Bombasta Performs at Luna

BOMBASTA PERFORMS at LUNA FINE MUSIC CLUB

Saturday, January 20th
Special Birthday Bash Performance For
Bombasta Frontman: EL ROBOTICO 2012
With Guest Performance by AZUL

Local Spanglish mix masters, Bombasta, will be performing for the first time at the critically acclaimed Luna Fine Music Club on Saturday January 20th for a special performance celebrating the birthday of Bombasta frontman: El Robotico 2012. Bombasta's performance at Luna marks a broadening of format at the traditional jazz club and illustrates Bombasta's wide appeal among the local community. Joining El Robotico 2012 and Bombasta on stage, will be special performances by songstress Azul and her recently formed backing band. The night's festivities will begin around 9PM with alternating sets between Azul and Bombasta, as well as the addition of guest performers throughout the night.

Bombasta's loyal fanbase has been invited to join El Robotico in "celebrating another year in this game of life" in attempts to further dissolve the barrier between performer and audience. In a recent interview, El Robotico stated, "I think of all of mi gente that have supported my past efforts as mi familia. Each person that attends a Bombasta show gives me the drive in my life to continue attempting to do the most with this small gift of music that I've received. I can't think of a better way to start off my new year, than to be surrounded by my family, my friends and this community of positive people. This is why I am a musician."

Through Bombasta's continued travels, performing their unique and intelligent mix of Spanglish reggae and conscious cumbia/hip hop, they have formed close relationships with many in the music, art and activist communities. Saturday's performance will serve as an opportunity for these communities to come together to help celebrate one of San Antonio's unique, outspoken and creative individuals, El Robotico 2012. Visit the band's websites at www.bombasta.com or www.myspace.com/bombasta; for band bios, press clippings, fan postings, images, etc. or at Luna's website at www.lunalive.com.

Show starts at 9PM; 21+; $6 Cover


El Robotico 2012 Bio:

Bombasta frontman, El Robotico 2012, is a San Antonio native, born and raised on the Southside. His musical career spans over 15 years of songwriting and innovation. A graduate of Southwest High School, he spent most of his formative years playing the night clubs of Austin while attending Texas State University in San Marcos, where he was an active member of M.E.Ch.A. (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán) an experience that would later impact much of his political lyrical content. He returned to his home town of San Antonio in 2003 and formed the group Bombasta, a hybrid mixture of many influences, including Hip Hop, Reggae, Cumbias and Latino Funk. As a guitarist, he has held his own performing alongside musicians in Austin, New York's Greenwich Village and the Southside blues bars of Chicago. Beyond playing guitar, El Robotico is a talented lyricist and singer, tackling themes of social justice, Chicano politics and varied calls for peace and unity. He is also a multi-instrumentalist, known to lead Bombasta on accordion, turntables, guitar and vocals, continuously striving for mixing the traditional with the innovative- creating a fresh new sound in the process.

In addition to being one of San Antonio's most promising musicians, El Robotico has spearheaded efforts to unify San Antonio's musical community through his critically acclaimed series of events entitled Barrio Massive, a collaborative effort between Bombasta, other regional Latino musical acts, poets, dancers, activists and vendors, an act which left San Antonio with some of the most memorable performances of 2006. He is also a DJ, who previously released an EP of cumbia/hip hop mashups entitled "El Nuevo Chicano" and has DJ'd various nightclubs and parties throughout San Antonio and Austin. In addition to being a band leader, musician, DJ and promoter, El Robotico is also a dedicated husband and father, gaining a reputation as being one of the hardest working people in the local music community.