For Those Of You Who Weren’t With Us Live…A Rockin’ And A Bluesin’…Here Are Some Great Performances From The 2023 Event Over Two Weekends…We Welcome You To Join Us Live In January 2024. January 18-21, 2024 For Our Opening Weekend. Please Leave Us Your Email Address On Our Messaging App To Get In On All Announcements And Special Ticket Promos For 2024
Here Is The Festival Closing Jam, January 28, 2023, Hoochie Coochie Man, Originally by Muddy Waters
Charlie Jacobson of Red Deer Alberta, Canada and The Picante Band, January 27 with Chuck Berry’s Rock ‘n Roll Music. Kristel Rodriguez on bass guitar and America Hernandez on drums, both of Morelia, MX.
The Oralia Band, from Morelia, Mexico, With Victoria Ruzzek on Lead Vocals, January 21 Afternoon, Zihuatanejo
The Soul Brothers-Real Brothers Show, Geoff and Chris Dahl, of London Ontario Canada, take over the Fest Night, Saturday, January 21 in Zihuatanejo, MX
Chris Sanchez Blues Band of Morelia, Mexico with Albert King’s Born Under A Bad Sign
Trebor Villa, of Morelia, Mexico, and the music of the Early Bob Dylan. Like A Rolling Stone.
Charlie Jacobson of Red Deer Alberta Canada and The Picante Band, Kristell Rodriguez and America Hernandez of Morelia Mexico with our theme song for the Chuck Berry tribute on our second weekend in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo.
Torke Ross of Mexico City, Mexico performs Free Bird, the Lynyrd Skynyrd cover, on our second weekend at Zihuatanejo’s Madana Bar and Restaurant Rock Room
Enjoy! See You Next Year! Great Fun, Live Uptempo Rockin’ ‘n Bluesin’ Music Coming Up January 18-21, 2024, Our Opening Weekend. Where Will You Be? Watch For LIneup Announcements Starting July, 2023.
5 Hours Of Great Live Rock ‘n Blues Fest Format Ahead Tonight in Zihuatanejo at Madana Bar and Restaurant. The Same for Ixtapa at Villa Paraiso Hotel and Restaurant for Saturday Night. We Begin At 6:00 PM With The Music Of The Early Bob Dylan And The Beatles. It’s Can’t-Miss For Some Of The Best Musio Of Our Lives.
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s music is added for later in the Evening after high energy uptempo Charlie Jacobson and The Oralia Band Sets. Blues Brothers style. Same for Zeppelin And AC-DC Music after Stevie Ray Vaughan music by Torke Ross.
Will You Be In The House A Rockin’ And A Bluesin’?
We Start Our “One Amazing Night” Shows Friday and Saturday With Music That Embodies Our Generation, the Poet, and Songwriter Of Our Lives…And Then We Start The Rockin’ ‘n a Bluesin’…Schedule Of Performances Released Today.
The Music Of The Early Bob Dylan, Mixed In with Beatles Music Starts Our Evening. Trebor Villa from Morelia, Mexico gives us a real Dylan feel. Check out the Video Below. Don’t Be Late.
The Performance Schedule For January 27 & 28, Our Final Weekend Of Tequila Rock ‘n Blues Explosions Fests. The Big Reboot Continues. Can We Suggest Not To Miss The Final Night As We Plan To Go Out With A Big Explosion Of Sound With Jams and Collaboration From All Performers When We Start The After Party Early?
We Start The Live Rockin’ ‘n A Bluesin’ Tonight…Mexico Style…Tequila Mezcal Style…In Winter Rock ‘n Blues Paradise 2023…Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo
We’re At Villas Paraiso Hotel In Ixtapa Tonight! Live Music Tequila Rock ‘n Blues Explosion Fest Style Returns. Our Mission: To Rock You Uptempo All Night With The Music Of Our Lives. 6:00 pm
Tonight Live Rock ‘n Blues Returns
It’s Game Day, It’s Rock Day. Still Good Seats Available For The Return Of Tequila Rock ‘n Blues Explosion Events & Fests After Two Long Years…For Those Of Us That Like To Rock…Live Up Close And Personal.
