Saturday, September 30, 2006

Dead Ringer Saturday at Roxy's

Hey guys! Sorry if you went to Bennigan's last Saturday but with a nice river flowing through the tent and all the lightning, it was probably best to cancel. Anymawho, this Saturday we'll be playing at Roxy's so come on out if you have a chance and hang out with us. Matt (guitar) is out of pocket that night but we have none other than the great Ernie Cruz to sit in with us. We're looking forward to it and hope to see some of y'all out there. Visit our website http://www.deadringerzone.com for maps and details.
Peace!

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Sons of Sancho at Patsy's Ice House

Sons of Sancho at Patsys Ice House Saturday

51 Acres at Crabby Jack's Friday

51 ACRES @ Crabby Jack's
(HWY 281 N. before 1000 Oaks)
Friday, Sept. 29th @ 10pm
18 and Up, No Cover, Food and Drink Specials

Lots of great things going on in Acres land. Right now we are trying to get the new album out to as many people as we can. We should have it for sale on our myspace page any day now and I-TUNES as well. We appreciate your support and please tell as many people as you can about the album.

New T-shirts, stickers and more at the show. Come on out and party with the ACRES on tha patio!

Thanx for everything,

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

Up Next Weekend:

Friday (10/06) @ Tiffany's Billiards(San Pedro)
w/ special guests GROOVE MOVEMENT!

Saturday (10/07) @ REBAR(Broadway). 10pm. NO COVER!

Nemesis This Friday at Billy D's

Come out to Billy D's this Friday and hang out with NEMESIS.
It's always a fun time there along with great drink specials.
Buy John the guitarist 3 beers and see what happens next! :)

www.nemesisband.com

10Stick last gig at Main Street Saturday


10Stick’s last gig at Main Street Saturday 9/30/06

This will be a fun last show, it was a nice run & thanks to everyone for the help and support.

In late April we started out as Debbie Murphy’s from Spectrum Talent cancellation band to fill for fun (when bands would cancel shows) and now it's time for us to return to our Musical endeavors. We might pop up once in while for a cancellation but that’s about it.

We all are good friends and family so this is tuff but we all have to move on and gravitate to our musical styles and talents not to mention family and financial responsibilities – you can't make a living on 50 bucks or so a show LOL. It does make for good weekend money! LOL

NOTE: Ernie Cruz will be doing guitar duties with 10stick Friday 09/29/06 night at the Trap. (This dude is one hell of a guitar player)

Valdo from Nemesis and will be with us Saturday at Main Street on bass for a couple of sets until Xavier gets back in town.

Thank you Ernie Cruz and Valdo and Nemesis for helping us in a bind.

Again we welcome people to come up and Jam with us (note: please know the whole song first before you come up and make yourself look bad and us in the process) none the less please musicians or bands come up and have fun with the band if you like.

Back to you – Randy Beamer

GTB at Brooks Pub & 321 Max This Weekend

Get the Belt at Brooks Pub

Get the Belt at 321 Max

Proposal: JAM Hour

Sent to me by mlabay (sounds like a great idea to me!):

A proposal: to any local radio station (i don't care which one) that has the balls to start the "Joe Anthony Memorial Hour" - JAM

A full hour once a week to play all the great music we never hear anymore, music introduced to us by the Godfather of Rock and Roll.

If any audio still exists of Joe himself, that would be awesome to hear again as well.

We need a forum where people can post lists of songs by artists for consideration.

I'll go first:

Obligatory Intro Instrumental by: Loudness (i forget the title)

April Wine-Weeping Widow
April Wine-Get Ready For Love
Deep Purple-Burn
Emerson Lake and Palmer-Knife Edge
Face Dancer-Cry Baby
Fist-Open the Gates
Fist-Who Did you Love?
Frank Marino-Hang On
Frank Marino-Land of 1000 Nights
Harry Nilsson-Jump into the Fire
Humble Pie-Hot and Nasty
Judas Priest-Beyond the Realms of Death
Montrose-Rock the Nation
Moxy-Time to Move On
Motorhead-Ace of Spades
Ratt-Tell the World
Robin Trower-Somebody Calling
Rogue Male-Crazy Motorcycle
Scorpions-Sails of Charon
Shooting Star-Last Chance
Ted Nugent-Great White Buffalo
Three Dog Night-Woman
Yesterday & Today-Struck Down
Tygers of Pan Tang-Do it Good
Triumph-Rock and Roll Machine
Godz-Gotta Keep a Runnin
Trapeze-Midnight Flyer
ELO- Get it Out of My Head
Yes-Tempus Fugit
Saxon-Strangers in the Night
Savaatage-Sirens
Led Zeppelin-Kashmir (the 30 minute version--the one with the skip in it)
Legs Diamond-Stage Fright
King Diamond-anything!

Okay. Next?

ALTER EGO - Fast Times In San Antonio and U-City!

Thanks to all the great folks who came out to Pat O'Brien's last Saturday despite the stormy weather. Even though the band had to move inside and upstairs, the place was wall-to-wall people having a great time! Folks were spilling out onto the patio and hallway, and the management had to bring in more tables and open the back room to just to make room for everyone!

Coming up this weekend, we get to stay indoors at a pair of fun places to play. On FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, beginning at 9:30 p.m., the band heads Northwest to the SPEEDWAY SPORTS BAR, 8811 GRISSOM, right across from Bill Miller's. The staff is great here and it's a friendly, unpretentious spot to enjoy great music, great friends and great drinks!

Alter Ego at Speedway Sports Bar Friday

On SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, the band heads Northeast to land at BILLY D'S, 1805 PAT BOOKER RD., in Universal City, about two miles outside Loop 1604. It's been a long time since we've played here, and we're looking forward to having a great night with our Northside Crew!

Alter Ego at Billy Ds Saturday

Both shows start at 9:30 p.m. and neither place charges a cover! Make sure you check the band's websites at:

www.thebandalterego.com or
www.myspace.com/thebandalterego

to keep up on where and when we are going to be in YOUR part of town! We've got Steve's birthday celebrations at Hooligan's and Roxy's next week, so make sure you don't miss those, because he's celebrating the big ... dare I say it .. 5-0!

On behalf of Paul, Tony, Steve and Bruce, thank you for supporting ALTER EGO and the San Antonio music scene!

