Music review
Diana Ross at the Majestic
Diana Ross at the Majestic
Last Monday at the San Antonio Majestic Theater Ms. Diana Ross gave a wonderful performance to a packed house. Fans including myself were on their feet most of the night cheering Ms. Ross .
For many, it was a walk down memory lane evoking feelings long forgotten.
Having a seating capacity of 2,311 , it still felt very intimate during the hour and a half show.
With a very large library of songs. It is most difficult to pick the favorite sung that evening.
A Partial list of songs for the evening were :
NFL head of officiating: Cowboys got away with one
Dean Blandino says there should’ve been a holding penalty, better communication on officials’ part Sunday
Dean Blandino admitted to “Pro Football Talk Live” that Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens got away with a penalty on Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew in the fourth quarter, a critical no-call that derailed a possible Lions scoring drive.
Adrian & the Sickness, Revisited
Adrian & the Sickness, Revisited
Adrian Conner and her band Adrian & the Sickness, were traveling into San Antonio to play at the “Tonic Bar” when she got tangle up in a small fender -bender. Maybe a little bum out but, it sure didn’t show in the music she played that evening.
Adrian & the Sickness “The Austin-based power trio Rocked all night long..
Last I saw Adrian it was about four years back. I thought to myself. “Does she still have it? “Absolutely …. Hell, Yaa. No wimpy music here. Stronger, Louder and still hits that music nerve that hard rockers need. .
Night bird and The Damn Torpedoes
Night bird and The Damn Torpedoes
Next month Nov 8th at “Sam’s Burger Joint” Be there. It’s going to be a double header. Two of my favorite Texas bands together.
A couple of months ago I have an opportunity to check out Night bird. And,, O-Boy What a great time I had listening to them.
Night bird – A Tribute to Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac
Speaking to my editor Eddie, What is the best way to let San Antonio know about Night Bird, He said Give them a shout out when they come back to San Antonio. What Better timing than when my other favorite Texas band comes on in to town
The Blue Note Ringos
The Blue Note Ringos
Story and pictures by Joseph Martinez
“We don’t do costumes.” Frankly they don’t need it. Their talents flow freely on stage. It’s a joy to find a hidden gem here in San Antonio. If you Love “The Beatles” you will truly enjoy the
The BLUE NOTE RINGOS .
The Ringos are a cover band that stays true to the original songs played by The Beatles.
I get the impression of reverence when I was listening to them. I can truly see that they Love the Beatles music.
Alamo City Comic Con Experience 2014
Story by: David A. De La Rosa
Photographs by: Joseph Martinez
Alamo City Comic Con Experience 2014
I went to last year’s inaugural Alamo City Comic Con, and left that experience very impressed. I walked into this second annual convention wondering if the organizers of this event could top off the previous convention. My expectations were high, I’m happy to report that I was not disappointed with this 2014 convention. This event had everything you would want from a comic con family fun, costumes, art work, toys, comic books, and special celebrity guests.
Lucky Díaz Hits the Musical Note on the Head
Lucky Díaz Hits the Musical Note on the Head
By Ramón Hernández
All year long, Lucky Díaz, his wife, Broadway performer Alisha Gaddis, their daughter Ella and his Family Jam Band are aqui, alla and everywhere touring from California’s west coast to the east coast of New York.
Above all, the Latin Grammy award winners are performing children’s music to sell-out crowds at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan and Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts near Vienna, Virginia plus other nationally known prestigious venues while established popular Tejano acts struggle to find gigs due to a decreasing number of Tejano music venues.
Verónique Aims to Carry Tejano Music Torch Forward
Verónique Aims to Carry Tejano Music Torch Forward
By Ramón Hernández
Verónique Medrano was four and encantadora (charming) when the world lost Selena and was too young to realize what had transpired.
“I was a ‘90s kid, so I grew up listening to Selena, Emilio, La Mafia, regional pop hits such as ‘El Coco Rayado’ and watching Paquita del Barrio on Mexican television,” Verónique said during an interview at the Hispanic Entertainment Archives.
“You see, I grew up ‘On the Border by the Sea’ in the southernmost part of Brownsville (aka La Southmost). Besides listening to the radio and cassette tapes at home, there was always music in the house because there’s a lot of artistic nature in the family.
Last We Fall
Last We Fall
Story and pictures by Joseph Martinez
Alive and well, Heavy metal is the fuel and they got the match to light it up, a young band, with its members under twenty year of age. The band is doing it right. Playing many gigs, they are getting there name and talent out there to be known and heard.
The core group has been playing music together for the past seven years. Original members Danny Davila, Steven Rodriguez, and Ben Foster were in middle and elementary school started off as “The next day” then the band morphed in the current incarnation as; “Last we fall”.
Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona
Story and pictures by Joseph Martinez
It’s rock and roll and more rock roll. That’s makes Driving Mona.
With a wide range of songs from Eddie Money, Van-Halen, and many other rock star hits and playing all of south Texas and I saw them at the “The Fitzgerald” here in San Antonio.
Lisa Chapman took center stage rocking it with flair. Strong loud and clear is the way it was done all night long. Drowning Mona is a force to be reckoned with. It’s well worth to spend an evening with Drowning Mona.