Rancho Alegre Radio Announces SXSW Initiative
One of the frequent complaints and criticisms in the Austin Tejano music community is the lack of Tejano or Conjunto music presented at big festivals like South by Southwest and ACL Fest. It's also one of the questions, along with "where can my band play in Austin?" that we are most frequently asked. These are events that draw artists from all genres from all over the world, yet for some reason, one would be hard-pressed to find a Tejano artist on any of the showcases.
Well, we would like to do our best to change that. We will have two approaches...
Rancho Alegre Radio had the distinct pleasure of winning a WeWork Creator Award last night in Austin at ACL Live. We were so very humbled, excited and honored just to have been finalists in the first place! Everyone in our category was inspiring and incredible, as were the finalists in the other two categories.
Back in June 2016, Rancho Alegre sat down with the one and only David Farias for an in-depth interview at Janie's Record Shop. We found him to be engaging, charismatic, funny and very candid about his life and career. 
Good news everyone! Rancho Alegre Radio has been selected as a finalist for the 