Jazz de México

Jazz de México

NewsTaco March 15, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco This is not just a regular Friday at NewsTaco. Tonight our friends at Jazz de México are celebrating their first, inaugural, concert! If you’re in San […]

Girls of Conjunto

Mary Mata March 11, 2013

By Delaney Hall, Laitno USA Meet the Garza sisters. Playing Tex-Mex Conjunto music publicly used to be the sole domain of men…till sisters Lala and Marcella took up the accordion […]

Jazz de México

NewsTaco March 8, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco ¡Y saz! Just like that it’s Friday. Congrats, high-fives, abrazos all around. We made it! And you know what that means…at NewsTaco. It’s Jazz de México […]

Interview: Nortec Collective

Mary Mata March 4, 2013

By Jaime Pitillas, Gozamos Ramón Amezcua and Pepe Mogt are better known for their artistic names Bostich & Fussible. They are an important part of Nortec Collective, a group of artists that pays […]

Jazz de México

NewsTaco March 1, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Another week scratched off the list, and a brand new month to play in! Happy viernes Newstaqueros, and happy March! What better way to get the […]

Jazz de México

NewsTaco February 22, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Countdown to the weekend…we’re almost there! Here at NewsTaco, you know the drill. If it’s Friday, it’s Jazz de México time! It’s the best Latino jazz […]

Jazz de México

NewsTaco February 15, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We’re half way through February…Valentine’s day done and tucked away…it’s Friday! Here’s the good news: We Made It. Here’s the better news: It’s The Weekend. So […]

Mariachi Music Gaining Credibility in Texas Schools

Mary Mata February 12, 2013

By Jason Margolis, New America Media/PRI’s The World Mariachi music is a quintessential sound of Mexico. But in Mexico, it’s a style of folk music that’s never been taken all […]

LOS ANGELES: The Tubas have left the building … again

Mary Mata February 11, 2013

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog So yet another school has lost its sousaphones to thieves who apparently will spare no effort, and overlook many other valuable items, to make off only […]

Streamlined Grammys Stacked Against Tejano

Mary Mata

By Hector Saldaña, San Antonio Express-News Two years ago, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences eliminated 31 categories at the Grammy Awards. One of them was Tejano. Click […]