Skunkweed at Hooligan's Friday

from Skunkweed:

Date of sale: Friday Night June 30th
Time of sale: 9:30 PM

Time to celebrate something again. Who really needs an excuse to celebrate anyway? Well Tonite, Friday June 30th you will have an excuse. Hooligans will be celebrating their two year anniversary and who better to lead that party than Skunkweed? I dunno, Dave Matthews maybe? But that's beside the point.

The point is, get your butt out there this friday night and be ready for some more of the same and none of the lame.

Hooligans Live Oak is located on I-35 near 1604.

13920 I-35 210 654-4444

See you all there!

-Weed

Prototype at Stone Werks Cafe

4-Fifteen at The Irish Pub Saturday

Rebecca Valadez & 10 Stick - Rock the Cadillac Bar tonight

Rebecca Valadez & 10 Stick
Rock the Cadillac Bar tonight
Thursday 06/29/06
8 to 12 PM
Cadillac Bar Restaurant
212 S Flores St, San Antonio, TX (210) 223-5533

Rebecca Valadez CD release Party at the Cadillac bar!

Our good friend & family member Rebecca Valadez is making waves In the Music Industry.

Rebecca is one of the most talented and Gifted singers, musicians in the industry today.

www.rebeccavaladez.net

10 Stick will be the opening & is the back up Rock band for Rebecca Valadez tonight Be sure and drop by if your in the area .

10STICK –AKA- LOS GUYS

Reminder 10 Stick will be at Roxy’s 07/01/06 Saturday

www.10stickrocks.com

Simple Blissanomics

from Bliss:

Friday night we will be at our friendly neighborhood bar...Billy D’s, for all of those who live in NE Bexar County come out and celebrate with BLISS!!!!

Then on Saturday is a night where we are going to need all of your help (actually we need it next week also, but more on that later), remember when we beg for you to come out to Bombays for the first time? How about at Hooligans? Well here’s another new club for us...BROADWAY 5050. In Alamo Heights, the name is the address. We are very excited about this place, we have been negotiating for 3 months with management and we finally came to an exceptional comprimise, so pleeeaasssssseeeeeeeee come this Saturday, have a drink, do a little dance, make a little love and get down Saturday night with Bliss.

Structure at the Rabbit 6-30

Alter Ego - Main Street & Pat O'Brien's

Valencia & Lots More Tomorrow at The Sanctuary

Sexto Sol CD Release Coming Up

Our 3rd CD is being wrapped up and we will be releasing "Let There be Fire" Saturday, July 29th at Ruta Maya Riverwalk with special guests Snowbird, Fred and Roland from Los Mescaleros and J.J. Lopez will be spinning.

The CD is a mixture of live and studio tracks taking almost two years to complete. It is without a doubt our best work ever. www.sextosolsa.com will have more details in the coming weeks!

Thanks for supporting us!

Sexto Sol

Amplifyd, Dirty Deeds at Papa Ray's Saturday

Get the Belt at The Pour House Friday 6/30

Step Aside at 321 Max Saturday

COME ON EVERYBODY IT'S TIME TO GET DOWN WITH THE BLUES !!
w/
STEP ASIDE
Original Blues / Blues Rock
Saturday, July 1, 2006
@
321 MAX
2818 NE Loop 410
210-590-9300
**no cover**
10:00 pm start

http://musictx.com/stepasideblues

The MOB at The Bitter End Thursday

Hey Everybody:

The Mark Odom Band will be playing at the Bitter End, located at 281 and Bitters this Thursday nite. We will be celebrating a very close friend's birthday as well. This will be a great time for all. This is one of the top clubs in San Antonio, and a very cool place to "chill out with your friends".

As always, stay tuned to the website, www.themobrules.com, for all upcoming shows. The band is doing very well, and we would love to see you at the Bitter End this Thursday night!

Keep in touch! Please forward this to all of your friends too! Your support is appreciated.

Mark Odom
www.themobrules.com

Want To Be A Singer?

Deja Vu is still looking for a permanent replacement for Brett. Our style ranges from rock to dance. We have good connections and regular gigs at decent places, usually for more than the entry-level pay. Contact Jason Bayless at www.thedejavuband.com or look us up on myspace.com for more details about the band!

Diane on Deja Vu

from Diane:

Jason, Jason, Jason the show at Roxy's was Explosive! You guys rocked the house.

Thanks Brett, as usual you are quite simply the best. Please do not leave us......I know, I know, withdrawals can be hard but at least we know we can still catch you every once in a while.

Deja-Vu has one of the most talented and entertaining group of band members around. I was very pleased to meet the new drummer, Bam-Bam, I was impressed by his performance. He really gets in the zone and plays straight from the heart.(Definitely a great addition to the band).

Javier, (Those eyes.... aye pasote), it was great to see you up there tearing it up with some of the old band members. Jake, WOW! love that energy and that wild curly hair......keep slamming that keyboard and making the girls go wild. And of course my silent giant, Valdo, Damn Baby! you were tearing it up...save a little for later.

Come on out and party with Deja-Vu, July 7, 2006 at Main Street on Wetmore.
After the performance, it's just like great sex, you will need a cigarette.

Ruben V at Rolling Oaks & Medusa

Alright for this week,

Friday night we will start at the home of the blues
The Rolling Oaks Sports Bar and Grill 5550 Mountain View
San Antonio TX. (210) 655-4745 8 P.M. start time.

Saturday night it is a new place for us Medusa Lounge
it's a slick downtown art bar 203 N Presa St. San Antonio TX. (210) 229-9995 9:30 P.M. start time

Don't forget to stop by www.rubenv.com or
http://www.myspace.com/rubenvband

Pick up a copy of "Labor Of Shame" on ITunes or cdbaby.com

Thanks be a blessing V

Desperate Houseflies at Casbeers tonight

Who are the Desperate Houseflies and why would I want to see them?

Hola Mi Amigos,

The Houseflies are Mitchell Justice Webb, Deadly Fredly, and Roland De La Cruz. Are you bored? Come out to Casbeers and be bored with us! It's a somewhat acoustic evening with a little juice here and there.

Come on out tonight and enjoy an evening of quiet song. A murky, slow and dark night of beer and enchiladas away from the heat.

See you at Casbeers tonight! We start at 8:00!

web: http://www.theswindles.com

Big Soy w/ AM Syndicate, Fin Del Mar and NTG

American Idol Bo Bice to play Sunset Station

10Stick Returns at Roxy's Saturday

http://www.10stickrocks.com/

Battle Videos

There are video clips from the Battle of the Bands up now on SA Rocks' MySpace:

http://www.myspace.com/sarocks

These are video clips from all the bands that made the semi-finals, plus the bands that headlined the semi-finals.

