Like ATX’s Grupo Fantasma, Los Angeles cottage industry La Santa Cecilia managed the music business miracle: a Grammy win as an indie act. Third full-length Treinta Días in 2013 burned bold, bounced bright, and bore the ultimate hallmark of Latin America itself: a true fusion of native traditionalism and contemporary mixology. Cumbia, tango, klezmer, bossa nova, y más pop in bassist Alex Bendaña, drummer Miguel Ramirez, accordion/requinto/guitar master Pepe Carlos, and oracle Marisol Hernandez. Her husky “Bolero Para El Que No Esperó” this April hints a follow-up to 2023’s expansive Cuatro Copas Bohemia en la Finca Altozano. From Simon Vouet’s Santa Cecilia hanging in the Blanton to South Congress’ high-end Hotel Saint Cecilia, Austin’s a proven La Santa Cecilia sanctuary. – Raoul Hernandez
