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<title>Los Lonely Boys</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:42:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Based in Texas, this brother act garnered a strong regional following thanks in part to constant touring but mostly because of their excellent synthesis of roots music. Born into a musical family, the three Garza brothers picked up instruments around the time they learned to walk. As teenagers they often supported their father on live dates, and after a less-than-successful turn in Nashville, the group decided to proceed as a trio. The evolved sound caught the ear of Willie Nelson, who invited the band to record their first album at his studio. With strong brother harmonies and a panoply of influences that includes Tex-Mex and R&B, the band's self-titled 2004 debut was a warm, extremely comfortable affair that boasts a few outstanding tracks.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Los Lobos</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:03:50 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The pride of East L.A., Los Lobos have been tipping their hats to their ethnic musical tradition while exploring new sonic terrain for over twenty years. They started out as a Tejano and Mexican folk outfit, but quickly implemented Roots Rock and rhythm and blues into their sound. Their breakout 1984 album, <I>How Will the Wolf Survive?</I> was big with both the Roots-Punk crowd and general rock audiences. Three years later, their soundtrack to <I>La Bamba</I> gave them multiplatinum record sales and mass exposure for the first time in their career. Since 1988, they have changed their musical direction, stepping off into less popular, but increasingly interesting and rewarding avenues. An album of classic Mexican folk songs has given way to adventurous forays that combine roots music, impressionist landscapes, and Avant-Garde production techniques. Their exceptional songwriting skills keep them grounded and instantly identifiable as one of America's most important bands.]]></description>
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<title>Selena</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:14:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Memorialized in music and film, Tejano singer Selena was the first Latina to become an American pop icon. Working with family members, at a young age she began displaying an obvious talent for performance and a natural, warm-toned voice that could easily stretch her voice up a notch and send shivers down your spine with long sustains. Selena made her first recording at age 12, and by 16 she had won Tejano music awards for best female vocalist and performer. Her version of this polkafied Tex-Mex included elements of rock and country, but she also recorded cumbias and, later, added contemporary dance flavors. Singing catchy, anthemic love songs, Selena's popularity spread like a wildfire throughout the U.S. and Latin America. Ultimately, she recorded a crossover record in English that was released posthumously after her tragic murder in 1994. A source of pride to the Latin community and a monumental spark to the music industry, Selena is likened to a Latina Madonna in that she aroused controversy and fanatical devotion. Furthermore, she is credited with helping open the door to the American mainstream for Latin artists, and was instrumental in launching the career of Jennifer Lopez.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Los Tigres del Norte</title>
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<category>Norteno</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:02 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Formed in San Jose, Calif., at the dawn of the 1970s, Los Tigres del Norte -- comprising the Hernandez brothers of Sinaloa and drummer Oscar Lara-- had been playing music together since they were children, but it wasn't until impresario Art Walker heard them in San Jose in the late '60s that they began to take themselves seriously as a band. Walker signed them to his new label Fama Records, and the group began to have limited success, playing throughout San Jose's growing Mexican district and getting some airplay. But the group truly coalesced when bandleader and vocalist Jorge Hernandez heard a singer in Los Angeles perform "Contrabando y Traicion." The dramatic narco-corrido was unlike anything he'd ever heard, and it became the group's break-out single in 1971. "Contrabando y Traicion" told the story of a Bonnie and Clyde-esque drug-running couple with a flair and drama not seen before in narco-corridos, and the hit spun off legions of imitators who invented further adventures for the ruthless fictional heroine, Camelia La Tejana, as well as a slew of songs in a similar vein. Early hits like "La Banda del Carro Rojo" followed up on "Contrabando y Traicion"'s success and cemented the band's place as a corridos powerhouse. Though pioneers of the narco-corrido, the band has never allowed itself to be pigeonholed in that genre, refusing to name real drug traffickers in their songs (unlike many other groups) and shunning the gun-glorifying imagery associated with the genre. Their diverse repertoire includes love songs, songs about the immigrant experience in the U.S., and critical commentaries on Mexican politics. They spearheaded the movement to write songs about the immigrant experience with the 1976 single "Vivan Los Mojados," a still-relevant track that questions what would happen to American agriculture if all the "wetbacks" were sent back to Mexico. "La Jaula de Oro" (The Gold Cage) is widely considered a masterpiece; it deals with the alienation a longtime immigrant can still feel in the United States. In 2000, stars of rock and pop came together to pay homage to the group with an album of covers, <I>El Mas Grande Homenaje A Los Tigres Del Norte</i>, which acknowledged the group's massive contributions to music north and south of the border. After three decades, Los Tigres del Norte have become less a band than an institution, a defining voice for over a generation of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Calexico</title>