So for Friday, you've got Americult, Falling for Days, Harmsway, Ill Fated, Enormity, Sintense & headliners Cantina Flys.

For Saturday, there's InnerVoid, Undefyned, Remember This, Open Chapter, Dark Apathy, Reven and headliners Doctura.

So, go check 'em out. Eventually, I'll have time to get them up on the sarocks.com video section.

The bands that made it to the finals are:

Sintense, Falling for Days, Harmsway, Reven, Open Chapter & Remember This

The lineup for next Friday, June 30th is:

8:00 HARMSWAY
8:45 REMEMBER THIS
9:30 OPEN CHAPTER
10:15 FALLING FOR DAYS
11:00 REVEN
11:45 SINTENSE

Quartershackle will headline the Finals.

Feel free to leave comments wherever telling us how we f*cked up and your favorite band was cheated or how we rock and you love the bands we picked.

The semi-finals were very hard for us, as these were all the bands we already thought were great! Until this weekend, we had stuck to a basic 1-5 scale, 5 being good, etc. But this weekend, we ended up incorporating a whole bunch of .5's cuz it was all just that close! I don't think there were any numbers less than 3, and very few less than 4! All these bands were very good! We had a great time and I think they all deserve $1000 just for all the pleasure they've given us!!! I wish I could pay them!!

Also, please, if you can, come out Friday and support your local music. These guys work so freakin' hard!!! They deserve the support of local music fans!

June 28th at Sam's

RAM Remembered

from mysanantonio.com:

Taco Land owner remembered

Web Posted: 06/25/2006 12:00 AM CDT

Sheila Hotchkin
Express-News Staff Writer

Ramiro "Ram" Ayala, who for more than three decades presided over the city's underground music scene from a corner barstool at Taco Land, returned for good Saturday when his family scattered his cremated ashes into the San Antonio River beside the bar.

The family held the low-key funeral a year to the day Ayala died in a robbery at Taco Land. The shooting also killed doorman and Ayala friend Douglas Morgan and injured bartender Denise "Sunshine" Koger.

Ayala's wife, children and grandchildren gathered at the bar Saturday afternoon. They lit a candle on the patio and hung a wreath of red and yellow flowers, adorned with a ribbon bearing the words "Miss You Dad." A grandson, who brought an electric guitar, offered up what might be the last guitar solo performed on Taco Land's stage.

Then they gathered on the West Grayson Bridge and listened to a prayer. Ayala's wife, Agnes, poured his ashes into the water, and his children and grandchildren tossed pink and yellow roses in after them.

"He told me, 'When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want my ashes scattered in the river by Taco Land,'" Agnes Ayala said afterward. "I can see that. This is where he wanted to be. He loved his place.

"I just needed to do this, like it wasn't over until I carried out his wishes and did this for him."

Ramiro Ayala and his bar took on special significance for many in San Antonio over the decades, providing a haven for the homeless, a gathering place for all kinds of people and a stage for countless bands, from the very good to the truly awful.

Much has changed at Taco Land since the death of its gruff 72-year-old patriarch. Inside, the low ceilings, red walls and mismatched tile floor are the same. But the warped pool table is gone, as are the jukebox with its idiosyncratic music collection and the picnic tables where patrons enjoyed their longnecks.

Outside, a chain-link fence strung with yellow tape reading "Sheriff's Line — Do Not Cross" surrounds the patio.

"We called it a dive anyway," Roland de la Cruz, guitarist for los Mescaleros, said by phone Friday. "But to see it with weeds growing out, just sitting there empty, 'No Trespassing' signs ..." He paused, absorbing the strangeness of the image: "Because everybody was welcome there."

Ayala's portrait has been added to the front of the building, and a section of brick is painted white so people can add messages beneath the words: "In Memory of Ramiro 'Ram' Ayala. From Your Friends Who Love You Always Brother."

One offers this theory: "Taco Land is a state of mind. Ram is our governor."

Another says: "One more time, over and over again into eternity."

Also on display outside Taco Land is the front of the San Antonio Express-News from June 24, 2005, the day Ayala died. It recalls a happier event: the Spurs' third NBA title in seven years, won just hours before the shooting.

That night, police said, Ayala's attackers drank and played pool inside Taco Land before robbing the bar and shooting Ayala and his two employees. Fingerprints found on a pool cue matched those of Joseph Gamboa, 23, who was later identified in photo lineups along with Jose Najera, 30.

Each man is charged with two counts of capital murder and one count of attempted capital murder from that night. Both are scheduled to appear before 379th District Judge Bert Richardson on Aug. 14.

Also in court will be Ayala's wife and children, who will appear Tuesday before Bexar County Probate Judge Polly Jackson Spencer, who may at that time name Ayala's legal heirs and choose an administrator for his estate. If the Taco Land property were to be sold, the administrator would handle the details.

Bands that once played Taco Land have moved on to other places; for example, the Limelight on North St. Mary's Street, which opened months after Ayala's death.

Erik Jarvis, who books bands in San Antonio through North Carolina-based Tone Deaf Touring, said he now works primarily with another North St. Mary's venue: the Sanctuary. But Taco Land was unique, Jarvis said, and Ayala distinguished himself among club owners by being open to new things.

Ayala always seemed partial to "anything really raucous," Jarvis said.

Though more established acts played Taco Land, the bar also provided opportunities for newer bands. No demo tape was necessary; Ayala just handed band members a calendar, and they chose an open date, los Mescaleros' de la Cruz said.

"That was what was great about it — that anybody could play. Just sign up, and you've got yourself a gig," he said.

Bart Nichols, bassist for the Swindles and Los #3 Dinners, said it will be tough to find a spot as band-friendly as Taco Land, where Nichols spent some of his most enjoyable nights as a musician.

"It's real simple: The place, Taco Land, just by itself has no charm. It's not like we went there for the clean restrooms or anything," Nichols said. "It was just to be in that glow around Ram. The man was just a very warm, kind individual."

On Saturday, Agnes Ayala said her family knew much of that kindness but little else about his life at the bar.

Similarly, she said, Taco Land patrons would have been amazed if they had seen her husband — always "Ramiro" to her, never "Ram" — at home, sprawled on the rug and playing Monopoly and coloring pictures with his grandchildren.

But the family accepts both "Ramiro" and "Ram," Agnes Ayala said.

"This was his life, and he put on a show," she said. "He walked in here, and he was 'Ram.'"

As the family prepared to leave Taco Land, eldest son Manuel, 43, leaned over the side of the bridge and spotted a visible circle of his father's ashes on the river bottom.

"They didn't float," he said, amazed.

His 42-year-old brother, Ramiro Ayala Jr., came to look: "That's weird, right?"

