Stop The Presses…Breaking News…2025 Fest Has Got It All And Keeps The Roll From 2023 & 2024 Going…We’ve Got An Angel…& We’ve Got Devil’s Sisters…We’ve Got Dirty Cello Rock ‘n Bluesed
Stop The Presses…Breaking News…2025 Fest Has Got It All And Keeps The Roll From 2023 & 2024 Going…We’ve Got An Angel, Sweet Ana…& We’ve Got Devil’s Sisters…We’ve Got Dirty Cello Rock ‘n Bluesed. Andres & Trebor too.
Please Note: Highlights Videos & Performers Videos Below News Release
July 9, 2024 Contact: Bob Rempel, Managing Chairperson. Residence & Office Address: Ixtapa-Zihua, Mexico. Phone/W.A:+52 755 101 5989 Emails: tequilabluesfest@gmail.com & bobrempel@gmail.com Website: https://tequilabluesrock.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/tequilabluesfests/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/@tequilabluesrock/
We’ve Got An Angel, Four of the Devil’s Sisters, Rebecca And Some Down & Dirty Rockin’ Cello, Sweetheart Ana, Plus Andre & A Trebor & 15 Yr Old Salvatore. The 2025 Fest Is Already Can’t Miss…An Awesome Fusion of Talent And Styles. But We’re Just UnderWay With More To Come. Plus We’ve Got Price Drops, Can You Believe It, For Weekend Fest Pass Purchasers. Act Fast Events Have Sold Out In The Past.
See the 2025 Performers Video with Performance Highlights (Full): https://youtu.be/ov1AVohDeCM See Our 2025 Reel/Short Video With Fest Theme “Feelin’ Free In Zee” Audio: https://youtu.be/wKqSy39fBJo
The Paraiso Society presents the Tequila Rock ‘n Blues Explosions Festival 2025 on January 17-19, 2025 in Zihuatanejo and the region, of Mexico. Festival Weekend Passes And Single Event Tickets Are Now On Sale with Reserved Seating Provided In Order Of Purchase. Go To https://tequilabluesrock.com/festivaltickets/
Please Get Ready To Get Up Close And Personal With Our 2025 Headliners And To Enjoy Their Amazing Talent And On Stage Performances:
The 2025 Rock and Blues Fest has a theme of “Celebrating The Music of Iconic Trailblazin’ Women In Rock & Blues” and we are proud to announce today 4 excellent Female Performers Headliners, plus 2 Male Performers. (Our Final Lineup Will Be Announced On About October 1 and More Performers May Be Added)
*Angel Forrest, a fiery rock and blues rock vocalist, truly one of Canada’s finest vocalists, with multiple Maple Blues awards, a Juno nomination in 2021 plus 11 albums, from Montreal, Canada with Denis Coulombe on lead guitar (link: https://angelforrest.ca )
*Rebecca Roudman and the Dirty Cello Band, San Francisco, USA. Toured Worldwide. Crowd-pleasing performances always. A wide mix of styles. Rebecca has performed with Carlos Santana, Joan Baez, Andrea Bocelli, Isaac Hayes on cello. (Yes, you read that correctly…Cello on stage for great uptempo rock, blues, country and swing music too. Not Yo Yo Ma, maybe better?) Link: https://dirtycello.com )
*The Devil’s Sisters, a rock and blues and rockabilly group composed of 4 rockin’ ladies from Mexico’s largest city. Loved in Mexico it’s time to expose them to the rest of the world. Dementia Sinner (stage name, not her condition, lead vocals and guitar also has an excellent Koko Taylor Chicago blues set she will present. Her very talented 15-year-old guitarist son Salvatore Diaz plays lead guitar on the Koko tributes in Mexico City, Mexico. Link: https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Devils-Sisters-100085217367754/
*Ana Francisca Leyva, a soulful Mexico-based vocalist will perform with Andres Maz, also of Mexico, as a duo and in other jams and collaborations. They were loved at our March 2024 event, and fans asked us to bring them back for 2025. So we listened! Link: https://www.facebook.com/ana.francisca.voz/
In addition, as mentioned the Fest will also feature Headliners, the very popular Andres Maz of Morelia, Mexico, now based out of Zihuatanejo, Link: https://www.facebook.com/AndresMazOfficial/
and 23 year rising rock and blues star Trebor Villa, solo and with band, of Morelia, Mexico Link: https://www.instagram.com/treborvilla/
Music Concepts for 2025 include the Music Of The Women In Rock and Blues Concept and Special Tributes To Koko Taylor, Chicago blues female icon, as noted above, and to Bob Dylan by Trebor Villa. (The Bob Dylan tribute is can’t miss for all Dylan lovers and others. Tested with fans in 2024 and very popular. Great night opening set) Additional themes will be announced.
For 2025 We Are Implementing A New Music Presentation Format On A Trial Basis And Hope To Continue It In The Future.