Sintense at Rock City

Sintense Last Show at Rock City

Come on out and party with us one last time at Rock City Bar. Sintense goes on at 9:30pm be there!!!

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Mark Monaco at Rolling Oaks

from Mark Monaco:

We'll be making a special guest appearance tomorrow night, Thurs. Sept. 28th, at Rolling Oaks Sports Bar for the 92.5 "The Outlaw" concert series. We are going on early from 7-8 PM and then heading to the after party (TBA). Admission is free with a canned good donation or $2.00. Drink specials and great atmosphere. So, come out and show your support for Texas music and the San Antonio Food Bank tomorrow night at Rolling Oaks Sports Bar & Grill. For more info, www.rollingoaksgolf.com or (210) 655-GOLF.

Saturday night we'll be heading south of the border for our very first show at the famed Corona Club in Cuidad Acuna, Mexico. Show starts at 8 PM and we will be playing with Jarrod Birmingham. For more info on this show, visit www.ccrbb.net.

Saturday at Sam's

Sams Burger Joint September 30th

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Johnny Drama & HotSpotsofSanAntonio Celebrate at Soho

from Johnny Drama:

We're getting ready for a weekend that's starting with an awesome PARTY!!! This Friday we're at SOHO Lounge and they're having a HotSpotsOfSA.com party. The party people are going to be out there in full force. SOHO will be full of gorgeous women, as they begin to sign up for the chance to be a part of the SA Hotties Team. So all you beautiful women need to get out there and sign up. Fellas, you need to come on out and take a look at the women as well. It will definitely be a night to come out hang with us. You can get more information on the party and the SA Hotties Team by clicking on the following links: Hot Spots Of SA or SA Hotties Team.

Saturday, we're at BoozeHounds located at 8531 Perrin Beitel. This place has been a cool hangout for us over the past couple of months. Besides the crew that works there, the really cool thing about BoozeHounds is that it's across the street from the huge two-story Chacho's. Those who know me, know that I luvs me some Chacho's food after a show :-)

So come on out and have a great time with some drinkin', dancin' and then we'll head over and grab some grub afterwards.

Johnny Drama Hot Spots of San Antonio party at Soho

Friday September 29, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
SOHO Lounge
12289 Nacogdoches @ Thousand Oaks


Johnny Drama at BoozeHounds Saturday

Saturday September 30, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
BoozeHounds
8531 Perrin Beitel


We'll see you this weekend. Those of you who have not been out to see us in a while should definitely make your way out this weekend because you will be blown away by the madness!! Hope we all get to party together.

Sexto Sol at Luna Friday

Sexto Sol at Luna Fine Music Club Friday

Val Mora's Birthday

from N'Somnia:

Please join us this weekend, SEPTEMBER 29th & 30th, for Val's Birthday Bash...... He'll be turning THE BIG FIVE-O! (sure doesn't look it) - "I'd kill to have that much energy" .....hahaha - don't forget to bring a paddle as we'll have the traditional "spanking tunnel" that he is so very fond of......

Anyway we'll be kicking off the celebration on Friday night at SNOOPS - come early and grab a seat.......then the celebration will continue the next night (his actual birthday) at TRIPPS in Universal City........

Let's help him make it a "NIGHT TO REMEMBER!"

Monday, September 25, 2006

Ruben V at Casbeers & the 5050

from Ruben V's newsletter:

I just want to start by thanking everyone who was able to make it out to our Classic Blues Show last Friday. It was a huge success! Of course, it couldn't have happened without the very talented musicians who came out to help make the evening so great! Chris Holzhaus, Jack Barber and George Rains, THANK YOU. It was an honor to share the stage with you. Thank you again to Phillip from Rolling Oaks for providing such a great venue!

Here's a quick run down of where we'll be this week!

Tuesday, September 26
CASBEER'S
San Antonio, Texas
8:30 PM
http://www.casbeers.com/

Friday, September 29
BROADWAY 50/50
San Antonio, Texas
9:30 PM
http://www.broadway5050.com/

Saturday, September 30
KATZ 21
Corpus Christi, Texas
10:00 PM
http://www.katz21.com/

I sure hope I'll see ya sometime this week! I'd love to hear from you, so drop me a line, or come by to say hi at the shows! Have a great week, guys. Thanks for ALL of your support!

Funeral procession from Cove to Esquire!

from Mitch Webb and the Swindles:

This Wednesday marks the September finale of our early evening Cove gigs. How acoustic is it some of you might ask? Not so acoustic really. We just sit on chairs and it kinda looks like a bad San Antonio version of MTV Unplugged.

Come on out and bask in our acoustic glory as we congratulate Lisa & Sam on their 15th Wedding Anniversary!

The Swindles Acoustic

The Cove San AntonioThanks to the Cove for having us this last month. It has been a lot of fun!. If you want to find the Cove just click on their logo and you will be transported to their land!

At 9:15 we will begin a funeral procession from the Cove to the Esquire!

A note from the Esquire: The Oldest Continually Operated Business on the River Walk will close its doors on Wednesday, September 27th, to allow for its evolution into “The Esquire Tavern and BBQ House”. The Esquire Tavern has celebrated 73 years of continual operation on the River Walk and over 50 million beers have crossed the age worn bar top of the Longest Bar in the State of Texas, while hundreds of thousands of customers have bent their elbows at this infamous Tavern. It is listed in “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” for holding 5,973 bottles of Lone Star Longnecks, on its venerable bar top.

The Esquire Bar San Antonio

This 5th Generation Tavern holds just as many memories for its owners. Markets change, times change, and due to these changes, owners Rick Grinnan and Goodhue Smith will close the Tavern for remodeling and re-emergence as a new and improved downtown tavern and eatery. “Some Things Never Change”, but like all good things, they sometimes do, and “a new venue is required on the River Walk” replies Rick Grinnan. The closing of the Tavern will allow the owners to transform this institution into “The Esquire Tavern and BBQ House”, which will begin another chapter for this downtown icon. “Maintaining its historic charm will be a priority”, states partner, Grinnan. The plans call for a new and improved Esquire Tavern to have two levels. The River level will have River Walk and interior dining facilities which will serve traditional Texas BBQ. The street level will continue to house the original bar with additional dining, banquet and dancing facilities. Families and patrons can belly up to the Longest Bar in Texas and enjoy an ice cold Root Beer or a more traditional adult beverage. “This culminates a dream we have for this time honored Tavern, a marriage of the old and the new”, says Grinnan.

