CharroBeans: A Mariachi Podcast

The CharroBoys make a special announcement. We'll see you guys at the 35th Mariachi Spectacular in ABQ. We will be doing a live podcast on July 8th at 1pm. See you there! We also get into Sammy playing with Luis Angel "El Flaco", missing work, and playing at a gig that got way out of control. Who tries to fight with the mariachis tho, seriously?

The CharroBoys are back to catch you up on last week. We talk Victor joining a trio, Sammy’s visit to Cancun, getting a canceled flight, and our boss having to fill in on vihuela. We also got into playing with a sub that showed up late and with no instrument, and the World Cup.

The CharroBoys were on different instruments this week. Sammy hopped on guitarron, and Victor was on harp. As we get older, that affected our bodies. We talk about how it felt to get pains in new places, getting tired in different ways, and also your responses for the most tired you've gotten after gigging. Come hang, charros. 

The CharroBoys talk graduation season. We reminisce, talk our career path after graduation. Memories, competitions, free trajes are some of what we discuss. Victor had to leave early, so we have a surprise cameo in this episode. Come hang, dweebs. 

The CharroBoys feel the effects of another Mother's Day weekend. We get into being busy every day since 5 de Mayo, mothers not reacting to mariachis, mariachis taking advantage of the holidays, and our bodies holding up after so many hours. We also reminisce about our first Dia de Las Madres weekends.

The CharroBoys catch up after having to delay last week’s episode because of a huge hail storm that rocked Fort Worth. After a client specifically asked for Poeta y Campesino, we talk about procrastinating for it, how we felt playing it at a small intimate wedding, and we lap get into Sammy taking his students to the TAME competition this past weekend. This was the most stressful gig we had in a l...

The CharroBoys discuss the Karol G mariachi performance at Coachella. After the talks surrounding the alleged affiliation to ties of polarizing viewpoints, we discuss our feelings about the situation. We get into representing what you preach, communities being affected, and how lack of speaking up can cause people to fill in the blanks. We’re all about healthy discussion and not attacking anyone....

The CharroBoys talk the downfall of mariachi. What could cause it? Is it lack of innovation, greed, the economy, or maybe just a huge scandal? We discuss your answers. 

The CharroBoys talk hard pills to swallow in mariachi. Whether it’s abut never getting rich off of music, harsh realities, losing your spot to a family member, or just plain knowledge of rep, we discuss your responses. We also talk about playing with a guy from Guadalajara and other gigs we did this week. Come hang, charros. 

The CharroBoys were apart this week agin, this time with Sammy attending All Region mariachi. We get into running into old friends, the region process, and Victor working with my sub with Allende. Come hang, charros. 

The CharroBoys caught up with eachother this week. Victor was the boss at the planta this week while Sammy traveled to Guadalajara for the first time. We get into picking up a Jorge Arandia vihuela in Ajijic, exploring el centro histórico, and visiting el taller de Roberto Morales. There’s a lot that happened. 

The CharroBoys read your mariachi hot takes. After discussing the longest weekend we’ve played this year, we get into your responses like rep is the most important thing in mariachi, using music sheets at gigs, mariachis in big groups still struggling to live off music, and mariachis lacing commitment. This one long, but good. *that’s what she said*

The CharroBoys had a freestyle episode. We talk about talking with smelly charros during the gig, not getting an address for the gig, seeing the generation of teenagers, having to miss gigs because of life. Come hang, charros. 

The CharroBoys talk about how old habits never seem to die. We talk about issues in a mariachi that affected them back in the day, and seem to still be a problem today. We talk old heads disrespecting the new charros, “performance enchancers”, and people using their phones to read lyrics. Also had a conga about AI taking over musicians job in a couple years. Rip creativity. 

The CharroBoys get into legends talk. After Leyendas del Mariachi came out with a U.S.A group, the mariachi community is choosing sides, apparently? We get into what we've seen as consumers of mariachi content and also discuss your answers, too. We also get into other things like having only one serenade this weekend, Sammy taking his students to the Mariachi State Festival, and Victor playing 5 h...

The CharroBoys celebrate Victor’s birthday by recording an episode for y’all. Victor recalls a gig where horses were threatening violence and Sammy talk about his experience attending TMEA in San Antonio this past weekend. Meeting new people, reconnecting with old acquaintances, and seeing students big talent shine in the All State concerts. 

The CharroBoys were off because of scheduling and a freeze that took over Texas. We're thawed off now, getting into what we've been up to. Victor has been gigging with other groups, Sammy's school competition got postponed, and we endured the ice storm for 5 days. Come hang.

The CharroBoys had no work this week. After not getting any chamba with our regular group, Victor se fue de maroma with another group while Sammy acted as a civilian. We get into Sammy being a husband for a weekend, playing with a group with different rep, we ask you guys what you do when you're not working. Makes the weekend feel so long fr.

The CharroBoys are back after a lil breaky break. We get into what we’ve been up to the last couple weeks like buying a car in Utah and Victor post-grad. We also get into if we’ve ever been discriminating against in a traje. We talk how the political climate could be affecting our mariachi and Hispanic community. 

The CharroBoys survived Virgencita weekend, barely. Sammy is sick and recounts with Victor the 21 hours they spent playing over the span of four days. And in the middle of all that, Victor graduated from his university and had to clock right back in immediately after. We get into other things like waking up early for misas, Sammy playing for the Dallas Marathon, and playing a spontaneous 4-hour gi...

The CharroBoys get into the cold weather starting. Accommodation at gigs seems nonexistent sometimes. We also get into Victor finally graduating from massage school later this week, our boss's 40th birthday bash, a surprise early Virgen gig, and playing at a very expensive house. Have you ever played in 20 degree weather? 

The CharroBoys took Thanksgiving week off. Sammy went to Mexico and had his little brother cover him. We also get into Sammy's birthday, having relative pitch, and not being able to enjoy anything when you are musically inclined. Mexico has the best snacks.

The CharroBoys talk memorable performances. Sammy talks about performing with Los Rieleros again, we recall performances that live rent free in our heads. We also get into mariachi degrees and teaching, Victor performing a Carnegie Hall, watching Tlen Huicani and watching other big mariachi groups. 

The CharroBoys had a week of so we catch you up. We talk playing on Halloween, playing with a pair of matching brothers, marrying a white girl as a Hispanic, and Dia De Los Muertos becoming much bigger in the US. Freestyle episode ready for ya.

The CharroBoys had to be the boss for the day. Our boss couldn't go to the planta, so we had to be the caiman and sound guys this week. We also had to be the jefe and lead the group of ringers. After hearing that we had a reputation of being marros, today's topic is what's the craziest thing you've heard about yourself in the mariachi world? You know, since mariachis never gossip. Right?