Don’t Miss Our Opening Moments As We Take A Moment To Remember The Pain And Hurt That Most Of us Felt During Covid Times When We Lost Dear Loved Ones Then We All Grab Our Tequila Sampler Glass And Say “Salud”
“We’re Still Standing is our Theme Song for our Return. Then you’ll hear the opening riff from Rock and Roll by Zeppelin or Hotel California by the Eagles or Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple. or Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones, or maybe even “I Love Rock and Roll:…and Blues by Joan Jett.
We’ve At Villas Paraiso Hotel Villas ParaÃso and Ricardo’s Restaurante Villas ParaÃso Gomez Ricardo in Ixtapa Tonight. Great Fest Style Dinner Buffet Specials and All Inclusive Drinks (beer, wine, tequila) both at 200 pesos each per person. Worth the price of admission for the All Inclusive Drinks package alone, we say.
Folks, yes it is true, your friends and neighbors are getting it. Two Nights Of Great Performance And Different Music Each Night. The Best Two Nights Of Entertainment In Winter Rock ‘n Blues Paradise You’ll Have For A Long Time. Well, Until January 27 & 28 and 2024!
Ticket sales are brisk, we feel blessed that rock and blues lovers are getting it…the quality of the Shows coming up soon, and we are working on plans to get our Zihua friends over to Ixtapa on January 20 where we have a much larger venue. Plus we are looking at plans on how we can expand capacity in Zihuatanejo. And of course, we’d still love for you to attend both nights, because you’ll have “Double The Pleasure”. We promise!
The Performers
January 20 & 21 Fest Video
Ticket Sales continue today and Monday online at https://tequilabluesrock.com/festivaltickets/ and Live in Person from the Venues’ Management. As well Fest Organizers will be available for purchases and or questions from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at Villas Paraiso Hotel in Ixtapa on Monday, January 16, and at Madana Bar and Restaurant in Zihuatanejo from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
We’ve been telling you about so many great blues and rock vocalists coming to Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo for January 27 and January 28. We told you about Joseph Leal of Mexico City, we told you about Chris Ghidoni from Canada...the long list here and we’re still working on making it better.
Torke Ross of Mexico City is a big talent. A big heart. Great guy to work with. Ready to support always. Both Lead vocals and lead guitar. Bilingual. Classic Rock and Blues in Spanish or English. Everything from Doors and CCR covers, yes Kiss too to 3 Souls in Mind and more for popular Mexico rock. He’ll be performing with the Mexico City Supergroup and presenting Beatles, Stones , CCR and more great classic rock and blues music.
See videos here below from 2 performances on our stages.
Torke Ross on left. With Isidoro Negrete Reynoso and The Blues Machine. Isidoro also coming to Fest 2023 Second Weekend
Please Don’t Miss Torke and his Classic Rock and Blues music January 27 & 28. Ticketing Information at our Website. Advance online sales at https://tequilabluesrock.com/festivaltickets/ Face to-face sales in Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo start January 11 today. Details on our website.
And we are living in Winter Rock and Blues Paradise. 2023. Live Rock ‘n Blues of the finest variety. The big reboot…the big return of Tequila Rock ‘n Blues Explosion Fests and Shows. A Good Fit…Merch & Fest Theme.
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#Special#Offer. Free as in Libre Shot Glass To Everyone Who Purchases Tickets To 2 Nights On A Weekend And Attends The Shows.. So January 20 & 21 or January 27 & 28. And then you’re doing shots with your Winter Rock ‘n Blues Paradise ….that’s Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico friends, shot glass all summer, waiting for winter again.
Coffee Mug and Shot Glass are both priced at 150 pesos. You are supporting the fundraising for street animals and kids with your purchase. Only for sale at the Fest.
Only for Sale at the Fest. Enjoy Some Live Music With Your Souvenir Merch!
For sale in person in Zihuatanejo on Wednesday (today) January 11 at Madana Bar Madana from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm and Friday, January 13 same time. In Ixtapa on Friday, January 13 at Villas Paraiso Hotel from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm and by appointment. Next week’s times are to be announced shortly.
We’ve got great Vocalists we’re proud to tell. All Big Hearts. Not only can they rock a stage professionally, and rock you as fans, but these are also people who care about our Causes too:
Street Animal Rescue in Mexico, Kids and Hunger, and Kids and Musical Education. Just like all the performers of our previous big rockin’ weekend do too.
A great list of powerful vocalists for the rock and blues and r8b & soul music we feature. In random order we assure you.
