Eddie Sandoval
Asian Festival 2017
Asian Festival 2017
Walking in to the Texas culture building I saw wonderful sights, see all of the beautiful dress and out fits of the Asian world. Seeing my first dragon was exciting. Them weaving in and out was quite a sight to see.
From Kung foo demonstrations, to the many different dances from around the Asian world. I saw a dance with glasses of water on their head and hands. Not a drop spilled. Bamboo dance with its rhythmic clacking was so hypnotic. The Spinning colorful clothing was such a delight to see. I was moving from one stage to another. I trying to see it all the events going on. Walking pass all of the food booths I just had to pick up a treat for myself. A steaming bread ball fills with pork. My mouth was simply watering with delight, the freshly cook food aroma still lingers in my mind as I write the article.
The sights and sounds of the festival bring excitement to our city. On a cold misty morning .It did not dampen this is a very family friendly event. I even saw a panda bear. Well I thought it was a bear. Turns out it was a youngster with his mom and dad. Lol…
With the tensions that our nations and other faces. It’s important that gatherings like theses continue. Meeting and listening to others is so very much important. To opening our eyes to different sights and cultures. We don’t always have to agree but It’s a step in the right direction for understanding.
It’s the best city in the USA, San Antonio; you just got to love it.
See ya next year Asian Festival…
Story and pictures
By Joseph Martinez
River City Attractions
Alamo City Comic Con Experience 2016
Story by: David A. De La Rosa
Photographs by: Joseph Martinez
Alamo City Comic Con Experience 2016
It seems during the fall, in recent years, there is one event that I impatiently look forward to attending, and that is the Alamo City Comic Con (Oct 28th – 30th at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center). Throughout the rest of the year I miss the spectacle, and festival like atmosphere of our local celebration of pop culture. This year’s addition, the fourth year of this pop culture festival had many highlights, but also a few disappointing aspects, which will be discussed at the end of this article.
Everything that a person has come to expect from a comicon was present at this event. Attendees are openly encouraged to dress up in costume as their favorite superhero or villainess. Anyone attending can go up to a person in their costumes to pose for pictures; these picture opportunities are hardly ever refused if asked politely. This year the most worn costume was a tossup between Dr. Who and Harley Quinn. Surprisingly not that many Deadpool’s at this year’s con.
There are also professional cosplay artists, who dress up in fine costumes, and makeup to take pictures with the convention going public for a small fee. There is also a small contingent of fan clubs represented there (ex. Star Wars, Ghostbusters) that are in full costume that raise money for charity or for their fan clubs by charging a fee posing for pictures. An example of such a fan club was the Star Wars Society of San Antonio (www.facebook.com/SWSofSA/), which raised $2257 for childhood cancer research, benefiting St. Baldrick’s Foundation and Alan’s Hero Fund. On a side note there was a good representation of the Star Wars universe at the con Mr. Billie Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) was there all three days of the convention.
As in past comicons any attendee has an opportunity to meet with their favorite film or television stars. An attendee can purchase a VIP pass (which includes admission) to attain autographs and photo-op sessions, with their favorite celebrities. For those who cannot afford these passes they can simply stand in line and purchase an autograph. Many people go this route and some celebrities even allow attendees to take selfie pics with them.
Many people as well myself enjoy attending the Q&A panels of these celebrity special guests, which are free to every attendee. This year’s featured panels of popular television series included, Dr. Who, Gotham, Stranger Things, Daredevil. I’m glad that this year the featured panels made use of the Lila Cockrell Theatre, last year that facility was only used for the Alamo City Film Festival. I sat in on five panels all of which were very interesting (i.e. Peter Weller) and entertaining.
There were vendors there with all kinds of merchandise from all over the country selling simple inexpensive stickers to very limited edition silkscreen print posters. I also met some vendors selling high quality home crafted clothing and accessories. One such vendor was Amber Johnson who has a small home business from Tyler, Texas (www.facebook.com/galaxygear.outofthisworld). This was her and husbands first year exhibiting at this event, and they didn’t know what expect. I spoken to them on Saturday and they said they were at breakeven point and still had another day to sell their merchandise. I was glad to hear that they were having a very positive experience at this event.
