Max Baca and Los TexManiacs find the middle ground between conjunto and rock In 1994, Max Baca was welcomed into the inner sanctum of a Rolling Stones recording session. Baca, leader of the ...

SAN ANTONIO — A Friday night at Gruene Hall filled up quickly when Grammy award winning band, Los Texmaniacs hit the stage. With a mix of rock and jazz, lead singer, Max Baca, stays true to his roots ...

Sep. 30—LOS FRESNOS — For three decades, Max Baca has been taking conjuncto music to new levels, his driving sound rousing the genre while preserving the roots of the tradition born along the Texas ...

In the case of Los TexManiacs' new CD, by upping the "wow moments" and making "music that is more than music," says Smithsonian Folkways Recordings director Dan Sheehy. "I always look for two things: ...

After recent tours of China and Switzerland, Los TexManiacs will be content to just sing under a tree — as long as there's not a noose slung over its branches. The Grammy-winning Tex-Mex and conjunto ...