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43rd Festival Chicano – The Schedule is Out!

Posted on August 15, 2022 | Comments Off

My heart skips a beat whenever the schedule for the Festival Chicano is released. Three days of the best Tejano music in a great venue with an amazing sound system. And it’s FREE! thanks to some great sponsors, the City of Houston, Miller Outdoor Theater, and efforts of local legend Mr. Daniel Bustamante and volunteers.

The King of the Brown Sound, Little Joe has played in everyone of the festivals, except one, during his storied 60 year career. He never disappoints and the crowd will definitely sing-along. Jay Perez is currently touring in support of his Freddie Records release, El Maestro. Elida y Avante is one of the top live acts en la onda on her Block Party Tour. Pasadena’s own La Fiebre is supporting its latest album Historico and puts on the equivalent of a Tejano rock show. David Farias of the famous Hermanos Farias brings his own band while also supporting his latest album, Volando Alto. Finally, The Most Wanted Man, Ram Herrera is touring with his new band of top flight musicians and a new album, Back on Track. This is a pretty hard-core line-up ready to give folks new and classic hits.

Here’s the release from the FB event page:

The “43nd Annual Festival Chicano” is a reflection of the artistic creativity that has developed in the Chicano cultural experience after centuries of influence from native peoples, Mexico, Europeans, and the U.S.A..

Chicano music has been historically shaped by many diverse styles such as Mexican rancheras, corridos, mariachi, orchestra, tejano, conjunto, big band, rhythm and blues, country, rock and roll, and many others.

The festival is a celebration of culture through the musical expression of countless generations of artists. It is truly a unique, original American sound.

Thursday, Oct. 6

Jay Perez
David Farias Band

Friday, Oct. 7

Elida Reyna y Avante
La Fiebre

Saturday, Oct. 8

Little Joe y La Familia
Ram Herrera

All performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre are FREE!

The Friday, October 7th Performance Will Also Be Livestreamed.

It’s also a ticketed event, so get yours here: http://www.milleroutdoortheatre.com/get-tickets

Photo Credit: DCMedia/Stace Medellin

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Posted in Accion, City of Houston, Cultura, DC Promo, Media, Reviews

Tagged chicano music, david farias, elida y avante, festival chicano, houston, jay perez, la fiebra, little joe, onda chicana, ram herrera, tejano, Texas

QEPD – Ruben Cubillos

Posted on August 3, 2021 | Comments Off

There were some good articles and tributes posted yesterday for Ruben Cubillos, Tejano Music advocate, graphic/visual artist, and performer, who passed away over the weekend. I never got to meet him, but I knew and appreciated his work. We also became FB friends and I partook of some of the intense and productive conversations he would start on the state of the Tejano Music genre.

Regarding articles, check out Tejano Nation and Joey Guerra’s piece in the Chron. My FB friend and Austin PR exec Paul Saldana also had one on FB.

If you’ve ever bought a Selena tee, poster, album, or anything with her logo, you owe it to Ruben Cubillos. Ruben put Tejano music imagery on the map, developing concepts and images for Tejano music album covers when the big record companies were finally investing in the genre in the early 90s. Bands like Mazz, David Lee Garza y Los Musicales, and Selena enjoyed his top-notch and creative concepts, which added much value to their albums.

Along with his professional PR career and his career as a vocalist with the legendary Latin Breed, he was also an advocate. Always willing to offer up some advice to up and coming musicians, he never candy coated it. He was quite honest, especially when it came to how a band should develop their image. Especially during the forced break during the pandemic. But he was also an advocate.

Ruben was one of the leaders of those demanding the HoustonRodeo bring back Tejano music acts after it decided to concentrate on regional Mexican and banda acts. Beyond this, the protests were also about pay parity for Latino acts, equity in distribution of scholarships given from the thousands of dollars made from sold out concerts, and more diversity in rodeo committees. Well, Tejano is still missing from the line-ups, the undocumented are still passed over for scholarship money, even though that’s who attends the banda music concerts, but the message was sent to the rodeo people and Ruben was one of the chief advocates. All the rodeo people did was whine that anyone would complain.

Anyway, Ruben was one of the good ones in an industry that has historically been taken advantage of by corporatism, whether it came from Miami-owned radio stations, LA-based record companies, or corporations who used it to make a buck. When the profits slowed, the genre was cut-off and left to die. But much was learned and the music and culture continues. And Ruben is one of the reasons it continues.

Gracias, Ruben.

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Posted in Cultura, Historia, History, Media, Reviews

Tagged Chicano, graphic artist, Latin Breed, onda chicana, rip, ruben cubillos, tejano music

TMA Fan Fair ’18 in SA This Weekend

Posted on March 12, 2018 | Comments Off

From the inbox:

#tejanomusicawards2018 Media Alert #tmafanfair2018 #sa300

Monday, March 12, 2018

TEJANO MUSIC AWARDS FAN FAIR 2018

Set for March 15, 16, 17, 18, 2018 at Historic Market Square San Antonio

Celebrating Over 21 years of showcasing Tejano Music Bands from Across the U.S.A and the World!