They stared for a few seconds at their father's remains, come to rest beside Taco Land.

Concluded Manuel: "That's what he wanted."

Vocalist Wanted

Ex Rok Candy members looking for lead vocalist to complete the project. Contact Ernie Cruz at ernye@sbcglobal.net

Papa Wood Live ALL weekend!! NO COVER!!!!

Red Sauce Rules! at Pat O'Brien's

Red Sauce Rules! invites you to come out and join us downtown tonight at Pat O'Brien's, 121 Alamo Plaza. If you haven't seen us lately you are in for a treat
as we have added even more contemporary tunes to our "classic rock" selections. The fun starts at around 9:30 p.m. and goes until 2 a.m.

Check out our website for directions and additional gig dates for July including our big upcoming blast at 321 Max on Friday, July 21.

www.redsaucerules.com

21BLACK at Houston St Fair This Weekend

21BLACK will be performing this June 24 weekend at:

June 24, 2006
Sat 5pm-6pm
Houston Street Fair & Market
(EAST) Between Navarro and Alamo, San Antonio, TX

June 24, 2006
Sat 7pm-11pm
Mama's Cafe (outdoors)
7929 Pat Booker Rd, Live Oak, TX 78233
210-653-2002

Hope to see you there. Thanks for your support.

Hyle, Leo, Robert, Miguel
http://www.21black.com

Texas Music Coalition Meet & Greet this Sunday

This is from the official Texas Music Coalition website...

7th ANNUAL MEET & GREET

Sunday, June 25, 6 p.m.
Blue Cactus Cafe at Wetmore Store
13525 Wetmore Rd.


TMC's 7th annual Meet & Greet will take place Sunday, June 25, 6 p.m., at The Blue Cactus Cafe at Wetmore Store, 13525 Wetmore Rd.


This is an opportunity for bands, performing artists and songwriters to bring CDs/cassettes of their music to be played by our special guest DJ (Mike Roberts of Magic105.3) for the music industry folks in attendance.


The winner of the $500 TMC Jack Skiles Music Studies Scholarship will be announced at this time, and TMC members will also be able to pick up their brand new TMC Membership Directories for 2006-2007.


Our thanks to Scholarship / Meet & Greet / Programs Chair Nikki Young for organizing this event, and to Rachel and Ashlee Rose Beissner for doing the directory.

Map to the Blue Cactus Cafe

Vallejo & Last Of Our Kind

Last Friday night I made my way out to Sam's Burger Joint to check out two bands that were stylistically different, but similar in vibe. Vallejo from Austin is a champion of the Latin Rock sound and is the consummate party band. Last Of Our Kind is a relatively new San Antonio-based band that has made giant steps in the realization of their own style and sound that is more introspective and eccentric. Whatever the styles or influences, both bands offered a night of fantastic music that made you want to dance first, ask questions later.


Driving to Sam's Burger Joint I had completely missed out on Window, the first band of the evening. At home, I hadn’t checked show times until I was fixing to get ready around 9ish—right about the time Window was set to start—and realized my mistake. I feel badly about having missed their set, especially for a review, but I’ll just have to catch them next time.

Once I had parked and re-parked (according to a security guy, cars parked in the empty lot across the street have been towed before) it was easy to see the genuine party vibe Vallejo and their fans bring to a show. Plenty of people were dressed up as if they were going to a dance club instead of a rock show, and Sam's Burger Joint was busy and buzzing with life. Of course, I'm sure that it being a Friday night didn't hurt either.


Vallejo

Onstage and on disc, Vallejo plays an infectious style Latin Rock. It's in a similar vein as, say, Mana. But what I especially liked about Vallejo's music was that it was a seamless blend of Latin Rock with funk and hard rock influences as well. Some of my favorite songs included the easy-going "Downtown" and the Chicano call-to-arms "Rock Americano," which was especially popular with the audience. Perhaps it's from their years of playing together, but the band really knows how to lay out these thick funk grooves and keep them breathing. Adding the percussion and the professionalism of the musicians (no overplaying, giving songs their space) makes for a unique style of dance music that's impossible to resist.





Last Of Our Kind
Last Of Our Kind were the final band of the evening and were eclectic, to say the least. They label themselves as an "Alternative Rock/Pop - Improvisational Jam Group" which I would say is a pretty accurate description. Although they used a similar quartet setup as Vallejo (two guitarists, bass, drums, percussionist) Last Of Our Kind were much more eccentric and subtle in execution—They have the Santana and Hendrix influences, sure, but seem to incorporate elements of flamenco and world music into their sound as well. In addition, they also have a knack for executing these gentle push/pull rhythms that really gave their songs a unique style. My favorite song of the set had to have been "Rapunzel" the perfect combination of the influences mentioned that benefited greatly from the addition of guest singer Laura Marie.


In short, both of these bands are highly recommended for different reasons. Vallejo, with their smooth mix of Latin, rock, and funk influences make you want to party, make you want to dance, strut, jump—whatever you want you want to do. Last Of Our Kind are making a conscious effort to bring something a little different to the San Antonio rock scene. Although they are considered a rock band, their influences come from places you wouldn’t normally expect; these include acoustic, jazz and world music as well. Whatever your music preferences, both bands will be playing in or around San Antonio within the next few weeks and offer you the perfect soundtrack for the passing of a summer evening. Bring a date or a group of friends just don't go alone.

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Show dates


Vallejo
Jun 23 Pegasus Plaza Dallas, TX
Jun 24 Hanover's Draught Haus Pflugerville, TX
Jun 30 Steel Penny Pub San Angelo, TX
Jul 1 Continental Club Houston, TX
Jul 7 Hurricane's Brownsville, TX

Last Of Our Kind
Jun 22 Jacks Patio bar w/special guest Jesse Dominguez San Antonio, TX
Jul 15 Jacks Patio Bar San Antonio, TX
Sep 8 The Cove "Last of our Kind UNPLUGGED!!!" San Antonio , TX
Sep 22 Sams Burger joint w/DEL CASTILLO!!!! San Antonio , TX
Nov 8 The Red Room San Antonio, TX
Feb 24 2007 The Red Room Last of our kind's "Storytellers" show!!! San Antonio, TX

EDGE Magazine Invites You

from The Edge Magazine:

THE EDGE MAGAZINE INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR A 2 HOUR MEET & GREET at SAM ASH MUSIC with Jeff Hanneman of “SLAYER” , Will Adler from "LAMB OF GOD" and Alexi, Rope and Henkka from "CHILDREN OF BODOM"

This Meet & Greet will be from 1pm -3pm on the same day as “The Unholy Tour” featuring "SLAYER", which means all these cool events will be happening Tomorrow Friday June 23rd.