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<category>Indie/Alternative</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:41:15 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Calexico includes members of ragged country punks Giant Sand and OP8. Their music is the desolate sound of waking up alone in a deserted border town with only a pack mule and a half-empty bottle of Mezcal to keep you company. Lonely, desert-soaked ballads filled with Flamenco guitars and flashes of the best moments of Sergio Leone's Spaghetti westerns abound in Calexico's sound, while sublime hints of a distant mariachi band and the weeping notes of a pedal steel intertwine with the squeeze of an accordion. Joey Burns' hushed vocal will bring you to a dusty, heartbroken land of caballeros and bandidos. If Lee Marvin were still with us today, he'd be a Calexico fan.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Intocable</title>
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<category>Norteno</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:02 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tejano and norteno music is given a tougher edge with heavy bass and percussion in this mix of slow boleros and punchy polkas. Rapid accordion lines accent emotional leads and tight, sincere harmony vocals.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Freddy Fender</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:33 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Born Baldemar Huerta in Texas over half a century ago, singer, songwriter and guitarist Fender has an astonishingly soulful voice that finds him right at home singing country, Rockabilly, R&B, Swamp Pop and all manner of Tex Mex music. He began his career singing primarily in Spanish in the 1950s and gained a regional reputation in Texas. In an effort to broaden his audience, he adopted the stage name Fender and embraced Rockabilly and R&B music. Although the sides he recorded didn't have much success, they remain as wild and visceral as any regional rock 'n' roll recorded. Fender was busted for marijuana and served a 3-year jolt in prison, which pretty much set his career adrift after his release. Fender was on the fringes of the music business for almost 10 years until he hooked up with legendary Huey P. Meaux and released the song "Until the Next Teardrop Falls" on Meaux's Crazy Cajun label. The song was a huge hit, and the follow up "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" was just as big, ironically making the journeyman Fender into an overnight sensation. He remained a big star for the rest of the 1970s. After sitting out much of the 1980s, Fender emerged with fellow Texans Flaco Jimenez, the late Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers in the highly acclaimed Tejano supergroup Texas Tornadoes.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Texas Tornados</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:50 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This Texas supergroup's four frontmen had more than 200 years of experience playing live and recording between them. A left-field hybrid of norteno, Swamp Pop, rock 'n' roll, blues, country and everything in between, Texas Tornadoes were fronted by Tejano star Flaco Jimenez, '60s rock icon Doug Sahm, crooner Freddy Fender, and Sahm's cohort from the Sir Douglas Quintet, Augie Meyers. The Tornadoes hit the country charts with their debut album -- quite a feat considering how far removed from the Nashville norm the group's sound was. Though they never repeated that success on their subsequent records, the band retained a large and loyal worldwide following. They disbanded after the unexpected death of Doug Sahm in 1999.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>The Sir Douglas Quintet</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:08:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Sir Douglas Quintet was just one of the many incarnations of the late great Doug Sahm, who died unexpectedly in early 2000, a genre-defying, musical badass who was equally at home with country, Psychedelic Rock, R&B, all manner of Tex-Mex, and just about any other category of music you might want to throw at him. He began his career as a child prodigy singer/steel guitar player in the bars and clubs of his native San Antonio, Tex., before he reached his teens. He even sat in with Hank Williams shortly before the country legend kicked the bucket. Sahm formed the Sir Douglas Quintet in the mid-1960s and hit the charts twice with the classic pumping Farfisa sounds of "She's About A Mover" and "Mendocino." After the quintet split, Sahm continued to record prolifically, and actually reformed the group numerous times before his death. A formidable blues guitarist and stunningly soulful singer, Sahm's music was inextricably linked to Texas. In the '90s Sahm hooked up with Freddy Fender, Flaco Jiminez, and his old buddy Augie Meyers to form the Texas Tornados, a sort of border rock supergroup that enjoyed quite a bit of success. He will be missed.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>La Mafia</title>
