CharroBeans: A Mariachi Podcast

The CharroBoys announce that they will be taking a little break from the pod. We get into coming back from presenting at Mariachi Spectacular in Albuquerque, our experience as presenters, a recap of the summer, and how the World Cup affected our lives. Also, we had a last-minute cancellation gig.

We hope to see you all soon after our break. Remember to catch up on all episodes. We love you, charros.

The CharroBoys were in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Mariachi Spectacular this week. It was surreal talking to you guys at a conference we grew up attending for many years. We talked about ways to continue playing mariachi after high school, our personal experience as working mariachis, and also did a live CharroChat with you guys. Thanks to everybody who came out to the live episode. We appreciate you.

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 long time. 

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. We allow you to form your opinions yourself. We hope our talk gives you some insight on how we feel about this situation as working mariachis that love and care about this music and community.

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.