Previous events

JAN8

Texas or California

Texas or California???
by 
David Martinez
I have had this question raised numerous times over the past few years.
Why do you promote yourself as a Texas artist but everything you do focuses on California?
It seems like you want to have nothing to do with Texas. Do you?
I’ve heard it all and I’ll set the record straight on this one. First off being a Texan is something that I am proud of and hold dear to my heart.  Anytime I have played elsewhere whether it be Upstate New York or…

Read more

On Friday, October 29th, my family and I lost a man who I will always hold in high regards, my grandfather, Cayetano Aguirre Martinez. He was born on August 7, 1922 and was a dedicated family man. I admired this man because of his bravery in serving the Second World War and his work ethic. I have taken these virtues and have tried to instill them into my life the best I can. I’m up here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as a semi-finalist in a songwriting contest for the Texas Independent Music Expo…Read more

This year has been filled with highs and lows, but definitely more highs than lows. Since 2006, I had a fire lit in me to get the music out and to take it to a higher level with each performance. After recording the debut record in the summer of 2007, I thought it would be easy to put a band together, but that was met with lots of trials and tribulations Fast forward to 2009, now The David Martinez Band is in place and going strong. We have Joseph Flores on lead guitar, Johnny Ramos Jr. on drums and…

Read more