Calibre 50
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer. For more photos, click on the link below
In spite of having a hard time getting from their native Sinola, Mexico, to Durant, Calibre 50 got onto the Grand Theater stage a short time after arrival and gave the performance of a lifetime, Friday, Oct. 1.
Calibre 50 is the primo Tejano band from Mexico, having stayed on the charts with their “El Immigrante” much of 2014, and making themselves further known this year with “Amor del Bueno” and “Prestameia a Mi.” The sold-out theater was resplendent with fans who knew the words to every one of those and the other songs Calibre 50 belted from all four corners of that huge stage.
Back and forth, forth and back went Edén Muñoz with his accordion, Armando Ramos on guitar, and Alejandro Gaxiola on tuba, while Erick García kept them in sync and inspired with his drums.
Their agent, who lives in Texas, kept up via telephone with the band, and explained that they were 
detained for six hours at the Laredo border crossing bridge, then ran into stand-still traffic once they got to Texas. Meanwhile, Overdrive Entertainment’s crew, Smoke Signal Productions, had the stage, the lighting, sound, and every little detail in place for their arrival. And a small bonus to the whole night was that this concert began at 9 p.m., rather than the usual 8 p.m. start-time. Calibre 50 quickly changed into their stage clothes, then headed for their Meet n Greet before dashing up the ramp and onto the stage.
The band often, but not always, used the incredible Grand Theater screen behind them to accent their performance, and many of the videos seemed to be telling the stories in the songs.
AllMusic.com describes Calibre 50 as “An award-winning Sinaloan quartet known for an intense work ethic and a fierce dedication to fans.” Perfect!
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