Adrian Quesada Talks Collaborative 20-Person Austin City Limits Taping and Fest Performance

“A pretty massive undertaking in a span of a few days”

"...for two performances showcasing remote-collaboration-on-steroids June album Boleros Psicodélicos, Adrian Quesada admits he should be taking a breather...."

Oct. 12, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Adrian Quesada and the Long Path to His First Official Solo Release

Austin's unassuming superstar is a travellin' man

"...Somehow, Adrian Quesada remains unimpressed with himself. Yes, things are very..."

July 15, 2022 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

El Wizard Adrian Quesada's Multiplicity

Ex-Grupo Fantasma guitarist Adrian Quesada diversifies

"...veteran musician, but a performer as naturally cooperative as Adrian Quesada doesn't turn away opportunity easily. That's how he..."

July 18, 2014 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Austin Music's Adrian Quesada Won't Be Stopped by a Pandemic

"...shining exemplars of Texas excellence that remind me of Adrian Quesada. One is H-E-B. The regional grocery store chain..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

'Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Quesada' Reviewed

"...Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian QuesadaThe Alchemist Manifesto (ESL Music)..."

June 13, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

What We’re Listening to This Week

Adrian Quesada, Old Fire, Norman Ba$e, and more local releases

"...Adrian Quesada..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

This April, Antone’s Brings Blues (and More) Back to Waterloo Park

Austin Blues Festival invites Los Lobos, Adrian Quesada, and more

"...breakout R&B artist BLK ODYSSY and funk-infused psych-rock royalty Adrian Quesada playing his 2022 LP Jaguar Sound. The Glorifying..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

What We're Listening to This Week

A cross-border collaboration, Good Looks, Adrian Quesada, Skloss, and Letting Up Despite Great Faults

"...significance free from, y'know, hipster-elitist affectation.  – Julian Towers Adrian Quesada Feat. iLe “Mentiras Con Cariño”..."

April 8, 2022 Music Column by Chad Swiatecki

Strange Days Await Ian Moore

Singer/guitarist premieres new single

"...psychedelic soul on his forthcoming single produced by Brownout’s Adrian Quesada and Bay Area hip-hop producer Jim Greer...."

Feb. 20, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

All Aboard the Grupo Fantasma Mothership

Adrian Quesada’s departure coincides with another offshoot

"...Grupo Fantasma will look like now that founding guitarist Adrian Quesada has announced he’s left the brassy Latin big..."

May 14, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself

After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic

"...I question the project's guitarist, producer, and original visionary Adrian Quesada if he, in general, still feels pressure. Note,..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Everything

What do Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, and Ocote Soul Sounds have in common? Prince, Maceo Parker, and Larry Harlow!

"...we only knew, like, three of his songs," laughs Adrian Quesada, Grupo's guitarist, producer, and de facto leader. "Needless..."

June 13, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Ten Chronicle Music Writers on Their Favorite Austin Albums of 2022

Almost 100 albums we loved this year

"...(especially as Black Pumas remain on hiatus, though producer Adrian Quesada threw in two), so, as always, we had..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Black Pumas Bring Down the Hammer Behind Powerhouse Singer Eric Burton

The frontman might not admit it, but he's a professional

"...Led by singer Eric Burton and producer/guitarist/project umbrella Adrian Quesada, Black Pumas are producing a music video for..."

June 21, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Journeyman: JaRon Marshall's Path From Black Pumas to Jazz-Hop Debut

Methodical keyboard maestro lands atmospheric LP earth sounds

"...During Adrian Quesada's 2022 Austin City Limits episode showcasing the album..."

April 21, 2023 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Croy & the Boys Cover Marty Robbins

ATX’s Midwestern honky-tonkers saddle-up for Adrian Quesada

"...heartland honky-tonk was handsomely realized by capital city dynamo Adrian Quesada (Brownout, Echocentrics, Spanish Gold, ex-Grupo Fantasma) at his..."

Oct. 24, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Photos From 2022-2023 Austin Music Awards

"...a huge year of two solo records, Black Pumas’ Adrian Quesada swept Musician of the Year, Best Latin, and..."

March 1, 2023 Photo Gallery

2022/2023 Austin Music Awards Winners

You voted – here's Austin's favorite artists, albums, and more

"...Font Fuck Money Good Looks Musician of the Year: Adrian Quesada..."

Feb. 26, 2023 Music Post by James Renovitch

"Drawing Lines: Explorations of Place"

The final exhibit of this public art project shows how every district in Austin has had artists working for it

"...Sonya Coté, hip-hop poet/theatre artist Zell Miller III, musician/composer Adrian Quesada of Grupo Fantasma/Brownout/Spanish Gold, video/film documentarian Deb Esquenazi,..."

April 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

37th Annual Austin Music Awards Press Conference at City Hall

"...Louis Black, Celeste Quesada and Charlie Sexton..."

Jan. 23, 2019 Photo Gallery

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Dinosaur Jr. at Lakeline Park, Los Texmaniacs in Sunset Valley, and more recommended shows

"...at the grassy, general admission amphitheatre.  – Kevin Curtin Adrian Quesada’s Jaguar SoundAntone's Nightclub, Friday 28..."

April 28, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Adrian Quesada, Big Boi, and painting the town P!nk

"...Adrian Quesada Invites Impassioned Vocalists of Boleros Psicodélicos..."

Oct. 9, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Rap Trio Third Root's Trill Pedagogy

Ultra-enlightened hip-hop crew set to school the Austin Music Awards

"...flows, unabashed consciousness, and jazz-funk revivalism from distinguished producer Adrian Quesada. The rappers, along with a host of like-minded..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Playback: Pickathon, Texas

Austin talent looms large at Oregon fest

"...– led by Matthew Logan Vasquez and featuring Ramirez, Adrian Quesada, Wild Child's Kelsey Wilson, Noah Gundersen, Jason Robert..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin-Made Comedy Home Free Is Taking Homelessness Seriously

How a chance encounter in 1997 keeps changing lives

"...projects of Black Pumas and Grupo Fantasma founding member Adrian Quesada, who also composed the score for Home Free...."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...new destination festival alongside Khruangbin, Vieux Farka Touré, and Adrian Quesada's Jaguar Sound. The Colombians wrote on Bandcamp about..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities

COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality

"...with the pandemic while touring Europe's biggest markets. Co-­founder Adrian Quesada initially believed "it would pass as many of..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Blues, Funk, and La Bamba: Antone’s Austin Blues Festival Returns to Waterloo Park

Home of the Blues revives its genre mosh nearly a quarter-century later

"...Adrian Quesada’s entire set next rates the same assignation...."

April 30, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Like the Wind, Kiko Villamizar Pushes the Culture Forward

Austin's Colombian instigator brings his music, message, and mission to Todo el Mundo

"...has collaborated with Austin dignitaries like Grammy Award-winning producer Adrian Quesada and Grupo Fantasma. His nonprofit, Casa de la..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Music Feature by Clara Wang

The Blue Noise Band

Austin neo-jazzsters the Blue Noise Band

"...being multi-purpose is all about? Saxophonist David Lobel, guitarist Adrian Quesada, bassist Tom Benton, and drummer Jeremy Bruch are..."

March 3, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

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