Emerging from San Antonio’s vibrant music scene, Los Texmaniacs are among the most exciting exponents of conjunto tejano. Melding classic conjunto sounds with rock, blues and R&B, Los Texmaniacs ...

It was love at first sound for Max Baca. When the Los Texmaniacs bandleader first heard the rich ring of a bajo sexto, he was enamored of the 12-string instrument used in conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex ...

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Max Baca and his band Los Texmaniacs are keeping the conjunto sound alive and well. Baca, perhaps best dubbed a neo-traditionalist, has been mentored by Flaco Jimenez (who quite frequently plays and ...

Yes, they've joined forces. No, Flaco Jimenez isn't officially one of Los TexManiacs. But he does count as an honorary member, and it's fair to say the 70-year-old conjunto accordion legend is a ...

On Tuesday, August 18, the Coors Light Free Concert series returns to the Arneson River Theatre with, arguably, its best lineup yet. Starting at 7 p.m. the Current/Coors collaborative gig features Max ...

Although Max Baca, leader of San Antonio Grammy winners Los Texmaniacs, was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he’s been at the right place at the right time to become one of the keepers of that ...

Santiago Vaughan has a nice ring to it. Max Fabulous does, too. But who needs Tex-Mex alter-egos or stage names when Jimmie Vaughan and Max Baca are in the house? Expect an unpredictable Texas melting ...

Los TexManiacs’ latest Grammy nomination has little to do with being flashy Tex-Mex genre-bending musicians — or maniacs. “Cruzando Borders,” nominated for best regional Mexican music album (including ...

Los Texmaniacs, of San Antonio, Texas, perform as the guest artists at the 45th annual Alaska Folk Festival at Centennial Hall on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Read more about this year’s guest artist ...

Max Baca still has miles to go. The leader of the Grammy-winning Los TexManiacs says 2012 is shaping up to be a great year for the conjunto rock 'n' rollers with upcoming gigs in China, a series of ...

The presence of accordion-powered European dance music along the Texas/Mexico border is a phenomenon only about a hundred years old, forged as twists of historical fate made Tejanos and Polish farmers ...