Missed Alienation?

Missed the ALIENATION reunion show at the White Rabbit on August 25, 2006??

Don't sweat it,......

To see an extensive PHOTO GALLERY of that performance, follow this link:
http://www.robbsmetalworks.com/galleries/Alienation06/alienation.htm

To see a LIVE CLIP of the band performing 'One Life', from their classic release, 'Killing Technique' at the reunion show, click below:
http://box18.bluehost.com/%7Erobbsmet/0606_episode/Alien2.wmv

More live video of this performance, as well as an indepth camera interview with vocalist, SHANE PRESHONG, coming December 2006!!!

We hope all the familia out there enjoys!!!

METAL UP YOUR FUKIN ASS!!!!

Courtesty of:
THE CHAVEZ CRIME FAMILY &
ROBB'S METALWORKS

Papa Wood Friday and Sunday

Howdy folks, well we have two fabulous shows lined up for the holiday weekend...we're keeping one day to ourselves for R&R, but here's the info.

Friday, Sept. 1st
SKY LOUNGE, 5500 Babcock
If you really dig live music, you'll want to hear us at this venue...they have an excellent in-house sound system.
It's formerly Jewel's, located at Babcock & Eckhert
phone#: 691-3000
small cover at the door, Music at 9:45pm.

and then...

Sunday, Sept. 3rd
THE FALLS, 226 W. Bitters
located at Bitters and Embassy Row, just west of 281
phone#: 490-5553
This place will get you drunk...hey it's a holiday after all!

As always, keep checking our website at www.PapaWood.com for the latest photos and other cool links.

Thanks for helping to keep Papa Wood alive and well :)

Nathan - Vocals
Dave - Guitar
Fred - Drums
Todd - Guitar
Spade - Bass

51 ACRES releases debut CD “Thousand Miles Away” at REBAR this Friday

51 ACRES CD Release Party at REBAR (8134 Broadway)
This Friday, September 1st, 2006 @ 9pm

Be sure to check us out on KENS TV's Great Day SA on Channel 5 on Friday morning around 9:45 AM!!!

Please come early to celebrate with the ACRES as we release our long awaited debut CD “Thousand Miles Away”. The evening will start early with some great Mexican food (catered by Taco Garage), and your first chance to hear the album in public. We will try to start the listening party for the album by 9:30pm, and be on stage an hour after. We will also have new stickers and t-shirts (guys and girls) for you as well.

This has been an incredible journey for all of us in the band and we almost feel like it is just beginning with this album. More than three solid years of work has gone into this project and we really hope all of you can be there to celebrate this with us…


As always
Thanks for your support,

Jordan, Troy, Brandon, Zuri, Fil and Matt
-51 ACRES-
http://www.myspace.com/51acres
http://www.51ACRES.com


Up Next:

Don’t forget about WORDSTOCK 2006 at Incarnate Word on Saturday, Sept. 9th from 5pm – 11pm. Food, Beer, Games and fun for the Fam!

Johnny Drama's New York, New York Weekend

from Johnny Drama:

We're playing two of our very favorite places, both of which have New York themes to them...hence the name for this weekend. First, we start out tomorrow night at WISE GUYS BAR. The name, the look, heck the owner, Salvatore, is from New York. You guys know how much we love to play there. Then we continue the party on Saturday night at SOHO Lounge. This place has been made up to give you that whole New York vibe as well. If you saw the pictures from our show there last month, you're aware of how crazy things get up in there. So here you go, make your plans now:



Friday September 1, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
Wise Guys Bar
502 Embassy Oaks

Saturday September 2, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
SOHO Lounge
12289 Nacogdoches @ Thousand Oaks

Now you all can see what's been going on at these two places by clicking on the following link: www.myspace.com/sadrama Maybe that'll give you some motivation to make your way on out there with us this coming weekend.

While I'm on the topic of viewing our pictures, the pictures for our last few shows are available on our official website. The pictures for Beerfest at Planeta BAR~RIO, the UTSA Women's Soccer Kick-Off, and Starlight Room are up so go and check them out.

www.SADRAMA.com

Now honestly, does any other band provide you with more entertainment that JOHNNY DRAMA?...FORGET ABOUT IT!!! So we'll see you starting tomorrow for out New York, New York Weekend.

10Stick at Bennigan's Friday

Dog Men Poets at The Hangar

ALTER EGO kicks off Labor Day Weekend at LEGEND'S

from Alter Ego:

With a beautiful long weekend ahead, I'm sure tons of people will be hitting the highways, airports, train staions, whatever, to take advantage of that last few days of summer! But if you're staying close to home this weekend, there's a couple of shows you don't want to miss!

On FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, beginning at 9:30 P.M., ALTER EGO takes the stage again at LEGEND'S SPORTS BAR AND BILLIARDS, at 1305 SW LOOP 410, which is on the southbound access lane between Hwy 151 and Marbach Road, across from the Acadiana retaurant. This is a GREAT place to hang out on a Friday night, with tons of pool tables, a lounge area, and a huge music area with stage and dance floor. We love playing this Northwest Side club, and hope you'll join us in rocking the roof off of Legend's!



On SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, head out to Boozehounds, just off Loop 410 on Perrin-Beitel for the SARocks.com Virgo Birthday Bash with The Killing Floor and Texas special. Looking forward to some birthday cake with Rowan and Kel!

Ruben V at Adobe Verde in Gruene Tomorrow Night

from Ruben V:

Just wanted to let you know about a very last minute gig we picked up! I know it’s short notice, but I’d really like to see you come out tomorrow!

THURSDAY, August 31st, 7:30 PM
We’ll be heading out to Gruene to play an acoustic gig at

ADOBE VERDE
1724 Hunter Road
Gruene, Texas
830-629-0777

Come on out, have dinner, and spend a little time with us!

Due to illness, we’ll be filling in for my friend, Monte Montgomery. Many thanks to him for recommending us, and our best wishes to him for a quick recovery. A big thank you to Paul at Adobe Verde letting us come out!

!!!CALLING ALL ACTIVISTS/ POETS/ VENDORS... BARRIO MASSIVE RETURNS: SEPT. 9TH!!!

from Bombasta:

I wanted to get in touch with yall and invite you out to participate in another Barrio Massive at Sam's Burger Joint on September 9th. Bombasta will be hosting the event again, this time we'll be joined onstage by Gonsemble (live hip hop soul de SA) and Rebel Crew (electro latino beats & rhymes de Houston/NYC). We'll also be joined by DJ Joe B (Houston) and breakdancing by Bboy Voodoo and crew (San Anto). So needless to say, this is gonna be a great show and I'm hoping everyone will be able to come out and participate.



I am currently reserving spots for any activists or vendors who would like to set up a table on the patio to either sell your wares or pass out information about your respective causes. As always, there is no house fee and two free admittance passes will be granted to each organization that attends. We've had great success in the past and this event has always served as a great opportunity for networking and making some money (vendors). For those of you who would like to participate, send me an email and we'll reserve a spot for your org. We only ask that you provide your own table, extension cord and arrive to set up at 8pm.

We are also inviting poets/spoken word artists who would like to participate onstage during the night's event. There are limited spots throughout the night- during breaks or ontop of the musical performances, where some spoken word consciousness would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested in participating, send me an email and we'll reserve a spot for you.

This is an open invitation to yourself or any other activist group, vendor or poet that would be interested in participating, so if you know of anyone who would be interested, please have them contact me. Barrio Massive is an attempt to bring us all together to celebrate art, music, life and resistance. We've had numerous people come to the shows in the past and the crowds have always proved to be very open minded and eager for change. I think this is a great opportunity for us all to come together and show some solidarity and celebrate La Vida Buena with friends, family and new collaborators. It's always a pleasure and honor to work with each and everyone of you; your attendance to these events is an important part of what we are trying to accomplish with Barrio Massive: Collaboration, Culture, Community and Activism!!!

ChrisLopezBand Weekend Plus

from the ChrisLopezBand:

This week the CLB will be at BOMBAY Ranch on Fredricksburg on Wednesday & Thursday, followed by return engagements at Broadway Bar on Friday and Babcock Bar on Saturday. On Friday and Saturday, the newest addition to our corps of guest drummers will be Josh McLean, who has worked with several local bands. Expect to see Josh as a regular with the CLB. Hope to see you at the show(s).

Mark Monaco at Floore's

from Mark Monaco:

Thursday night, August 31st, we'll be back at Floore's Country Store in Helotes, Texas. Listen for us on 550AM KTSA from 6-8 P.M. during the "Pipeline" UT Longhorn football broadcast with Paul Alexander. Free concert at 8 P.M. Come early and try out the newly opened cafe at Floore's. For directions, visit www.liveatfloores.com.

I'd like to say thanks to all the great folks that came out and partied with us in San Angelo this past weekend. We had a blast! See you all in September.

