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Los Texmaniacs + special guest Augie Meyers - Live at the Cactus Theater!

  • Cactus Theater 1812 Buddy Holly Ave Lubbock, TX, 79401 (map)
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The historic Cactus Theater is proud to present in one of its earliest re-opening shows on Saturday, May 22, Los Texmaniacs - with very special guest, Texas Tornado member Augie Meyers on accordion. Our original booking with this group included accordion legend Flaco Jimenez - but due to health concerns for the 82-year-old performer after the yearlong shutdown due to the pandemic, at his request, his longtime friend Augie Meyers will be sitting in with the band for this performance.

Max Baca and Los Texmaniacs are the Past, Present and Future of Conjunto music. Conjunto may be a familiar sound to residents of Texas, but its worldwide appeal can be surprising. Combine a hefty helping of Tex Mex conjunto, simmer with several parts Texas rock, add a daring dash of well-cured blues, and R&B riffs, and you’ve cooked up the tasty Grammy winning Los Texmaniacs groove. Max Baca is a legend on the bajo sexto, a twelve string guitar-like instrument, and his nephew, Josh Baca, is fast attaining legendary status on the accordion, with those two instruments creating the core of the lively conjunto sound. Los Texmaniacs are the new worldwide kings of Texas Roots music, feeding the masses with only the best in musical fare, cooked up from a wide-ranging experience. While Max Baca has participated on eleven Grammy award winning projects, the band themselves won their first Grammy in 2010 and a nomination for their last Smithsonian Folkways recording in 2019, Borders y Bailes - featuring Lyle Lovett and Rick Trevino. Whether playing an intimate house concert or as an acoustic trio to rocking stage/theater/street dances the band always entertains and educates. This music is not a dusty museum relic, but a vital heartbeat for a group of folks who truly have one foot on either side of the border and live a daily code-switching identity.

TICKETS:

Floor, rows A-D……...$35
Floor, rows E-M……..$30
Standard balcony….$25
Balcony Box…………..$60 (Box includes concessions; present ticket at lobby counter before ordering)