Grammy Award Winning Los Texmaniacs

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 Texmaniacs groove. Not to say that this group's sound is for musical gourmets only… it is, “hip music everyone can relate to.”
Los Texmaniacs feed the masses with only the best in musical fare.

Founded by Max Baca (bajo sexto, vocals), the Texmaniacs are a product of his wide-ranging experience touring and recording with everyone from his father’s family conjunto, Flaco Jimenez, the original Texas Tornados, Los Super Seven and even the Rolling Stones. Max is a legend on the bajo sexto, a twelve string guitar-like instrument, which customarily provides rhythm accompaniment for the button accordion, thus creating the core of the conjunto sound. On the bajo, Max does all that and way more, using the instrument to push the Texmaniacs sound to another level of vibrancy altogether. He has displayed a musical virtuosity and blistering guitar riff solo style that is now being emulated by young bajo players internationally. Max is being credited as turning a traditional folk / roots/conjunto instrument hip again, attracting young, new audiences while maintaining his roots in traditional conjunto. His many sojourns as a life long musician have resulted in an impressive international touring schedule, including four tours to Iraq, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Kosovo to entertain our troops. Max has appeared on national television programs such as Conan O’Brien, David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Austin City Limits. Max has also been featured in several PBS documentaries such as: Songs of the Homeland, American Roots Music, and Latin Music USA. Max has also participated on ten Grammy winning projects including the double-platinum CD for the Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge (Virgin 96). Max’ most recent Grammy was earned with his band, Los Texmaniacs Jan. 30th 2010 for Borders Y Bailes (Smithsonian Folkways) 2009.



David Farias (accordion, vocals) comes from a prominent musical family and started playing music at age eight. For thirty-four years David helped morph the family band “Los Hermanos Farias” into the Tejano super group phenom “La Tropa F.” David was inducted in the Tejano music hall of fame 2007, and earned numerous Tejano music awards . He has been nominated for two Latin Grammys and two Grammys, bringing home the gold in 2010 with partner Max. David has earned numerous gold records and performed in front of tens of thousands. Destiny was taking shape as David parted ways with his former group in 2006 the precise moment Max was looking for a new accordion player. “Being with the Texmaniacs has been a blessing” David explains, “the need to incorporate jazz and blues licks” into his conjunto style playing, has propelled his masterful “squeezebox” sound to new audiences worldwide leading to an endorsement with Hohner Accordions.

Lorenzo Martinez (drums, guitarron) was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He grew up listening to accordion music, and took up saxophone which led him to jazz studies in college. Lorenzo studied mariachi with renowned Nati Cano at UCLA, meanwhile playing R&B in East L.A. at night with groups such as Los Rock Angels and Los Lobos.


Oscar Garcia (bass) was born in Santa Cruz, California. His father, “Chon” Garcia, was a professional musician from McAllen Texas. Oscar started accordion at age five and went on to play in his father’s group and then with accordion legend Mingo Saldivar. Along the way he learned drums, bajo sexto, and then bass. He also sings first and second vocal parts which further displaying the versatility of a complete musician.
 
Like a great salsa., the Texmaniacs mix the simplest yet finest ingredients of Texas music to create a sound solidly rooted in tradition, exploding with contemporary vitality.

Texmaniacs versatility has led them to performances such as The Smithsonian Folklife Festival, International Accordion Festival, Kennedy Center , Governor of Texas Ball and many major festivals oversees in countries such as Germany, Holland, and Spain.

Los Texmaniacs have been awarded proclamations as ambassadors of good will from several government entities such as: Cities of San Antonio Texas, Austin Texas , Los Angeles California and Alberquerqe New Mexico. 



Their first CD, A Tex Mex Groove, (2004) contains a wide sampling of musical focus that is characteristic of the group. It also hosts a legendary line-up of guest artists, such as Flaco Jimenez, Augie Meyers, and Ruben Ramos, and Los Lobos, who share the Texmaniac take. The second CD, About Time (2007) peaked at #1 on the Tex-Mex charts. Los Texmaniacs current CD is the Grammy Award winning Borders Y Bailes for Smithsonian Folkways (2009). Smithsonian Folkways is the record label of The Smithsonian National Museum of The United States. 
This project further cemented Los Texmaniacs rightful place in history as master musicians in their respective musical disciplines.
 So don’t just stay for supper, make sure you stick around for dessert.