who would’ve thought accordion could be so freeking cool? San Anto’s own Pinata Protest & singer Alvaro Salas (you can also catch him protesting T. Don Hutto on many occasions, even more than me, sadly) rock punk like no one’s business with an onslaught of solo accordion stylings set to hi-jinxed punk riffs.
Entries from August 2008
August 27, 2008
gypsy punks v. surf czars
if you don’t know about the crazed gypsy punk movement sweeping the nation, then let me be the one to inform you. a thirst for unquenchable wanderlust, aimless erotic dancing & a beating to their own tune on exotic instruments has spawned a new breed of theatrical punk bands. meet Gogol Bordello…
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August 24, 2008
snake wrangler, tornado chaser & rock star
Hank Schyma spent his nights singing with his band the Southern Backtones & he spent his days as a cameraman for FOX 26 in Houston. but never did i know he was a snake-wrangling tornado chaser….
August 20, 2008
TEXAS field guide to Elvis shrines
i bought this book called “The Field Guide To Elvis Shrines, ” by Bill Yenne, at a Half-Price Books and was disappointed with the Texas entries. i thought it would be the ultimate travel guide for all Elvis-shaped pilgrimages for some reason, and i mistakenly thought there would be hundreds of entries for Texas, or [...]
August 16, 2008
BioWillie’s new diggs
everything’s bigger in Texas thanks to Biodiesel barrons Willie Nelson and Carl Cornelius who have expanded their operation, Carl’s Corner, home to BioWillie, located off exit 374 on Interstate 35, with 12 master-satellite-high-flow diesel pumps-designed to fill up both an 18-wheeler’s fuel tanks at once. background info here. but, not only can Nelson fill up [...]
August 12, 2008
go ahead. punk. make my day.
one of the key idealogical points behind punk rock is the freedom to speak for yourself by questioning authority, but the problem with musicians in politics is that most musicians are content to let you know how they see it & they feel the need to know you see it the same way. there is [...]
August 5, 2008
chasin’ that devil music: The San Antonio Sessions
No one can tell you where it is, but as the story goes, it’s there. Tucked in the corner of the Mississippi Delta, or possibly in a small town outside of Memphis, or even more commonly thought, at the intersection of Highway 61 & 49; that’s where it happened. At a dirt road intersection known [...]