Celebrate September Birthdays w/ Step Aside

from Step Aside:

We're heading back out to the TEXAS ICE HOUSE for their monthly birthday celebrations!!. So if any of y'all celebrate your special day this month (Sept.) come out and celebrate your Birthday with us STEP ASIDE and get down with some blues!!

SATURDAY - SEPT. 30, 2006
7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
TEXAS ICE HOUSE
4102 BLANCO ROAD
(210) 735-8691

Farewell Rock City Bar

Saturday, September 30th: Rock City Farewell Party

Come bid farewell to Rock City Bar with Valley of Kings, Remember This, Fallout, Abandon the Silence, Sintense, Stillborne and Rev Lil Timmy & the Lords of Discipline.

Rock City Bar
115 General Krueger
6:00 PM; $6 cover

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Time Change for Queensryche

This is probably old news, but I just learned about it, so I thought I'd pass it on just in case:

Please be advised – Due to routing issues, the Queensryche performance time at the Majestic Theatre for September 25, 2006 has been changed from 7:30pm to 9:00pm. Any tickets which have already been purchased will be honored for the new time.

Bassist Wanted: Music Comic Strip

This guy, Porter Mason, sent me an e-mail about his music comic strip, "Bassist Wanted" and I checked it out and ended up reading every one of them. I thought all the musicians and music fans who frequent this blog would enjoy them, so I've add "Bassist Wanted" to the sidebar. Check it out (scroll down...you'll find it). Very funny!

Friday, September 22, 2006

Congrats to Ruben V: Number 5!

from Ruben V's newsletter:

We are now NUMBER 5 on the XM Satellite Radio's BLUESVILLE Channel 74 Chart. You guys are AWESOME. Thanks for requesting, and thanks for the continuous support!
http://xmfan.com/guide.php?q=ruben+v&mode=artist&sort=Channel


Also, a big thanks goes out to Hank Moon from 92.5 THE OUTLAW right here in old San Antonio for all the radio support. Call him up, e-mail him, whatever it takes to say thanks for playing Ruben V in our own backyard.
http://www.925krpt.com/main.html

Dead Ringer at Bennigan's Saturday

Dead Ringer at Bennigans Saturday

A Few Things

I just wanted to say a couple of things...

First...there are bands who have submitted things to SA Rocks...cd's for review, bands to be added to the band list, etc., that may not have been done yet. I really am not just goofing off, so I'd like to explain. It's easier to add many bands to the list at once than it is to add one or two a day, so this is something I do usually once a month. So if you've submitted a San Antonio band, it should be on the list soon. If you submitted a band that is not from San Antonio, it will never be on the list. I only list SA bands.

CD reviews take me HOURS...like pretty much all day. I can't just give it a listen and type up my opinion. I listen to a cd several times to get the feel, then I go back and listen to each song closer, then I listen to the songs that interest me the most several more times. Then I finally start actually writing the cd review. I'm anal when it comes to writing. I can agonize over the wording of one sentence for 30 minutes if I can't get it to say what I'm trying to convey. I usually do reviews when I have a whole day free, and I haven't had a free day recently and probably won't for a few weeks, so bear with me if you're waiting on a cd review.

Second...for the last month or two, I have been sticking close to home and only going out on Fridays or maybe for a couple hours on a Saturday. This also is partially due to having a lot going on lately. And when I stick close to home, my options are limited. Mostly cover bands at Soho or BoozeHounds. I enjoy these shows very much, but I would like to cover more original bands. Here's my problem: there are very few venues close to my house that have original bands. Club Kristal is one, but I haven't been able to make it out on Thursdays recently. Also, I like to have a few beers when I go out and I don't like to drive very far after a few beers. When Staci (remember her?) moved to Houston, that left me without someone to go to shows with. She rarely drank and would drive me home. Plus, many of the venues that have original bands are not in areas that I feel comfortable going to alone. So, until I find someone who likes to go check out different bands and is willing to chauffeur me around, I may have to stick closer to home. I am working on this.

So, as I said, bear with me, and understand that I don't want to do a mediocre job (on reviews) and that it is dangerous for a woman to walk through a dark parking lot at 2:00 am alone.

One final note: I would love to get more reviews on shows, cd's, etc. from other people, so if you've seen a show or purchased a cd of a San Antonio band recently and would like to comment on it, please feel free to send it to me.

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Red Sauce Rules! This Weekend

from Red Sauce Rules!:

Check out Red Sauce Rules! this weekend. We're back at the Radisson Hill Country Resort, 9800 Westover Hills Blvd near Sea World for the last gig of the Summer 2006, Friday, September 22 from 6 pm - 10 pm. Be there by 7 pm for your chance to win great prizes from the Radisson at their Happy Hour drawing.

Then don't miss us at the Annual "Party in the Park" concert to benefit the ALS Association of South Texas at Pickrell Park in Schertz on Saturday, September 23. Seven hours of music, food, and fun. Red Sauce Rules! is on the big stage fro 6 pm - 7:30 pm. Come out and support us and a great cause too.

http://www.schertz.com/

Sons of Sancho at The Venue Saturday

Sons of Sancho at The Venue

Grasshopper Lies Heavy CD Release at Electro


The Grasshopper Lies Heavy CD Release at Electro Studio October 7th at 9pm. With goi and Reader.

GTB at The Loft Sunday

Get the Belt at The Loft

Johnny Drama: The Falls & The Place

from Johnny Drama:

Well, it's the Thursday and we have some breaking news for you. We're BACK at THE FALLS this Friday night!! That's right, we were just there this past Friday and they're having us back for more. I know a lot of you came out and tried to get in but couldn't because they reached capacity early. I tell you folks to try and make it out early and now you know why :-) They reached their max capacity of about 250 people by 11:00 PM and then people were having to wait at the door for others to leave.

