Category: Music

Community, Entertainment, Music

A family band with country roots: Texas Bloodline brings, family, community, and music together on stage

Arwen Scafidi

In South Texas, live country music continues to play an important role in shaping local culture and bringing people together. From Corpus Christi to surrounding areas across the Coastal Bend, local bands create spaces where people can gather, relax and connect through familiar songs and shared experiences. Among those contributing to the local music scene is Texas Bloodline, a family band whose connection goes beyond the music they perform. Texas Bloodline consists of lead singer Jesse Lopez, lead guitarist Eric Lopez, drummer Jesse Ryan Lopez and bassist Sam Allred, a close family friend. Together, the group performs a mix of…

Campus, Music

A night of boleros and rancheras with Mariachi Del Mar

Alondra Alonzo

Mariachi Del Mar is set to perform on Heritage Campus in the Wolfe Recital Hall. The mariachi band’s 14 members perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28. The performance will also feature two guest players Mr. Edmundo and Mr. Edalio from the local mariachi group, Mariachi Mexicanisimo.  Mariachi Mexicanisimo performs traditional Mexican folk music in the genres of boleros and rancheras. “The audience should expect to have a great show, with some great music that is in the mariachi world, lots of loved music,” Del Mar Mariachi member Alejandro Carrisalez said.

Column, Entertainment, Music, Review

Brooklyn-based band Makes My Blood Dance had House of Rock jumping

Brianne Dubose

Seeing local music is one of my favorite pastimes. I love seeing a community of people come together under one roof to enjoy a showcase of talent that exists in a city. Being back in Corpus Christi, I took a trip to a venue I had never been in before until recently: House of Rock. A bar, eatery, and stage all in one. I have been now a total of four times and wanted to put a little spotlight on a gem that lies near the shore. What better than to stop in on a night with a lineup of…

Community, Movies, Music

New music commissioner set to bring expertise to Corpus Christi

Brandon Serna

Corpus Christi’s convention and tourist bureau, Visit Corpus Christi, recently appointed a new film and music commissioner of Corpus Christi.  Drew Oaks will take up the mantle as the city’s new commissioner for production of any potential future film or music projects in the city. The hope is that this will allow for interest from large studios to shoot on location in Corpus Christi.  With the new position, the bureau hopes to forge new connections between artists of Corpus Christi, along with the chance of bringing more positive attention to the city and spurring new economic growth to the Coastal…

Campus, Music

Striking a chord for music education

Alondra Alonzo

Music Major Day at Del Mar kicks off on Feb. 16, striking a chord to reach aspiring musicians seeking to pursue their education in the music industry. Last year, several high school students attended Music Major Day and were inspired to pursue their education through this event. This day is dedicated to helping new students discover information on audition dates, resources, scholarships, and grants while also bringing together a community of future students in the music program.  “It’s the passion in performance and intent that brings people together and builds understanding where there otherwise might not be,” music student Mathew…

Column, Music, Review

Valentine’s Day concert featured New Attractions, Animal Mood

Paul Farias

Despite all the time I’ve spent in Corpus, there are still new concert venues popping up. Surf and record shop Needles & Fins, located at 4034 Weber Road, was hosting its monthly concert, with this show having a Valentine’s Day influence. There were only two bands on the bill, making this concert a short experience. Let’s see how this show went. NEW ATTRACTIONS Hailing from San Antonio, New Attractions is a four-piece power pop band that is chock-full of ‘70s cool. Basic catchy chord progressions, love-on-the-brain lyrics, the whole nine yards. I had never heard of these guys before coming…

Campus, Music

Del Mar college Music Department unveils new Music Honors Wall

Carlye Villarreal

Del Mar College’s Music Department now has a permanent installation honoring the inductees of its Music Hall of Fame. The department hosted an unveiling of the Music Honor Wall horning all the Hall of Fame inductees on March 3 on the third floor of the General Academic and Music Building A. The event featured the unveiling of the new tribute to over 300 Del Mar Music Department alumni dating back to 1959. The ceremony recognized alumni and highlighted the college’s long-standing commitment to musical success. “The new music wall was inspired by a combination of things, the first being the…

Campus, Music

Mariachi Del Mar gets crowd involved

Yolanda Garcia

Audience sings along at performance Mariachi Del Mar embraced la Cultura Mexicana as they played songs from famous Mexican artists at Wolfe Recital Hall on Nov. 10. “We played many various tunes of traditional Mariachi music from Javier Solis all the way to Vicente Fernandez and Lucha Villa,” said Luz Valdez, an adjunct instructor for Mariachi Del Mar. The students, along with Valdez, performed nine songs in which students traded off to sing each song, including Valdez herself. The main vocalist of Mariachi Del Mar, Ana Colchado, took it upon herself to further her performance by dancing and stumbling across…

Campus, Music

Mariachi Del Mar set to perform

Yolanda Garcia

Free this Friday evening and enjoy Mariachi music? Mariachi Del Mar will perform at 5 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Wolfe Recital Hall in the Fine Arts Center Music Building on the Del Mar College Heritage Campus.  Mariachi Del Mar will be embracing the Cultura Mexicana through their concert directed by Luz Valdez, a Del Mar College adjunct professor. The ensemble will perform a range of styles of Mariachi music including works from famous Mexican singers such as Vicente Fernandez, Lola Beltran and Javier Solis. The concert is free to attend. For more information, please contact Valdez at lvaldez54@delmar.edu.