Thank you San Antonio for sharing this amazing day with us in the "heart" of our beautiful city.
Flaco Jimenez is a Plaza favorite and a recipient of the 2009 Corazon de San Antonio Cultural Award presented by Main Plaza Conservancy. He's pictured here jamming with bajo sexto player Max Baca.
Country Legend Johnny Rodriguez performs on Main Plaza!
Johnny Rodriguez accepts a City of San Antonio EMISSARY OF THE MUSES award from local celebrity Sonny Melendrez at Main Plaza's 2nd Annual Latino Music Festival.
Alejandro Escovedo rocked the Plaza! Escovedo was born in San Antonio and now lives in Austin. Main Plaza is a BIG fan!
David Zamora Casas was the 2009 LMF featured artist. He installed the Corazon de Memoria Dia de Los Muertos altar (pictured above) and also created the "official" poster art.
Tish Hinojosa traveled from her home in Germany to perform at 2LMF. She is originally from San Antonio. Gracias, Tish, for your heart-felt performance!
Octavio Solis (pictured above) was one of our featured writers; he performed a punk-inspired introduction for Alejandro Escovedo. Solis was in town working with AtticRep at Trinity University as part of the production of his play: Lydia.
Main Plaza's 2LMF featured a Food Market (pictured below). Our kiosk vendors (RLK pictured above) were also serving signature items.
MAIN PLAZA CONSERVANCY presents
The 2nd Annual San Antonio Latino Music Festival
Saturday, November 7
SCHEDULE
12:45-2:15 Bubba Hernandez y Los Super Vatos *Fiery Cumbia*
2:15-2:45pm Plaza Espectáculo featuring David Zamora Casas (2LMF Featured Artist)
2:45-4pm The Krayolas with The West Side Horns *Tex-Mex Rocanról*
4-4:30pm Plaza Espectáculo featuring El Conjunto de Foxy y Chucho
4:30-5:30pm Flaco Jimenez y Su Conjunto *Puro Conjunto*
5:30-6pm Plaza Espectáculo featuring Barbara Renaud Gonzalez
6-7:15pm Tish Hinojosa *Roots Fusion*
7:15-7:45pm Plaza Espectáculo featuring Brothers of the Flame (fire spinners)
7:45-8:45pm Johnny Rodriguez *Country Music Legend*
8:45-9:15pm Plaza Espectáculo featuring Octavio Solis (playwright presented by AtticRep and Trinity University)
9:15-10:30pm Alejandro Escovedo *Texas Rocker*
10:30-11pm Plaza Espectáculo featuring Shimarella (Hoop Dancer)
11pm-12am Girl in a Coma *Cutting-edge Rock*
~Imagine Main Plaza filled to capacity with familia: Abuela just danced to Flaco’s rendition of “Hey baby, que paso?” as her granddaughter anxiously awaits Girl in a Coma – her rocking role models now carrying the torch of San Antonio music nation-wide. Tia is “Riding my Thumb to Mexico” –two-stepping to Johnny Rodriguez while across the Plaza, little ones are mesmerized by the magic of Alberto The Great. Night falls with fire spinners and aerial performers while Flaco and Johnny are having a Lone Star beer back-stage and catching up. The Krayolas with The Westside Hornsare performing their critically acclaimed nuevo-tradition corrido and Tish Hinojosa and Alejandro Escovedo are listening from the wings.
This is the 2nd Annual San Antonio Latino Music Festival – an event where San Antonio and its welcome visitors experience family and cultura – a free event that invites an intergenerational audience to celebrate San Antonio roots under our beautiful Texas sky.
This is downtown San Antonio. This is Main Plaza.
MUSIC
We have broadened the definition of “Latino music” to include many musical genres in our festival: Chicano blues, Conjunto, punk-rock, roots, country, rock, and fusions of all.
PLAZA ESPECTÁCULO
Intimate plaza-level performances during music breaks located throughout the Plaza featuring dance, fire, and magic.
EL CORAZÓN DE MEMORIA
Main Plaza’s Dia de los Muertos Altarby David Zamora Casas will remain on display through November 8, 2009.
Sponsors:
Blue Star Brewing Company on Main Plaza Riverview Towers
Primera Partners RLK Italian Ices on Main Plaza
Mexican Manhattan Paseo del Rio Association
ISS Grounds Control Drury Plaza Hotel
Bud's Embroidery Outlet Gerard Electric, Inc.
