La Mafia in Oklahoma City on May 24, 2009….

La Mafia will be performing at the Latin Fest at Frontier City on Sunday May 24…

According to the website the concerts are included with the park admision, BUT if you order your park admision tickets on line you can save a little bit of money.

Ricardo Castillon y La Diferenzia to headline 2009 Memorial Day Fiesta in Victoria, TX

 

When: noon to midnight Sunday (May 24)

Where: Special events area of Riverside Park

Admission: $2. children 12 and under are free.

For more information
click HERE to go to the article in the Victoria Advocate

2009 Tejano Academy Super Dance in Vegas set for July 17 & 18…

Click on the image to go to the official website

Lineup on Friday: Rudy Palacios, Joel Guzman, Stefani Montiel, Los Dos Gilbertos, David Lee Garza Reunion featuring Agnes Torres & Oscar G

Lineup on Saturday: Los Dudes, Tex Maniacs, Shelly Lares, The Hometown Boys, Augustine Ramirez

Michael Salgado to be a headliner at the Pachanga Latino Music Festival in Austin on May 30,2009… AJ Castillo will be performing as well, and Chris Perez has just been added!

Alright Tejano Fans in Austin TX, this is your chance to show that Tejano LIVES in the live music capitol of the world, not only will you get to see Michael headlining (on the Pavillion stage)  this huge event, you will also get to see what all the hype on AJ Castillo is about (trust me it’s not just hype, I haven’t seen him perform as a solo artist . yet but I have seen him with La Diferenzia and heard his music online , and he ROCKS , and to add icing to the cake, you will also get to see the Chris Perez Band, (or should I say Chris Perez new Project, I”m wondering if he’s picked a new name yet, perhaps you will find out on the 30th).   It sounds like a fun-filled family event.

Click on the image to go to the official website, where you can also order tickets online

Also check out Pachanga Latino Music Festival on MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter (a little (twitter) bird told me that if you follow them on twitter you just might get an opportunity to get tickets at a discount.

I’m also including the latest press release on the event :

PACHANGA LATINO MUSIC FESTIVAL

SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

CHRIS PEREZ BAND ADDED TO THE LINE UP

PLUS: VIP TICKETS AND FAMILY FOUR PACK TICKETS

AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE

 

May 18, 2009 (Austin, TX)  – The Pachanga Latino Music Festival, Austin’s only Latin-themed music, cultural arts and food festival, announced today the schedule for the second annual event. The one-day festival, which will be held this year at Fiesta Gardens on Saturday, May 30th, will once again close out Austin’s Latino Music Month and will showcase the vibrant blend of Latino-created music and art. Artists include Norteño superstar Michael Salgado, Mexican Institute of Sound (fresh off their Coachella run), Brownout, Ocote Soul Sounds, Davíd Garza, Gaby Moreno, Los Bad Apples and new to the line-up The Chris Perez band.

The festival has also added VIP tickets and a Family Four Pack option. The VIP area will offer:

4,000 square feet of AC heaven as well as food, drinks and a happy hour fiesta from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Tickets are $60.00 with a $45.00 upgrade on single tickets.

For those wishing to bring their family, the Family Four pack can be purchased in advance of the show for $45.00 a savings of $35.00 when bought in advance. Tickets will be $20.00 each at the door. Kids under 12 are free with a paid adult.

Pachanga will host over 20 acts and DJs from Texas, California, NYC and Mexico. The festival will also showcase cuisine from Austin’s favorite Latin American and Mexican restaurants and an array of craft vendors.

New to this year’s festival, will be Niños Rock Pachanga, a hands on kids area that will feature cultural activities, dance lessons, music performances and artists appearances. Niños Rock Pachanga will kick off at noon and run until 4:00pm.

 

2009 PACHANGA SCHEDULE:

 

NIños Rock Pachanga

12:00pm-4:00pm

 

Folk Arts and Crafts Area

Papel Picados

Mexican Masks

Clay Tamales

Pinwheels

Annie Ray photo booth

 

12:30PM

Jake Owen from Charanga Cakewalk guitar demo

Kids Dance party at Pavillion Stage with Anthropos

 

1:30PM

Alex Vallejo from Vallejo drum demo

Kids dance party at Pavilion Stage with El Tule

 

2:30PM

Bobby Garza from Maneja Beto keyboard demo

 

3:30PM

David Garza will have a songwriting demo and mini concert

 

PACHANGA LATINO MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

 

PAVILLION STAGE

12:30-1:00                                Anthropos/niños dance party

1:30-2:30                                  El Tule/niño’s dance party

3:00-4:00                                   Pachanga All Stars

4:30-5:30                                   AJ Castillo

6:00-7:00                                   Chris Perez Band

7:30-8:30                                   Mariachi Altenas

9:00-10:30                                 Michael Salgado

 

PLAZA STAGE

12:45-1:30                                 Escondido Project

2:15-3:00                                   Dignan

3:45-4:30                                   Gaby Moreno

5:15-6:00                                   Cordero

6:45-7:30                                   Davíd Garza

8:15-9:00                                   Charanga Cakewalk

 

YERBA STAGE

1:30-2:15                                   Kalua

3:00-3:45                                   Los Bad Apples

4:30-5:15                                   Ocote Soul Sounds

6:00-6:45                                   Maneja Beto

7:30-8:15                                   Brownout

9:00-10:00                                 Mexican Institute of Sound

 

The Pachanga lineup includes rock, alternative, tejano, mariachi, cumbia, salsa, electronic, funk, hip-hop and indie rock with one singular theme, the sound is brown

Tickets are on sale at all Front Gate Tickets, frontgatetickets.com, Estrada Cleaners on East 7^th Street and Turntable Records on South 1^st.