Each Night Will Be Truly Unique With This Approach In That One Or Two Headliners Will Present A 1 to 1.5 Hour Concert Style Show. Other Performers Wil. Present As Well In Short Sets of 25-35 Minutes. Still 4.5 Hours to 5 Hours Of Live Music Each Night. So Each Day Will Feature A Different Special Concert Style Show From Our Headliners.
Schedule Of Events: (Subject To Change…For The Better!)
Friday January 17, Zihuatanejo, Madonna Bar and Restaurant. 6:00 pm. Our 3rd year with Victor and staff. Very popular venue and location. 2024 Opening Night sold out here.
Saturday, January 18, Lunchtime, early afternoon start. The Fest Visits Troncones. At La Mexicana Restaurant. Our second year. Isabel Velasco, venue owner, will have tickets for sale. A 100 peso deposit will hold your reserved seats.
Saturday, January 18, Enhanced Event…Big, Big Fundraising Focus Night, Dress Up…Or Not, With A Special Concert by The Dirty Cello Group, plus a second Concert by another Headliner. More perks for fans as well. A truly special night is planned. Currently in discussion with several venues that can offer our fans and performers the best possible quality and experience. More details to come ASAP. A 100 peso deposit holds your place in line or you can purchase Event Tickets now and await details.
Sunday, January 19, All Afternoon to early evening, All Fest Performers At The Ocean, At A Beach Club. Coco Ixtapa Beach Klub. Playa Linda near Ixtapa. Our Second Year.
In addition to the rock and blues Fest on January 17-19, 2025, a new midweek Comedy & Film Festival (working name: Yuks, Giggles & Flicks) leading up to a Beatles Music By The Ocean Fest weekend Fest from January 24-26, 2025 is planned for and awaits fan interest through weekend fest pass sales. (See https://tequilabluesrock.com/beatles-weekend/
Please Note: For Current & Future Fans & Sponsors/Partners: The ad hoc group, The Paraiso Society operates the annual Fests strictly on revenues from ticket sales, with supportive Venue & Business Partners, and this has been so since we began in 2018, said Fest Director, Bob Rempel. So gauging Fan Interest through advance ticket sales, helps us operate on a business-like basis to ensure our ongoing successful survival, he said. Additional funding sources and partnerships are always considered and open for discussion, he added.
More:
The Festival continues to build on successful 2023 & 2024 Festivals during their last two weekends and mid-week of January period. Events Sold Out In 2024 In The First 60 Days. “We’re on a Roll” is one of our key marketing slogans for 2025. “Let Yourself Go…Go Mexico Go Zee or I-Z” is another.
As well “Feelin’ Free In Zee…Ready To Rock The Night Away…That’s Zee…Waa Waa Waa…It’s Mexico Fiesta Time” is a key chorus lyric in a new rockin’ Fest theme song that is being unveiled today as well.
The Group’s “Better and Better”2024-2026 3-Year Plan And Major New Fundraising Campaign For Music Training For Disadvantaged Youth and their Families, And Street Animal Rescue Multi-Purpose Facility For The Region remains Active and has been Enhanced. New fundraising initiatives will be announced.
Support for Mexico Rock and Blues music and performers continues and continues to grow since we started Rock ‘n Blues Explosions Fest in 2018. As well, we continue to support Mexico Youth Performances and to feature Emerging Performers-Future Stars from anywhere.
In 2025, in the Youth category, we presently have 15-year-old guitarist Salvatore Diaz from Mexico City joining us and we hope to add more. Guitar, Harmonica, and Vocals Clinics, for local youth and new performers led by Fest Headliners are planned. Details will be announced.
Other events currently in planning and assessment stages, in addition to the above, are a “Those Were The Days-Photo/Video Contest, featuring fan ticket holder images of their rock and blues events from past years. Automatic winner: Authentic Beatles Or Stones group member with fan or fans…arm in arm. Smiles. Local Business/Visitors Fun Happy Hours Mixers/Meetup/Sampling with live and recorded music on A Weekly Or Biweekly basis are planned for a November start.
Ancillary Events such as Celebrity-Fan male/female Fun Fishing Tourney, Rock ‘n Run, Pickleball Rocks, and 3 on 3 Basketball are high on our priority list and will be undertaken as soon as we have the physical resources and funding in place.
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The 2025 Performers In Performance:
Highlights Video 1 (Full)
Shorts/Reel Promo Video With Fest Theme “Feelin’ Free In Zee”
Angel Forrest with Denis Coulombe on lead guitar (left). Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Devil’s Sisters, Mexico City, MX.
Dementia Sinner (stage name not her condition), Dementials 15 year old son Salvatore Diaz on lead guitar, and Sof de Leon (bass guitar) will be with us and do a great Koko Taylor, Chicago blues queen, tribute as well.
Ana Francisca Leyva & Andres Maz will both be at Fest 2025
The powerful voice of Andres Maz with his original songs like “Raise Your Flag” and great covers, will be at Fest 2025 too.
Trebor Villa on lead vocals, harmonica and guitar
Trebor Villa on lead vocals with the Ray Charles song, “What I Say” Very versatile. See his Bob Dylan tribute next video.
