It is March, so it is time once more for South by Southwest in Austin, the place a handful of San Antonio bands can be making music at official and unofficial exhibits.
Rising within the Tejano scene, San Antonio native Vanita Leo will carry out March 12 at Resort Vegas at Volstead. Along with her music infusing pop with cumbia, Vanita Leo has had success with single songs comparable to “Solo Tu BB” and “Putazos Al Corazon.” Vanita Leo could have a second official SXSW showcase March 14 at Vaquero Taquero.
The San Antonio group Los Juanos have been making waves within the indie-alternative regional Mexicano scene. Their music is a mix of conjunto, corrido and cumbia Norteña with parts of dream pop, psychedelic and even punk. They are going to participate in an official showcase March 13 at Lamberts.
Band member Eddie Longoria says he and his bandmates view the SXSW music pageant as an incredible platform to carry out in entrance of a special viewers and make new connections.
“We determined to take part in SXSW as a result of publicity, and assembly superb musicians and expertise so we are able to collaborate and join with them sooner or later,” says Longoria. “We wish to present all the SXSW attendees the sound of San Antonio, Texas.”
R&B artist, singer, and songwriter Xavier Omärwill have an official showcase March 13 at Parish. A California native, Omär is influenced by artists and bands comparable to Kanye West, John Legend, James Blake, Arcade Hearth, and Coldplay.
Omär auditioned for a spot within the eleventh season of American Idol when the long-lasting present stopped in Houston. His single “Emotions 4 You” made Barack Obama’s Favourite Music of 2022 playlist.
Volcán, the famend 11-member ensemble from San Antonio, can be in an official present March 14 at Lamberts. The band mixes cumbia, salsa, calypso and different genres. This would be the third time in 4 years that Volcán has carried out in an official South by Southwest showcase.
Band member Jaime MeiJa Jr. says Volcán has loved taking part in unique cumbias for greater than a decade earlier than the cumbia craze took off lately.
“We like to carry out at SXSW to showcase that unique cumbia, and large bands have mass enchantment and such nice danceability,” MeiJa says. ”SXSW additionally permits us to attach with different distinctive artists from all over the world, and study different genres of music that assist us innovate on our present sound to remain recent.”
Rapper Spy MC will carry out in an official showcase March 15 at Shangri-La. A part of the hip-hop group Unhealthy Newz Bexarz, Spy MC has been energetic practically 20 years, having launched albums comparable to Unfinished Enterprise in 2012 and Persistence in 2020.
Whereas SXSW badge-holders have entry to official exhibits, some San Antonio musical acts will participate in unofficial live shows that can be open to anybody who needs to cease by.
Chicana punk rock band Fea will headline the Queerest Spring Break, a two-day occasion that includes queer bands March 7-8 at Full Circle Bar (1810 E. twelfth St.) The Queerest Spring Break will embody queer distributors, drag exhibits, and a dance celebration every night time after the dwell music ends.
San Antonio composerNathan Felix is curating the March 9 KOOP Radio Day Get together, which is able to characteristic experimental, indie rock, jazz, synth-pop, and Americana acts at Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches. Whereas Felix is understood for creating operas, he has lengthy sought an opportunity to curate a present, given his affiliation with KOOP Radio.
“The occasion by no means occurred as a result of the pageant was canceled, however we rebooted it in 2021 and have turned it into an annual occasion,” Felix says.
Felix says the SXSW day celebration is his approach of giving again to group radio.
“KOOP provides me numerous freedom in curating/reserving the occasion, so I attempt to e-book it in a approach that represents their various music programming and provides alternatives to native Austin acts in addition to some touring acts,” he says.
“I usually have two to 3 acts from San Antonio on the invoice, however this yr it’s going to simply have one, however an incredible one in (jazz trio) The Whale.”