Vocalists Chris Ghidoni Charlie Jacobson Isidoro Negrete Reynoso Joseph Leal Victoria Ruzzek Torke Ross Chris Sanchez Kristel Rodriguez
Enjoy some Joseph Leal vocals today. Don’t Let The Street Animals or The Kids Down!
And don’t miss Joseph early each night when he presented his original and cover solo performance music. And then he returns as a key member of the Mexico City Supergroup that will present the Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones Challenge with CCR, Creedence watching from ringside, getting in on the Challenge Match Of Great Classic Rock music too.
Up To 5 Hours Of Great Live Music And Fun And Dancin….Oh And Did We Say Tequila and Mezcal Sampling and Big 50-50 Draws And More.
We’ve Got No Fear In Calling The January 20 & 21 Live Rock ‘n Blues ‘n R&B Music In Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo The Best Entertainment Dollar Value You’ll Get All Season…It’s A Lineup Of Performers That Is Strong Top To Bottom…(The Soul Brothers Show and their high energy tribute to the music of The Blues Brothers-Charlie Jacobson and his Early Elvis Music & Much More Rock & Rockabilly, The Steely Band and Karen Melendez, with Great Classic Rock from Queen, to The Doors, to Zeppelin to Janis Joplin and More. Plus Today We Feature The Oralia Band.
The Oralia Band is one of Mexico’s best-kept secrets we think. Too secret. They are good, you just have to check out the video below. Great vocals from Victoria Ruzzek. Very professional musicians. And they bring a different flavor of music to our Stages. A great blend of Soul & R&B & Blues & Funk music from The Music of Our Lives which perfectly complement the classic rock and blues of our other performers.
Advance Tickets Are Available Now With Seating and Tables In Order Of Purchase. Limited Capacity Venues. Please Don’t Be Disappointed.
New Music New Set Lists Each Night. All Ticket Options At Festival Tickets on this site.
Buy Tickets for January 20 In Ixtapa at Villas Paraiso Hotel
Buy Tickets for January 21 in Zihuatanejo at Madana Bar and Restaurant
Special Short Video Reel Style Just Published For January 20 (Ixtapa) and January 21 (Zihuatanejo) when Tequila Rock ‘n Blues Explosions Fests Return. With a Big Explosion of Live Music, Up Close And Personal.
An Amazing Lineup For Our First Weekend January 20 & 21…Check Them All Out With Live Performance Audio In Our New Video Just Released…Tequila Rock ‘n Blues Explosions Fests Returns
More Details At Tequilabluesrock.com or Contact Us by Whatsapp +52 755 101 5989.
The Final Countdown To January 20 & 21 And The Return Of Tequila Rock ‘n Blues Explosions Fests In Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico Begins Now…Presenting The Classic Rock Of Steely Band Of Morelia, MX, Featuring Karen Melendez and the music of Queen.
Joining Headliners: The Blues Brothers/Soul Brothers/Real Brothers Vegas Style Tribute Show They Perform Almost Year Round In Germany, with Geoff and Chris Dahl from Canada and Germany, Charlie Jacobson from Canada with the special for our Fest only, “The Early Elvis Era Music Show” plus his own excellent material from 4 albums recorded and Kristell Rodriguez and Friends Project from Morelia, Mexico with Blues-Funk-Jazz Rock And Soul Music featuring members of Oralia Band.
The Steely Band featuring Karen Melendez, has a big song list that won’t disappoint. Dancing shoes mandatory for both nights. Not only the Music of Queen with Karen singing lead vocals but so much more Karen and other members of the band on lead vocals:
Steely Band Presents The Music Of:
Janis Joplin
Led Zeppelin
The Doors
Queen
AC-DC
ZZ Top
CCR
Guns & Roses
Eagles
The Police
Toto
Alannah Myles
Blondie
Much More
For Ticketing Buy Seats For January 20 In Ixtapa Now
We Wish You All A Very Sincere Merry Christmas-Happy New Year. Feliz Navidad Prospero Anno 2022.
And We Have A Gift For You. A Special Christmas Only Promotion That Is Good Until Year’s End. Click The Link To Purchase. Buy 2 Get 3 Christmas Gift For Live Rock ‘n Blues Lovers. Plus We Have Extended Of our 2023-2024 Festival Pass Package BOGO until mid-January.
Feliz Navidad 2022 Everyone!
