Juan Tejeda is betting big that the stars have aligned this weekend. If all goes as planned, the co-founder and producer of the 31st annual Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio will have pulled off a fantastic coup: the historic reunion of brothers Flaco Jimenez and Santiago Jimenez Jr. That’s expected at the finale at Rosedale Park on Sunday. Both award-winning musicians are o...
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With word last week that Azeneth Dominguez’s storied Saluté bar will close soon after its 25th anniversary in June, Friday’s gig there with the Netherlands conjunto sensation Dwayne Verheyden and Los TexManiacs takes on a bittersweet tone. It’s a historic night, too. Friday marks the first time that Verheyden, heir to Flaco Jimenez’s signature ale...
Juan Tejeda is betting big that the stars have aligned this weekend. If all goes as planned, the co-founder and producer of the 31st annual Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio will have pulled off a fantastic coup: the historic reunion of brothers Flaco Jimenez and Santiago Jimenez Jr. That’s expected at the finale at Rosedale Park on Sunday. Both award-winning musicians are o...
(photo courtesy of Ramón Hernández) Salomé Gutiérrez A songwriter and recording entrepreneur who recorded many of the greats in his small home studio. Flaco Jiménez, Salvador García, Eddie “Lalo” Torres, and Toby Torres are a few of the legends he worked with. Gutiérrez is also the owner of San Antonio Music Publishing and Del Bravo Records. Juanita “Janie” Esparza ...
By Ivy C. Tejano Thursday, May 17, 2012 POLICE dared the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas-Southern Mindanao Region (KMP-SMR) to address its sentiments on the death of a comrade before the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), instead of holding rallies on the streets. Superintendent Dionisio Abude, chief of the Talomo police station, said their office is always open for those who are in need...
Click photo to enlarge SILVER CITY It s decision time for former Silver High baseball star Aaron Huerta. He has wrapped up both years of action at El Paso Community College and is looking at four different schools to further his playing time on the diamond. Huerta completed his second season with the Tejanos, and tallied a .313 batting average. He smashed five homers, had 13 doubles,...
Juan Tejeda is betting big that the stars have aligned this weekend. If all goes as planned, the co-founder and producer of the 31st annual Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio will have pulled off a fantastic coup: the historic reunion of brothers Flaco Jimenez and Santiago Jimenez Jr. That’s expected at the finale at Rosedale Park on Sunday. Both award-winning musicians are o...