and I don't get along. Spirituality is a very big part of my music if you listen to any of my songs; I refer to it in many different ways. Songs like "Path of The Right Love," I talk about the "one" love. For me, that is what it is about. Everything that exists is God to me; everything. The all. Kind of like Greek Hermetic philosophy in there with a little Kabala, thrown in. Songs like "Always Tomorrow," and "Coming Out Of the Dark," I was thanking people for their prayers which I felt as a physical energy, when I was recuperating 23 years ago from that accident. It was like I was plugged in. They talk allot about the power of prayer, but I literally felt it. And it was powerful and I felt it. That song was a very big thank you to everyone and I felt connect. I think we are all connected, with spirituality. 52 illinoisentertainer.com april 2014 IE: Carlos mentioned how Latin music was leading the vanguard, not just in world music but also in world consciousness. Much in the same way that the early Santana psychedelic rock was very cutting edge music in its day. Do you share that sense of belief? I do. As a matter of fact, I happen to own the