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<category>Norteno</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:01 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Grupo Limite</title>
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<category>Norteno</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:13:49 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Fronted by a Selena-voiced singer who wears a cowboy hat and boots, this group burst onto the Tejano scene in 1996 with their million seller <i>Por Puro Amor</i> (Unconditional Love). Aside from the talented and beautiful singer, they write catchy tunes played by a tight rhythm section and a tasteful accordion.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Flaco Jimenez</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:44:27 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Flaco Jimenez is the undisputed king of Tex-Mex accordion. Son of Santiago Jimenez, one of the first to introduce the accordion into norteno music and inventor of the conjunto sound, Flaco has ventured beyond these traditional styles into country music and rock. His flashy, rapid style of play and forthright singing, done mostly in Spanish, can be heard on recordings by Ry Cooder and the Rolling Stones. His crossover appeal to country audiences is witnessed by his participation in the Texas Tornados, a supergroup that includes Freddie Fender and the members of the Sir Douglas Quintet. Perhaps more than any other artist, he is responsible for placing the variety of Tex-Mex music on the world stage. Nobody can rock a Polka like Flaco.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Johnny Rodriguez</title>
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<category>Outlaw Country</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:55:48 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Onetime character on <i>Adam 12</i> and yet another member of the country music pantheon who's done time, Johnny Rodriguez flourished in the mid-'70s and well into the '80s playing traditionally-flavored cowboy country. With a nasal, barely-there rasp and lush, mid-tempo backing, he falls somewhere between the smooth Honky-Tonk of Lefty Frizzel and the homegrown Outlaw Country of Willie Nelson.
- Mike McGuirk]]></description>
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<title>Rick Trevino</title>
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<category>New Country</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:22:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Along with Freddy Fender, Johnny Rodriguez, Raul Malo and a handful of others, Rick Trevino is a Latin-American man who plays country music. He was born into a musical family, growing up with Tejano music as well as whatever was pumping through the classic rock radio stations he listened to in his youth. During his high school years, he studied music and excelled at basketball, actually turning down a basketball scholarship offered from Memphis State to pursue musical studies instead. In 1993, Trevino released his first album (in Spanish) entitled <I>Dos Mundos</I> followed by "Just Enough Rope," one of the first new traditional country singles to be released in both Spanish and English.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Jimmy Gonzalez y el Grupo Mazz</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:55:57 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This Grammy-winning group (three Latin Grammys and a regular one!) are considered one of the premier Tejano groups in the U.S., thanks in large part to the contributions of Jimmy Gonzalez. Lead vocalist Joe Lopez left the group in 1999 to start his own band.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Bobby Pulido</title>
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<category>Norteno</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:46 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Pulido grew up in the U.S., but his background is as bi-cultural and bilingual as you can get. His father is Roberto Pulido, the great Tejano musician, and Pulido grew up around music in the fertile border culture of Texas. He had never considered a career in music, however, until his father convinced him that the two should sing a duet. To everyone's surprise, the song took off, and Bobby was quickly offered a recording contract. He never looked back and he quickly occupied a place as one of Tejano's most important emerging artists.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Peter Rowan</title>
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<category>Country-Folk</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:50 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Peter Rowan used to sing for the all-star Bluegrass band Old and in the Way, as well as the Folk-Rock outfit Sea Train. Today we find a much more mature Rowan dipping into stripped-down Country-Folk songs composed of just his voice, guitar and harmonica. His songs are deep without being complicated, eco-conscious and well-arranged with his brilliantly metered vocals. Pasted in a dusty vibe, these pensive ditties would make Woody Guthrie proud.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Los Humildes</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:42 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Formed in 1972 by a group of teenagers in central California, Los Humildes became an influential norteño band, originating a style that became known as "El Estilo Monterrey." Sweet melodies are sung in harmony, chased by a stuttering accordion and bouncy brass.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Tish Hinojosa</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:35:35 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tish Hinojosa has been releasing records since the late '80s. She touches up more traditional Tex-Mex folk styles with a rootsy, Singer-Songwriter vibe. Her records effectively phase in and out between Spanish and American vocals while she eloquently delivers in an expressive and stylish tone.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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<title>Doug Sahm</title>