Here’s Some Great Christmas Music For You From Elvis Presley. Only fitting as the Early Elvis Era and Memphis Music is a key show on our January 19-22 Weekend. Click The Link For More Details On That Great Show And The Show Concept. More Than Just Elvis Music. Please Check It Out. Perfect Companion We Think To The Blues Brothers/Soul Brothers/Real Brothers Vegas Style Show That Weekend. The Show They Perform Almost Year Round In The Big Theatres Of Germany.
We know Kristel, she knows Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and our Audience, and we highly respect her musicianship and so do other musicians. We mentioned David Gogo and Charlie Jacobson of Canada in that breath. So we had no fear about her bringing musical Friends from Morelia!
Friends like Oralia Band possibly. She mentioned them to us yesterday as the talking about how to best put this together continues. What do you think folks? Wow, this video was very impressive. And we’re not that easily impressed.
We’ll keep talking to Kristel and let you know soon what the final lineup of Friends might look like. But count on it to be rockin’ and lots of fun. An international lineup. And music and performers and show concepts you can’t just go and hear any day you want. Always! That’s who we are!
Our Mega 50-50 Draw Is Waiting For You To Buy Your Entry Tickets Now…And Every Entry You Buy At Navidad Time Here In Mexico Can Put A Bigger Smile On The Face Of A Child With A Great Toy Or Animal
It’s That Simple. Purchase Your Entry or Entries To Give Yourself A Chance To Win When We Make The Final Draw On January 28. And Every Entry Purchased During Navidad Time Here In Mexico Will Help The Paraiso Society Group With Our More Smiles For Kids Project.
All Entry Funds From The Next Two Weeks Will Be Directed Towards A New Toy Or Stuffed Animal For A Deserving Kid Who Needs More Smiles On His or Her Face At Christmas.
Let’s Get This Weekend Started With A Bang And Announce The Early Elvis & Memphis Era Show For January 20 & 21 In Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico Featuring The Fun Lovin’ Very Talented Very Versatile Charlie Jacobson Of Alberta Canada. That’s January 20 in Ixtapa and January 21 in Zihuatanejo. Plus The Awesome Blues Brothers Tribute Shows And More Rockin’ Music To Announce. Where Do You Want To Be?
The Early Elvis & Memphis Era Show: You’ll hear music by Elvis Presley, the King, of course
Charlie Jacobson, November 2022, Edmonton, Alberta Canada
As well you hear some music from those who influenced him: People like Fat Domino and Little Richard. Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, and wait for it…B.B. King. Perfect for a Blues Fest like ours. Both Elvis and B.B. King grew up in the Tupelo, Mississippi region. More on Elvis’s influences here. Plus performers like Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley who both influenced Elvis and were influenced by him.
You’ll hear some music from the members of the so-called Million Dollar Quartet: Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis
And you’ll hear music from performers of that Era that Elvis influenced:
Performers Like:
Buddy Holly
Roy Orbison
The Everly Brothers
Ricky Nelson
plus Cash, Perkins and Mr. Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On, Jerry Lee Lewis
Even The Beatles were strongly influenced by Elvis. John Lennon was quoted as saying “Before Elvis there was nothing”
Charlie Jacobson is a unique talent with strong vocals and excellent guitar skills as a sought-after session musician. Plus his own original rock and blues songs. Four albums to his credit so far.
He’s far more than a Tribute impersonator. Charlie puts his own interpretive stamp on each song he performs. And we’ll hear his own material as well. Our Tribute approach lets the performer add some of their fan favorite songs as well to their shows.
We’re very proud to present this unique show that Charlie and we at the Fest have put together, presented for the first time in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Mexico, on January 20 & 21, 2023. And we’re holding January 22 open for a possible sell-out in Zihuatanejo on Saturday night January 21, and your demand for another show.
Here’s Charlie showing off his rockabilly, early Elvis-era, chops very well.
Here’s one of our favorite Elvis songs. We are a Rock and Blues-Rock Fest and this is a perfect fit. And can we just say that the similarities in appearance between early Elvis and Charlie are uncanny? Ladies, if you loved the King, you’re gonna love Prince Charlie!