I enjoy experiencing all the aspects of attending one of these large pop culture events. I think that most attendees love watching people wearing weird homemade costumes, shopping for obscure collectible merchandise, or viewing limited edition artwork. As for myself I like attending the Q&A panels of the celebrity special guests. I like to get to know a little more about these people. Anyone attending these panels has an opportunity to ask these special guests, about their life and their work on TV and film. I went to five panels The Karate Kid, Stranger Things, Dr. Who, Daredevil/Punisher, and Peter Weller (Robocop).
I really enjoyed all of the panels, but the two that stuck out to me the most were the ones dealing with films that impacted me in my youth (The Karate Kid, and Robocop). The other panels were very informative, and entertaining. Millie Bobby Brown was one the stars of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. Her personality was very engaging and sweet, I knew of this series before hand, after the panel I wanted to binge watch the show.
The Dr. Who panel with Billie Piper was a no brainer for me I loved the character she portrayed on the show as well as other shows she’s been in (Penny Dreadful). She was very lovely and her accent was to die for. The panel for the Netflix hit series Daredevil (Charlie Cox/Daredevil, Jon Bernthal/The Punisher, & Elden Henson/Foggy Nelson) was great and insightful as each actor spoke about trying to be true to the comic book characters. This panel in my opinion had the most fun interacting with the panel audience. I also wanted to binge watch this Netflix series, in large part because of these actors, and this panel experience.
I went to The Karate Kid panel on Friday; it was the first panel I attended of this year’s comic con. I was in luck because it was late in the afternoon, and it took place in a large conference room, not many people attended. The panel guests were Ralph Macchio/the karate kid and William Zabka/the villain. Both of these actors couldn’t have been more charming and answered all questions put them about this film or other projects they had worked on. The limited martial arts training both actors received for this film was interesting, hardly any at all. The audience asked Mr. Macchio about working with the late great Pat Morita. He had nothing but praise for Mr. Morita’s professionalism and guidance making this film.
This panel was very enlightening and entertaining. As a side note late Sunday, the last day of the con my cousin and I went up to Mr. Macchio’s booth. He couldn’t have been a nicer gentleman; quite a few people went up to speak to him. A few took selfies with him with no money changing hands, a class act. He made our day just talking to us exchanging pleasantries.
The last panel I attended was the Peter Weller/Robocop panel. I got there to be early for a children’s costume contest. I sat there halfway through the panel; Mr. Weller blew me away, with the board variety of topics the audience and he touched on. He spoke about his ties with San Antonio; he attended high school (Alamo Heights High School) here. He spoke about politics, books, films, art, and his work in front of and behind the camera. This gentleman was very candid speaking out about his drug problems and failed relationship; Mr. Weller came off very genuine. This whole panel was a highly intellectual discussion on many subjects, after all this man does have a PhD. In Italian Renaissance Art History, he kept everyone in the audience thinking about topics that were being discussed. I would love to sit in on one of this gentleman’s lectures on art; I think it would be fascinating. Last year Edward James Olmos’ panel blew me away, this year it was Peter Weller.
My observations on this event were very favorable for the most part, this event is a premier pop culture convention, but I did see some problems. These problems had to do mostly with logistics in grouping people in lines. The first of these lines was the one to get into the convention center which was long and time consuming. A few family members that attended this event on Saturday, said they got there early in line and waited for almost an hour and half outside to receive their passes. I know that the entrance was in the new expansion area of the convention center, I think that some rope lines would have helped be more orderly and make the line flow quickly.
I saw that there was a line problem for the photo op area, it seemed very disorganized. More than a few people complained about this issue and have posted their displeasure on the Alamo City Comic Con Facebook page. I think there needed to be more convention space allocated to alleviate this problem. I also spoke to a few people that had issues with lining up for the panels that utilized the Lila Cockrell Theatre; they observed it was very disorganized with people trying to cut into various lines. Again more convention space and rope lines probably would have done the trick to fix this problem.
Another issue that I saw was that it seemed like the convention space used for this event was a third the size of past conventions. On the heaviest day of Saturday the foot traffic going thru the convention space made me feel like I was being herded like cattle. I haven’t had that herd sensation since the first comic con. Again I think this event needed to utilize to two largest exposition halls like in the past. I understand the reasoning behind using the space available. I believe that major remodeling/construction work on the convention center as well as another convention already using those exposition halls, had everything to do with the space limitations.