I have to say that it was an awesome time out there. We had been looking forward to rockin' out THE FALLS and it did not disappoint. The people were great and everyone was having a blast. The pictures are up on the website for you to check out...in case you didn't make it in :-)

www.SADRAMA.com

This Friday will be no different, so make your way out there EARLY and party with us. It's going to be a big party as they have the UV VODKA PARTY out there as well. So make your plans now and get yourselves out there as early as possible, so you don't risk not being able to get in.

Saturday we're helping some friends of ours celebrate the re-grand opening of THE PLACE SPIRITS EMPORIUM. A group of good friends of ours just bought it out a few weeks ago and have done some renovations and they want to break it in with a JOHNNY DRAMA style party. So come on out and see what THE PLACE has to offer. It's located at 7250 Bandera Rd @ Eckert Rd.

Friday September 22, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
The Falls
226 W. Bitters


Johnny Drama at The Falls

Saturday September 23, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
The Place Spirits Emporium
7250 Bandera Rd @ Eckert


We'll see you all this weekend cause...AIN'T NO PARTY LIKE A JD PARTY, CAUSE A JD PARTY DON'T QUIT!!!

10stick at Roxy's Sports Bar 09/22/06

10stick Live at Roxy’s Sports Bar Friday 09/22/06

Music Starts at 9:30 PM to 1:30 AM. Fun starts whenever!LOL

(Our last show as 10stick at Roxy’s )

Come up and jam with us if you want / if you’re a musician / Singer/band/and want to jam a couple of songs by all means come up and do it.

10Stick

(we have 2 more shows left after this and then Adios Amigos)

www.10stickrocks.com

Thanks to everyone who supported this line up of 10stick !

Anthony –guitarzone

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

Alter Ego at Main Street and Pat OBriens

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Wine, Cheese & Live Jazz Tomorrow at The Cove

If you enjoy wine and funky jazz, head over to The Cove Thursday night. Wine-tasting starting at 6:45pm, with Spanish wine and authentic Spanish Tapas. $10 cover for the wine tasting.

Then starting at 8:30pm, check out some live music from On the One, a "funky jazz" band from San Diego.

N'Somnia this Saturday Night

from N'Somnia:

N'Somnia

Saturday night only this weekend

SNOOPS

9:30 p.m.

Hope you can make it! - see ya there

Skunkweed to Rock Jack's Patio Bar n Grill This Friday

from Skunkweed:

Hi everybody!

Friday Sept 22nd
9:30 PM
http://www.jackspatiobar.com/

Skunkweed Will be headlining the party this Friday night and you are invited. Come join in on the craziness that is sure to ensue.

See you all there.

-Weed

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Step Aside at Martini Ranch Saturday

from Step Aside:

WHAT' S THE CELEBRATION ?
DON'T NEED ONE TO GET DOWN WITH THE BLUES !!
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23, 2006 9:30 pm - 1:30 pm
STEP ASIDE @ MARTINI RANCH (formely Wings)
4904 W. AVE. BETWEEN IH 10 & LOOP 410
NO COVER !!

Mark Odom Band, M.O.B., at Bitter End this Thursday nite

Come out to Bitter End this Thursday for the M.O.B., Mark Odom Band.

Located at 281 and Bitters, right here in ole' S.A.

Check out the website at www.themobrules.com.

Peace, rock on, tell your mom hello, and see you at the show.

Ruben V: Jack's and an All Blues Show

from Ruben V's newsletter:

Hope you all had a great weekend! It was so great to see all of you who were able to come out to the shows. I want to thank all of you for your support! Hope to see you sometime this weekend. Here's where I'll be...

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
I'll be at JACK'S PATIO BAR.
10:00 PM
Solo Acoustic Show.

I'm having a lot of fun with these acoustic shows. Looking forward to seeing you there!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
I'm heading back to ROLLING OAKS SPORTS BAR & GRILL.
8:00 PM
I've wanted to do a show like this for a very long time. People have always asked me to do a complete blues show, and this is a great opportunity to do just that. I am honored to give back to blues supporters and get a chance to play with talents as great as these guys.

Chris Holzhaus - Guitar and Vocals
Jack Barber - Bass guitar
George Rains - Drums
Myself on - Guitar and Vocals

These musicians have so much credibility, and have influenced me to such an extent, that it is truly my honor to share the stage with them. A special thanks to Phil from Rolling Oaks for giving me the venue to do this. Please come on out and support what is truly going to be an incredible event.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Benefit for Brothers

Came across this in Kevin Goes 2 College's MySpace blog. I think this is for these two brothers.


We are playing a free show for the two boys who were killed in a car wreck last week. The show is to raise money for a good cause. It is this Saturday September 16th at the 281 Video Store. The venue is down south on 22850 South 281. Sorry for the short notice. There are Bands, Magic shows and other great things all day long. We Play at 9:00pm., but come make a day of it. EVERYTHING Goes to Charity!!!!! Help us to show support for those in need.

Thanks and hope to see you there,
Kevin Goes 2 College

AK @ The Underground in SA w/Austin & Laredo metal

Angerkill at The Underground

Prototype at Roxy Friday

Prototype at Roxy Sports Bar

The Swindles Friday Night at Casbeers

from Mitch Webb & the Swindles:

We will be at Casbeers Friday night. We are supposed to start at 8:30 according to the website so get there early!

We should finish up around 11:30 so you should have a little time to cat around town after the show.

Don't forget to pay homage to the Star of Sahm on the sidewalk right out front!

AntHill Society: 50 Cent Saturday

AntHill Society at Retama Park This Saturday September 16th! It's Fifty cent Saturday's, Free admission, pony rides and face painting for the kids. AntHill Society takes the stage at 7:pm Play a number of new songs from the upcoming cd Coming Out of the dark. So bring the kids and a lawn chair and enjoy!

Deja Vu: 80's Party at Bennigan's

Deja Vu 80s Party at Bennigans

Dead Ringer - busy weekend - NEW MEMBER!!!

Dead Ringer at Firehouse and The Trap

The Worx Rocks Tripp's on Friday

Hey all you rock n' rollers !! We're back at one of our favorite places to lay down some power rock. Check us out on Friday Sept 15th @ Tripp's Humor Bar (Aviation Blvd, Universal City).

Thanks to all the fans that showed up last Saturday @ Billy D's to celebrate Mike's birthday. Go to our website @ www.theworxrocks.com to see our schedule.

