Tejano band Grupo Siggno thrills crowd at fair
By Adam D. Young | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Story last updated at 9/30/2009 - 12:29 am Surrounded by artificial fog and illuminated by a shower of colored lights, Tejano band Grupo Siggno took to the Lubbock stage. About 3,000 people nearly filled the Fair Park Coliseum Tuesday evening during the Latin Grammy nominated band's two performances  Concert-goer and Grupo Siggno fan Adam Alvarez said he was pleased with the atmosphere at the loud and lively concert. "The lights were really nice, the crowd was really nice - controlling themselves," he said. Alvarez said his favorite part of the concert came when lead singer Jesse Turner sang "Estupida," a song where Turner tells a story about an ex-girlfriend who broke up with him because he was too poor. "He's taking it all out on that girl," he said, " and he's putting his heart into his music." It was the band's songs like "Estupida" that Alvarez said brought him and his wife to the concert. "I'm a romantic myself," he said. "I love that kind of music." Esmie Zapata said she and her husband, Angel Zapata, wanted to see the band they listen to almost all the time in their car and at home. "We love them. That's why we came," she said with a smile. Esmie Zapata said "Estupida" was the couple's favorite song as well. But she insisted her husband explain why the song is special to them. Angel Zapata looked down in embarrassment as his wife pointed to him, laughing. "I can relate to it - it's a song you can relate to," he said, not wanting to elaborate on the song's special meaning to the couple. The Zapatas said they were waiting in anticipation outside the coliseum for the second performance as the band finished its first set. The crowd of about 1,600 fans during the first show went wild with cheers when the group's lead singer and accordionist gave a shoutout to the Lubbock audience. After a string of songs leading the first of the two Tuesday evening concerts, the lead singer explained he had bronchitis leading up to the show. But the show went on as planned for Turner, who also plays accordion for the band. "I wouldn't cancel Lubbock for the world," he said, prompting the audience to one of the loudest applauses of the night. Alvarez said he was pleased with the group's more than hourlong performance at the concert that was free - after the $7 general admission price for the fair. "I would have still come - free or not," he said.
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