Another issue I saw was one of limited resources. If you have less convention area then the price to exhibit there goes up, a simple economic principle of supply and demand. I noticed right away that this year’s convention had very few artists. I asked an artist exhibiting there what he thought about the small turnout of artists selling their art at the show. The artist said that the cost to exhibit there had grown substantially since the con started three years prior. I asked that artist if he thought that the increased cost had frozen out a lot of local artists, and that individual believed that was the case. I like art and I think that we need to support our local artists, there needs to be some sort of freeze on the cost to exhibit at the convention, to bring back these artists.
There were a lot of positives with this year’s convention it wasn’t all gloom and doom. This convention had its own free app that gave everyone with a smart phone, the ability to know the panel schedules or any changes. That was great for convention goers to keep track of time for each panel.
Another bright spot was the periodic deals given on admission passes. My cousin got in on one of these deals, it was last year’s Black Friday Sale for a three day pass for $50 (normal price $85). Throughout the year the Alamo City Comic Con, does a good thing in offering special promotions and contests to give out discount passes.
Another positive was the convention preview. My cousin was entitled to pick up her pass at the convention center and go thru the convention preview the Thursday before the convention started. I had never gone to that event before, but it was cool. I would say about 90% of the vendors and artists exhibiting there had their booths set up ready to sell their merchandise, for a few hours for attendees with VIP and three day passes. If anyone purchases a three day pass or VIP pass go to the preview you won’t be disappointed, there is no hassle or crowds, you can look at clothes, comic books, and artwork in peace.
One great thing for this convention was the return of the Lila Cockrell Theatre. Last year this venue was only used by the Alamo City Film Festival. People enjoy the theatre to be used for premium Q&A panels, using a large conference room didn’t do justice to someone of the stature of Stan Lee. Last year I wrote about the fact that maybe the film festival could be an all week event, and leave the theatre to be used for the premium Q&A panels on the weekend. Well the film festival did move to start earlier in the week to leave the theatre for the panels.
This convention is now a premier cultural event in this country. The people that run this event know when they make a mistake because they hear about it from attendees on their Facebook page. The organizers take the criticism, and always adopt, adapt, and improve. All the problems in past conventions were always addressed, and improved upon in the next convention. I know that this self examination is a positive trait, and will keep this event’s quality high and make people want to come back to this pop culture convention for years to come.
THE LAST BANDOLEROS IS A NEW BREED OF TEX-MEX
THE LAST BANDOLEROS IS A NEW BREED OF TEX-MEX
https://youtu.be/XLfdy-1KBOs
Ever since the members of San Antonio-forged, Tex-Mex/Pop-Rock outfit The Last Bandoleros can remember, they’ve been surrounded by dynamic and diverse musical influences. From Diego’s early Rock ‘n’ Roll collection and the Tex-Mex music of his father to the Country-Blues of Jerry’s guitar instructors and Derek’s Jangly Brit-Rock records, the sounds around the members of The Last Bandoleros have always had an urgency and emphasis on songs and songwriting.
It’s no wonder that when Diego Navaira (bass & vocals) and Jerry Fuentes (guitar & vocals) — both raised in the studios and vibrant live scene of San Antonio — joined with New York native Derek James (guitar & vocals) to form The Last Bandoleros, their combined experiences led them to create a compelling, contemporary American sound.
Joined by a button accordionist “Percy Cardona” on stage, The Last Bandoleros mesh 1 part Tex-Mex, 1 part Brit-Pop and 2 parts Country/Rock, to write and perform driving songs brimming with melody informed by a unique amalgam of influences that only young Americans growing up a stone’s throw away from the Rio Grande might have absorbed.
“I grew up idolizing Texas legends Dough Sahm and Flaco Jimenez,” says Jerry, “and, at the same time, wanted to learn every song in the Rock canon including The Beatles and The Eagles.”
“My dad [GRAMMY-award winning Conjunto superstar Emilio Navaira, Sr.] turned me on to Van Halen and ZZ Top,” adds Diego, “but I was obviously surrounded by Tejano music since birth.”
And, to be sure, a consummate command of their instruments is another of The Last Bandoleros’ calling cards.
“Jerry won a San Antonio guitar competition when he was 13,” shares Derek, “We love charting out ambitious harmonies. You’ll see every member in our band singing when you come to one of our shows.”
The group recently sold-out New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall as headliner and opened for Canadian chanteuse Feist at Webster Hall. Before embarking on shows with neo-traditional country legends The Mavericks this summer, The Last Bandoleros will release their debut EP, featuring lead single “Where Do You Go?” which is already being praised by press and industry alike:
TasteOfCountry.com called the song “instantly catchy” while CMChatLive.com described it as “bright,” “explosive” and “memorable.”
