Hispanics

Tejano legends return from the dead and teenagers get superpowers on the Hideout Theater stage this October.

Building on the musical prowess of his father, Roy Montelongo earned a place in Austin and tejano music history for his skill on the saxophone and clarinet.

Rosie Flores might've been born in San Antonio, but she always finds her way back home to Austin. Flores was recognized this year by the National Endowment for the Arts as a National Heritage fellow for her five decades of music.

Vintage Jay, the KUTX Artist of the Month for September, is the pseudonym of Austinite Jay Herrera. His upcoming collaboration with BLAKCHYL is set to release at the end of the month.

The celebration kicks off this weekend, with multiple events celebrating Hispanic and Latino history and culture.

After selling out tickets within 70 minutes for its inaugural festival last year, the Latin music festival will be expanding to Austin on March 2.

As the prevalence of Latino music has dwindled over the past decades, so too has the presence of clubs and venues that cater to these audiences in Austin.

"El Gato Negro" was born into a family full of musicians and has carried that torch forward for more than seven decades.

Continuing her family's musical lineage, Carrie Rodriguez fuses disparate parts of the sound of Texas in cultivating her uniquely "Ameri-Chicana" vibrations.

Grammy Award-winning bassist Greg Gonzalez is the steady rhythm behind Grupo Fantasma, Brownout and Money Chicha, in addition to his work with countless other artists.