Texas Love Cartel

The Ballad of the Texas Love Cartel

Albert Besteiro, born and reared in Brownsville, found his calling when he came to Austin in 1989, hitting joints like Joe’s Generic Bar and the Black Cat Lounge. Albert made his musical mark as bassist and MC for the legendary Del Castillo band, founded by his fellow Brownsville natives, Rick and Mark Del Castillo.

Albert formed the Love Cartel in concert with songwriter Brett Allen Reeves (Dash Kizer, the B.A.R. Band) and bassman Mario Gonzalez (Mundi, Loose Change). The TLC sound connects Austin, Brownsville, and the Gulf Coast. Call it Americana leaning to soul, rock, and country blues. It’s clever and fun. It’s music for dancing and singing along,

The debut album is called Shine. Its lyric serves as the band’s mission statement.

There’s a few of us, and we’re underground, But we’re ready to come above.
Strike any moment, conquer the world,
Our only weapon is love.

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