In honor of Little Joe's big street-naming celebration this Saturday in Temple, Texas, Rancho Alegre has partnered with our compadres at Compadresmusic.com for an awesome week of special programming. Tune in to Compadresmusic this week for our 2012 in-depth biographical interview with Little Joe and our latest update recorded last week.
Humilde Corazones is the second studio studio effort from Rio Grande Valley-based Gilberto "Chore" Perez Jr y Su Conjunto. Among the ten solid, hardcore Conjunto tracks are three original compositions by Gilberto Jr ("Dame Otra Oportunidad," "Luz Perlita" and "Estrellitas Caen Del Cielo") and two from longtime friend and collaborator Julian Garcia ("Hay Veces Que Nada El Pato" and "El Sueño de Julian").
We've set up our Shopify Store! Now you can buy Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival T-shirts, and we'll be adding more stuff soon.
By Baldomero Cuellar and Piper LeMoine
In the middle of their set on Saturday May 19th at the 2018 Tejano-Conjunto Festival in San Antonio, Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers were awarded with a gold record “to commemorate certified gold sales of more than 500,000 copies of the Latin World Records world wide release of Lo Mas Caliente,” released in 2017. KEDA’s Nelda Saenz introduced Julie Rodriguez of Latin World Records, who presented the award along with Frank Fierro of XtremeTejano.com. The band smiled, the crowd of thousands cheered. Photos were taken. Rodriguez posted her own photos all over Facebook, receiving congratulatory comments and likes.
Breaking news - Unfortunately due to severe rain in the Austin area, we have decided to cancel Day 1 of the Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival at Graceland.
Tomorrow’s show at Stubb’s is still happening. Stay home and stay safe!
On Friday May 4th, the Santa Rosa High School Conjunto Warriors will perform in the Texas State Capitol Extension Open Air Rotunda from 2 to 2:45 p.m., in advance of their debut at the Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater on Saturday May 5th. This special performance is sponsored by Representative Oscar Longoria and coordinated by Austin’s Full Gallop.
On Saturday May 5th, Tammy Lorraine Huerta Fender will be a special guest of the Austin Tejano Music Coalition at the Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater. From 2 to 10 p.m., the biographer and daughter of late Chicano musician Freddy Fender will meet fans and sign copies of her book titled Wasted Days and Wasted Nights: A Meteoric Rise to Stardom.
At the conclusion of Day Two of the 2018 Rancho Alegre Conjunto Festival on Saturday May 5th, we will attempt to set an official Guinness World Record for number of accordionists playing the classic Conjunto polka “Viva Seguin” at the same time.
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