Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez, the influential accordionist who brought conjunto music from the dance halls of San Antonio to stages around the world, died on July…
Flaco Jiménez, Grammy-Winning Conjunto Accordionist, Dies at 86
Tag: Tex-Mex
Artist profiles: Santiago Jimenez Jr.
One of the major figures in Tex-Mex border music, Santiago Jimenez Jr. is a singer and accordion virtuoso of the first rank. His father virtually…
Artist Profiles: Calexico
Calexico is an influential band that plays border music, a mix of Tex-Mex and southwestern music, country and rock. Although the band founders, Joey Burns…
Tejas Towns & Tex-Mex Sounds
Los Texmaniacs – Texas Towns & Tex-Mex Sounds (Smithsonian Folkways, 2012) San Antonio-based Tejano band Los Texmaniacs brings conjunto music to the 21st century with…