A Timeline Of Tejano Music

A Timeline Of Tejano Music

By Joe Nick Patoski – CowboysIndians.com – Image Not Credited. Image: Record Cover For Lydia Mendoza. Tejano trailblazers Lydia Mendoza, Narciso Martinez, and Bruno Villarreal were among the first Mexican-Americans in Texas to make records. Mendoza, a...
Selena at 23: Top 8 Moments From the Biopic

Selena at 23: Top 8 Moments From the Biopic

By Griselda Flores – Billboard.com – Photo: ©Warner Bros | Courtesy Everett Collection. Photo: Jennifer Lopez in Selena. Selena Quintanilla’s biopic, starring Jennifer Lopez and Edward James Olmos, hit the big screen 23 years ago. The release date...
Live Musical Acts in San Antonio, Texas

Live Musical Acts in San Antonio, Texas

By Chris Conde – SACurrent.com – Photo: Jaime Monzon. Riot grrrl rockers FEA provided an opportunity for Girl in a Coma bassist Jenn Alva and drummer Phanie Diaz to explore their punk rock roots. Given that pedigree and the members’ extensive stage...
Record Stores Of San Antonio, Texas

Record Stores Of San Antonio, Texas

By Chris Conde – SACurrent.com – Image: Facebook | Friends of Sound. What punk and metal are to Hogwild, hip-hop is to Friends of Sound. Located on a quaint corner in the redeveloping Beacon Hill neighborhood, Friends of Sound boasts an incredible...
Classic Songs From San Antonio, Texas

Classic Songs From San Antonio, Texas

By Chris Conde – SACurrent.com – Photo Courtesy Of Sunny Ozuna. Photo: Sunny Ozuna — “Should I Take You Home” (1969) One of the pioneers of San Antonio’s indigenous Chicano Soul movement, Sunny Ozuna of Sunny and the Sunliners was the first Mexican...