A Mismatch Made in Heaven

from Hyperbubble:

Hey, SA Rockers!

We just wanted to drop by and say HI and let you know the latest in HyperbubbleLand. We've just returned from a mini-tour of the midwest, and are currently finishing up our new CD. But first, we're playing a show this Sunday at the Limelight with Blowfly...yep, BLOWFLY!...It's a mismatch made in heaven.



We originally planned this show date to be our CD release party, however we've had so many new ideas and songs since we booked the date, we thought it would be best to delay the release so we can put some extra lovin' into the CD to make it super-fun.

But hey, that's cool...We miss our San Antonio friends and can't wait to play the new songs for you!

The show is this Sunday, September 3rd
at LIMELIGHT 2718 North St Marys ( san antonio ) 735 7775 19 year olds and up are welcome...and there is a full bar.

It's an early show, so everyone can make it back to work/school the next day without being worn out!

Click here to see BLOWFLY...you won't believe your eyes.

Thanks, and please leave us a message on the events page!

Back to School Bash

from Deja Vu:

OK San Antonio! The kids are back in school, the teachers are back at work, and the school zone speed limits are back in effect...don't let that ruin your fun! Deja Vu is throwing a Back To School Bash at Main St. Bar & Grill on Friday, September 8th. Last weekend was nuts...standing room only from about 10:00 on. We had a blast, and so did lots of other people. There were lots of good comments about local music getting better and better, and that made us feel good. We can use this as a way to get people out and supporting San Antonio's working musicians! Tell your friends, get there early, and plan on staying late! Main St. has always had the best service and coolest staff! Oh yes...there will be chicks. THERE WILL BE CHICKS!



Mark your calendar now, and tell your friends!

Step Aside at Tabooze Saturday

10Stick from Diane

Wow! if you were not out at Roxy’s on Saturday night, you missed one hell of a show! In celebration of Javier’s birthday a lot of our local and talented bands showed up for the celebration. It was an exciting, electrifying JAM SESSION.

10 stick was jamming out and rocked the house.

Chris (Vocals and Keyboard), Javier (Vocals and Bass), Lew (Drums), Ned (Electric, originally from Madwagon) he helped out because our sweetheart Anthony was under the weather. One thing I love about these guys is they are comfortable with their group and do not feel threatened to turn over the mike or open up the stage for other musicians and Chris freakin rocks it with the best of them.

At one point we had Roxy (Bass player), Ned (Electric guitar) switched it out with Peter (Electric) and Sam (Drummer) from Madhouse on stage accompanying Chris. What can I say but it was great seeing everyone bring a little of their own flavor to the set. They definitely brought it.

Next from Prototype:
We had my personal favorite, Won (Drummer) this guy is one of the BADDEST drum players around and one HELL of a cutie, he mesmerizes me with his talent, Ernie (Electric guitar), and Rain on (Bass) these guys were last on set and just put the icing on the cake, they TORE IT UP and left us wanting more.

Oh and if you like to see chicks ROCK? You missed out on LEE, this hot little number went on stage to let the boys know she was serious about her drums and that she can play with the big boys. Roxy is also a hot little thing that tears it up on Bass and can play with the best of them.

Thanks 10 stick and all the guys who jammed out there on Saturday night….IT WAS AWESOME, had a blast.

Oh a special reminder this SATURDAY, September 2 at Boozehounds is ROWAN’s birthday bash, we all appreciate what she does for the local talent. Come on out and celebrate.

Diane

Ruben V Sept. 1st and 2nd

from Ruben V:

Hey, everybody! Just wanted to let you know where were headed this weekend. Here we go...

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
We'll be heading out to Luxello Hall
9 PM
Looking forward to seeing you guys at this gig! Great venue, so it's gonna be a great time!
www.luxellohall.com

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
You can come catch us at Rebar
9:30 PM
This place gets packed out QUICK, so come early, and stay LATE! We ALWAYS have a great time here!
www.rebarsatx.com

Hey everyone, I really appreciate all of your support at the shows! Please don't forget to help us out by keeping those requests for "Labor Of Shame" coming on XM Satellite Radios BLUESVILLE Channel 74!!

Stop on by our website to say Hi and pick up a CD!
www.rubenv.com

I'd love to hear from you on MySpace too!
www.myspace.com/rubenvband

Have a great week guys! Thanks, and Be A Blessing!

V

Papa Wood LIVE in September!