HITS Magazine wrote “the musical verve and joyous energy on display in this tune is pretty irresistible” dubbing it “Tex-Mex meets harmony-rich Beatlesque pop, with a healthy dollop of boy-pop charisma.”
The Last Bandoleros combine their unique cultural experiences with a rare musical camaraderie to deliver exuberance and joy both essential and contagious. And, in today’s fast-moving world of instantaneous information and converging influences, their original yet universal sound might just be best labeled “great music.”
For those of you who know the family, that’s Diego on bass and EmiliTO- IV on drums…
the Last Bandoleros is Sting‘s Favorite new band:
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from the website: http://thelastbandoleros.com
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Retired Marine master sergeant dies while saving drowning teens
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A man credited with saving the lives of two teens, at the cost of his own, was reportedly a Marine Corps veteran and a two-time Purple Heart recipient.
Retired Marine Master Sgt. Rodney Buentello was spending Wednesday afternoon with his family at Bandera City Park, about an hour northwest of San Antonio, when he witnessed the two teens in peril.
The Bandera Marshal’s office said that one of the teens was trying to walk across a park dam illegally when she was swept away by rushing water. The other teen went into the water to help her, but he got stuck as well.
Buentello then dove in and managed to save both teens. However, he was dragged under the water and drowned before rescuers could reach him.
Buentello had served as a recruiter in San Antonio and the training chief and class instructor for Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron in Iwakuni, Japan, according to Marine Corps news releases.
Pascual Gonzales with the San Antonio-area school district said Buentello was hired as an instructional assistant at John Jay High School in San Antonio in 2013. He resigned from the school on good terms last month.
Gonzales said Buentello was also a former student at John Jay.
In addition to Beyond being a decorated Marine and educator, Buentello was described as a family man. According to a GoFundMe Page created for his family, Buentello is survived by his wife, Lisa; and three sons.
Friends and family took to social media following Buentello’s death to express their condolences and admiration for the Marine vet.
SEMPER FI MSGT
:MARINE CORP TIMES
Sources: Tejano legend Emilio Navaira dead at 53
Tejano legend Emilio Navaira has died, according to multiple sources and colleagues.
The singer suffered a “massive heart attack” Monday, the sources said. He was 53.
Fans and fellow Tejano musicians began expressing condolences late Monday night on Facebook.
“Rest in paradise my Friend Emilio Navaira. I was just with him and Raulito 5 de Mayo weekend laughing about old times. My heart goes out to all his familia. Gonna miss you brother,” A.B. Quintanilla posted.
Quintanilla is the brother of the late Selena, who recorded the ballad “Tu Robaste Mi Corazon” with Navaira.
Oscar de la Rosa, lead singer for Tejano group La Mafia, called Navaira “mi amigo y compañero, uno de los grandes en nuestro genero” — “my friend and companion, one of the greats in our genre.”
Navaira was the Tejano Music Awards’ male vocalist of the ’90s. In addition to that honor, he won 21 Tejano Music Awards, including male entertainer of the year five times.
He won a Grammy Award in 2002 for best Tejano album for “Acuerdate.”
From 1989 to 1992, during Tejano music’s boom years, he placed three albums in the top 15 of Billboard’s Regional Mexican chart, “Emilio Navaira and the Rio Band,” “Shoot It” and “Unsung Highways.”
“Like Selena, Emilio was very humble and performed in concert at Memorial high school back in 1989 when many Tejano artist avoided playing in high schools”
Navaira nearly died on Easter Sunday 2008 in Houston when his tour bus crashed into traffic barrels on Loop 610. He was behind the wheel and was ejected through the windshield.
He suffered massive brain injuries and endured several operations. He pleaded guilty to drunken-driving, resulting in a fine, house arrest and probation.
In time, he made a miraculous recovery and got back to touring and recording. A duets album, “Juntos,” was released in 2015.
“I’m really sad right now with the passing of a great Tejano artist, and friend. Rest in Paradise Emilio Navaira,” wrote David Delagarza, keyboard player for La Mafia.
Singer Shelly Lares said she was “sincerely saddened by the news of the passing of my good friend Emilio Navaira.