10Stick at BoozeHounds Friday

10stick Rocks BoozeHounds this Friday 09/15/06

9:30 pm to 1:30 am (our last show at BoozeHounds)

10stickrocks.com

REMINDER: Sexto Sol for Diez y Seis

Diez Y Seis with Sexto Sol at Salud

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Tool Postponed part II

I've had quite a few people to the blog today looking for information about the postponed Tool concert. I read in the newspaper today that Maynard James Keenan was sick and had lost his voice and that the show is expected to be rescheduled for early 2007.

Evidently guitarist Adam Jones called into 99.5 KISS and apologized, saying that "Maynard's got fever, he's coughing up stuff, he's hoarse" and "you just need to hold on to your tickets and we'll try to swing back around on this tour or on the next tour."

KISS also has a link to what's supposed to be L.A. Lloyd talking to Jones, but when I tried to watch it, I got a sports interview instead, so I don't know. Evidently it's about Monday's show in Houston (where I understand Tool only played like 9 songs then left the stage) and rescheduling the San Antonio date.

OK, that's all I know!

Lesti Huff Band, Duo & Trio

from Lesti Huff's newsletter:

Hey there & yeah it's been awhile. Sorry but my hard drive got munched & I'm too cheap to do this @ Kinko's. Anyway, I'm back in cyber world & here we go.

Thurs. the 14th we'll be @ Tavern in the Gruene in New Braunfels from 8-12. 830 Gruene Rd. (830)608-0438

Fri the 22nd Jim Bard & I will be @ Honey Creek Cafe in Bulverde from 6-10. 25089 Hwy. 46W. (830)438-3190.

Sat the 23rd, w/ the addition of Gil Polanco, we'll be doing a trio @ Bubba's Big Deck in New Braunfels from 3-7. 1402 Gruene Rd. (830)627-8816.

I'll be in touch w/ more later. Take care & hope to see you out there, Lesti.

Blank & Jones Friday at Antro

Blank and Jones Friday at Club Antro

SAdanceParty.com presents
Blank & Jones

Friday, Sept. 15th 2006
@ CLUB ANTRO
7959 Fredericksburg Rd.
SHOW RUNS 9pm - 3am

Buy tickets online at GrooveTickets.com

MOB at Bitter End, Stone Werks & Pat O'Brien's

from Mark Odom:

Hey everybody:

Tomorrow night, Thursday, we are at Bitter End, located at 281 and Bitters here in San Antonio.

Friday night we are at Stone Werks at the Quarry, showtime 9pm.

Saturday night we are at Pat O'Brien's on the Riverwalk in San Antonio.

Come out to a show if you can. Would love to see all of you.

Papa Wood: Broadway Bar & The Bitter End

from Papa Wood:

Here's where we're at this weekend.

Friday, Sept. 15th
Broadway Bar
8800 Broadway, 1/2 mile outside 410 on your right
No Cover. Music at 10pm.

Saturday, Sept. 16th
Bitter End
903 E. Bitters @ Heimer, just east of 281N
No Cover. Music at 10:30pm.

We'll probably be playing our latest set additions which include Incubus, The Killers, and of course "The Pot" from Tool.

See you soon!

Nemesis This Friday at Bennigan's

Come ROCK with NEMESIS at BENNIGAN’S on San Pedro & 410 this Friday the 15th. Bring your friends, family, and even the kids (parental discretion advised). :)

BENNIGAN'S - BIG TENT GIG - 9/15 9:30 PM
7439 SAN PEDRO
SAN ANTONIO, TX

http://www.nemesisband.com

Johnny Drama: Diez Y Seis

from Johnny Drama:

Is it me, or do we always have some sort of partying going on? Last week was the Labor Day holiday and now we have the DIEZ Y SEIS de SEPTIEMBRE coming up this Saturday. Just a brief history lesson on that holiday. DIEZ Y SEIS translates as sixteen in English. Now we all now that for a very long time pay day would fall on the 1st and 15th of the month. Because of this, my peoples (Mexicans), decided to throw a big party in celebration of pay day...but it just didn't sound as cool saying el DOS de SEPTIEMBRE. That's why they waited until the 16th. I mean listen to it...DIEZ Y SEIS de SEPTIEMBRE...that's impressive. September was just a month that was randomly chosen. I'm kidding...it's the day the Mexican people began the revolt against Spain for their independence. All I know is that it gives us one more day to celebrate :-)

Of course, JOHNNY DRAMA, is going to make a whole weekend out of it!! We're going to be rockin' it out on both Friday and Saturday. Friday we'll be at The Falls for the first time. It's located @ 226 W. Bitters, next door to the Embassy theaters. This place is great, as those of you who have been there would know. It's a pretty big place but it gets packed in there.

For that reason, you might want to make your plans to be with us on Saturday night at the Starlight Room located @ 1031 Patricia. It's definitely going to be great on Saturday as well. The owners over there are working on getting a few surprises lined up for that night. I can't say what that is because I've been sworn to secrecy, but it should be pretty interesting. So come and celebrate the DIEZ Y SEIS de SEPTIEMBRE with us at the Starlight Room on Saturday.

Johnny Drama at The Falls

Friday September 15, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
The Falls
226 W. Bitters


Johnny Drama at Starlight

Saturday DIEZ Y SEIS de SEPTIEMBRE @ 9:45 PM
Starlight Room
1031 Patricia

Alter Ego at Soho & Roxy

Alter Ego at Soho and Roxy

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

CLB Does the Northside

from Chris Lopez:

Thanks to everyone who came out last week. As a reminder, here's this week with me & the boys (Art Carrejo on bass and Josh Clean on drums):

Tuesday we break into the Loft on Wurzbach
Thursday, solo at SOHO
Friday we return to Wiseguys after a long absence
Saturday, the band's debut at Boozehounds on Perrin Beitel

Hope to see you there!

Dieboy's Last Stand

from Dieboy:

Hey Just dropping a line to let everyone know that after 12 fast years Dieboy will be put to rest.

Dieboys Last Show at Sams Burger Joint

It was a group decision and everyone is on good terms. The reason for our disbandment is simple; "Life". We have one last show booked at Sam's Burger Joint which is set for Sept. 23 we will do an extra long set with a few suprises. We hope to see you there and as always we thank you for your
support.