So we’re here this morning to report that the ad hoc fun lovin’ rock ‘n blues event organizers, The Paraiso Society, had some Great Food And Drink Last Night At Madana Restaurant and Bar in Zihua Centro Madana. Our little Navidad get together and face-to-face chat. And we had some great stuffed animals and toys brought in for our “More Smiles For Kids At Christmas” campaign too. Plus we talked about who is going to open and close the 3-4 hour evening. The Blues Bros mid-evening. A big announcement coming on the weekend folks!
Madana from the frontThe Show RoomAnother View-The Show RoomLeft to right: Ken Ristau, Sharon Ristau, Aury Palacios, Victor Manjarrez, Kevin Lafond, Bob Rempel
Victor Manjarrez, owner-manager of Madana, and his excellent friendly staff treated us very well. We sat in the back room, the Show Room, where 50-60, more packed in and standing, will see their fabulous Blues Brothers Vegas Style Show on Saturday, January 21. Geoffrey Dahl and Chris Dahl from Toronto Canada region. “Best date night, best two dates nights in a row ever”, said Sharon Ristau, partner to Ken Ristau and long-time key volunteers with us. “They do this show almost year-round in big theatres in Germany, she said, and they are real pros. And it’s great fun”
So Ixtapa at Villas Paraiso Hotel on Friday night January 20 to kick of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Rocks Week. Tequila Rock ‘n Blues Explosion Events & Fests Villas ParaÃso Gomez Ricardo Villas ParaÃso And then Zihua at Madana Madana January 21. Different Music Each Night. Two Distinct Shows.
The Original Blues Brothers
As Sharon said, “I think folks will want to go to both for maximum fun.”
See The Blues Brothers Tribute Show in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo only on Friday and Saturday nights January 20 and 21. Advance Ticket Purchasers Get Choice Of Best Seating In Order Of Purchase.
Everyone Welcome. Join Us Tonight For Some Navidad Fiesta When The Paraiso Society Kicks Off Their Smiles For More Kids Stuffed Animal Campaign At Madana Restaurant In Zihua Centro And Get Your Tickets For Our January Rock ‘n Blues Nights Coming Soon. After 7:00 PM.
Bring A Stuffed Animal Worth About 200-250 Pesos For The Local Young Kids And You’ll Get Our Thank You For Your Support With One Free Ticket To The Night Of Your Choice. For The Great Rock ‘n Blues Nights Upcoming In January. Blues Brothers Tribute Show, Charlie Jacobson, and Many Many More.
Enjoy! A Blast From The Recent Past…Our Spirit Of Christmas Event In Mexico City December 2021 For The Street Animals Of CDMX…Video Below With Soundtrack That Includes Run Rudolph Run by Chuck Berry, (Chuck Berry homage set for 2023 in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo) and Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano,, a perfect Christmas song in English and Spanish.
And You’ll See Many Of The Performers Who Supported Us Here With Us In Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo In January 2023 And At Future Events Of Ours. Big Hearts…Big Love…Big Talent! More Great Videos From Our December 2021 Event In Mexico City At Our YouTube Channel
We’re going to help Kids in 2023 in the Ixtapa-Zihua region, but we continue with support for Street Animals Rescue with the focus of our support on medical treatment and neutering and shelter operations support.
Mexico Tequila Brands Will Face Off To Decide The Best Tequila For Live Rock ‘n Blues Events January 20-22, 2023 In Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico…All For The Great Local Causes Our Events Will Support…It’s A Tequila Face-Off Event Too!
Announcing #Tequila Face Off January 20, 21 & 22…sampling and selecting the Best Tequila Sipping For #Rock ‘n #Blues ‘m Live Music Events. Difficult to decide of course.
All Tequila #Brands that support our Local Fundraising Event with Sampling Bottles And Auction Prizes will be prominently featured throughout the year on all our publicity materials.
Join us in Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo January 20-22 At the Tequila Rock ‘n Blues Events And Get More Than Just Great Live Rock ‘n Blues. Mexico Tequila Brands All Invited To Participate In #Tequila Off 2023 For The Cause, January 20-22, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo.
We Are Tequila Rock ‘n Blues Explosion Events And Fests After All. Always For Fun, Always For Great Causes. In Mexico!
Did You Say You Want Us To Add Sampling Of #Mexican #Wine #Mezcal and #Craft #Beer Too? Why Not? Let’s Get Rockin’ and Blues Rockin’ And Get The Tequila Face Off Started. Coming Soon! Where Will You Be?