Single tickets are $15.00 in advance and $20.00 at the gate, Family Four pack is $45.00 in advance only and VIP is $60.00. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by a ticketed adult.
About Pachanga Fest

Pachanga is a Latin-themed music, cultural arts and food festival dedicated to showcasing the vibrant blend of Latino-created music and art and the impact it has on American culture today.

 

From Conjunto to Little Joe… a You Tube video from a PBS Documentary on American Roots music…

I thought this was a pretty interesting clip with a lot of information on Tejano Music History.

Check out this You Tube video I found of Steve Jordon jamming with Carlos Santana and Jerry Garcia

Rescheduled Cowtown Cinco de Mayo event is now the Cowtown Memorial Day Event…. May 24, 2009

Check the poster below for the info and the revised lineup

Click on the poster to go to the official website for more info.

If you are a My Spacer HERE to go to the My Space Event invite and REPOST it as a bulletin or blog, or forward it to your friends.

Esteban “Steve” Jordan playing through the pain… article in “My SA Express News”

Moments before what may possibly have been his last appearance at the Tejano Conjunto Festival on Thursday, Esteban “Steve” Jordan sat inside a small trailer resplendent in a gold lamé-and-polyester outfit.

Click on the photo to read the rest of the article.

I knew he had some health issues but I wasn’t aware he was battling liver cancer.

La Sombra coming to Dallas !!! May 22, 2009… @ the New West.

Big 3 Day Cinco de Mayo event in Eagle Pass Texas starts tonight , May 8, 2009

Click on the image to go to the Rotary Club's website for more information

Lineup:

Friday

Xelente / David Lee Garza Y Los Musicales / Jimmy Gonzalez / Ramon Ayala

Saturday

Tokante / Imposible / Krazy Pimpz / Gary Hobbs / Solido / La Mafia

Sunday

Los Jimenez Brothers / Tropa Estrella / Masizzo / Chon Arauza / La Pura Sabrosura de Fito Olivares

 

Mother’s day celebration at Spencer’s Corner in Ft Worth on Sunday May 10, 2009

 

Spencer’s Corner is located next to Ridgmar Mall, (click HERE to go to their website for directions)
There are four bands and all for a $10.00 cover charge! The lineup is Latin Express, Alfonso Ramos, Jimmy Edward and Sunny Ozuna! The party starts at 8 pm!

Lineup for the 2009 Tejano Music National Convention to be announced this Friday May 8, on Bnet Radio Tejano…

Click on the image below to go to the Official My Space for the Tejano Music National Convention:

THE ROAD TO THE CONVENTION STARTS HERE!!! THIS FRIDAY MAY 8th: Bnetradio.com Presents: THE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES 2009 NATIONAL TEJANO MUSIC CONVENTION KICK-OFF DAY! LISTEN ALL DAY AS THE NATIONAL CONVENTION ANNOUNCES ITS 2009 LINE-UP AND UNVEILS NEW ATTRACTIONS, ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS, HOTEL AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION ARTIST CALL-IN’S ALL DAY! THIS SUMMER DALLAS, TEXAS ONCE AGAIN HOSTS THE BIGGEST GATHERING OF THE TEJANO MUSIC GENRE – FANS & MUSIC INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AUGUST 21-22 SPECIAL “STIMULUS PRICING”; TEJANO RELIEF AS THE CONVENTION BATTLES TAKES THE RECESSION HEAD ON! NOW IN ITS 6TH YEAR, THE TEJANO MUSIC NATIONAL CONVENTION CONTINUES TO ADVANCE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY BRINGING ARTISTS, FANS, SPONSORS AND THE MUSIC INDUSTRY TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE AN AMERICAN MUSIC GENRE; TEX-MEX MUSIC! MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THIS FRIDAY AND FOR AUGUST 21-22 IN THE BIG D!

Mazz’s Joe Lopez breaks his silence…. (exclusive article on RamiroBurr.com)

Hot off the presses, the following article was just posted on Ramiro Burr’s website:

Love him or hate him, Joe Lopez, formerly of Grupo Mazz, will go down in history as one of the greatest, most popular – and controversial – singers in Tejano music. The serious criminal charges, his guilty verdict and the aftermath of broken families, has supporters and detractors on all sides. In this exclusive interview, correspondent Ramon Hernandez gets ’his side of the story.’

Click HERE to go to RamiroBurr.com to read the article.