Whoa, lots of r’s in the title.
Anyways, get ready to Rock y Roll as the Triple R will record their next weekly radio show at the Mambo!
If you haven’t heard of Rock y Roll Radio, then where have you been? They had over 80,000 hits as of last week!
On a personal note, this show introduced me to Vatosaurus, the most awesome Chicano dinosaur from East L.A.
One awesome aspect that Paul and the crew put together is the awesome playlist lineup that regularly features rising stars in the US Latin Alternative world!
And, where better, of course, to find some of the most awesome US-based Latin alternative, than here in sunny, Austin, Texas.
Better yet, that isn’t the only genre of music that they focus on. They can kick it old school. Their first show had the one and only Grupo Mazz playing one of their oldies!
OK. I’ll step off of my Tejano soap box…
¡Que viva Tejano!
The SXSW Music Festival was in full swing in Austin on the second week of March.
Among the Latin offerings this year were shows from Allison, Delux, Panda, Mala Rodriguez, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Circo, Ceci Bastida, Montenegro, David Garza, Monareta, Upground, Sussie 4, Fobia, Chikita Violenta and more.
Chikita Violenta were among the most raved about with their Indie, new sound unlike the others. Their new record, Stars and Suns Sessions, was produced by David Newfeld of Broken Social Scene in Toronto and his influence clearly shows. Their sound is heavily driven by keyboard and synthesizer. They also chose to sing in English instead of their native language, which clearly shows a desire to break out in the general market.
Check them out!
From San Antonio Express News:
Tejano star Emilio Navaira remained in a fight for his life Monday, a day after suffering critical injuries when his tour bus crashed on a Houston highway.
“There is a chance he may not make it. You have to acknowledge that,” Dr. Alex Valadka, a neurosurgeon treating Navaira, said at a morning news conference at Houston’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.
“We’re not going day to day, we’re going hour by hour,” Valadka said.
Still, doctors said they were encouraged that swelling to Navaira’s brain had not worsened.
At a vigil Monday night in the Alamodome’s south parking lot, Navaira’s manager, Joe Casias, said the singer’s condition had not changed.
A lot of Tejano music lovers feel left out by big radio station companies and have had to use grassroots efforts to spread the word. Several coalitions across Texas (and recently in Kansas City) have propped up in support of the music. Here are some interviews I conducted today with Julian Fernandez of Los Texas Wranglers and Senator Gonzalo Barrientos.
