Arkansas native and San Antonio based artist-composer, Mark Searcy Middleton, has a diverse musical background and interests. His solo acoustic guitar recording of Blind Man's Blues earned Searcy his first nomination as Musician of the Year at the 2007 Texas Music Awards. More recently, Searcy's passion has turned to original instrumental compositions combining blues, jazz, and rock influences in further defining his own unique musical voice, which culminated in the release of "Hazepipe", which earned Searcy "Musician of the Year" award in 2014.
Thursday marked the first night of the resurrected La Semana Alegre music festival, which featured amazing performances from artists including Toadies, Girl…