EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — White Sands National Park will be hosting its first “Full Moon Night” event of the year with award-winning mariachi band, Mariachi Aguilas de Las Cruces. In partnership with the Western National Parks Association, the event will be at 8:15 p.m. on Friday, June 21, at the park’s outdoor amphitheater. The […]
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‘A point of pride.’ First known public school mariachi band in Kentucky is in Lexington
During Friday’s graduation for Bryan Station High School, people heard a performance of “Cielito Lindo” by Mariachi Escudo de Bryan Station, which Fayette school district officials describe as Kentucky’s only known high school Mariachi band. “These students did an incredible job, and it’s an example of our ongoing work to expand access to a wide […]
Here’s how to attend Festival de Mariachi en la Isla
The fourth annual Festival de Mariachi en la Isla kicks off Wednesday, featuring performances from professional ensembles and high school groups. This year’s festival will be a longer event than previous years, lasting five days. The event takes place at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi with activities including food trucks and local vendors, contests and workshops. […]
Mariachi, Catholicism and a Trumpian ex-LA sheriff
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is courting Latino voters, and he’s enlisting the help of ex-Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva, whose pugilistic style has been compared to Donald Trump. Villanueva will join Kennedy at a Cesar Chavez Day event in Los Angeles next weekend, where the political scion will highlight his family’s historic ties […]
Bravo! El Paso high school mariachi bands do great at Texas UIL festival
El Paso’s high school mariachi bands gave winning performances at the statewide 2024 UIL mariachi competition over the weekend in Seguin, Texas. Franklin High School’s Mariachi Estrella Del Oeste made history for the El Paso Independent School District by earning the highest rating of Superior, EPISD said on Facebook. Hanks High School Mariachi Los Trovadores […]