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A Boneshakers Party
It has been a few months since Boneshakers moved from its original digs next to the San Antonio River on East Mitchell Street to its current location in the old Wolfmueller Building at 306 Austin St. next to the Hays Street Bridge.
The shakedown period is over, so it's time to celebrate a grand opening. The new Boneshakers has more elbow room, food, an expanded beverage menu, varied music and the vibe that comes with being in a 1916 building. The club retains its bicycle/bicyclist-friendly atmosphere.
Here's a short history lesson: Brothers C.H. and Herman Wolfmueller, German immigrants, built the edifice, had a bakery downstairs and lived upstairs. C.H. Wolfmueller's grandson, Jon Wolfmueller, owns and operates Wolfmueller's Books in Kerrville.
And now, back to the present. Grand-opening action starts Friday with Bombasta, Las Cafeteras and Los Nahuatlatos. It continues Saturday with Los de Esta Noche, Mexicans at Night, The In and Outlaws, The Mighty Landshark and King Pelican. Showtime is listed as 9 each night. Cover is $5 each night.
On Friday, tradition will meet progression Latin style. Bombasta, “the Barrio Big Band,” 10 members strong, does a bilingual fusion of cumbias, funk, hip-hop and reggae. One of the most rhythmically irresistible bands around, Bombasta knows how to fire up a crowd with its words and its music.
Los Nahuatlatos do with conjunto what Bombasta does with cumbias. With full-throttle accordion and guitar, and a lock-step rhythm section, the band plays rock 'n' punk-informed polkas with touches of ska, funk and more. The band has a good time on stage, and the crowd can't resist going along for the ride.
Bombasta and Los Nahuatlatos hail from S.A. They'll play host to East Los Angeles-based Las Cafeteras. There's a long tradition of San Antonio bands and fans welcoming East L.A. bands with open arms, and vice versa. Las Cafeteras plays what's described as “indie son jarocho,” which mixes traditional music of Southern Veracruz with East L.A. sensibilities and community activism.
Saturday will be a musical mash-up. S.A.'s Los de Esta Noche, like Las Cafeteras, couple traditional music with social activism. Mexicans at Night, from El Paso, serve up indie rock. The In and Outlaws turn country inside out. Fans of surf music will get a healthy fix courtesy of The Mighty Landshark and King Pelican.
The Boneshakers grand opening promises to be quite a celebration.
A Boneshakers Party
It has been a few months since Boneshakers moved from its original digs next to the San Antonio River on East Mitchell Street to its current location in the old Wolfmueller Building at 306 Austin St. next to the Hays Street Bridge.
The shakedown period is over, so it's time to celebrate a grand opening. The new Boneshakers has more elbow room, food, an expanded beverage menu, varied music and the vibe that comes with being in a 1916 building. The club retains its bicycle/bicyclist-friendly atmosphere.
Here's a short history lesson: Brothers C.H. and Herman Wolfmueller, German immigrants, built the edifice, had a bakery downstairs and lived upstairs. C.H. Wolfmueller's grandson, Jon Wolfmueller, owns and operates Wolfmueller's Books in Kerrville.
And now, back to the present. Grand-opening action starts Friday with Bombasta, Las Cafeteras and Los Nahuatlatos. It continues Saturday with Los de Esta Noche, Mexicans at Night, The In and Outlaws, The Mighty Landshark and King Pelican. Showtime is listed as 9 each night. Cover is $5 each night.
On Friday, tradition will meet progression Latin style. Bombasta, “the Barrio Big Band,” 10 members strong, does a bilingual fusion of cumbias, funk, hip-hop and reggae. One of the most rhythmically irresistible bands around, Bombasta knows how to fire up a crowd with its words and its music.
Los Nahuatlatos do with conjunto what Bombasta does with cumbias. With full-throttle accordion and guitar, and a lock-step rhythm section, the band plays rock 'n' punk-informed polkas with touches of ska, funk and more. The band has a good time on stage, and the crowd can't resist going along for the ride.
Bombasta and Los Nahuatlatos hail from S.A. They'll play host to East Los Angeles-based Las Cafeteras. There's a long tradition of San Antonio bands and fans welcoming East L.A. bands with open arms, and vice versa. Las Cafeteras plays what's described as “indie son jarocho,” which mixes traditional music of Southern Veracruz with East L.A. sensibilities and community activism.
Saturday will be a musical mash-up. S.A.'s Los de Esta Noche, like Las Cafeteras, couple traditional music with social activism. Mexicans at Night, from El Paso, serve up indie rock. The In and Outlaws turn country inside out. Fans of surf music will get a healthy fix courtesy of The Mighty Landshark and King Pelican.
The Boneshakers grand opening promises to be quite a celebration.