Tejano Beat

Anthony and Mario – who help a lot with Tejano Beat — (Anthony w/hair & interviews and Mario w/camera) went to Houston to see Fey perform. Fey of “Media Naranja” and “Azucar Amargo” fame is making a comeback.  While at the Galleria mall in Houston, Anthony happened to spot her at the Armani Exchange store and Mario, who is Fey’s biggest fan, confirmed the sighting. The star, now in her mid-30s, was kind enough to let them snap pics of her – without makeup – and she remembered the two later on at the club performance.

Check out Mario’s awesome UP CLOSE video of her. During the song I linked to, Fey gets up close and personal with Mario around the 1:15 minute mark.  She performs her hits and some singles off of her latest CD, including “Lentamente.”

Unfortunately, Fey’s latest CD, Dulce Tentacion (Sweet Temptation) is not available in the U.S. but is availale on iTunes.

And see the pic they snapped while at the Galleria (to left).

See photos of La Quinta Estacion, featuring lead vocalist Natalia Jimenez.  The group performed Sunday night at Club Rio.

The concert was canceled because of rain but that didn’t stop Tejano Beat from capturing two exclusive interviews with the stars of tomorrow’s Premios Texas in Austin.

Sissi, former host of Sabado Gigante with Don Francisco, and Makano, reggaeton/romantic style artist from Panama, graciously granted us interviews despite the rained out concert that drove the crowds reluctantly away.

See pics here of the events of the evening and get ready for a video preview of the stars who are a big part of tomorrow’s awards show.

At left above, Mario films as Anthony interviews Sissi, who will host tomorrow’s Premios Texas in Austin.

At right, Anthony does his first on-camera interview with Sissi in the Long Center for Performing Arts.  Fans watch on from outside and you can see the beautiful Austin skyline, too.

At left, I pose with Panamanian reggaeton artist Makano after he patiently endured an interview with me in my broken attempt at Spanish.

Get ready for Premios Texas tomorrow and more coverage, including red carpet interviews, exclusive performances and awards show footage and more surprises!  Latin music artists from across Texas, Mexico and beyond are set to walk the red carpet at the 5th annual “Premios Texas 2009″ awards show: show co-hosts Carlos Calderon and Sissi, Latin pop and Merengue star Olga Tanon, reggaeton performer Makano, singer/composer Reyli, Tejano star Bobby Pulido, singer/actor Yahir, duranguense group K-Paz de la Sierra, modern rock band Vallejo, Latin hip-hop group Los Bad Apples, Latin pop/rock band Foco Rojo, Flamenco sensation Tati, El Guero y Su Banda Centenario and more.

The Premios Texas 2009 will air nationally on Galavision, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network, on Sunday, August 23 at 7:00 p.m. Central time.  But we will give you a sneak preview right here on Tejano Beat!

For all of the latest Premios Texas news, visit their Web site at:  www.premiostexas.com.

Check out all the details at the link below.  TB will be there.  Keep up with us on Twitter.

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Una noche mágica para todos

This is my exciting news:  I’ve been asked to blog about Tejano music – what else? – on MySA.com, the Web site for the San Antonio Express-News.  My first blog posting appeared today and if you hurry, you may still be able to catch me on the home page of mySA.com. The site is also known as “San Antonio’s Home Page.”  My blog is part of City Brights, a blogging community made up of regular – and some more well-known folks – from S.A.

Keep up with my blog at: http://voices.mysanantonio.com/sylviacarrizales/.

The “At Large” blogger Roy Bragg mentions me today on his blog.  He’s a funny guy.

I’m excited about the new opportunity and of course, I’ll still keep updating the Tejano Beat site so keep visiting for more of the news, videos and more that we bring you about Tejano and Latin music.

Thanks for the support thus far on my site and I hope you enjoy the mySA.com blog, too.

Exciting news is coming tomorrow, but until then, here is info on Premios Texas in Austin.  The concert is Wednesday night and the awards show is  Thursday. 

“PREMIOS TEXAS 2009” PRESENTS PRE-EVENT CONCERT WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SISSI, MAKANO AND TATI

“CONCIERTO BAJO LAS ESTRELLAS”

WHO: KAKW Univision 62 invites Latin music fans to celebrate the 5th annual “Premios Texas” awards at a pre-event concert, with exclusive performances and appearances by select Premios-nominated artists.

WHAT: The evening will feature a live music line-up of nominated artists including El Guero y Su Banda Centenario (“Mejor Artista Vocal Masculino”), Foco Rojo (“Mejor Banda de Austin”) and La Clave de Mexico (“Mejor Banda de Austin”). Making special appearances will be “Premios Texas 2009” co-host Sissi, nominee Makano (“Mejor Artista Hip-hop/Urbano” and “Mejor Artista Revelacion”) and nominee Tati (“Mejor Artista Revelacion”). The final round of the talent show “Idolo del Pueblo” will take place, with the winner earning a trip to Miami to compete on “Sabado Gigante” with Don Francisco.

WHEN: “Premios Texas 2009” Pre-Concert, Wed., Aug. 12, 5—10 p.m.

“Premios Texas 2009” will be held in Austin, Texas on Thursday, Aug. 13, and aired nationally on Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network, on Saturday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. CST.

WHERE: The Long Center for the Performing Arts’ City Terrace, 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin, TX 78704
ADMISSION: The concert is FREE and open to the public for walk-up attendance

An awesome lineup is scheduled for this year’s Viva La Musica at SeaWorld San Antonio in September. Check out this exciting schedule:

Sept. 12: Banda El Recodo
Sept. 19: Kumbia All Starz and David Lee Garza y Los Musicales
Sept. 26: Gloria Trevi

If you remember, last summer Tejano Beat attended this event, which is a salute to Latin music, and captured footage and interviews with La Mafia and Megan Leyva.

This year looks even more exciting with Tejano, Latin pop and regional Mexican music represented.

Can’t wait for Viva La Musica 2009 @ Sea World in San Antonio!

Olga Tanon will close out the show on Thursday wtih a memorable finale at Premios Texas! She will perform her latest single, Pasion Morena.

We’re excited about next week’s Premios Texas in Austin.  We will be attending the gala concert the night before and the awards show on Thursday!  We hope to meet and get video and photos for you of the artists like Olga Tanon, Makano, Reyli, Bobby Pulido, Tati, Sissi and more!  We’ve already received our media notice and instructions and can’t wait!

Visit PremiosTexas.com for all of the latest news about who will be attending and performing!

This will be Tejano Beat’s first road trip to an awards show and we hope to travel more to bring you the best interviews, footage and reviews of Tejano and Latin music events.

Can’t wait to see Olga Tanon and all the other artists. Tanon is the queen of merengue and she is one of the most passionate, classiest and strongest vocalists around.

We have another exciting announcement coming up next week so stay posted to the site!