Texas Rock Star Elora is one to watch

MUSIC

San Antonio, Tx: Came across this young artists and her music, all I can say is "WOW".

She has one of the most amazing powerful voices that I have heard in a long time.  Caught her show in New Braunfels, Texas while on vacation.  Did a Google search on her and Bam!  Numerous articles came up about Elora and her band Gasoline Alley.

Elora & Gasoline Alley is made up of four young artists ranging in age from 15-18 years of age.
Elora (16), brother Nick Valdez (15), Elise Garcia (18) and Nick Williams (16).  What blew us away was their ability to cover a wide range of genres from Classic Rock to Spanish Rock.  Simply amazing group of talented musicians.  The power of the group comes from Elora's powerful vocals and the surprising guitar talents of her brother Nick Valdez. 

This group is destine for stardom and we would not be surprised if they soon become a national act.

Check out their website: www.Elora.Rocks

Bio below:

At just 16, she is an award winning artist who been fronting her own rock band, Elora & Gasoline Alley, since she was 10 and although audience’s first impression of her and her band was the “cuteness factor” of kids performing Classic Rock, after only listening to her sing for a sort time audiences quickly knew that there was something very special there.

The local media also took notice. The San Antonio Express-News noted her as an up and coming artist and The San Antonio Current, was quoted “Watching Elora Valdez sing Gun N’ Roses “Paradise City” is humbling beyond calculability…I’m impressed.”  Elora has appeared and been featured on many local media programs such KTSA’s Jack Riccardi Show; KENS-TV’s Great Day SA Extraordinary Kid’s; San Antonio Living; WOAI News, FOX News First; FOX San Antonio KABB’s Daytime@ Nine, KSAT 12, KERV Radio Kerrville; KUNO AM Corpus Christi;  KSAB FM Corpus Christi;  KZTV News Corpus Christi; KRIS News Corpus Christi; KBAY 92.7 Corpus Christi, Texas; and KZFM Hot Z 95 Corpus Christi to name a few.

Now 16, Elora is a seasoned musician who is considered one of South Texas’ rising stars in music.  With over 350 performances, an EP, an album and a children’s book written about her and her band, she has developed a national and international following with music fans across the United States, Mexico, Canada, England, Spain, Germany, Japan, China, Australia, Serbia and Russia thanks to her social media.

In 2012, with release of her debut single: Dance the Night Away from her Rock the Cure EP she became the youngest artists to earn the #1 Ranking on ReverbNation’s Pop and Rock Chart for San Antonio, Texas.

In 2013, Elora was nominated Best Singer/Song Writer by the San Antonio Music Awards and a Children’s book was also published titled: Elora and Gasoline Alley: The Making of a Kid’s Band written by Dr. Marcella Villegas-Garcia to promote music and literacy in schools.

In 2014, she became the youngest honoree to be included in the Inaugural 2014 Who’s Who in San Antonio Women’s for accomplishments in her music, community services and leadership as a role model to young girls.

In 2015, she was named “Artist of the Year by TMV Café Radio .  She was also named "Best Female Vocalist" and "Best Vocalist for the San Antonio Music Awards.  Most recently she was named as one of the "Top 10 Artists of the Year" for Young Guns Music Magazine coming in at the #1 spot.
When asked what the secret to her success is, she quickly points out support from her family, friends, fans and band members. Elora said:  “I feel I have been truly blessed to be surrounded by such great people who support our music.  I could not have asked for better musicians to perform with. My brother Nick is an incredibly talented guitarist.  He’s just 14 and can hold his own against guitarists twice his age.  Our drummer Elise Garcia is an awesome drummer and is like a sister to us  and  although Nick Williams our bass player has only been with  us a short time, it seems  as though he's been with us for much longer