In my March 10 blog, “Covid-19 takes toll on mariachi community,” I spoke about the scarcity of mariachi work during the pandemic, ending on the optimistic note that “the light... read more →
Last month, Mariachi Aztlán from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley produced a virtual concert in collaboration with the Roswell Symphony Orchestra. The production was titled "Cuando México Canta"... read more →
Plans for this year’s Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza are in full swing! Mariachi Nuevo Santander from Roma, Texas. As of May 17, 2021 the City of San Antonio sent out a... read more →
Colibrí Entertainment has brought some of the biggest names in mariachi to The Ford's stage. This Mother's Day, enjoy a serenata for the special women in your life with this... read more →
In October of last year (2020), I once again had the pleasure of interviewing Carlos Martínez, this time for a new series of free podcasts offered by mariachimusic.com. Since it... read more →
En octubre del año pasado (2020), volví a tener el placer de entrevistar a Carlos Martínez, esta vez para una nueva serie de podcasts que ofrece gratuitamente mariachimusic.com. Dado que... read more →
The Roswell Symphony Orchestra recently announced a virtual concert alongside Mariachi Aztlán from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The New Mexico-based presenting organization and Mariachi Aztlán are already... read more →
Miguel Hernández, the charismatic violinist best known as “La Pulga” (the flea), succumbed to coronavirus last December at age 70. From the time I met him in Plaza Garibaldi back... read more →
Guitarist and vocalist of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán Arturo Vargas is now being featured in the latest video tutorial of our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoMZQhoroBw In this twelve minute video tutorial,... read more →
The first U.S. cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) were reported in January, 2020. By February, the virus had been detected in Mexico, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization... read more →