Groovin' Birthday and a Blissiversary

Last weekend I stopped in at Soho to say Happy Birthday to Matt Wolff of the Groove Movement and hear a bit of groovin' jams.

The Birthday Boy

Pleasant surprise - 51 Acres had agreed to open for the Groove Movement, so I got the "Full Weave." (If you don't know what means, read the Groove Movement Interview I did last year.) It's always great to hear these guys jam.

I hung around for a while, took lots of pictures. I never got to meet the famous (infamous?) Steve Hahn, who was there for the occasion, but that's ok. Though I did want to thank him for making my job more bearable when I used to do data entry. Nothing livens up a boring job like listening to Lisle & Hahn!

I also didn't get any cake. But that's ok, too. Anyway, here are some of the pics I took. (No videos cuz, stupid me, I forgot to buy extra batteries for my camera.)

A Full Weave

Then I headed down the street to BoozeHounds, where Bliss was celebrating their 6th anniversary. Now, I've seen some people dissing Bliss around here now and then. I didn't believe them, because I've seen Bliss before, years ago at Papa Woody's. That bar is gone now, but Bliss is still alive and kickin' butt! So, I say ignore the haters. They're just jealous. There are many reasons to go see Bliss. Here are three:

1) Florin. This guy kicks major bootie on the guitar.

Florin

2) To try to get a picture of Rikk's face. Seriously, I never can get one!

Rikk - He Really Does Have a Face

3) Chrissy Bliss. Don't let the package fool you. She may be all little and cute, but this girl's got a huge voice. She will rock your ass off!

Chrissy Bliss

Oh, and if you look closely at the picture of Florin, you'll notice something on the curtain behind him. I saw it when I was going through my pictures and zoomed in on it, and sure enough, it was this:

It's an SA Rocks Sticker from the Anniversary Party!

So, Happy Birthday Matt! And Happy Anniversary Bliss! Thanks for all the great music!

If you'd like to check out these bands, here are some upcoming dates:

51 Acres - Check 'em out on TV Sep 1st on KENS 5's "Great Day S.A." They'll be on around 9:45 am. Then go see them live at their CD release party that night at Rebar. 51 Acres will also be playing Incarnate Word's Wordstock 2006 on Sep 9th.

Groove Movement - You can catch them this Thursday (8/31) at Rebar with Zeale32 and Phranchyze 1, dealing out some "hip-jazz-funk." They'll also be at Limelight Sep 1st and at Revolution Room on the 9th.

Bliss - Sep 2 at Stone Werks at the Quarry (except you should at least stop by our Virgo Bash at BoozeHounds that night...then you can go see Bliss if you want; or you can just go see them same place on Sep 9). They'll also be at Legends Sports Bar on the 8th.

Congrats to The Offbeats

I just learned that local band The Offbeats will be opening for Kings of Leon and The Stills at Sunset Station September 14th.

Congrats guys!!

4-Fifteen at Soho & Brooks Pub

from 4-Fifteen:

WOW! The crowd at the Margarita Pour-Off was INSANE. Thanks to all the great people of S.A. that now qualify for Short Term Disability after KILLING the Mosh Pit at Sunken Garden. You guys ROCK!!! The people in the seats WAY back were on their feet, and we just want everyone to know how much we appreciate it! It's great to see our stickers on cars around town, very cool! We're gonna be rockin the SoHo lounge tonight and Brooks Pub tomorrow. Hope to see some of you crazy people again this weekend!

Bliss at Stone Werks & Broadway 5050

Thank you all for helping celebrate our 6th year anniversary!! It was a blast!

But the party must continue so come out and see the band that spills more alcohol on stage than most bands drink in a night.

BLISS will be at Stonewerks @ the Quarry on Friday with an early start time of 9:00, Get there early because it's going to be a mad house this night.

Saturday we will be back at Broadway 5050, great food, great bartenders and great rock-n-roll. This a special place for us, hope to party with you there!!

Thank you for 6 great years, maybe one day you all will give us a breeak.......... but not yet!!

The Band

10Stick Weekend (Happy Birthday Xavier!)

Two words for you- PARTY TIME!





www.10stickrocks.com
www.myspace.com/10stickrocks

Papa Wood All Over Town This Weekend!

from Papa Wood:

Here's what going down with "the Wood" this weekend, a couple of regular gigs plus a special day time appearance.

