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[9/20] 34th Annual Tejano Music Awards – Lila Cockrell Theatre, San Antonio

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TejanoSaturday, Sept. 20, will be one of the biggest nights of the year for Tejano music. Artists from all over the country will descend on San Antonio for the 34th Annual Tejano Music Awards to honor their own.

This year, Austin artists made a strong showing in several categories. Grammy Award-winning legend Ruben Ramos is nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year, Angel Gonzalez (Angel y Vimana) is up for Best New Male Artist and Laura McGill of San Marcos-based La Distancia (presented by Austin Vida last year at the Flamingo Cantina) is nominated for Best New Female Artist. Angel and Laura will also be presenters for the Best New Group award.

Presented by the Texas Talent Musicians Association, awards will be given in categories such as Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, etc. And as with any award show, there will also be performances by legends, veterans and rising stars. Those scheduled to perform include Elida Reyna Y Avante, Ruben Ramos, Shelly Lares, Grupo Solido, Los DesperadoZ, Stephanie Lynn, Jaime y Los Chamacos, Jimmy Edward, Stefani Montiel, and many more.

The festivities get started early with the red carpet at 5:15 p.m. at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in downtown San Antonio. The show begins at 7 p.m. and updates will be available on the official Facebook page.

[3/13 – 3/16] Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair – Downtown San Antonio

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Tejano Fan FairThe same week that Austin has South by Southwest (SXSW), San Antonio has Fan Fair. Taking place Mar. 13-16 and presented by the Tejano Music Awards (TMA), Fan Fair has much of the same ideas as SXSW: multiple stages, scores of up and coming bands, along with some legends, and a multi-day music bender where Tejano fans descend on San Antonio from all parts of the country.

Also similar to SXSW, Fan Fair takes over the Market Square section of San Antonio. Thousands of people pour into the streets to discover new talent and to hear their favorites as well. The artists mingle with the crowd, and have plenty of merchandise available.

Austin-based bands performing at Fan Fair include: Los A-T Boyz, Devin Banda, Angel Y Grupo Vimana, Los Texas Wranglers, Braulio y Fuzzion, Cinco Doce, Conjunto Romo and Tortilla Factory.

Unlike SXSW, however, no wristbands are required. The event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome. Visit the official Facebook event page here or for a complete listing of artists and stages, visit the TMA website.

Piñata Protest release new video for “La Cucaracha”

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San Antonio punkeros Piñata Protest. Photo by Josh Huskin.

San Antonio-based punk band Piñata Protest is celebrating the release of their second full length album, El Valiente. The group had their Austin CD release show last week at Antone’s and those of us that went are still hungover. Their live show always leaves us wanting more and always seem to be over too quickly.

Speaking over over too quickly, Piñata Protest released a cool one minute music video for their rendition of the Mexican classic, “La Cucaracha.” One of ten tracks you can find on El Valiente, the music video was shot and directed by award winning filmmaker Jim Mendiola. The video features over 1,000 still photographs and 144 rubber cucarachas in a one minute tour through San Antonio’s West Side barrio.

[3/14-3/17] Tejano Music Awards Fan Fair – Downtown San Antonio

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The same week that Austin has South by Southwest (SXSW), San Antonio has Fan Fair. Taking place March 14-17, and presented by the Tejano Music Awards, Fan Fair has much of the same ideas as SXSW: multiple stages, scores of up and coming bands, along with some legends, and a multi-day music bender where Tejano fans descend on San Antonio from all parts of the country.

Also similar to SXSW, Fan Fair takes over the Market Square section of San Antonio. Thousands of people pour into the streets to discover new talent and to hear their favorites as well. The artists mingle with the crowd, and have plenty of merchandise available.

Unlike SXSW, however, no wristbands are required, and the event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.

For a complete listing of artists and stages, visit the TMA website.

Watch: “Six is Better” by Ledaswan

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Ledaswan frontwoman Erica Monzon in the music video for "Six is Better"

Ledaswan is a melodic-indie quintet from San Antonio, Texas. Fronted by singer-songwriter Erica Monzon, the band is a multiple San Antonio Current (San Antonio’s alt-weekly newspaper) award winner and have toured with San Antonio rock heroines Girl In A Coma. Their brand of indie incorporates punk elements with hints of The Jesus and Mary Chain. Ledaswan is currently working on a full length album with a 2013 release date.

Last month Ledaswan released their latest music video for their single “Six is Better” off their Num83r5 EP. Directed and produced by Ismael Rodriguez and Richard Jemal, the band wanted the video to have a sort of scary movie feel as they are all fans of horror literature and films. The super-8 effect, black and white graininess and washed out red lighting create the horror movie-like effect.

Watch the video for “Six is Better” below.

[8/17] Preview: Pop Pistol at Scholz Garten

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Pop Pistol is arguably the most popular indie band in San Antonio not named Girl In A Coma. The Texas Is Funny Records artist recently released their debut album Angelus on vinyl and are currently finalizing details for a new album to be released soon. In March the group earned the San Antonio Current award this past March for “Best Indie Rock Band” and even graced the cover of the popular alt-weekly. Pop Pistol is composed of Alex Scheel (guitar/vocals), Jorge Gonzalez (drums) and George Garza (bass).

The atmospheric-indie trio will be performing a free headlining show in Austin on Friday, August 17, at Scholz Garten. Scholz Garten is located at 1607 San Jacinto. Admission is free. Music starts at 10 p.m. 21+ are welcome. Parking can be found in the state parking garages after 6 p.m. State parking garages can be found next to, behind and across from Scholz Garten. Visit the event post on Do512 here.