The Unholy Tour featuring Slayer will be at 5:30pm at the Freeman Coliseum ON Friday June 23rd.

Look for the EDGE Magazine booth and reserve your copy of the new Slayer album “Christ Illusion”. All pre-paid reserved album buyers will receive a commemorative T-shirt, and autographed Slayer poster with the purchase of the album due to be released on August 8th, 2006..reserve your copy NOW!

Sam Ash Music is located at 24 N.E. Loop 410 across from North Star Mall

Bliss-n-Roll

from Bliss (update your page, guys!):

Saturday night is made for BLISS!!!!!

Charlie Brown's is the place for your rock-n-roll and Jager fix. We have a few new shows in July but come by and say hello to us at one of our favorite places!!

Let us take a moment to say thanks to all of our new friends that we made Friday night at Stonewerks, After two successful nights there it looks like we will be there for a while. Thanks again!!

Deja Vu at Roxy's Friday

Deja Vu at Roxy Sports Bar, Friday June 23, show starts around 9:30pm.

Rumor has it Brett may be there, singing some songs...

Lesti's a Busy Girl!

from Lesti Huff:

Hey gang, here's what's up w/ me & the band this weekend:

Fri. night Jim & I are doing a duo @ Honey Creek Cafe in Bulverde from 6-10. (830)438-3190.
Sat. afternoon we'll be @ Central Mkt. off Broadway for their Grills Gone Wild party from 12-4.
Sat. night I'll be flying solo @ the River Center Comedy Club downtown starting @ 7:00.
Sun. from 3-7 we'll be @ Bubba's Big Deck out in Gruene. (830)627-8816.
By that time I'll be ready to dunk myself in the river.
Have a great weekend & well see you soon. Lesti.

Alter Ego at Augie's Barbed Wire

Papa Wood Closing Out June

from Papa Wood:

Papa Wood is off next weekend for vacation, so come party with us this Friday & Saturday night.

Friday, June 23rd at Papa Ray's - 2407 N. St. Mary's (across the street from The White Rabbit) Don't be intimidated...it's just the St. Mary's strip.

Saturday, June 24th at Billy D's - 1805 Pat Booker Rd. in Universal City
(just a couple minutes outside 1604 on Pat Booker Rd.)

No Cover at either location. For those who haven't seen us in a while, we've added many new songs to our set list.

Thanks and Papa Wood will see you soon!

Sintense at Kristal Tonight

51 Acres: Crabby's and Upcoming CD

from 51 Acres:

51 ACRES @ Crabby Jack's
Friday, June 23rd @ 10pm
HWY 281 N (almost to Thousand Oaks)


Now that we have that out of the way, we thought you might like an update on the album and such...

The album has finally been mastered and we are putting together the art for the CD as we speak. The album will be called THOUSAND MILES AWAY and will include 10 tracks of non-stop music bliss. We are looking to release the CD in early August, probably at REBAR, but those details have not been worked out yet. You can help us out by spreading the word about your favorite band FINALLY releasing their first album. We plan on having plenty of radio and TV spots once the album is released, so stay on the lookout...


We promise the album has been worth the wait!!!


THANK YOU,

-51 ACRES-
http://www.myspace.com/51acres
http://www.51acres.com

Up Next:
51 ACRES @ REBAR on Friday, JULY 7th

Vast at Club Kristal

from Step Up Booking:

COMING SUNDAY JULY 2nd

"THE TURQUOISE AND CRIMSON TOUR 2006"

FEATURING:

VAST

with: Beyond Hope, Gravity Euphonic, Mankind Obsolete and Bombs Over Berlin!!


THIS EVENT IS: ALL AGES!!!!

DOORS AT: 7:00 PM - First band at 8:00 PM

$10.00 adults - $15.00 minors

LOCATED AT:
San Antonios largest weekly live entertainment venue
"CLUB KRISTAL LIVE" 11431 Perrin Beitel Road SATX 78217

DRINK SPECIALS ALL NIGHT LONG!!

$2.00 long necks till 11:00 Pm
$2.00 well drinks and flavored kamakazees all night

Club Kristal is San Antonios newest, largest indoor weekly live music venue featuring the BEST in live local, regional and national concert events EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT.

For those of you who have been supporting our Monday nights we want to thank you, but our Monday nights have been put on hold for awhile so we can concentrate on building better promoted events one day at a time. Thanks for your patience on this matter.

Club Kristal is located at:

11431 Perrin Beitel Road, San Antonio Tx 78217

Which is 2 miles North on Perrin Beitel from 410 behind Las Palapas. You can't miss it.

Club Kristal has:

Unlimited Parking, Air Conditioning, Darts, Pool Tables, Cheap Drink Prices, Cheap Door Cost, Great Bands, Friendly Staff, GIANT Dancefloor, Ticket Give-Aways, Free Touring Act CDs, 20 Television Screens and The Best Stage in San Antonio Texas by far!

Cum out and see for yourself
Club Kristal is THE place to be EVERY Thursday NIGHT!!


www.myspace.com/clubkristal

www.myspace.com/stepupbooking

MOB at Momak's, Stone Werks & GRC

from the Mark Odom Band:

TOMORROW NIGHT 6/22: Momaks Burgers on Jones Maltsberger. Awesome place...bring the kids....they will love the HUGE playground. VERY NICE setup.

Friday daytime 4:30-7:30. Again, Momaks Burgers, acoustic set.

Friday NIGHT: Stone Werks at the Quarry. Always a good time here!!!

Saturday 6/24: Road Trip to Kerrville, TX. Guadalupe River Club. Cool place....huge outdoor patio overlooking the Guadalupe River.

Mingo Fishtrap Tour Pics

Mingo Fishtrap has some great pics from their current tour up. There are, of course, pics of them live, and there are also some awesome photos of the reservoir in Dillon Montana, Glacier National Park, Avalanche Lake, etc. If you wanna see some cool pics, check 'em out.

More Battle Pics

Finally finished getting the pics up from the last two battles I judged at Rock City.

Friday June 9th: Village Creep, Emporium, Ill Fated, Killing Ivy and Enormity.

Friday June 16th: Glory Automatic, Americult, Secession and Harmsway.

Check 'em out on the Photos Page of sarocks.com

OR Go straight to the Battle Slideshows

Americult

Recap of what's going on - those who moved on to the semi-finals were:

June 2nd: Sintense and Falling for Days
June 3rd: Open Chapter and InnerVoid

June 9th: Enormity and Ill Fated
June 10th: Reven and Remember This

June 16th: Harmsway and Americult
June 17th: Undefyned and Dark Apathy

The semi-finals will be held next weekend, Friday June 23rd and Saturday June 24th. And the Finals will be Friday June 30th. I'll be a judge at both semi-finals and the finals, so come hang out with me and support all these good bands (or whichever bands are your favorites)!

