Hi all, it's Katie Vine here, the host of The Problem with Eric. The team here at Texas Monthly

is already at work on our next true crime podcast. And of course, we're waiting to see what

happens with Eric Mond after the judge ordered a new trial in his case. But for now, I wanted to

tell you about the latest podcast from Texas Mentally. It's the story of Tejana music, told by the

people who've lived the music and had their lives shaped by it.

And it's hosted by a colleague of mine at the magazine, J.B. Sauceda.

Here's the trailer.

The Texas Tornadoes. You got it.

That's all. Take it away.

Every Sunday morning when I was a kid, my family and I had a ritual.

After we got home from Sunday Mass, my mom would get started cooking chorizo and eggs, or barbacoa we'd picked up on the way home.

My siblings and I would change out of our church clothes and turn on the TV.

If we made it in time, we'd hear that whirling electric keyboard and those frantic horns.

This was the golden age of Tejano music, a rich mashup of styles.

Conjunto, orchestra, Norteño, Humbia, all with their own histories in Texas, Mexico, and beyond.

We were one of millions of households who tuned in the Johnny Canales show to watch our favorite bands and discover new ones.

The show is long gone, and Johnny passed away earlier this year, but Tejana music lives on.

And today, artists like Pesso Pluma and Grupa Frontera dominate the airwaves.

Yeah, nothing makes to read. like Bezo Pluma and Grupa Frontera dominate the airwaves.

On the new Texas monthly podcast, Viva Tejano.

We'll explore Tejano music past and present, with help from Texans whose lives have been shaped by the music and for whom it became an obsession.

Sunday, go to church, after church, Baroccoa, and then music, Johnny Canales.

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