Joaquin And The Glowliners | “No Time Like Now”

Joaquin And The Glowliners New Single
“No Time Like Now”
Out Now

Joaquin And The Glowliners Continue to Capture The Heart And Soul Of Chicano Music

San Antonio, TX – As the sun-soaked days of summer roll in, Joaquin and The Glowliners are proud to release “No Time Like Now.” A song perfect for lovers young and old, it opens with a four-part harmony with an old school bass line and a classic lowrider soul tempo. The new song is out now and available everywhere you stream music.

The new song captures Joaquin and The Glowliner’s iconic Soul Movimento, a sound that draws from Chicano soul classics from the 60s. It is a nod to the times of the Chicano movement, while lyrically uniting and uplifting audiences through love and positivity. Their multi-rhythm tracks range from fast bops to slow-tempo brown-eyed soul. Joaquin and The Glowliners echoes the doo-wop era with three-part harmonies rounded out by vocalist Amanda Joy Urdiales and Sarah Rocha-Barz alongside Joaquin Muerte. The full band features Felipe Iruegas on guitar, Luis Gonzalez on bass, Jacob “Jknodic” Benavides on drums and Chris “Kra” Malacara on Keys.

“No Time Like Now” is a classic in the making, Joaquin recalls, “I was inspired to write this song when our bandmate Amanda announced she was going to get married. We all jumped for joy and that night I went home and had a dream about this song. I woke up in the middle of the night and recorded what I dreamt into my voice memo app. At the next rehearsal, I presented the concept to the band, and we wrote the lyrics together.” Amanda is featured in the second verse where she sings alongside Joaquin, evoking the heartfelt union of a couple exchanging vows, ideal for newlyweds of any age.

For “No Time Like Now,” the band tapped Black Castle Media and worked with the impressive producer Anthony Aguilar whose attitude and flexible approach allowed for creative freedom that the band had been in search of. Iram Reyes of Bad Hombre Studio in Austin, TX mixed and mastered the songs. Joaquin comments, “After working with Anthony, we decided to pass the mixing to Iram Reyes after he had done a fantastic job mixing and mastering our music with another project of ours called Combo Cosmico. He also had a great attitude about the process and so it all fit the positive vibes. We were out to prove that we could get the work done with the small-time locals with just as much skill and talent as the more well-known studios.” The artwork for the new single was created by Chris Galaviz “Gemini Vato.” Joaquin recalls, “We met up and discussed the vibe and energy of the upcoming releases and he created two pieces of art from what he heard and what he knows about Joaquin’s work in San Antonio. The two owls represent ancestor wisdom and wearing cholo style and the female owl wearing the farmworker’s eagle. representing the coming together of the two styles. Wisdom, Soul and Movimiento and ancestors.”

The new single comes out on the heels of the released music video for “I Remember.” Inspired by Joaquin’s upbringing in Del Rio’s San Felipe barrio, “I Remember” reflects his childhood and simpler times. Joaquin shares, ” ‘I Remember’ The story of an old love that never came to be and at the same time the love story of my parents,” he recalls, “I spent three months woodshedding these songs that I had written after a bad break up in the early 2000s.”

Joaquin and The Glowliners are a standout Chicano soul project and one of the few in southwest Texas. They hail from San Antonio, a city known for legendary Chicano soul writers like Joe Jama, Dimas Garza, and Sunny Ozuna. The band carries forward this rich musical tradition with pride and passion. When the band came together, Joaquin Muerte (also known for his work with SA-local staples Los Nahuatlatos and Eddie and The Valiants) the multi-talented frontman, was already an esteemed labor rights community organizer and expanding on his work with underserved communities on social justice issues. Coming from the locally recognized band Los Nahuatlatos he was able to bring a wealth of DIY learnings from bookings to sound to promotions and quickly build Joaquin and The Glowliners. With their rise, the band has built a platform to carry on the Chicano traditions of organizing and uplifting the Latino communities.

The most notable reference is from the band’s name which was drawn from frontman Joaquin Muerte and also from Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales’ seminal movimiento poem “I Am Joaquin.” A storied reminder that the 60 year long movement is still relevant and carries on.

Staying true to the Chicano legacy, Joaquin has been a bridge to social justice activism with the soulful sounds of the civil rights movement. The new songs mark a significant evolution for Joaquin and The Glowliners, blending old-school vibes with contemporary beats, making each release a milestone in their journey. With the new material, they are set to light up the summer with more releases, 45s, music videos, and live shows.

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