Also two guest bands will be performing at the semi-finals. Cantina Flys and Doctura.

The lineup for the semi-finals will be:

FRIDAY JUNE 23RD

AMERICULT 8PM
FALLING FOR DAYS 8:45PM
HARMSWAY 9:30PM
ILL FATED 10:15PM
ENORMITY 11PM
SINTENSE 11:45PM
CANTINA FLYS 12:45AM

SATURDAY JUNE 24TH

INNERVOID 8PM
UNDEFYNED 8:45PM
REMEMBER THIS 9:30PM
OPEN CHAPTER 10:15PM
DARK APATHY 11PM
REVEN 11:45PM
DOCTURA 12:45AM

Johnny Drama at BoozeHounds

No More Flashback

received this from Flashback today:

Flashback is no longer together. We've had a good run - met some great people, played some great music, and through it all got along with each other better than most bands ever do. We truly appreciate everyone who has supported Flashback during the ride.

Good Bye to an old chum

NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Going Away Party for Kassy Jo and Jeremy Dien

Friday, June 23rd @ Barfly
(corner of Callaghan & Fredericksburg)

There will be 5 performances:
* Lance Sollock & the Unfortunate Heads @ 8
* Mary Minds @ 9
* Slick Dickens @ 10
* Jeremy Dien (acoustic) @ 11
* Scott Wiggins @ 12

Come out for a night of fun and one last chance to get completely wild and crazy drunk with us!!!! You know its always a party!!!

Ruben V at Stone Werks & Luna

from Ruben V:

Alright, this weeks show's are as follows:

Thursday night we are in San Antonio, out at Stonewerks Big Rock Grill off of 1604 and Blanco Road, show starts at 9:00 P.M.

Friday night, also in San Antonio, at Luna's Fine Music located at 6740 San Pedro Ave. Show starts at 9:00 P.M.

Saturday night we have a private party.

Thanks to all of you for the great success of our new CD, "Labor Of Shame." If you have not had a chance to pick up a copy, it is now available on ITUNES. You can download the complete CD or just the song you want.

For more info go to www.rubenv.com

Groove Movement: KSYM & Rebar

from the Groove Movement:

Wednesday (June 21st) from 12PM-1PM Groove Movement will be performing live on KSYM 90.1FM. This will be a good opportunity for you guys that can't come out late to a show to hear what Groove Movement has been up to.

Thursday we are back at it again at Rebar with Zeale32 and Phranchyze bring you the best in live Hip-Hop and Improvisation. If you still haven't been able to check out one of these shows we will be playing every other Thursday at Rebar through August. So mark your calendar for one. You won't regret it.

The Weekend will find Groove Movement performing in Austin,TX at the Troubadour Saloon on Saturday June 24th. If you are interested in joining the caravan to Austin, [contact us] for specifics.

Thank You from Step Aside

from Step Aside:

STEP ASIDE wants to thank everyone who went out to 321 MAX to get down with the blues with us on Sat. 6/17/06. Also want to say thank you very much to MAX and his staff. And were gonna do it again stay tuned for further info. coming up.. SO COME ON EVERYBODY GET DOWN WITH THE BLUES !

4-Fifteen at Brooks & Firehouse

from 4-Fifteen:

4-Fifteen is back at it… San Antonio's newest cover band is on the prowl. We are comprised of former members of Wall of Soul, and some guy off the street that got tired of singing in the shower. We are now more like a Wall of Hard Driving Rock...

Here’s a rundown of where we will be this weekend…

Friday – Brooks Pub (Used to be "Just One More")
3354 Lasses Blvd. Show starts at 9:30

Saturday – Firehouse Pub and Grill
5380 Walzem Road Show starts at 9:30

We've been informed we gotta keep the volume down for the gig at the Firehouse Pub. That oughtta be REAL interesting. We only know one volume level, and it ain't quiet! I have a feeling the Acoustic Guitars might be coming out of their cases Saturday Night. Could be quite the event....Marshmallows, smores, a fire and campfire songs anyone?

Amplifyd at 321 Max

from Amplifyd:

Friday June 16, 2006. 2818 N.E Loop 410

I wanted to clear up an error that I read today in The Current. Amplifyd will be playing at 321 Max, not Texas Special. Baad Newz was going to open the show, but Preston Bracy guitarist for Baad Newz got his marching orders to go to Israel. Amplifyd would like to wish him well and a safe return. We are now forced to play the whole night by ourselves and we will be playing a lot of covers that we don't normally play, so this should be an interesting show. Come on out and drink some beer and mourn that the Spurs are not in the NBA Finals. I'm thinking about bringing my championship videos and watching them to cheer us up. Show starts at 10:00pm and NO COVER!!!!!

Prototype at Pat O'Brien's & Roxy's

from Prototype:


Come Party with Prototype this weekend!!

June 16th - Pat O'Brien's (9:30pm)
121 Alamo Plaza

June 17th - Roxy's Sports Bar (9:30pm)
3249 Wurzbach Road

Thanks for your support!!

Bombasta at Ruta Maya

from Bombasta:

BOMBASTA SPARKS ANOTHER UPRISING AT RUTA MAYA ON THE RIVERWALK

SATURDAY, JUNE 24th

The innovative and rebellious sounds of Bombasta will be returning to the stage at Ruta Maya on the Riverwalk in San Antonio on Saturday, June 24th. Bombasta helped open the venue during Ruta Maya's Grand Opening in May and is now set to return with their cultural hybrid mix of music. In their efforts to continue building a network of quality musicians and collaborators, Bombasta has asked the emerging musical group, Amenaza del Sur, to join them for an evening of music, culture and positive vibrations.



Bombasta mixes styles and instrumentations as effortlessly as their lyrics travel between Spanish and English. They have forged a new musical path by taking their various influences (Reggae, Cumbia, Hip Hop and Latino Funk) and have created a new sound somewhere between 'frontera rock' and 'new urban Latino.' This seven-piece musical co-op brandishes a full horn section, accordion, samples, turntables, guitar and lots of rhythm. With a strong mix of Spanglish politics and roots passion, Bombasta tackles various lyrical topics with sincerity and perspective, flowing effortlessly between syncopated rhymes and melodic anthems.

