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The Borders of Tejano, Conjunto and Norteño

Conjunto music at one time in the Southwest was king. It was the next phase after Mariachi and dominated the airwaves, especially in Texas. Then from Conjunto, Tejano music broke out and Conjunto was pushed to the side as Tejano, with its exciting horns and, later, synthesizers, ruled the airwaves. And all was good. But then, Norteño came into the picture, pretty much burying Tejano, as Tejano did Conjunto. It didn’t kill Tejano, but at the very least, it dominates the airwaves now.

Everyone knows this story, but that’s not what I’m here to talk about.

Rancho Alegre News – New Additions to Rancho Alegre Radio – Now over 1000 songs!

Hello everyone,

Rancho Alegre hopes that you all had a great Thanksgiving filled with music, joy, laughter and love. With a turkey leg in one hand, and an eye on the new CD’s we picked up from Turntable Records and our already extensive collection, we continued selecting new tracks for Rancho Alegre Radio. Can’t think of a better way to spend the day!

So, what did we add?

More shows! Michael Salgado, Augustin Ramirez, Joe Bravo and Elvira Sanchez

So I’ve learned about a couple more shows since I wrote the last blog post on Tuesday…

Thursday night at Club Rodeo in Austin – Michael Salgado
According to Club Carnaval on Facebook, Michael Salgado will be performing at Club Rodeo, 9515 N. Lamar on Thanksgiving night. He’s a Tejano artist who has been pulled into the Norteño scene and is popular with the Mexican audience. But make no mistake, he is Tejano and it’s nice to see him in town on a holiday.

Week of 11/22: Javier Galvan and Ruben Ramos, Hometown Boys, Jimmy Gonzalez, A.B. Quintanilla’s All Starz

Greetings from Rancho Alegre!

In addition to being a holiday week, there are some great shows going on this week as well. There’s a little something for everyone…Ruben Ramos and Javier Galvan of Fama at the Flamingo, The Hometown Boys and Los Mungiazz at H&H, Jimmy Gonzalez y Grupo Mazz at Tejano Ranch, A.B. Quintanilla’s All Starz at the Fiesta Ballroom in Seguin…. Hopefully everyone’s still around to enjoy it all!

Wednesday night at the Flamingo – Ruben Ramos and Javier Galvan. la Voz de Fama

Rancho Alegre News – New Additions and Shows This Week

Hello everyone,

Hopefully some of you or most of you were able to get out to see Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers or Grupo Stampede or Little Joe this weekend. Rancho Alegre was at Little Joe, but if any of you made it to either of the other shows, we’re curious as to how they went. So, please comment, if you’re so inclined…

New Additions

Rancho Alegre News - New Additions and Shows This Week

Hello everyone,

Hopefully some of you or most of you were able to get out to see Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers or Grupo Stampede or Little Joe this weekend. Rancho Alegre was at Little Joe, but if any of you made it to either of the other shows, we're curious as to how they went. So, please comment, if you're so inclined...

New Additions

New additions and Ricky, Stampede and Little Joe on Rancho Alegre Radio

Howdy folks,

We've been busy (as always) with some new material for the playlist and are just so excited about the shows this weekend in the ATX area.

New Additions
So, we've added songs by Patsy Torres, Los Palominos, Gilberto Perez y Sus Compadres, Avizo,  A.B. Quintanilla's All Starz and Ruben Ramos. Also, you'll hear brand new singles from Miguel Hernandez, Rikeza Band and Gilbert Hernandez!

Live shows in the Austin/San Marcos, Weekend of November 12th

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know that we've got some AWESOME Tejano and Conjutno shows coming up this week in Austin and San Marcos!!!

Friday Night in San Marcos...
Ricky Naranjo y Los Gamblers take the stage at Tejano Country, 16300 N State Highway 123, San Marcos. Time...9ish?

Friday Night in Austin...
Grupo Stampede will be partying at Tejano Ranch, 7601 N Lamar.  Will probably start around 9:30 or 10.

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