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<category>Americana</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:46:34 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The late great Doug Sahm, who died unexpectedly in early 2000, was a genre-defying, musical badass who was equally at home with country, Psychedelic Rock, R&B, all manner of Tex-Mex, and just about any other category of music you might want to throw at him. He began his career as a child prodigy singer/steel guitar player in the bars and clubs of his native San Antonio, Tex., before he reached his teens. He even sat in with Hank Williams shortly before the country legend kicked the bucket. Sahm formed the Sir Douglas Quintet in the mid-1960s and hit the charts twice with the classic pumping Farfisa sounds of "She's About A Mover" and "Mendocino." After the quintet split, Sahm continued to record prolifically. A formidable blues guitarist and stunningly soulful singer, Sahm's music was inextricably linked to Texas. In the '90s Sahm hooked up with Freddy Fender, Flaco Jiminez, and his old buddy Augie Meyers to form the Texas Tornados, a sort of border rock supergroup that enjoyed quite a bit of success. He will be missed.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Bobby Fuller Four</title>
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<category>'60s Oldies</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:55:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In Bobby Fuller's short life, he not only developed his signature rock 'n' rollabilly Tex Mex tone while seemingly channeling Buddy Holly's sound, but also toyed with Surf guitar and British Invasion sonics. One of the hardest workers in music, Fuller's leadership of his band was meticulous, though he never lost the soul and heartbeat of rock 'n' roll. What he could have accomplished had he stuck around -- he was found dead in a parked car at age twenty-three -- will always be a topic thrown around in passionate music circles.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Cruz Martinez presenta Los Super Reyes</title>
<link>http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.28323256&amp;rws=%2Frock-pop%2Froots%2Ftex-mex%2Fartist-chart.rss</link>
<category>Latin Pop</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:05:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Los Palominos</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:50 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Emilio Navaira</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:09:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Santiago Jimenez, Jr.</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:58:33 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[From the first family of Tex Mex accordion players (his father being a cornerstone, and his brother Flaco a noted innovator), Jimenez plays a rollicking button accordion and sings, backed by basic drums, bass and Mexican guitar. Called "the Chief" by his peers, he has recorded extensively and tours internationally.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Grupo Modelo</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:01:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Solido</title>
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<category>Norteno</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:37:17 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The Hometown Boys</title>
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<category>Norteno</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The Bacon Brothers</title>
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<category>Adult Alternative</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:30:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ever notice how we accept the fact that some musicians can act, but then we have a harder time swallowing an actor turned musician? Well, get over it. Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael can actually write and play some intelligent and cathartic songs. Really! The Bacon Brothers blend a little rustic Tex Mex with some mellow Country-Folk. Warm acoustic guitars intertwine with accordion, brushes on a drum kit, and symphonious far-off vocal harmonies sung between two brothers. The funny thing is, nothing here sounds like any of the songs featured on the soundtrack for <i>Footloose</i>.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Albert Zamora</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:20:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>The Blazers</title>
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<category>Roots</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:31:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hard-hitting blues rock from these Los Angelenos. Red hot guitar leads take the listener through a mixture of rockabilly, surf, and country tunes. Their ethnicity as well as love for classic American rock 'n' roll often leads to Los Lobos comparisons, but the Blazers' heartfelt, unadulterated passion for music is purely their own.
