There’s a category of song in José Madero’s catalog that his fans memorized years before the tracks had an official release. Canciones Míseras Vol. 1, out in January 2026, collects fourteen of them: recordings that spent years circulating at shows, in isolated sessions, and through the collective memory of an audience that had already made them their own. Critics described the album as “an exercise in memory and compilation, songs that had been dispersed over the years finally finding a common home — a declaration of musical love, evidence that music can be both refuge and affirmation.” His audience didn’t discover these songs when the album dropped. They recognized them.
About the Show
Madero brings the USA Tour 2026 to Emo’s Austin on Wednesday, November 11, the 19th of 21 dates on a Live Nation tour commemorating a decade of his solo career. Before going it alone in 2016, he was the founding lead vocalist of Panda, the Monterrey, Nuevo León rock band formed in 1996, known to U.S. audiences as PXNDX. The band released their debut, Arroz con Leche, in 2000 and built a following across Mexico: Para Ti con Desprecio, Sinfonia Soledad, and Bonanza all reached the top of the Mexican charts, and “Los Malaventurados No Lloran” became a catalog staple. Since going solo, Madero has released seven albums across folk rock, indie, and pop rock, including collaborations with Mon Laferte and Siddhartha. His 2024 album Sarajevo sent him on a world tour across Mexico, Europe, Central America, and South America. Canciones Míseras Vol. 1, this January’s release, gathers previously uncollected fan favorites, songs that critics say “reveal introspection, emotional intensity, and honesty that has defined his relationship with the public.” Earlier in 2026, ahead of the US run, Madero sold out Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City with 49,416 fans in attendance, per Pollstar. No support acts are listed for the Austin date.
Venue & Logistics
Emo’s Austin, at 2015 E Riverside Dr., holds 1,700 — a significant step down from the Mexico City stadium, and the kind of room where his more introspective material doesn’t disappear into arena reverb. The Austin date is the second of four Texas stops on the tour, following El Paso on November 8 and preceding Dallas on November 12. Show time is 7 p.m.
Tickets
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