Kacey Musgraves Shares Stage with Mariachi Brothers Freed by ICE at Texas Show
Musgraves shared the stage with the trio after their ICE release, giving the brothers a chance to showcase their culture to a wider audience.
- On Tuesday, the final night of a three-day concert run in New Braunfels, Texas, the Mariachi Brothers opened for country singer Kacey Musgraves at Gruene Hall, following their release from ICE detention earlier this year.
- Antonio, Caleb, and Joshua Gómez-Cuéllar, a musical trio from the Rio Grande Valley, gained national attention after being detained by ICE and later released following public outcry.
- "We're so thankful that she decides to look at immigrants like us," 18-year-old Antonio Gamez said, adding the brothers view the tour as a chance to showcase their culture.
- Musgraves has shared the stage with the group for the past few days, integrating their performance into her set and validating the brothers' cultural platform.
- The three-day residency concludes Tuesday, bringing the Mariachi Brothers' heritage to a broader audience and marking a significant moment in the brothers' recovery after detention.
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Mariachi Brothers open for Kacey Musgraves after release from ICE detention
Three mariachi-playing brothers who were detained by ICE earlier this year are opening for country Kacey Musgraves during her three-night run in Texas from May 3 to May 5. Musgraves invited them to join her tour after their release in March.
From ICE detention to center stage: The Texas mariachi brothers opening for Kacey Musgraves
The brothers and their parents were taken into federal custody earlier this year during a required immigration check-in. The story caught the ear of a country music icon.
By Erick E. Beltran, CNN en Español The so-called “mariachi brothers” opened on Sunday, May 3, the first of the three scheduled concerts of country singer Kacey Musgraves in Texas. Antonio, Caleb and Joshua Gámez-Cuellar, along with their father, Luis Antonio Gámez Martínez, were present at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas, as Musgraves had already announced in late April through their social networks. The Mexican music band played “El son de…
From ICE detention to center stage: The Texas mariachi brothers opening for Kacey Musgraves - TPR: The Public's Radio
The brothers and their parents were taken into federal custody earlier this year during a required immigration check-in. The story caught the ear of a country music icon. The post From ICE detention to center stage: The Texas mariachi brothers opening for Kacey Musgraves appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
New Braunfels, Texas.- The audience went crazy when the three Gámez-Cuellar brothers and their father went on stage on Sunday night. It wasn’t just any concert. Two months ago, the brothers and their father, all of them musicians, were being held in federal immigration detention centers. Now, dressed in black mariachi costumes, they acted as tellers of the country music star Kacey Musgraves in New Braunfels, Texas. Just before leaving, the famil…
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