Read this article in English.Texas music is celebrated for 35 years at Blues on the Green.
Editor’s note: Ana Taveira first published this art work on August 11th, and Bruno Fernandez translated it into Spanish.
The annual Blues on the Green concert series has a deep personal history for local musician Bob Schneider. Participate at the event following the birth of her daughter.
“She was in the scenario,” Schneider said. There were maybe 20,000 people at that concert, and I remember that my friend was subduing my daughter by the top of his head.
Here, Schneider’s daughter performs the Blues on the Green scene and interprets the song’s lyrics in Tar ntula el martes por la noche.
An annual series of concerts called Blues on the Green brings together famous Texas locations for a free musical evening at Zilker Park. The event was organized by Waterloo Media and radio station KGSR, and it included Bob Schneider and Chaparelle’s standout performances. Despite the city’s changing culture, Blues on the Green remains a tradition in Austin in its 35th edition.
I’m thirty years old and living in Austin. “It’s my home,” Schneider said. You’re a true orgullo by Austin, and although though things have changed somewhat, I think Austin’s ritual still exists.
Blues on the Green brings together local songs like Schneider while also promoting more recent artists like Chaparelle, who made his debut at Blues on the Green el mi rcoles por la noche.
“It’s a great honor,” said guitarist and singer Jesse Woods. I’ve been in Austin since 2007 or 2008, and I remember seeing a lot of Blues on the Greens. It’s been a while, but when we receive this offer, I’m excited.
At the same time that Blues on the Green honors Austin’s unique musical scene, Chaparelle singer Zella Day stated that the band Western Pleasure’s debut disc pretends to do the same.
Austin has been our musa at the time of the disco’s composition, said Day.
According to Woods, Blues on the Green is Chaparelle’s biggest performance in Austin to date, and he expressed his happiness that his six sobrinas and sobrinos could attend the show.
It is difficult for families with little children to enjoy music, according to Woods. They can’t take them to discotecas, and going to something like the ACL festival is expensive, but I think Blues on the Green is a great opportunity for people to be able to see a show.
One of Blues on the Green’s main draws, according to Mia Holberg, a student pursuing a degree in public relations, is its accessibility.
Since we are all university students with challenges, it is impossible to imagine that many of my friends would do anything for free, said Holberg. The only thing that worried us was transportation, and everything else was very simple, accessible, and unquestionably attracted a lot more people than would have otherwise cost money at an event.
Holberg is the president and founder of Texas Supports Live Music, a brand-new campus organization devoted to promoting local artists and promoting student bands. Holberg stated that he like Bob Schneider’s performance.
Holberg stated that Schneider has a very wide range of genders that were being used. It wasn’t the same twice, and it could be done in a variety of ways.
Schneider reflects on how Austin has changed since Blues on the Green began 35 years ago, stating that even while many iconic locations have closed, free community events like Blues on the Green continue to preserve the older Austin that people remember.
According to Schneider, any significant event that occurs among Austin residents is actually beneficial to the city. Making a part of it makes me feel really good.
