2008 Tejano Music Festival

The convention brings more than 7,000 fans and industry leaders together for three days of workshops, awards, music, and an expo with more than 100 booths.

Description

Saturday Lineup:

7 pm - 1 am: Tejano Mega Dance

7:10 pm: Master of Ceremonies Cheech Marin

7:10 pm - 8 pm: Unity Performance: The Conjunto Explosion with The Hometown Boys / Los Garcia Brothers

8 pm - 8:10 pm: Tex-Mex Music Special Achievement Award

8:15 pm - 8:55 pm: The Royal Jesters Reunion with David Marez & Joe Posada

8:55 pm - 9:05 pm: Tex-Mex Music Special Achievement Award "Pioneer in Music" Presentation

9:10 pm - 10:05 pm: Lonestar Shootout de la Onda with Los Texmaniacs / Rick Trevino / Ruben Ramos

10:20 pm - 11 pm: Unity Performance: Los Primos featuring Roberto Pulido y Los Clasicos / Chente Barrera y Taconazo / Elida Reyna

11:35 pm - 12:05 am: Michael Salgado

12:20 am - 1 am: Ruben Ramos & the Mexican Revolution

Information from the venue.

Some nearby drink specials on Aug. 16th

• Ten Sports Grill: 11 am - 7 pm: $3 top ten martinis / $2 mimosa / $2.50 frozen margaritas
• Gilley's Dallas: 6 pm - 10 pm: $3 wells, wine, and domestics
• Tuk Tuk Asian Cuisine: 5 pm - 7 pm: $3 beer, $3.50 wine
• Hickory House: 4 pm - 7 pm: $1.50 all beers
• Morton's, The Steakhouse: 5 pm - 6 pm: Power Hour - $5 select wines by glass, $4 select beers, special cocktail of the day

Some nearby restaurants

• Dickey's Barbecue Pit (Dallas / Downtown - Harwood St)
• Philly Connection (Dallas / Pearl & San Jacinto)
• Spiatza Pizza & Pasta Company
• Atrium Cafe
• Enchilada's (Dallas / Downtown)

Some nearby events on Aug. 16th

• Live 8 / Russ Martin Band / Bowling For Soup, Palladium Ballroom, 7 p.m.
• Black and Blue, Cafe Rembrandt (Closed), 10 p.m.
• UB40 / Abra Moore, House of Blues, 9 p.m.
• The Demigs, Lee Harvey's, 8:30 p.m.
• 7th Annual Asian Film Festival of Dallas - The Park, The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, 10 a.m.

Event posted May 23, 2008
Last updated May 23, 2008

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