San Antonio Band Dieboy

DIEBOY

Johnny Cash Tribute Tomorrow

Nightrocker Presents:

The 3nd Annual Johnny Cash Tribute
Wednesday September 13th @ 8 pm
The Sanctuary
1818 N.Main San Antonio, Texas 78212

Johnny Cash Tribute

with performances by:
Mike Nesloney and His Men in Black 12:30- 1:00am
Jason Trevino of Rice & Beans 11:45-12:15
Steve Tombstone 11:00-11:30
Gentleman Joe of The Undercovers 10:15-10:45
Slick Dickens 9:30-10:00
Plan B 8:45-9:15

Tool Postponed

TOOL Postpones September 12 Engagement

The September 12 show with TOOL at the AT&T Center in San Antonio has been postponed due to illness.

The September 12 show will be rescheduled for another date and all tickets purchased for the September 12 show will be honored for that rescheduled performance.

Information regarding the rescheduled date will be forthcoming.

Once the rescheduled date has been announced, if you are unable to attend, refunds will be made available at the point of purchase.

Monday, September 11, 2006

Ruben V at Water Street, Rolling Oaks & The Cove

from the Ruben V newsletter:

I want to take a moment to remember the nearly three thousand lives lost in the attacks on September 11, 2001. On this, the fifth anniversary of those tragic events, our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends that were left behind. Your sacrifices are immeasurable. We are grateful, and we will never forget.

Here's the line up for this weekend! Sure hope to see ya!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Happy hour at WATER STREET OYSTER BAR
6 PM
Acoustic show. Great place, guys. Bring your co-workers and relax after work!
http://www.waterstreetco.com/

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
We're back at ROLLING OAKS SPORTS BAR AND GRILL
8:00 PM
We always have a great time here! Plenty of room, and GREAT music under the stars! See ya there!
http://www.sportsbar-n-grill.com/

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Heading back to THE COVE
9:30 PM
Acoustic solo show. We had a GREAT time here with the last solo show. Come spend the evening with us!
http://www.thecove.us/

Thanks for everything, guys. Hope to see you soon! Have a great week!

Tool LIVE at the AT&T Center!

Tool at ATnT Center


Hell, yeah!

Review: Los Lonely Boys Cottonfields and Crossroads

A month ago, if you had asked me what I thought of Los Lonely Boys, I would have said, “They’re ok.” This opinion would have been based on my reaction to one song: “Heaven.” Until a few weeks ago, that was the only song I had heard by Los Lonely Boys, and I thought it was ok.

On August 20th, I received a message on MySpace from Evelyn Ledesma Galan, co-producer of Los Lonely Boys Cottonfields and Crossroads, requesting my help in getting the word out about the opening of this movie here in San Antonio this past Friday.

I checked out the preview on producer Hector Galan’s MySpace page and heard the song “Cottonfields and Crossroads” for the first time. I immediately added this song onto my Napster playlist.

And today (Sunday) I went and saw the movie.

This is not your typical “rockumentary,” with some narrator leading you through a timeline of the rise and fall of a rock star.

This is a story of how, with hard work, patience and passion, a dream can come true.

Enrique Garza, growing up in the cottonfields of West Texas, had one dream: to make his life by playing his music for people. He has worked hard all his life to fulfill this dream. Enrique never made it big playing his country music in Nashville, as he had hoped. But he poured his love for music and his dream into his sons - Henry, Jo Jo and Ringo Garza - Los Lonely Boys. I guess sometimes it takes more than one generation to make a dream come true.

It’s more than just about the music, however. It’s about familia. Struggle, hardship, heartbreak, loneliness...joy, laughter, sharing, love...holding each other up no matter what. It’s about culture. Growing up as a “Chicano” in West Texas...discrimination, conjunto music, cantinas, barrios, zoot suits and Stacy Adams shoes.

The movie follows a loose timeline, meandering forward through time, as Los Lonely Boys, their friends and family talk about their experiences and emotions through the various periods of their life. It’s more arranged by subject than by date. The “Cottonfields” section is about their background; the “Crossroads” section is about when the boys began to veer toward their own style of music and away from their father’s. The timeline is punctuated by songs that make you feel the emotion of that time.

Leaving, I felt like I had just spent an hour and a half talking to Los Lonely Boys, with them occasionally playing me a song, not like I had just watched a movie.

Galan did an excellent job of bringing the movie around full circle and tying the end to the beginning. Very heartfelt and inspiring. I highly recommend seeing this movie. I thank Evelyn Ledesma Galan for letting me know about this movie. And for making me remember not to judge a band by one song.

Friday, September 8, 2006

Groove Movement at Revolution Room Saturday

Groove Movement at Revolution Room






Groove Movement featuring: Zeale32 and Phranchyze1 Live @ The Revolution Room, Saturday, Sept.9th. Music starts @ 10PM.

Johnny Drama Update - Change for Saturday

from Johnny Drama:

There has been a change of plans for this Saturday night. We will not be downtown at Pat O'Brien's. Instead, we'll be getting our 'WINGS" at THE HANGAR located at 8203 Broadway. This opportunity has presented itself and we could not pass it up folks.

Look at it this way, you don't have to pay for parking or a cover charge and the you don't have to try and remember what parking garage your car is in :-)

Johnny Drama at The Hangar

THE HANGAR is an awesome place...and that's no lie. So come on out and party with us on what has become an inaugural weekend for JOHNNY DRAMA. Two great new places for us and we want to share it all with you. So we'll see you there. Here's the finalized line up for this weekend, starting tonight!!

Friday September 8, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
Babcock Bar
8806 Huebner @ Babcock


Saturday September 9, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
The Hangar
8203 Broadway


Come on down and party the weekend away with us!!

The Worx Rocks Billy D's Saturday

from The Worx:

The Worx will be laying down some good rock n" roll on Saturday Sept 9th @ Billy D's on Pat Booker Rd in Universal City. Show starts @ 9:30 p.m. Our guitarist Mike Mcdaris will be celebrating his birthday. Come on out and celebrate with us. There should be some good drink specials. GO LONGHORNS !!!!

