{"id":178705,"date":"2026-02-24T22:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/178705\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T22:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:57:22","slug":"local-musicians-get-a-boost-from-el-musico-tequilas-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/178705\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Musicians Get A Boost From El Musico Tequila&#8217;s Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of El Paso peeps, including a former &#8220;Local Loco&#8221;, now have their own tequila and that&#8217;s really good news for tequila lovers and aspiring musicians alike.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Local Loco&#8221;, (a nickname I gave local musicians years ago), <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NpMH_CJDEdY?si=C2zyUD53QNR1zCuJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jaime Cabrera<\/a> and a few other El Pasoans have a brand new tequila coming out and music is part of the recipe.<\/p>\n<p>Their love of music could also be a very, very\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmusicotequila.com\/contest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">big break for local musicians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmusicotequila.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">El Musico Tequila<\/a> combines 2 of my favorite things; music and tequila. Now, they&#8217;re adding in another of my favorite things; helping aspiring bands get their proverbial &#8220;big break&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>El Musico Tequila And Music<\/p>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn\">When we set out to create El M\u00fasico, we learned of a handful of legendary Master Distillers that play classical music during fermentation. They believe the sound vibrations help the yeast break down sugars more harmoniously, resulting in a smoother, better-tasting tequila.\u00a0\u00a0We fell in love with the idea and knew we would take it somewhere uncharted. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmusicotequila.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">elmusicotequila.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re absolutely taking the idea farther than anyone else ever has. They&#8217;re using the music of up and coming artists, (from all genres, not just classical), on each batch and the artists&#8217; info will be on the bottle(s).<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/el-paso-texas-tequila-cinco-de-mayo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tequila Is Actually Good For You<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll also include the bands name and image, along with a QR code so peeps can learn more about the artist &#8230; something that has never been done before.\u00a0 Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmusicotequila.com\/contest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How Can El Musico Tequila Help Local Bands?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563193352790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">El Musico Tequila<\/a> is looking for their first\u00a0signature artist.\u00a0This is where it gets good local bands, pay attention.\u00a0They&#8217;re actually investing in the &#8220;up and comers&#8221;, awarding the first El Musico Tequila signature artist\u00a0a HUGE prize package:<\/p>\n<p>$5,000 bucksWinner&#8217;s music infused into the first batch of El Musico TequilaArtist\/band will be featured on 5,000 bottles of El Musico with that QR codeThey&#8217;ll be promoted across all El Musico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563193352790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">socials<\/a> and on their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmusicotequila.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a>.A music video by Vern Moen. (Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Becoming Led Zeppelin)<\/p>\n<p>Entering is way easy &#8211; bands and artists can simply click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmusicotequila.com\/contest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>. Check out Jaime&#8217;s music here &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Tequila &#8211; 6 Surprising Uses for America&#8217;s Favorite Shot<\/p>\n<p>We all know about tequila as a drink but did you know this marvelous Mexican elixir can be used for a lot more than making you promise God you won&#8217;t ever drink again. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Bruce Mikells<\/p>\n<p>19 Country Songs About Tequila<\/p>\n<p>There are few adult beverages that are sung about more in country music than tequila. Sure, there&#8217;s beer and whiskey, but a close third has to be this spirit.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve rounded up 19 of the best songs about tequila perfect for any occasion. After all, tequila can be both a celebratory drink and one to soothe the heartache of a breakup.<\/p>\n<p>Keep scrolling to see 19 country songs about tequila.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A group of El Paso peeps, including a former &#8220;Local Loco&#8221;, now have their own tequila and that&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178706,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1907,138,140,139,6120,143,223],"class_list":["post-178705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-audio-videos-photos","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-food-drinks","tag-local-el-paso","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}