Four Days of FREE Non-Stop Tejano Music

CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE

Over 200 Tejano Bands from Across the U.S.A & Mexico

TMA FAN FAIR 2018 WEEKEND, THURSDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 15-18, 2018 AT MARKET SQUARE:

WHAT: Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair 2018: Four days of FREE live Tejano music on five stages

WHEN: FREE ADMISSION; 12 Noon – 11:30 pm, Thursday–Sunday, March 15-18, 2018

WHERE: Historic Market Square in downtown San Antonio, Texas

VISUALS: Live Performances, autograph sessions for fans and an estimated crowd of 95,000

CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE

KICK-OFF CEREMONY ON THURSDAY, MARCH 15: Members of the working media are invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon in Market Square during which a City Councilman will present a proclamation from the City of San Antonio. TTMA officials and Tejano artists will be available for interviews.

SAN ANTONIO, TX (03-12-2018) – Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA) presents the Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair 2018. Set for March 15-18, 2018. (Thursday–Sunday). Thousands of Tejano Music Fans from across the country will travel to Historic Market Square in Downtown San Antonio for the Tejano Music event of the year.

The four-day event runs from 12:00 noon to 11:00pm each night and will showcase over 200 bands from across the U.S. to include Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico, Florida and of course Texas. The TMA Fan Fair draws over 95,000 die-hard fans each year and offers an up close and personal atmosphere with live music on five stages featuring emerging acts and top established performers as well as surprise guest performances.

There will be a variety of foods and beverages at this family oriented event as well as crafts booth selling t-shirts, caps various items and face painting for the kids. Fans will get exclusive access to their favorite artists participating in the special autograph sessions featuring, Ram Herrera, Andres Salgado, Miss Reina Latina San Antonio Sydney Gonzalez and Miss Reina Latina San Antonio Teen Giselle Gomez scheduled during the four days of TMA Fan Fair.

The Tejano Music Awards continues to shine each year by producing the largest Tejano Music events in the country. Scheduled to perform this year Michael Salgado, Jay Perez, Stefani Montiel, Los Palominos, Hometown Boys, Ricardo Castillon Y La Diferenzia, Isabel Marie, Ben Ozuna, Sunny Sauceda, Fama, DJ Kane, La Calma, David Farias, Eddie Gonzalez, Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers, Joe Bravo, Patsy Torres, Avizo, Conjunto Romo, Adalberto, Rio Jordan, Stephanie Lynn, Da Krazy Pimpz, Boni Mauricio, Bajo Zero, Los Garcias Brothers, Bad Boyz De Valle, Massore Erick y Su Grupo Massore, Carlos y Los Cachorros , Pio Trevino , Xelencia, Augustine Ramirez , Massore, Joe Posada, Angel Gonzalez y Vimana and many more.

CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE

San Antonio the “Tejano Music Capital of the World”, will host the 38th Annual Tejano Music Awards Show for Fall of 2018.

For the latest information on Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair 2018 and performance schedule please visit the official website at www.tejanomusicawards.com. Schedule is subject to change.

Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair 2018 Sponsors : Budweiser, Hermes, MetroPCS, 7up, Squirt, WellMed, RDS Marketing

Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair 2018 Media Sponsors : KEDA 99.9FM San Antonio, La Prensa San Antonio,

Magic 106.5 FM Lubbock, Q99FM San Angelo, Z93FM Laredo, Star 106.3 FM Abilene, La Pistolera 95.1 FM Rio Grande, Tejano 1600 AM Arizona, Bnet Radio, Tejano Nation

Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote professional excellence; a better understanding and greater appreciation for Tejano music; and to provide a public forum for songwriters, performs and musicians in order to recognize their artistic efforts and achievements through the annual Tejano Music Awards and related events. TTMA is based in San Antonio, Texas.

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Posted in Cultura, DC Promo, Historia, Media

Tagged fan fair, onda chicana, san antonio, tejano music, Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair, Texas, tma

38th Annual Festival Chicano Houston – Miller Outdoor Theatre

Posted on September 16, 2017 | Comments Off

Houston’s best live music and cultural festival is back for it’s 38th year. Festival Chicano will be held October 5-6-7, 2017 at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Here’s your chance to listen to the best music en La Onda Chicana, including Mazz, Jaime y Los Chamacos, Little Joe y La Familia, Shelly Lares, Street People, AB Quintanilla, La Fiebre, Sandy G Y Los Gavilanes, and Isabel Marie. Come join 5,000 or so of your closest friends each night.

Congrats and a big Gracias to Daniel Bustamante, the event founder and organizer for keeping nuestra cultura alive and at the forefront of the local music scene.

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Tagged 2017 Festival Chicano, 38th Annual, houston, Live Music, Miller Outdoor Theatre, onda chicana, tejano music

DC Reviews: Johnny Hernandez ~ Aventurero

Posted on May 9, 2013 | Comments Off

I like to boast that a Onda Chicana legend is a friend of mine–I actually met Johnny Hernandez a couple of years ago and we like to chat about music and politics on Facebook. Well, the legendary crooner is back with a new production, Aventurero. Released on his own Stronghold Records, the full-length CD satisfies all types of musical tastes, but, ultimately, it’s Hernandez’s unique voice that delivers for music lovers.