“He has been a friend since I was 10 years old, and we not only performed so many places together he and his amazing family are friends. I pray for strength for his kids and entire family.”
photos: Ramon Hernandez
Mother Ship, Tribute to led Zeppelin
Mother Ship,
A Tribute to led Zeppelin
True to the style of “Led Zeppelin” Mother Ship rocked all night. The set begins with that all too famous song “Kashmir” It was wall to wall waves of adoring fans attended at “Sam’s Burger Joint. Belting out lyrics was front and center is “Sean Finch” handling the lead vocals. As the melodic deep tones of the cello rumbled, Sean in his black leather pants and suede boots brought the Audience to frenzy. Besides the excellent tunes that played all night long. One observation I noted that the age range of was 20 something to 50 years young. Does this mean that classic rock will never die? Judging by what I see, most probably not. It will endure. One generation leads to the next.
The fog machine pouring a fine mist and illuminated by colorful lights made the show experience one to remember.
Bass Guitar Brent Ferguson ,
Drums Mary Bolner,
Keyboards Nicole Cabello
Guitar Albert Steves
Many songs play. So many favorites
The immigrant song
Heart breaker
Stair way to heaven
And so many more
If you are in to Led Zeppelin music, Mother ship is the band to go see.
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Story and pictures by Joseph Martinez
River City Attractions, San Antonio ,Tx.
the LATINO VOTE
Stats
If one hopes to analyze current trends and anticipate where we’re going, one must understand where we’ve been. Below, you’ll find the Hispanic voter breakdown for presidential elections from 1980 to present.
◾1980 Jimmy Carter, 56% Ronald Reagan, 35% +21
◾1984 Walter Mondale, 61% Ronald Reagan, 37% +24
◾1988 Michael Dukakis, 69% George H.W. Bush, 30% +39
◾1992 Bill Clinton, 61% George H.W. Bush, 25% +36
◾1996 Bill Clinton, 72% Bob Dole, 21% +51
◾2000 Al Gore, 62% George W. Bush, 35% +27
◾2004 John Kerry, 58% George W. Bush, 40% +18
◾2008 Barack Obama, 67% John McCain, 31% +36
◾2012 Barack Obama, 71% Mitt Romney, 27% +44
The changing Latino demographic has been chronicled extensively throughout the last few election cycles. The Hispanic voting block has been expanding for some 20+ years as more and more immigrants become citizens and attain voting rights.
The growth in the Latino electorate has shifted over time from immigrants to the young with US born Latinos turning 18 and becoming eligible to vote. Roughly 500 – 600,000 Latino voters are added to the voting rolls each year. Predictably, this occurs in greater numbers in states such as Texas and California however it is also happening in states with smaller Latino populations, states such as Florida, Nevada, and North Carolina.
While there are differences in viewpoints with each generation, immigration is the issue that drives the Latino electorate. The economy and jobs are of concern too, as evidenced by recent polls suggesting that Latinos are very concerned about the level of Federal spending. Still, immigration is the tail that wags the dog.
Despite President Obama’s record on immigration (he had deported more immigrants in his three years as president than any other in history), his announcement of the DACA shifted opinion amongst the Latino community and along with that, his poll numbers. In the 2012 race for the White House, this shift resulted in Barack Obama collecting 71% of the Latino vote.
This next election cycle, there will be candidates of Hispanic dissent for both major parties, all having interesting ideas and attributes, all worth our consideration. Ted Cruz (R – TX), Marco Rubio (R – FL), Julian Castro (D – AR), or Susanna Martinez (R – NM) all have been mentioned as being possible candidates on their respective party’s ticket.
There is a great deal of diversity without the Latino community so it isn’t unrealistic to think that any of the above can have a chance to make some noise in the 2016 general election. Here are some recent numbers that all candidates will be paying attention to in their attempt to vie for votes among their peers in the Latino community:
◾16% of the US population is Latino. This represents 10% of registered voters.
◾By 2050, projections indicate that 29% of the US population will be Latino.
◾62% of Latinos believe that there should be a path to citizenship for any illegal immigrants who have no criminal background, meet guidelines and learn English.
◾30% of Latino registered voters are not affiliated with a party (independent).
◾A recent poll by Latino Decisions indicates that if Marco Rubio ran in 2016, he could likely expect to receive roughly 54% of the vote including half of those who voted for Obama in 2012.
When one considers that the battleground states for the upcoming election cycle are expected to be Florida, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado (all of whom have a heavy Latino voting block), 2016 could shape up to be a watershed year for Latino voters.
