Monthly Archives: July 2012
Los Texas Wranglers will close out the music at the Indian Spring Park Amphitheater for the 2012 Waco Cultural Arts Fest. This powerhouse Tex/Mex-Country-Conjunto band from the Austin area will play on Sunday from 4-5 pm.
Los Texas Wranglers has won many awards including: 2008, 2009, 2010 Best Latin Traditional Band; 2010 Best Drummer, 2011 Best Accordion and 2011 Best Country/Bluegrass Band at the Austin world famous SXSW (South By Southwest ) sponsored Austin Music Awards; inducted to the 2005 Texas Music Museum; inducted into the 2006 South Texas Conjunto Hall of Fame and Tejano Magazine’s “Conjunto of the Year”’; two time receivers of the Texas United Latino Artists Award and recognized as “America’s Conjunto” by US Congressman Lloyd Doggett.
Los Texas Wranglers play with great enthusiasm that matches their extraordinary talent. This makes Los Texas Wranglers one of the most sought after Tejano bands in Texas. These wonderful musicians perform a blend of Tejano, Conjunto, Tex-Mex, Blues, Jazz, R&B, Rock, and Country.
Sunday’s music also features these local groups: The Waco Children’s Theatre at 12:30 pm, The Horton Duo at 1:30 pm with Instrumental Music of the Mediterranean and The Baylor Percussion Group with Todd Meehan at 2:30 pm.
In 2010, Sara became the Official State Musician of Texas. She uses her title to bring music programs into public schools and to help families learn to create together. While in Waco, Sara will share her music at several public schools before the festival begins.
A compilation album of Sara Hickman’s songs recorded by other amazing Texas musicians, including Willie Nelson, Marcia Ball, Shawn Colvin, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Ruthie Foster and 25 other artists was recorded in 2011. This ground-breaking album The Best of Times, gives all proceeds to ‘Theatre Action Project’, a group dedicated to putting art, music and theater back into public schools.
Sara has also performed with her kid friendly trio, Family Time Rocks!, whose motto is “families that create together, do great together!” Sara released Absence of Blame, her most recent CD and put out an animated DVD for children entitled, Big Bird, Little Bird , winner of Dr. Toy’s award for Best Summer Vacation item.
The Indian Spring Park Amphitheater will feature non-stop local talent from 11 am -7 pm.
The main stage will come alive with the sound of orchestral music from 11 am – 1 pm on Saturday, September 22nd. Waco area string and orchestral groups performing will be Prelude Gloria String Chamber Music, Central Texas Strings Academy, Waco Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Baylor Campus String Orchestra.
From 2-3:30 pm, the amphitheater will be filled with dancers from Waco dance studios wearing big smiles and colorful costumes from All That Jazz Academy, Joy’s School of Dance, and Expressions Dance Company.
University High school’s Mariachi Troyanos band directed by Paula Soloss will entertain the crowds at 4 pm.
Stonehenj and Howling Blades will perform at 5 pm.
Lorena’s talented young star, Holly Tucker, will perform country music with a professional back-up band from 6-7 pm.
Announcing WCAF SATURDAY HEADLINER: VITERA
The sonic lovechild of Maná and Guns N’ Roses conceived to the sounds of Santana and born in the land of Crossover, VITERA fuses old-school American rock with Latin grooves and instrumentation as a backdrop for pop rock lyrics in Spanish, English, and Spanglish. His influences include AC/DC, G N’ R, Whitesnake, Allman Brothers, Maná, Cabas, Juanes, and Rabanes. Consistently backed by a hand-picked lineup of seasoned players, this Austin-based artist brings an unmistakable Texas edge to Rock Latino blending congas and horns with greasy slide guitar one minute and orchestral strings with fiery rock violin the next. at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, September 22nd.
http://viterarocks.com/
Saturday’s music also features Ghosts Along the Brazos. You will surely dance, you will often laugh, and you will inevitably be awed by the musical prowess of twenty-something’s playing far beyond their years.
Connor Forsyth on Piano and Hammond B3 is a wunderkind, a player that truly commands attention. A member of The Belleville Outfit, he honed his chops touring the country, and now splits his time between the Ghosts and the legendary Ray Price’s touring band. You may also recognize bassist Kristopher Wade and guitarist Gregory Harkins from one of Austin’s brightest swing/jazz outfits, The Marshall Ford Swing Band, and the interplay between Forsyth, Harkins, and Wade with drummer James Gwyn rounds out the 4-piece, who splits his time touring with country legend, Junior Brown. http://ghostsalongthebrazos.com
NEW this year {254}dance-festival. Modern dance is in Texas!
Modern dance is happening all over Texas! There is an exciting and growing community of artists with interesting ideas and fantastic execution. There are major “dance festivals” happening all over the state in places such as: Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, College Station and NOW WACO! It is the perfect meeting place for locals and semi-locals to call {254}dance-festival their new “Stomping ground”.
