Singer Stephanie Urbina-Jones brought her Honky Tonk Mariachi band to town and to the Ector Theatre Friday night.
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Singer Stephanie Urbina-Jones brought her Honky Tonk Mariachi band to town and to The Ector Theatre Friday night. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
The band takes to The Ector Theatre's stage to provide their mixture of country music Honky Tonk and Mexican Mariachi. Singer/band leader Stephanie Urbina-Jones blends the two Texas-favored styles of music.
(Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Singer Stephanie Urbina-Jones brought her Honky Tonk Mariachi band to town and to The Ector Theatre Friday night. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Guitarron, the mariachi bass played by Mike Hernandez, and the honky tonk country sounds of the electric guitar are a part of the recipe that made up the Tex-Mex flavored music delivered Friday night at The Ector Theatre's Hot Summer Nights performance. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Percussion, played by Laura Mordeca, with conga drums, banjos, timbales, and others added 'handmade' rhythm for the Honky Tonk Mariachi. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Electric guitar, played by Bradley Kopp, for Honky Tonk tones and trumpet, played by Frankie Garcia, for the Mariachi sound and feel are part of the melding of the two different styles. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Twin fiddles, played by Joel Alderete and Eddie Garcia, were a big part of the honky tonk country sound of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys and violins are a key element of Mariachi bands. Together they are a perfect fit for the Honky Tonk Mariachi that Stephanie Urbina-Jones brought to town on Friday night for The Ector Theatre's Hot Summer Nights. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Singer Stephanie Urbina-Jones brought her Honky Tonk Mariachi band to town and to The Ector Theatre Friday night. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