Reminder: Cottonfields and Crossroads Opens

Just wanted to remind everyone that the Los Lonely Boys rockumentary opens today (Friday, Sept. 8). This sounds like an interesting movie.

"The film was four years in the making and captures a moment in time when the stars finally aligned in Los Lonely Boys' favor after years of struggle and hardship. It weaves a historical and cultural perspective on brothers Henry, JoJo and Ringo Garza, highlighting their Mexican American roots and musical influences. The Garza brothers come from a long line of working musicians- music has always been a way of life for them. Like work in the cottonfields, music also brought the family a means of survival. The film traces the early days as the young family band cuts its teeth learning from their father as he takes them to play in country bars and Mexican cantinas in and around San Angelo Texas. We travel with them to Nashville where they endure turmoil and heartbreak. These life experiences captured so eloquently by Galán's camera reveal a compelling portrait of a young band of brothers who against all odds, break out of poverty and find the American rock n roll dream."


Check your listings; it will be at Santikos: Mayan Palace, Rialto, Northwest Theaters.

See www.loslonelyboysmovie.com for more information.

Back to School with Deja Vu

Deja Vu Back to School Bash

Alter Ego at Tripp's and Papa Ray's

Johnny Drama at Babcock Bar & Pat O'Brien's

from Johnny Drama:

I love short weeks cause the weekend comes so soon.

Here we are Thursday morning and you're thinking, "What the heck am I going to do this weekend?" Well sit back and let me tell you what you should be doing. You need to make your way on out to Babcock Bar tomorrow night!! It's going to be our first time there and the whole bar staff is really looking forward to it.

Johnny Drama at Babcock Bar

Then Saturday you can make your way downtown early and have some dinner down on the Riverwalk. After that just come on over to Pat O'Brien's where Johnny Drama will be ROCKIN' on the patio. The last time we were there, everyone had a great time.

Friday September 8, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
Babcock Bar
8806 Huebner @ Babcock

Saturday September 9, 2006 @ 9:45 PM
Pat O'Brien's
121 Alamo Plaza

These next few weeks are going to be really exciting because we're playing a bunch of great places that are new venues for us. It starts tomorrow with Babcock Bar. See you there.

Thursday, September 7, 2006

N'Somnia Weekend Schedule

from N'Somnia:

We're playing some new clubs (new to us)...hope you'll come out and help make our first nights there comfortable as we continue our "SONG OF LIFE" (Virgo/Libra) CELEBRATION...and remember its always good for us look out into the crowd and see familiar faces.

Friday night - September 8th

BROOKS PUB - Come early and secure your seat - we hear the place is a lot of fun and gets pretty busy on Friday nights.

"Brooks Pub, is conveniently located near Brooks Corner and City Base Landing at 3354 Lasses. Its booming over here! We are one block north of SE Military Drive, off Goliad Rd. (Hurry Over!) We serve really cold beer, cocktails, cute bartenders, live entertainment, games and Fun!"

Important Note ....Goliad and Military is going through some growing pain construction. And some lanes will be closed ( who knows when they will be done )
Take 37 to Pecan Valley ..Turn Left, go to Goliad,
Take Right, go to Lasses and Brooks Pub



SATURDAY NIGHT....SEPTEMBER 9TH...... BOOZEHOUNDS -

(Also a first for N'Somnia)

Located in LACKS shopping center - corner of 410 and Perrin Beitel (across the street from ChaCho's). Music starts at 9:30 p.m.

Hope to see everyone there!

Ruben V in Top Ten on XM Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio's BLUESVILLE Channel 74
Picks to Click for the Week of Sept. 9

1. “Rise” – Chris Thomas King – 21st Century Blues
2. “Tales From A 2 Lane” – Lew Jetton/61 South – Self Produced
3. “My Hearts In Texas” – Smokin’ Joe Kubek/Bnois King – Blind Pig
4. “Road To Rio” – Hollywood Blue Flames – Delta Groove
5. “The Way It Feels” – Roxanne Potvin – Alert Music
6. “Down Low Brother” – Barbara Carr – Ecko Records
7. “Rattleshake” – Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials – Alligator Records
8. “Big Easy Boogie” – Mitch Woods – Club 88
9. “Last Call” – Lynwood Slim – Delta Groove
10. “Labor Of Shame” – Ruben V – Old Dog Records

Congratulations, guys!

10Stick Weekend - And Calling It Quits After This Month

10Stick at Billy D's Friday 9/8/06 and a special line up Saturday 9/9/06 at the new Brooks Pub.

10Stick is playing the month of September and calling it quits for a while. If you have not seen us yet please come support one of the better bands in town that has a lot of talented and entertaining players.

The show must go on! Some of us will be back in some capacity early next year. Some members have job schedules and family concerns to deal with at this time. We all are like family; heck, some of us are family, so things happen for a reason. Can't stop doing what you love to do; playing music and entertaining people is very satisfying and a rush.

It’s been bad ass!

Anthony Castilla

10Stick

ChrisLopezBand This Weekend

from the Chris Lopez Band:

Here's our schedule for our friends & fans, look forward to seeing you there:
Thursday - the Falls - the band
Friday - BarFly - the band
Saturday - Charlie Brown’s Sports Bar - acoustic solo

Cd update - we're in the studio over the next few weeks and are looking towards a cd release & party around the Halloween time frame (there's a spooky thought). More to come later.

P.S. - To those of you who may have come out on Monday at Tequila Republic or at Bombay Wednesday - sorry for the inconvenience, we didn't get word til last minute on cancellations at both these venues and weren't able to get the word out. Hope you weren't inconvenienced, but in both cases we didn't know either and in one instance wasted gas & time driving to a closed bar. We appreciate our fans and do our best to stick to reputable venues, but unfortunately it doesn't always work out. Unfortunately this happens way too often; it’s a tough business, especially for those of us who do this full time for a living. Thanks for everyone's support.

Rollergirls Fundraiser

Alamo City Rollergirls Fundraiser at The Mix

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

MERGE Fall Schedule

from the Merge newsletter:

If you made it to our Broadway 5050 gig on 8/19, THANK YOU!!!! If you didn't...you missed probably one of our best shows yet. Thanks a ton to those who came out and kept the party going on all night long (especially Keith's BikeMojo peeps). The management and staff had nothing but GREAT things to say about us. The fact that you came out to support us certainly helps a lot.