Cover: $5

www.bombasta.com
www.myspace.com/bombasta
www.myspace.com/amenazadelsur

Deja Vu at Hemmingway's

AntHill Society at Retama Park

from AntHill Society:

Back to the races folks! This Friday, June 16TH at Beautiful Retama Park AntHill Society will take the stage once again. It's 50 cent Friday! Free admission for everyone. Pony rides, face painting, and more for the kids. Show starts at 7:00PM and runs till 11:00. Only a few dates left to see AntHill Society, this is the perfect place to meet and talk to the band and a great family venue. So come on! Load a few lawn chairs, 50 cent hotdogs, dollar beer, great music, horse racing, what more could you want!

Hearts Fail: Last Summer Dates

from Hearts Fail:

Sat. June 17th @ The Sanctuary
Fin Del Mar (8:30)
Hearts Fail (9:30)
Robotboy (10:30)
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness (11:30)

This is our last all-ages show of the summer. After that, we've got
two more shows before our hiatus:

Fri. June 23rd @ Elysium (Austin)

Sat. July 1st @ Jack's Patio Bar - you MUST go to this one, it'll be a
great show - we want all our friends to show up to say bye bye for the
time being . . . we'll be back in the fall.



Thanks,
Hearts Fail

Alter Ego at Papa Ray's and Sunken Gardens

Papa Wood - SOHO, Booze & Margaritas!

from Papa Wood:

Thanks to all our regulars for coming out to Broadway Bar last Friday on such short notice...the show was awesome, and the management had nothing but praise.

Now for this weekend:

Friday, June 16th
PAPA WOOD at SOHO LOUNGE
12289 Nacogdoches Rd. @ Thousand Oaks (Formerly Lucky's)
10pm, no cover
(word is the changes are all good ones)

Saturday, June 17th
PAPA WOOD at BOOZEHOUNDS
8531 Perrin Beitel @ 410, next to Lack's
10pm, no cover

ALSO, we just confirmed that we'll be playing the 99.5 KISS Margarita Pour-Off on August 19th at Sunken Gardens! More details TBA.

Thanks everyone and be well

Legs Diamond and Iron Maiden

Ok, yeah, that's probably a pretty unlikely concert...but how 'bout this?

Live at Papa Ray's, 2407 N. St. Mary's St., Saturday 6-17-2006 Rick Sanford, former lead singer of Legs Diamond, and Brave New World an Iron Maiden tribute band.

Show starts at 10:00pm

St James and Macbeth

June, 21 2006 at Botanical Gardens
555 Funston @ N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, Tx, TX 78209
Cost: FREE

Come for the music - Stay for the Shakespeare in the Park production of Macbeth.

Hey people on the mailing list! I hope y'all are having a good summer. St James Infirmary is excited to announce that our next gig will be at the Botanical Gardens Wednesday, June 21. Start time is 6PM and admission is FREE!!! We're opening for Shakespeare in the Park, so come to see us and stay for a performance of Macbeth. I know that we sometimes say that this is our biggest show and you should come, but this time it's true. We've been working hard on rehearsing and recording. We have a new drummer named Alex De Hoyos, and this is our first show with him, so come check us out. We look forward to playing and we hope to see you there. Thanks for your support.

St James Infirmary

10Stick at GRC Friday

MOB 3 Nites This Week

from the Mark Odom Band:

It's a pretty busy week for us! We will be at The Bitter End TONITE, located at 281-Bitters. VERY easy to get to. If you can, at least stop by.....even for just a bit. It's our first time here, and we really need to get some people in this place to be back. Come out and have a cold beer, and listen to some new stuff from the band, you deserve it! YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED!!!!

Tomorrow night we are down at a brand new place by the Sunken Garden Theatre...it's called Augie's Barbwire Smokehouse. The food here is supposed to be awesome. We will take care of the music end of it.....

Saturday nite, by popular demand, we are back at REBAR, on Broadway......if you haven't been to this place, you are truly missing out. This is an awesome club, voted one of the best in San Antonio for the last 5 years.....

Check out our site at www.themobrules.com. Great things are happening with the band....but WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! Even if you can only come out for an hour or two, hopefully we will see you at The Bitter End tonite. This is a super popular club in San Antonio, and our first time there.

As always, thanks very much, and hopefully we will see you at the show.

Step Aside at 321 Max

STEP ASIDE
Original Blues / Blues Rock
Saturday / June 17, 2006
9:30 p.m
321 MAX
2818 NE Loop 410
(210) - 590-9300
no cover / drink specials
Come On Everybody Get Down With The Blues!

YouTube

Since sarocks.com was down for quite some time yesterday, I couldn't really get much work done on there. So instead, I spent some time uploading videos to YouTube. I'm going to start storing them on there instead of on sarocks.com, so I won't have to take them down as I put up new ones. So far there are 12 videos on there, and I'll be adding more as I have time. Also, I'm lightening up the darker ones as I go. I'm planning to embed them over on the sarocks.com video page soon, but until I get around to that, you can check them out at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/rowan65

Johnny Drama: Sky & Starlight (sounds like a celestial weekend)

News from Mitch Webb & The Swindles

Ok, The Swindles latest newsletter is kinda long, so I'm just gonna piece together the main bits:

Thursday at Scenic Loop Cafe

It's an early show this Thursday at the Scenic Loop Cafe (7:00PM) and this one will be just Joe and Uncle Mitchy all by their lonesome. It will be a nice chance for Joe to tell Uncle Mitchy all about his miniature vacation that seemed to bring all the music in Alamo town to a standstill. It's always nice to catch up on things while being heckled from the crowd to "Play something you know."

Ok, so there aren't many hecklers at Scenic Loop, I am a liar. There is however good food and a chance to hear Webb y Reyes (that really doesn't work) on a nice deck with good food and fancy libations.

Turbo 350 at the Limelight with us on Friday!

This Friday night at the Limelight is gonna be a good one with 350 Turbo starting the night off. Just look at them! My God! How could you not show up!?! If you haven't made it out to the Limelight yet you are missing out. It is a great place to hear a band and the 350's are gonna tear it up!

New Swindles CD?

Your dreams have become our nightmares as we slowly come to fruition on 2 separate projects. The first one is called Last Band At Taco Land and will have 1 cd with about 12 or so cuts straight from the Taco Land stage. We recorded this about 5 years ago and it sounds great. Included with the cd will be a DVD with all sorts of Taco Land memorabilia, a live show and about 30 minutes of little Sarah running around Taco Land talking with everybody!

The second project we have just finished mixing and mastering which means the music part is done. I think it might be called "The Lonely Kind" It's only been a year and a half of worky worky! Very twangy! Very Country! You will either love it or hate I suppose! Just as long as we get a reaction, I'm happy! Our good friend Mike Karshis is in the midst of wrapping that one up and you will be hearing it soon.

Emergenza

Finally found out who won at the San Antonio Emergenza Finals at The Place last weekend: Nothing More. They will be going on to the State Finals in Austin on the 24th. Also, I hear Reven came in second place...not bad! Congrats to everyone!

