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On Saturday, Sept. 1, we start the month off with a trip downtown to one of our favorite spot -- Pat O'Brien's, located at 121 Alamo Plaza. This really is a club that has it all. A piano bar, DJ music upstairs in the front bar, a huge outdoor patio with the Fountain of Flame, and we'll be rocking the rafters upstairs in the huge Briar's Suite, with a great bar staff just waiting to serve you all the tasty and frosty Hurricanes you can handle. Very good late night food as well. Plenty of parking nearby as well, and the beautiful Riverwalk just yards away. So make it a special holiday weekend and join Alter Ego either uptown or downtown!Labels: Features




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We've got two very fun and exciting shows this week. I hope you can make it out to one (or both) of these.
Thurs. Aug. 30th at 8 P.M.
"End of Summer Bash"
River Road Icehouse
1791 Hueco Springs Loop Road
New Braunfels, TX 78132
(830) 626-1335
www.riverroadicehouse.com
Friday Aug. 31th at 8 P.M.
Auslander Biergarten
323 E. Main
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
www.theauslander.com
(830) 997-7714
Don't forget to pick up your copy of Alternate Frequency at:
Best,
Mark Monaco
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Wednesday Night, August 15th, Rockus Circus was the judge's favorite at Sam's Burger Joint and won overwhelming support that allowed them to win Rock n Rescue #3. They will be the opening act for Blue Oyster Cult at AT&T Summer Concert Series August 25 at Sunken Gardens Theater.
Following Rockus Circus will be South Texas favorite "The Krayolas".
The last three Rock n Rescues will begin August 29th beginning with a big show at "Hooligans" at IH 35 and Loop 1604, "The Falls" on September 5th and "Karma" on September 19th. The winning local band in the last segment of Rock n Rescues will open for "War" on September 29th.
Rock & Rescue features three to four local bands each night, competing for the chance to open for four national music acts that are headlining the AT&T Summer Concert Series in June, July, August and September at the Sunken Gardens Theater at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Tickets to each of the summer concerts are only Five Dollars and are available at the gate. A one dollar surcharge is added to the admission price. Rock n Rescue is an awareness and fundraising effort for the City of San Antonio's Animal Care Services as it transitions into a No-Kill Animal Shelter.
Congratulations to Rockus Circus!
Bruce Kates
Co-Executive Producer
AT&T Summer Concert Series/Rock n Rescue
From ALTER EGO: 
From ALTER EGO: *Tomorrow night, Thurs. we'll be back @ Joe's Crab Shack in the
Quarry MKt. from 7-9. If you can only make it to one gig please make
this one. They're ready to keep us playing there if enough people
come out & support. Also the SA210 newsrag will be there to do an
interview & take pictures of the band for their entertainment section.
We're real excited about that & hope you can make it out. Joe's
address is 225 E. Basse & the # is (210)930-1736.
*Fri. night we return to Madhatter's Tea for 1st Fri. starting @ 8.
Always a good time & excellent food. They're located @ 320 Beauregard
the # is (210)212-4832.
* Sat. I'll be solo @ the Rivercenter Comedy Club starting @ 7. The
comedians on the main stage will be Spanky headlining along w/ De
McNary & Cesar Cevantes. Comedy starts @ 8:30 unless you show up
early to laugh @ me. You can reach them @ (210)229-1420.
*Sun. afternoon Jim Bard & I will be @ Bubba's Big Deck out in New
Braunfels from 3-7. Come on out & get some wild & crazy river action.
They're right down the street from Gruene Hall @ 1402 Gruene Rd. &
the # is (830)627-8816.
Hope ya'll have a fantastic weekend. Play hard, laugh loud, live
life, wear glasses if you need 'em. peace-out.

BOMBASTA BIO
Sparking an uprising where ever they travel, this post modern collective is the sound of their times, the sound of a generation who grew up on both Hip Hop and Cumbias, Reggae and Rancheras, Soul and Salsa. These are the new sounds from the street, the underground beats, horn lines out of a passing car- a call to resistance.
Originating out of the art warehouses and late night parties in the barrios of San Antonio in the summer of 2003, Bombasta quickly progressed to spreading their vision of positivity, liberation and good music throughout Texas. From the stage of some of the choicest venues in the region, to the streets at political marches, Bombasta crosses borders and speaks the truth as they see it- from the bottom looking up.
This collective mixes styles and instrumentations as effortlessly as their lyrics travel between Spanish and English, balancing the traditional with the innovative, developing their own unique sound that reaches far beyond the typical. Over the past few years Bombasta has forged a new musical path, taking various influences, including Reggae, Cumbia, Hip Hop and Latino Funk and has created a new sound that can most easily be described as 'Bomba Stilo.'
This musical co-op brandishes a full horn-section along with accordion, samplers, turntables, guitars and lots of rhythm. Bombasta has been hard at work touring the region and developing a large family of friends, fans and collaborators. With a strong mix of Spanglish politics and roots passion, Bombasta tackles various lyrical topics with sincerity and perspective, flowing with ease between syncopated rhymes and melodic anthems.