Atascosa Mud Krazy Kat Music
Fiesta Festival Rentals Sonny Melendrez
Alphagraphics Frost Bank
Cain Fence Company
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Mayor Castro MPC Board of Directors
MPC Maintenance Team Betty Maultsby
Jesse Flores Octavio Solis
Junior League of San Antonio Gloria Sanchez
AtticRep Trinity University
David Zamora Casas, winner of the poster art contest. For more information and to view the winning entry please visit "2LMF Artist" button above.
DETAILS
° Saturday, November 7, 2009 (12pm-12am)
° Free & open to the public
° Kick-Off Concert: Friday, November 6 at Casbeers-the Church (1150 South Alamo) with acoustic performances by Tish Hinojosa and Los TexManiacs with special appearances by Johnny Rodriguez and 2LMF performers. Tickets: pre-sale $12.50 at www.casbeers.com; $15.00 at the door.
° Event coincides with the San Antonio Veteran’s Day Parade; route begins at 12 p.m. and marches down Commerce Street, adjacent to Main Plaza.
T-SHIRTS AND PROGRAMS ARE STILL AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MPC OFFICE!!!
Special GRACIAS to participating artists and all who attended the 1st Annual San Antonio Latino Music Festival. It was a huge success. T-shirts & posters are still available through our office.
Backstage at the 1st Annual San Antonio Latino Music Festival
Sisters Morales with SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMER Augie Meyers
Joe Jama y Familia with Marisela Barrera
Hector Saldana of The Krayolas with Augie Meyers
Onstage at the 2008 San Antonio Latino Music Festival...
Augie Meyers with the Westside Horns---what a performance!
Alvaro Salas of the dynamic punk/conjunto group-Pinata Protest
Urban-15 performed with such energy...
...the audience joined in!
George Cisneros of Urban-15...thank you George & Kat!
Brothers of the Flame lighted the night at the Latino Music Festival.
Espana Viva featuring Randy Cordero on guitar shared the passion of Flamenco.
THE 1ST ANNUAL "SAN ANTONIO LATINO MUSIC FESTIVAL"
NOVEMBER 8, 2008
PRESENTED BY MAIN PLAZA CONSERVANCY
AND
OFFICIAL SPONSOR - DRURY PLAZA HOTEL
LINE-UP OF EVENTS: SAN ANTONIO SOUND
Noon-12:45pm: Network for Young Artists: San Antonio based nonprofit training the next generation of performing artists
Noon-2pm **Veteran’s Day Parade**
1:30-3pm Conjunto Heritage Taller: San Antonio based nonprofit
featuring intergenerational conjunto performances
3-4pm: Plaza Espectáculo: Conjunto de Foxy & Chucho
Foxy Garcia and Chucho Perales, favorites on the Plaza Sundays, playing conjunto tradicional
4-5pm: Hot Sauce
Latin grooves with slick guitar and marimba – a favorite on the Plaza during our lunch-time music events
5-5:45pm: Plaza Espectáculo: España Viva featuring Randy Cordero
Dance and music capturing the passion of Spanish flamenco
6-6:45pm: Pinata Protest
Punk rock with strong conjunto influences
7-7:30pm: Urban-15
Bright big dance and drum line founded by George and Kat Cisneros
7:30-8:15pm: Plaza Espectáculo: La Carpa
Intimate variety performances located throughout the Plaza featuring S.T. Shimi (aerialist), DJ Plata (Eddie Hernandez), Brothers of the Flame y mas…
8:15-9:15pm: The Krayolas
Their new album “La Conquistadora” marks the return of the Tex-Mex Beatles
9:15-10:15pm Sisters Morales
Music that knows no boundaries
10:30-12am: The Westside Horns with Special Guest Augie Meyers
San Antonio Blues with Tex-Mex Rock & Roll!
Special Appearance by Joe Jama!
Legendary Westside Horns is a San Antonio group featuring Sauce Gonzalez, Urban Urbano, Mike Zeal, Jay Martinez, Spot Barnett, Louie Bustos, Al Gomez, and Little Roger Gonz
Bring your own chair, concessions available, alcohol will be sold by Blue Star Brewing Company. Plan to spend your weekend at Main Plaza with musicians bringing the best of the best "sounds" to San Antonio.
"OFFICIAL" PROGRAMS & T-SHIRTS WILL BE SOLD AT EVENT!!!
