Maybe it’s the purist in bandleader Ruben Ramos that has kept him so tied to Tejano Orquesta. Or maybe it’s the genre that has made him a purist. For the past five decades, Ramos has stood as arguably ...

The Pan Am Hillside Concert Series celebrated 60 years of free family-friendly concerts in Pan American Neighborhood Park last year. The longest-running outdoor concert series in the city returns to ...

Ramos is considered a pioneer of Tejano music, the sound known for its traditional Mexican roots infused with the big-band sound of the 1940s, and heavily influenced by blues and rock. Hes bandleader ...