Ruben V at Rolling Oaks Saturday

from Ruben V:

Friday the 16th we head on down to C.C. TX. to Doctor Rockit's Blues Bar where Squirrel and the gang always take good care of us. We hit the stage around 9:30 or 10 PM.

Saturday night we head to The Rolling Oaks Sports Bar and Grill here in San Antonio TX.

For those of you who stuck around for an impromptu show there Friday night thanks for the support to Rolling Oaks and to me and the boys. The show starts at 8:00 PM

Be A Blessing and I hope to see you this weekend. V

N'Somnia at Charlie Brown's Saturday

Ok, what's going on...

...let's see:

Friday I judged another qualifying round of the Battle of the Bands at Rock City, along with Suzi of Suzi's Rock Page. The lineup was Village Creep from Aransas Pass, and local bands Emporium, Ill Fated, Killing Ivy and Enormity. Another close contest, but moving on to the 2nd round will be Ill Fated and Enormity. (Judging is HARD. It would be so much easier if some of the bands just sucked, but they've all been good!)

I couldn't judge Saturday, but I just found out that Remember This and Reven will be moving on to the 2nd round from Saturday night. Congrats, guys!

Suzi has put up a review on Suzi's Rock Page of the 1st three nights of the Battle, so check that out! I won't be reviewing it, but I'll have some pics from Friday night up as soon as I get a chance.

The local Emergenza finals were held at The Place Friday night...still trying to find out who won. If anyone knows, pass it along!

Also, there is a new installment of The Guitar Zone up - "Double Your Measure" by Ernie Pena. The URL for The Guitar Zone has changed. It's now:

http://sarocks.com/guitar-zone.html

So check that out.

I'm trying very hard to get everything together and looking good over at sarocks.com. Way behind as usual. So bear with me as I work on it. Also, if you sent me a new band web site or an updated one to add to the list...I won't be updating the list on here, but all updates will be on the new list over there when I'm done. So don't think I've forgotten about you.

If I was supposed to do something else for anybody, chances are I have forgotten with all the being so freakin' busy, so you might want to email me and remind me!

What else? Oh, I haven't gotten it onto the national acts upcoming schedule thingy, but in case you haven't heard...I understand that Rob Zombie and Godsmack will be at Verizon August 26th. Also, according to KISS, Tool will have a show here sometime before October, but they didn't have any details as of yet...if anyone hears anything, let me know!

Ok, I think that's it...later!

Johnny Drama at Wise Guys Tonight

Papa Wood Correction

Papa Wood will be playing tonight at BROADWAY Bar, NOT BABCOCK Bar.

Broadway Bar
8800 Broadway
210-822-5552
(just north/outside Loop 410)
10pm, No Cover.

Dead Ringer at Speedway Tonight

Skunkweed at Jack's Saturday

from Skunkweed:

Date of sale: Saturday June 10th
Time of sale: 9:30

Its Skunkweed time again. This time you get three bands for the price of one. Get there early to check out the Benjy Davis Project and Levi Smith. And right when you are all good and liquored up Skunkweed will take the Stage aprox Midnite to finish off what they started.

It is sure to be a night of fun and mayhem. So grab your boobs and come on out!

See ya there,
Skunkweed

Alter Ego: Mas Tequila Y Mas Booze!

Papa Wood at Babcock Bar

from Papa Wood:

WE HAVE A GIG THIS FRIDAY the 9TH at Babcock Bar. It's located at Babcock and Huebner next to the Caparelli's restaurant. NO COVER. LIVE ROCK AT 10pm.

We're lucky to get our foot in the door here, so we need your support more than ever. Please, spread the word. It's a last minute gig, but we need to have as many friends there as possible. It's gonna be a grand ole time at Babcock Bar.

Muchas Gracias to all of you

Booking Party at the Rabbit

The White Rabbit is having a booking party Wednesday June 7th at 7:00 pm. All bands are encouraged to attend. We have recently lost contact with a LOT of bands and need to get contact information. There is not just 1 promoter that you need to talk to to play at the White Rabbit, so if you have done that in the past, you should come and talk to all of the promoters. If you are not "IN" a band, but know someone looking for shows, please pass it on. It will also be a great chance to do some networking with other bands, so bring some demos. Thanks, and we look forward to seeing everyone there.

Best of the Best Week at Jack's

from Jack's Patio Bar:

Best of the Best Week starts Today!

Tues
George Devore $1 dom draft pints all nite! no cover!

Wed
Guy Forsyth (solo acoustic)
Bleu Edmondson (solo acoustic)

Thurs
The Red Airplanes
Adenosine
Flickerstick

Fri
Greatness in Tragedy
Burden Brothers

Sat
Levi Smith
Benjy Davis Project
Skunkweed

thanks!
jackspatiobar.com

advance tix: frontgatetickets.com

Improv Groove at Rebar

from the Groove Movement:

Groove Movement would like to take this opportunity to tell everyone of you that we appreciate your support and always look forward to seeing you at our shows.

This Thursday, Groove Movement will be performing once again with Zeale32 and Phranchyze1 at Rebar from 10-2AM.

If you still haven't seen us at Rebar, we strongly recommend you do before it's to late. The music performed at one of these (Every Other) Thursday night Rebar gigs is created right then and there especially for you. Every show is different and completely spontaneous. You gotta check it out for yourself.

$2 Dos XX, No Cover. 21 and Up

Peace, GM

Update from Chris Boss

Hello all!

It’s an exciting time for the band right now as we have just released a full length album of all original material. The album is titled “One Hot Night” and we are changing the name of the band. Yes, the new name is The Fuss. We are very thankful for all of the support by our fans so to avoid confusion we will be going by Chris Boss and The Fuss indefinitely. Your help with this merger is greatly appreciated.

Calendar

Below is a list of confirmed dates by Chris Boss and The Fuss
All start times are 9:30-1:30

Metropolis 281 North
Tuesday, June 6

Bitter End 903 E. Bitters Rd (210) 404-0827
Every Friday June 9,16,23,30

Sherlocks 16620 San Pedro (210) 572-9307
Thursday June 29

Mad Dogs 123 Losoya (210) 222-0220
Every Sunday June 11,18,25

Thank you,
Chris Boss

Archer Avenue's "Headlights" is now national on iTunes!

from Archer Avenue:

Archer Avenue has gone national with an iTunes and Rhapsody release of their new album "We Watched the Headlights; We Watched the Stars" and distribution by Super D/Phantom Distribution. The band continues to tear through the Texas club circuit this Summer and has plans to embark on a national 42-city tour sometime in 2007. ABOUT.com gave the album, 4 out of 5 stars calling it "snappy and intelligent" and the reviews keep pouring in at www.archeravenuemusic.com.

