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Merch Giveaway: “Celia Cruz – The Absolute Collection”

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'Celia Cruz - Absolute Collection' is available now from Sony Music Latin.

Celia Cruz will forever be “La Reina De La Salsa” to her adoring fans and lives on today as the noble face and ambassador of Latin music across the globe. Now, a decade after her passing, Celia Cruz, The Queen of Salsa, is honored with a tribute that’s worthy of her legacy – The Absolute Collection – a journey, showcase and inside view of the personal and artistic life of the legendary and forever influential musical icon.

All of the songs in The Absolute Collection were carefully selected and represent every transcendent era of her career. The majority of the tracks are from the great and vast catalog of the legendary Fania Record label where Celia Cruz recorded the majority of her historic recordings. In addition, the audio has been meticulously re-mastered for the optimum audio experience.

Released via Sony Music Latin on July 30, The Absolute Collection includes 30 songs on two CDs, plus a 60-page book with over 70 photos and other memorabilia never previously published most of it from Celia Cruz’s personal collection. The best part? We are giving away a copy of Celia Cruz – The Absolute Collection to one of our lucky Austin Vida readers!

The giveaway is part of a nationwide Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. Our giveaway will be conducted as a raffle from our email list. Our giveaway is only open to all ages and to those with physical mailing addresses in the Central Texas area only. If that describes you, just click “enter the drawing” below after submitting your full name and email address. Only those who submit full names will be officially entered in the drawing. We will pick the winner from these submissions before 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30. The winner will be notified via email from Austin Vida. Azúcar!

Austin Ticket Giveaway: Marcos Orozco at Moose Lodge

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Multi-talented singer, songwriter, producer, arranger and musician Marcos Orozco began his career in the 1980s with groups Blackjack, Powerhouse, and the legendary Fabulosos 4, but it was his time as the lead singer for David Lee Garza y Los Musicales that propelled him to Tejano music super stardom. His unmistakable romantic voice is on the megahits ”Tonta,” “Una Noche Mas,” “Tu Boca Roja,” and more, which are still on heavy rotation at Tejano music stations and on DJ playlists everywhere. After his time with the Musicales, Marcos embarked on a successful solo career with his own group, Rebelde. To date, the group has released eight albums including four on his own independent label, Oromar Records.

On Saturday, August 10, Marcos Orozco will be performing a headlining concert in Austin at Moose Lodge 1735. The best part? We have two pairs of tickets to giveaway to a couple of our lucky Austin Vida readers.

The giveaway will be conducted as a raffle from our email list. Just click “enter the drawing” below and submit your full name and email address. We will pick the winner from these submissions before 3 p.m. on Friday, the day before the show. Only submissions with both first and last names will be officially entered in the drawing. The winner will be notified via email from Austin Vida. Good luck!

The Moose Lodge is located at 2103 E.M. Franklin Avenue, north of MLK and east of Airport Boulevard in East Austin. Tickets will be available at the door for $12. Tickets are $10 presale and are available at Estrada’s Cleaners, Turntable Records and online here.

Austin Ticket Giveaway: Grupo Fantasma at The Belmont

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Grupo Fantasma perform a headlining concert at The Belmont on June 29. Courtesy photo.

Grupo Fantasma is a Grammy Award winning Latin fusion collective that formed in 2000 here in Austin. The biggest and baddest Latin band in the land, the group has worked or recorded with Maceo Parker, Sheila-E, Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets, Ruben Ramos, GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan and indie-singer songwriter icon Daniel Johnston. They even served as the back up band for Prince on numerous occasions.

On Saturday, June 29, Grupo Fantasma will perform a headlining concert at The Belmont. Austin-based Latin fusion band Como Las Movies, which features former members of Maneja Beto, open the show. The best part? We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to one of our lucky Austin Vida readers.

The giveaway will be conducted as a raffle on Facebook. Just click LIKE every time you see a link to this post on our Facebook wall. We will pick the winner on Friday, June 21. The winner will be notified via Facebook email and shared on our Facebook wall before 5 p.m. Good luck!

The Belmont is located at 305 West 6th Street. 21+ welcome. Doors at 8 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. Advance tickets are available for this show here.

Austin Ticket Giveaway: Carla Morrison at The Belmont

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Latin Grammy award winner Carla Morrison is one of the freshest new voices from Mexico since the likes of Julietta Venegas and Natalia Lafourcade, who also produced her album Mientras Tú Dormías. Born in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, the singer-songwriter represents what may be the future of Mexico’s indie music scene. Her live act has garnered high praises from tastemakers in both Mexico and the U.S. and includes covers of the classic Ramon Ayala ranchera lament “Tragos Amargo Licor” and the tragic ballad “Paloma Negra.”

On Sunday, May 26, Morrison will be performing a headlining concert in Austin at The Belmont in support of her latest album, Dejenme Llorar. Joining Morrison as co-headliner will be Girl In A Coma frontwoman Nina Diaz. Austin-based singer-songwriter Gina Chavez will open the show. The best part? We have two tickets to give away to one of our lucky Austin Vida readers.

The giveaway will be conducted as a raffle on Facebook. Just click LIKE every time you see a link to this post on our Facebook wall. We will pick the winner before 5 p.m. on Friday, two days before the show. The winner will be notified via Facebook email and shared on our Facebook wall. Good luck!

