{"id":204992,"date":"2026-03-14T21:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/204992\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T21:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:44:10","slug":"fuerza-regida-brings-regional-mexican-music-power-to-south-by-southwest-austin-vida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/204992\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuerza Regida Brings Regional Mexican Music Power to South by Southwest \u2013 Austin Vida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FuerzaRegida-104.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7997\" style=\"width:971px;height:auto\"  \/>Jes\u00fas Ortiz Paz of Fuerza Regida at Rolling Stone\u2019s Future of Music Showcase: Fuerza Regida Night held at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on March 13, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Photo Courtesy of Samantha Tellez for\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/p>\n<p>M\u00fasica Mexicana took center stage at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Friday night for Rolling Stone\u2019s Future of Music showcase at South by Southwest. The venue reached capacity as fans gathered outside before the show-stopping headliners, regional Mexican band Fuerza Regida, took the stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Formed in California in 2015, Fuerza Regida\u2019s fame rose quickly with their infectious anthems y corridos. The band gained popularity among Mexican American youth, and their influence spread nationwide and internationally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just want to have a good time,\u201d said Deysi Lopez, who traveled from Houston for the concert. \u201cI just had a baby three years ago, and this is the first concert I\u2019ve been to since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At a festival long dominated by indie rock and emerging pop acts, the booming sounds of regional Mexican music are claiming their place in the heart of downtown Austin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Selects_FuerzaRegida-75-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7994\"  \/>Jose Garcia, Jes\u00fas Ortiz Paz and Moises Lopez of Fuerza Regida at Rolling Stone\u2019s Future of Music Showcase: Fuerza Regida Night held at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on March 13, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Photo Courtesy of Samantha Tellez for\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-primary-color-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-ca194875c7df5c64f6f62f71728aedca\"><a href=\"https:\/\/austinvida.com\/articles\/cultura\/poderosas-shine-at-latinapalooza-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RELATED COVERAGE: PODEROSAS SHINE AT LATINAPALOOZA 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Selects_FuerzaRegida-56-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7993\"  \/>Jose Garcia, Jes\u00fas Ortiz Paz and Moises Lopez of Fuerza Regida at Rolling Stone\u2019s Future of Music Showcase: Fuerza Regida Night held at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on March 13, 2026 in Austin, Texas. 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