- Jon Pruett]]></description>
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<title>Steve Jordan</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:44:27 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This Tex Mex accordion player has been called both the Jimi Hendrix and the Jerry Lee Lewis of the genre. Credited with introducing the "rockordion" into the traditional conjunto style, Jordan is unforgettable with his pirate's eye patch and wild, inspired playing style.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Ram Herrera</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:05 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Los Pavos Reales</title>
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<category>Latin Pop</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[These guys are named "real turkeys," which is no reflection on their abundant musical talent. Their Tejano versions of polkas, corridos and rancheras feature dual accordions, guitars and brotherly harmony vocals.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Emilio</title>
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<category>Norteno</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:19:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<rhap:artist xmlns:rhap="rhap">Emilio</rhap:artist>
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<title>The Fireballs</title>
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<category>Surf</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:13 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Joe "King" Carrasco</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 09:16:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Carrasco comes on like an adenoidal Doug Sahm, minus the late Sahm's R&B obsession. He first signed to Stiff Records in the late 1970s on the strength of his ragged-but-right Tejano/Garage Rock. Mixing the pumping Farfisa organ sounds of Sam The Sham and the early Sir Douglas Quintet with authentic bits of Norteno and Tex Mex music, he developed a cult following at home and abroad. Carrasco has always been a critical favorite as much for his music as for his wacky live persona, which included wearing a crown and cape and acting genuinely hopped-up and out of his mind. As his career progressed, Carrasco incorporated other types of world music into his sound. His lyrics were openly critical of America's oppressive presence in Central America, betraying a lot more depth and belying his let-the-good-times-roll persona.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Tony De La Rosa</title>
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<category>Norteno</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:49:26 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[With more than 100 records to his name, Tejano accordion player Tony De La Rosa is regarded as the king of the conjunto sound. Inducted into the Tejano Conjunto Hall of Fame in 1992 and the recipient of an NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award, he will always be remembered for his dance invention -- the tacuachito (possum).
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Chelo Silva</title>
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<category>Tex Mex</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:55:56 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Tejano singer Chelo Silva was renowned for her boleros and her defiant attitude. Though she reportedly began performing in the late 1930s (with then-husband Americo Paredes), Silva made her first recording in 1954 for Discos Falcon. Her fam! e grew in the late '50s and established her as one of Tejano's primary stars. She died in 1988.
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In its original incarnation, los Super Seven really <I>was</I> seven: David Hidalgo and Cesar Rojas of Los Lobos, Ruben Ramos, Rick Trevino, Joe Ely, Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez -- an all-star Tex-Mex/roots group if ever there was one. For the first, self-titled album they brought in collaborators like Doug Sahm and the mariachi group Campanas de America to explore traditional Tex-Mex songs; the album won a Grammy in 1998. The second album, which saw only Hidalgo, Rojas, Ramos and Trevino returning, looked farther afield, incorporating music from the Caribbean and South America and featuring guest artists including Caetano Veloso, Raul Malo and Susana Baca.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Tortilla Factory</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:23 -0800</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:58:03 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Los Rancheritos Del Topo Chico</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:44:30 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This classic norteno outfit pioneered the sound along with bands like Los Alegres de Teran, and their admirers today include the wildly successful Conjunto Primavera. Their many hits include "Una Copa de Vino" and "Volver Volver."
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Valerio Longoria</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:20:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A critical figure in the development of Tejano conjunto music, accordion virtuoso Valerio Longoria was the first to play standing up and to sing while playing. He also brought trap drums into this uniquely Mexican-American music. Ranchera with some country and a hint of R&B.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Elsa Garcia</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:24:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A contemporary of Selena's, Houston-based Tejano singer Elsa Garcia was born in Monterrey, Mexico and raised on her grandfather's ranch, but she emigrated to the U.S. when she was relatively young. Nonetheless, the blonde-haired singer (she calls herself the only "guera" singing Tejano) maintained her ties to Mexican culture and remains committed to singing in Spanish. She's one of the few Tejano artists who did get radio play in Mexico in the 1990s, an honor she doesn't take lightly.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Patricia Vonne</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:59:17 -0700</pubDate>
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