Friday, Aug. 25th at Babcock Bar
8826 Huebner @ Babcock (next to Caparelli's)
10pm-ish, No Cover

Saturday, Aug. 26th at Verizon Wireless Ampitheater
Godsmack/Rob Zombie concert SIDE STAGE at 4:30pm

Saturday, Aug. 26th at Boozehound's
8531 Perrin Beitel @ 410, next to Lack's
10pm, No Cover, The place to be after the Godsmack concert!


On another note, we had a blast at the Margarita Pour-Off last Saturday. Thanks to all of you who were rocking out right in front of the stage...it was a special experience to say the least. You can check out a video clip from the Pour-Off on YouTube by using this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLbEUhLfowk


Thanks folks, we'll see you soon!

Dead Ringer at Pat O'Brien's

Alter Ego BOOZEing it up MAINly!

Well, not really ... just trying to use a turn of phrase to tell everyone where ALTER EGO is heading to this weekend! After a fantastic return to Hooligan's last week, we're ready to head back to a few of our regular monthly stops we enjoy so much!

On FRIDAY, AUG. 25, we're over at BOOZEHOUNDS, 8531 PERRIN-BIETEL, right off Loop 1604, and next to the Lacks store. Scott and company KNOW how to take care of the bands and the customers there, pool tables are plentiful, and the bartenders are gorgeous! There's no cover and the music starts about 9:30 p.m.

On SATURDAY, AUG. 26, we head a little further north to rock out MAIN STREET, 13477 WETMORE ROAD, just off Thousand Oaks. This place is just a lot of fun to hang out, with a great bar staff and friendly atmosphere, and a huge patio to chill out on as well. So if you're heading to the Godsmack show Saturday at the Verizon, and looking for a good place to party afterwards, just head down Loop 1604, hang a left on Bulverde and you'll be there is a few minutes! No cover, as usual, and we begin at 9:30 p.m.



On another note, keep an eye on the EDGE Magazine over the next few months! The "Best of 2006" balloting will be starting again soon, and we'd be honored if you'd consider us in any appropriate categories! We also have an ad in the EDGE every month, and it's a great source for local and national music info, and even musician referrals!

Thanks to all of you out there who continue to support the local music scene and continue to allow us to entertain you! - Alter Ego

Johnny Drama: Soccer & Starlight

from Johnny Drama:

This has certainly been a long week in my book. Now that it's Thursday, I can almost taste the weekend...and it's so GOOD!! We're getting ready for a few shows in the next few days that will most certainly be a festival in their own right.

Tomorrow we're playing at UTSA for the Women's Soccer Team Pre-Game Fiesta and you're all invited. It's the home opener for the Lady Roadrunners and they want to make it a rockin' time...they decided to call us anyway - HA HA HA!! Seriously though, you're all invited to come check out the show and stick around for the game. The stage will be set up by the soccer field at UTSA, under some great shade, and we'll be playing from 5:30 - 7:00 PM. We have some giveaways just for this event so you better get yourself down their for these limited edition freebies!!

Then Saturday will be UTSA Night out at the Starlight Room and we will all be able to benefit from it. I spoke to the owners and they have agreed to let the whole DRAMA Nation take advantage of the $1.75 Bud Light draft and $4.00 Frozen Drink specials they have set up for this special night. So gather up all your friends, and their friends, and lets all meet up at the Starlight Room @ 1031 Patricia (near Blanco & West Ave). It's next door to what used to be Iguana Bay. The place is sweet , the staff is great and the party will be going strong!!



Saturday August 26, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
Starlight Room
1031 Patricia (next to the old Iguana Bay)

We can't wait to see all of you out there this weekend.

Killing Ivy at Patsy's

Killing Ivy

at Patsy's Ice House

Sat. Aug 26th

9:30 PM

Allele at Rock City Bar

4th Annual Double Fisted Mega Music Festival

Suprise SD Show this Friday Night @ REBAR

Saving Dawn will be playing a suprise live show at Rebar on Friday Night, August 25th, so change your plans and come out to Broadway for one last summer night of SD music and of course some great beverages to cool down with as well! So Friday Night is the Night, Rebar on Broadway in San Antonio is the Place! 10pm is the time to show up! See you there! NO COVER! FUN AWAITS!

your friends,
Saving Dawn
www.myspace.com/savingdawn

Somerset Music Festival

JunkFest at The Sanctuary Sunday

Lineup so far for JunkFest - $8 all ages, doors at 5pm

PJ'S

5:30 - 6:00
6:15 - 6:45
7:00 - 7:30 Drunken soldier *
7:45 - 8:15 Victims of authority *
8:30 - 9:00 Katastrofies *
9:15 - 9:45 Out Of Order *
10:00 - 10:30 Affirmative Action *
10:45 - 11:15 Scum Alligances *
11:30 - 12:00 23 in the pants *
12:15 - 12:45 The Snags *