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Alamo City Comic Con, Sept 11
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.
However, Blandino said that penalty should’ve been defensive holding, not necessarily defensive pass interference, which was more debatable.
According to Blandino, the clear penalty Hitchens got away with was defensive holding: Hitchens grabbed Pettigrew’s jersey while Pettigrew was running his route, and Blandino said that should have been called. If it had been, it would have given the Lions an automatic first down.
Blandino said the pass interference penalty that one official flagged, only to get overruled by another official, was a “close call that could have went either way.” Blandino acknowledged that the officials should have done a better job of communicating, first among themselves so that they could get the call right, and then after referee Pete Morelli turned on his microphone to announce the penalty. Morelli first announced pass interference, then later announced that the pass interference penalty would not be enforced — but that second announcement was so hasty that the FOX broadcast missed it.
But what about Pettigrew grabbing Hitchens’ facemask on the same play? Blandino said: “I felt that was minimal contact,” saying there shouldn’t have been a flag for that.
(Either way, a facemask penalty with a holding or pass interference penalty would’ve resulted in a replay of third down for the Lions, not a loss of down that actually resulted.)
As for Dez Bryant, the Cowboys wide receiver who ran onto the field to complain about the pass interference flag before it was picked up, Blandino said Bryant could’ve been flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct but, in the end, it’s “not an automatic penalty” and up to the officials’ discretion on how to handle it.
Though there were many plays in Sunday’s game that were critical to the result, that play drew all the national reaction that night and today. Most think the NFL needs to give the Lions a better explanation as to why the officials picked up the flag on that play in the fourth quarter.
by : bmanzullo@freepress.com
“The way I see it, I agree with all of the above , however lets keep the argument going. The amount of players on the field vs the amount of officials at any given moment. If I look close enough “on TV” I can see a clear-cut penalty on every play of a game and I am limited on my vision to what the network’s camera is showing on TV, So I am always see-ing a player get-away with something he shouldn’t be doing ! The NFL clips do show the officials making the correct call 99% of the time and I agree with that. What you won’t see any % of the time is a Punter kicking a football only 10 yards. And those Punters are paid at least 20x more than any official. Argument should be , Teams win games not the officials”
Eddie
Javier Galvan
PRESS RELEASE
For Re: New CD Immediate Release
Jan. 22, 2014
from Javier Galvan (Duet with Manny D.) “Simplemente Mi Historia”
Title Track: “La Mujer”
In 2009, after 25 years of a very successful and blessed career in the main stream music industry, Javier Galvan, lead singer, owner and founder of the musical group, Fama, decided to retire to spend more time with his family and pursue a calling to serve the Lord as a full time Christian minister. His ministry work took him throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America and South America. Thanks to his loving wife, Norma, Javier was able to pursue his passion and serve the Lord while raising his family. In these past five years, Javier was able to produce new inspirational music and videos while spreading the Word and helping others.
After a lot of prayer and tugging of his heart by God, Javier has decided to return to the mainstream music industry with a renewed passion and mission. He has not left the ministry by any means, but feels that coming out of retirement is an extension of the ministry God has given him. He was quoted in a recent interview that he is very excited about his new CD, the tour and the new band. Javier stated, “I’ll tell you what, the greatest gift God has given me is that time serving Him, enjoying my wife and my children. It has been a tremendous journey. The crazy thing is…I was busier when I was retired than when I was with Fama. Those five years flew by very quickly,”
Javier is very excited that he has signed with a new record label from Houston named “2911 Global Entertainment”. He is ready to hit the road and share the LOVE of GOD with his fans again. The new CD will be released on March 11th and is titled “Simplemente Mi Historia“. The project is a collection of songs, where each song tells an inspirational story of Javier’s life and the lives of the people he loves.
The first single “La Mujer” is duo with a new Latin Artist named Manny D. The song includes a music video, honoring the lives of women. Javier Galvan says that although he personally wrote all 12 songs on the CD, the true master and inspiration of the songs, is God. The single “La Mujer”, is already getting airplay on Hispanic radio stations in various markets throughout the United Airlines States and Mexico. The “Simplemente Mi Historia” Tour will be coming to you soon! God bless you and thank you for your support.
For Interviews and Music Request – Jesse Rodriguez * 832.289.8311 * djjumpinjess@gmail.com
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Javier Galvan Musica * 210.733.0795 P.O. Box 100700 * San Antonio, Texas 78201