Upcoming shows:
Sat June 10 - Rudyards - 2010 Waugh Dr - Houston, Texas - 11:45 PM
Thurs. June 15 - Momo's - 618 West 6th Street - Austin, TX - 9:30PM
Thurs. June 22 - Momo's - 618 West 6th Street - Austin, TX - 9:30 PM
Sat. June 24 - Sidecar Pub - 11202 Huffmeister - Houston, TX - w/ Johnny Goudie - 9PM
Fri. Aug 4 - The Limelight - 2718 N. St. Mary's St. - San Antonio, TX - w/ Pompeii and Visitor - 10PM
Sat. Aug. 5 - Fitzgerald's (downstairs) - 2706 White Oak Drive - Houston, TX
11PM
Wed. Aug. 9 - Hole in the Wall - 2538 Guadalupe - Austin, TX

We Watched the Headlights, We Watched the Stars was recorded at the DogBone Studios in Burbank, CA and features Grammy Award Winning Producer Pete Anderson as Executive Producer as well as industry veterans Tony Rambo as Producer/ Engineer and Sally Browder on Editing. The album has ten tracks, including a cover of Roky Erickson's "You're Gonna Miss Me." Hear samples of the tunes at Myspace and our website.

Prototype, 10 Stick, and Deja-Vu

from Diane:

Started out Friday night to see my guys, PROTOTYPE, at Firehouse on Walzem. The heart and soul of this band is Guy and Won. Guy is now lead singer of the band (And loves to entertain the crowds) and one of the sweetest individuals you could ever get to know. Won, the greatest, hottest and sexiest drummer, always wow's me with his performance. They have a new addition to the band and his name is Joe, AWESOME bassist, a great addition to the band. Geat music and very entertaining! Check them out sometime believe me you will not be disappointed. www.prototyperocks.com


Then I was off to Legend's, on Marbach and 410, to go see my guys, Javier and Anthony, who also appear with Euphoria. The name of this band is 10 STICK and they were playing a great genre of Modern rock and Party rock. The lead singer of this band is Chris, and if I had half the energy this guy puts into his show, I could conquer the world......EXPLOSIVE. Javier, WOW! you surprised me, Bass.... you rock baby. And of course the baddest and hottest electric giutar player around... Anthony, you know I always enjoy watching you .
These guys will rock you so hard you might wake up the next day aching for your next fix. Don't worry you can find them at www.10stickrocks.com

Saturday night headed out to see my old friend , Jason of Deja-Vu at Mainsteet on Wetmore Dr. It was Brett's Farewell (Again) lol. We will miss you Brett but I'm sure we will see you in the future. The music was great a nice mix of dance and soft rock. The dance floor was crazy! The new drummer is Bam Bam. On electric Guitar, Jason, he has always taken pride in entertaining his audiences. Bass player Tony and of course the new guy on the block, lead singer from now on Andrew. Later in the evening it was like deja-vu, I turned around and there on stage was the old crew. On Bass one of the best bass players here in San Antonio, Valdo....who appears with Euphoria, he will blow you away and when he is done with you will pick you up off the floor and put you back in your chair.... he's a gentleman like that. Robert was on drums......those strong hands and that long hair, HOT, HOT , HOT, Brett and Jason it was like old times and they rocked the house. Good luck Jason with the new band you know I'll be out to see you guys again. For the ones who want to hear some soft rock and a little 70's 80's visit them at www.thedejavuband.com


Thanks, Diane!

21BLACK Birthday Bash

from 21BLACK:

Get ready as we celebrate Miguel's "God of Thunder" birthday this Friday !!!!

June 9, 2006
Fri 5pm-8:45
Salud
8123 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX 78209
210-320-6034

We hope to see you there !!!

Thanks for your support,
Hyle, Robert, Leo, Miguel


Note from Rowan: By the way, be sure to check out 21BLACK's new song on the jukebox!

N'Somnia This Weekend

from N'Somnia:

It's another birthday week for us, this time it is Paula Wilson and we are celebrating Friday Nite Jun 9th at Hills and Dales (Babcock and 1604).

We would all love for you to join us 'cause she's getting really old!

And coincidentally, Wayne Wilson is playing that nite, and I know I've told you before, but He's HOT!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUE EYED GIRL!!!

www.waynewilson.net.tc

(the tc stands for Tuaca chugger)



And that's just Friday, on Saturday come stay out all nite with N'somnia!

Sat Nite 10 Jun, the guys are back at Snoops!

O2'L at Sunset Station Friday

O2'L, an off shoot of the Trans Siberian Orchestra, will perform this Friday at the Sunset Depot at Sunset Station. Click here for more information on O2'L http://o2lmusic.com/

O2'L effortlessly incorporates elements of jazz, blues, rock, and contemporary electronica.

Tickets are still available at the Sunset Station Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations and by phone at 210-224-9600!

Johnny Drama: SOHO & Wise Guys

from Johnny Drama's newsletter:

Now we were supposed to play on Friday night at the grand opening of SOHO Lounge but that had to be postponed by the owners. There were some permitting issues that needed to be resolved. We apologize profoundly to those of you that did not receive our last minute update...We're very sorry for the inconvenience. SOHO should officially be opening this Tuesday night. The place looks great and we can't wait to get in there and play on July 7th.



As far as this week goes, we head back to one of our favorite venues. Saturday night, we're at WISE GUYS BAR. There are some of you that still have not made it out there...what are you waiting for? The place is great, the bar and wait staff are awesome and the crowd is always ready to party. You should really make plans to be out there with us this Saturday June 10th. We start the fun at 9:45 PM so we'll see you there. See You There!!

All Battle Pics are Up

All photos from the Battle of the Bands at Rock City Bar this weekend are up in Slideshow form at:

http://www.sarocks.com/Pics/BattleSlideshow.html

Rock City Battle Pics

So, I'm a judge at the Rock City Bar Battle of the Bands that's going on this month. Actually, I judged Friday and Saturday, and then I'll be doing just Fridays for the rest of the month. It's lots of fun and all the bands so far have been really good - some tough decisions and close calls!!

So far, the bands moving on to the semi-finals are:
From Friday: Sintense and Falling for Days
From Saturday: Open Chapter and Inner Void

Here are some pics from the weekend (I'll have more up in the photo section later).

From Friday:

ingodwe

Falling for Days

Sintense

Dark Apathy

(they weren't actually in the battle this night,
just filling out the night since Tension Speak dropped out)

From Saturday:

Espira

Inner Void

Open Chapter

Fallout

The Ruined Few