Dance floor

5:45 - 6:15 young corpse
6:30 - 6:45 South Paw
7:00 - 7:30 Out Cold
7:45 - 8:15 new narcotic youth *
8:30 - 9:00 Kaotic Visions *
9:15 - 9:45 Inflicted
10:00 - 10:30 Denied Rights *
10:45 - 11:15 MDK *
11:30 - 12:00 Texas Wrecking Crew *
12:15 - 12:45 Insurgents *

Main stage

6:00 - 6:30
6:45 - 7:15 Joe Lawler and the Mathletes
7:30 - 8:00 Mental Defiences *
8:15 - 8:45 Sans Faith *
9:00 - 9:30 Final Notice *
9:45 - 10:15 Pavel demon and the reveanets *
10:30 - 11:00 The Dispicables *
11:15 - 11:45 The Booked *
12:00 - 12:30 The Cutthroats *
12:15 - 12:45 The Perturbed *

Sons of Sancho at Patsy's Saturday

Ruben V & Friends at Rolling Oaks & The Cove

from Ruben V:

Here we go everybody!

Friday night takes us to the Rolling Oaks Sports Bar and Grill, where this will be an exciting event. We will be having two special guests first we will have an opening act "Pride and Joy" they are great friends with our guest of honor thats right guest of honor!!!!

Come on out and meet and buy the the new book,


This is the man that took care of Stevie Ray Vaughan and many other great musicians along the way. I've been lucky enough to befriend this awesome man, and wanted to bring him up and share the evening with all of you. So come on out and spend a little time with us.

Saturday night, I'm gonna be out at The Cove for a very intimate show. opening the evening are some great friends of mine Far From Since When. This show will be about the songs and how they came to be, yup, just me and my guitar up there, so come on out and shout out your favorite V tune and I'll tell you how they came to be and why I play them.

Thanks Be a Blessing V

Updates: Band List, Upcoming Concerts

Just a note. The band list on sarocks.com is now complete (as complete as something that is ever-changing can get, anyway), so the list on here has been deleted. Also, I have updated the national-act concert schedule over there, so you might want to check that out.

I still need to update the venue list. I would like to get back on track with show reviews, cd reviews, etc., which I've been very behind on! I'm trying! Bear with me.

Three Amazing Shows On Sale this Weekend at Sunset Station

Get the Belt This Weekend

Friday at The Lounge @ Ave B

St James at Sam's Wednesday

Thank You, Johnny

I would just like to say a public thank you to JOHNNY BOSQUEZ for donating to SA Rocks. This is the first time someone has offered to help who was associated with neither a band nor a business related to music. Johnny is a rock music fan, loves to check out live music, thinks this is a cool site and wanted to help. That's awesome. THANKS, JOHNNY!!

GuitarZone: The Clean Routine

The latest lesson, "The Clean Routine" by Ernie Pena, is up over at sarocks.com in The Guitar Zone. Ernie discusses how Rush's "2112" and Alex Lifeson's guitarwork inspired him to come up with his own clean guitar solos. Interesting use of a capo. Check it out!

As always, Anthony Castilla and Ernie Pena are eager to have other guitarists add their wisdom to The Guitar Zone. If you play guitar and would like to contribute, contact Anthony. You can find his contact information in The Guitar Zone.

Cottonfields & Crossroads

This is a preview of Hector Galan's feature music documentary on Los Lonely Boys that will open in SA on Friday, Sept. 8th at three Santikos Theatres- Rialto Cinema, Silverado, and Mayan Palace. It's Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads and it's been getting rave reviews.

Here's what Michael Corcoran of the Austin American Statesman had to say about it:

Although the bands improbable rise from humble beginnings is the film's main story line, "Cottonfields" is also a compelling exploration of Mexican American culture, of wearing Stacy Adams shoes to high school when all the other kids are wearing Nike...

If you would like to find out more about Los Lonely Boys, Hector Galan and Cottonfields and Crossroads, here are some links for you:
www.loslonelyboys.org
myspace.com/loslonelyboys
www.loslonelyboysmovie.com
myspace.com/loslonelyboysmovie
www.galaninc.com

Step Aside at Texas Ice House Saturday

Womyn's Fest 2006

Below is the sched