The Belmont is located at 305 West 6th Street. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. 21+ are welcome. Concert will happen rain or shine. Advance tickets are available for this show online here. Concert presented by Pachanga Latino Music Fest.

Austin Ticket Giveaway: Girl in a Coma at Mohawk

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San Antonio indie trio Girl In A Coma (GIAC) are coming back to Austin to perform at headlining show at Mohawk on Saturday, Feb. 9. Composed of Latinas Jenn Alva (bass) and sisters Phanie (drums) and Nina Diaz (guitar/vocals), the group is signed to rock legend Joan Jett’s Black Heart Records. The group is currently performing to support their latest release and fourth album, Exits & All the Rest.

Opening the show for GIAC on Saturday are Austin-based blues-rockers The Bluebonnets. The all female quartet began in Los Angeles and reformed again in Austin when Kathy Valentine and Dominique Davalos decided to re-introduce the band. Known for their feminine slant on the blues genre and the energy of a garage-punk band, The Blue Bonnets serve as compliment to the vibe and energy of the night’s headliners.

The best part? We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to a one of our lucky Austin Vida readers. We will be giving away the tickets on Friday, Feb. 8, on our Facebook page. To qualify to win, just click LIKE whenever you see the link to this post on our Facebook Wall. Yes, that means you can enter your name more than once. We will draw the winning name on Friday afternoon and notify the winners via Facebook email. Good luck!

Mohawk is located at 912 Red River. Doors open at 8 p.m. Music starts at 9 p.m. All ages welcome. Advance tickets are available for this show here.

Austin Ticket Giveaway: Brownout at Holy Mountain

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Austin Latin funksters Brownout are about to hit the road for a southern tour that will take them all throughout the southeast, leaving us without the funk for a while. The good news for Brownout fans is that will be performing one more Austin show before they hit the road at Holy Mountain this Saturday, Jan. 26. Joining them will be The Mike Dillion Band.

The best part? We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to a one of our lucky Austin Vida readers. We will be giving away the tickets on Friday, Jan. 25, on our Facebook page. To qualify to win, just click LIKE whenever you see the link to this post on our Facebook Wall. Yes, that means you can enter your name more than once. We will draw the winning name on Friday afternoon and notify the winners via Facebook email. Good luck!

Holy Mountain is located at 617 E. 7th Street. Doors open at 9 p.m. 21+ are welcome. Tickets are $10 pre-sale and $12 at the door. Visit the Facebook event page here and on Do512 here.

Austin Ticket Giveaway: Los Lobos “Acoustic En Vivo” at ACL Live

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This year our friends at Pachanga Latino Music Festival created a co-branded Latin music series to be held at ACL Live throughout 2013. The series will give ACL Live a singular platform to present a wide variety of Latin genres and artists under the Pachanga brand much like the way the two-day Festival is programmed. The series kicks off on Friday, Jan. 18, with the legendary Los Lobos.

The East L.A. icons are celebrating the recent re-release of their classic album, Kiko. Dubbed the “20th Anniversary Edition,” the album features remastered tracks and a live concert Bluray/DVD. The current tour will feature special “Acoustico En Vivo” or live acoustic performances of the songs from Kiko as well as a few classic hits.

The best part? We have two pairs of tickets to giveaway to a couple of our lucky Austin Vida readers. We will be giving away the tickets on Thursday, January 17, on our Facebook page. To qualify to win, just click LIKE whenever you see the link to this post on our Facebook Wall. Yes, that means you can enter your name more than once. We will draw the winning names on Thursday afternoon and notify the winners via Facebook email. Good luck!

Los Texmaniacs open. ACL Live is located at The Moody Theater at 310 W. 2nd Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. All ages are welcome. Advance tickets for this show are available here. Be sure to mark your calendar now for this year’s Pachanga happening on May 10 & 11.

Austin Ticket Giveaway: Cristela Alonzo at Cap City Comedy Club

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Cristela Alonzo (courtesy photo)

Texas born comedian Cristela Alonzo is coming to Austin for four nights of headlining performances at Cap City Comedy Club. Most will recognize Alonzo from NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2010. She was recently featured in Showtime’s Legally Brown stand up special and was on fellow comic Gabriel Iglesias’ Stand Up Revolution. Bottom line: Cristela Alonzo is one talented and funny Latina.

The best part? We have five pairs of tickets to giveaway see Alonzo on both Wednesday (Jan. 9) and Thursday (Jan. 10) night to some of our lucky Austin Vida readers. We will be giving away the tickets this Wednesday and Thursday afternoon on our Facebook page. To qualify to win, just click LIKE whenever you see the link to this post on our Facebook Wall. Yes, that means you can enter your name more than once. We will draw the winning names on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and notify the winners via Facebook email. Good luck!

Cap City Comedy Club is located at 8120 Research Blvd. 18+ are welcome. Show at 8 p.m. Tickets awarded from Austin Vida will be general admission tickets. General Admission is first-come, first-served seating on the night of the show. You can sit anywhere that does not have a Reserved Seating card on the table. No refunds or exchanges will be given for the giveaway tickets. On-site parking available plus overflow parking at Hobby Lobby across the street or Austin Billiards at the end of the block. For more information call (512) 467-2333.

Watch a clip of Cristela Alonzo performing on CONAN below.