La Fonda On Main - Groove City at the wedding of Cappy's little girl

La Fonda On Main - closed on June 21, 2008

On June 21st, the doors of La Fonda on Main were closed to the general public.  Cappy and Susan Lawton were celebrating the wedding of their daughter Avery, to Jamie Moore.  Avery and Jamie were such a fun couple to work with.  They are total freaks for all things Mariachi!  These people know the names of more Mariachi songs than anybody I had ever met.

Avery and Jamie wanted to make sure the music for their reception would be a mix of oldies and American classics that their guests would enjoy, along with some Latin music that would reflect their love and appreciation for the heritage in San Antonio.

The band set up in the patio of La Fonda, and guests started to stream in at 6:30.  They swayed and the cha-cha'd as Groove City played great old school Latin music.  The couple wanted boleros by Luis Miguel, beautiful old Rancheras, and specifically requested Piel Canela.

Then the couple arrived and had their first dance.  Jamie and Avery selected John Hiatt's Have A Little Faith In Me.  The band prepared this song as a custom request for their first dance.

At the end of the night, nobody wanted to leave, but rules are rules, and outdoor music has to be done by 11pm.  This was a fun party, and the couple was thrilled to have all their family and best friends join them in the celebration.

The daughter of restauranteurs, Avery's decor was mostly edible.  Take a look:

Groove City Band 4th of July at Landa Park

Okay, almost 4 months after the fact, here is the recap of our awesome day at Landa Park.  First of all, this is some park!  They have mini golf, paddle boats an olympic swimming pool, and my favorite: the spring fed pool!  We liked it so much we have been back to the park several times after the concert.  Check it out: www.nbtexas.org.

The people at New Braunfels Parks and Rec really do a great job with their Independence Day celebration.  First of all, the concert is organized by Evan Partee pronounced [par-tay].  And does she know how to partay!!!  With a name like that any celebration is guaranteed a success.  Especially if you call the coolest band in San Antonio (that would be us, Groove City) to be your entertainment!!   www.groovecityband.com.

The day was beautiful (and HOT).  Just about when we were going to go on it started to sprinkle, but then it stopped.   That was just to keep us on our toes!  Did I tell you it was HOT?  People had gathered around the stage looking for prime real estate where they could enjoy the concert and then have a great view of the fireworks over the lake.

Paul Croteau, the baddest sax player we've ever known

The band started at 7pm with the tried and true favorite: Celebration, and out come the party people right away.  We played 80s, Motown, Oldies, Country... we threw everything at 'em.  Boot Scootin' Boogie always draws a crowd of expert line dancers "all out making it shake" moving mostly in the same direction (your other left!).

Heel, toe, do-si-do...

Of course, even in the land of Wurstfest, we are still in South Texas.  People of every color (this is such a cool country) were shaking their hips to cumbias by Selena, and hot Shakira songs, La Camisa Negra by Juanes.  And you can't forget the all-time favorite, Elvis Crespo's 'Suavemente'.

Jerry, belting out Springstein

4th of July has to have some hard rockin' tunes, especially Bruce Springstein.  The crowd was singing and rockin' to 'Born In The USA', and the Stones' 'Satisfaction'.  To cap it off, right before 9pm we ended the concert with 'America The Beautiful'...... the lights went out........ and the fireworks were amazing.  Truly my favorite 4th of July yet.

Thanks to all of you who came out to hear us.

Lame Excuses

Okay, so I'm going to use the most tired, sorry, lamest excuse in the book.  We have been too busy to blog.  There!  I said it.  The sad thing is that it is true.  I have lost count of all the wonderful people we've partied with, and all the cool events we've done that we have said: "Aw, this is definitely blog material!"...........  and here we are...... nothing blogged in months.

So, my pledge:  you will see a barrage of entries on this blog in the next 4 to 5 days, so fasten your seatbelts and check back often. 

I LOVE MY JOB!!!!

Ivette