In fact, they liked us so much, they booked us again in September and October. November will mark our return to Club Rive. We've also booked 3 dates there in December, including NEW YEAR'S EVE!!! So start making your plans now to join us for the New Year's Celebration in Downtown S.A.

Here is our current fall schedule:

9/16 - Broadway 5050
9/30 - Stone Werks in the Quarry
10/14 - Broadway 5050
11/3 - Club Rive
12/2 - Club Rive
12/30 & 12/31 - Club Rive


-Michelle, Jonathan, Billy, John, & Keith

Nemesis & Virgo Bash: Review by Diane

Nemesis

www.nemesisband.com

Friday Night:

Roxy’s always has such great talent performing at their establishment. I had the pleasure of catching Nemesis and their assembly of talented musicians. I have to say that I was very impressed but I should have not been surprised because I’ve seen Valdo (Bass) before and know that this silent giant is thunder just waiting to erupt. John (lead guitarist) was lightning and ripped the heavens open, he is sooo freaking great and yet so humble. Such talent and such spectacular show these 2 guitarists put on, very entertaining. The lead vocalist, Roy, is fantastic and so down to earth, definitely has a great sense of humor. Please do not let me forget blue eyes, Jeff (Drummer), don’t forget to learn our song, Jeff……Blue eyes in between my - - - - -s, YOU REMEMBER, MEMBER? It was such a pleasure meeting all of you hope to catch you again. ROCK ON! Make sure to log on to their website for future shows.



Saturday Night:

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the Virgo Birthday Bash! I know a lot of our local bands had to work that Saturday and Rowan knew this but there was still a great turnout. Anyway I do not think she could have handled all the beer that would have came her way if ALL you guys showed up. I got to check out the KILLING FLOOR, and Texas Special, two very awesome and entertaining bands, thanks guys for the wild entertainment, I’ll definitely catch you guys again.

ROCK ON!

Diane

P.S. It was such a pleasure meeting everyone, thanks for the invite.


From Rowan: It was a pleasure meeting you, too, Diane! Thanks for coming!

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

Swindles at the Cove from 7-9 Wednesday nights

from The Swindles newsletter:

Every Wednesday night in September from 7-9 at the Cove! 2 hour semi-acoustic show!

We've been trying to figure out something special we could do at the Cove and this is it. A two hour semi- acoustic show featuring a lot of the songs on our forthcoming cd.

Since Lisa and Sam have a great kitchen down at the Cove, you can stop in after work, grab a bite to eat, slug down a beer or two and listen to the Swindles as you digest!

Join Sexto Sol for Diez y Seis de Septiembre celebracion - Saturday, 9/16 @ SALUD

Hi folks! Some advanced notice on our gig at Salud! (8123 Broadway, SA TX 78209) celebrating Mexico independence day, Diez y Seis de Septiembre! We will be performing at 10pm, Saturday, September 16th and playing for you all night long.

Sexto Sol at Salud for Diez y Seis

If you haven't purchased our latest creation, "Let There Be Fire", you can do so here. We will have the CD on sale at all of our shows along w/ T-Shirts.

Hope to see you on the 16th and please spread the word!!

Sexto Sol

ON THE HORIZON: Sexto Sol @ Luna Fine Music Club - Friday, Sept. 29th 9pm

Ruben V at Stone Werks & Casbeers

from the Ruben V newsletter:

We had so much fun at the shows this past weekend, that I thought we'd do it all over again this weekend! Come on out and join us!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
We'll be at STONEWERKS BIG ROCK GRILLE
Located at Loop 1604 and Blanco 210.764.0400
9 PM
This is a great happy hour spot, guys! Head on over to see us after work!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
You can catch us at CASBEER'S
8:30 PM
Intimate venue, and great food!


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
We're wrapping up the weekend in my hometown of Corpus Christi!

We'll be at DOCTOR ROCKIT'S
9:30 PM
Lookin' forward to seeing you there!

I can't thank you guys ENOUGH for keeping those requests for "Labor Of Shame" coming on XM Satellite Radio's BLUESVILLE Channel 74. You guys ROCK!

Enjoy your week!

Monday, September 4, 2006

More Party Pics on MySpace

I was in party mode the other night, not so much in picture-taking mode, so I only got a few pics from the Virgo Bash - just the cake and some band pics. But Kel took lots of people pics and made them into a slideshow. Thanks Kel! The slideshow is too wide to put up on here, so it's over on SA Rock's MySpace Page, if you'd like to check it out.

Hogg Shedd Coming to 321 Max

Ah, So Much Fun!!!

We had SOOO much fun at the Virgo Bash last night!

Thank you so much to everyone who stopped by and hung out! I want to thank everyone by name...there were so many, I'm not sure I can name everyone! Plus, dangit, every time I turned around, there were more beers in front of me!! Contributes to memory loss, lol!

Let's see...Kel, Staci, Darren, Alfonso, Denise, Scott, Casey, Cris, Paul, Ben, Donna, Nathan, Steve, Robert, Leo, Guido, Diane, Gary...EVERYONE! Thanks so much for coming!

Oh, and special thanks to Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain figure

for gracing our cake! (Yeah, his guitar fell out of his hand...)

Kurt Cobain figure on birthday cake

Even though they made us blow out the candles multiple times for the sake of pictures.

Extra special thanks to Texas Special and The Killing Floor for the awesome jams all night! I've been waiting for this jam since the Elbow Room burnt down!

The Elbow Room

Started off with some jams from The Killing Floor. JCM always amazes on guitar!

JCM of The Killing Floor

And we got a Jack Solo! Whenever Jack stands up from his drums, expect the unexpected! No part of this drum set goes to waste!

Jack from The Killing Floor drum solo

Then Texas Special at their finest. We had a great time drunkenly playing the bongos along with them!

Texas Special

They put on a helluva show!

James Ponder of Texas Special

Then the best part: the jam at the end! I always love an impromptu jam, and these guys looked like they were having so much fun! Everyone enjoyed the hell out of it!

James and Carlos jamming on guitar

Jack and Larry jamming on percussion

Also, special thanks to Scotty for letting us mess up his bar once again! You rock!