by Erik Casarez | Mar 26, 2019 | Articles, Erik Goes To Shows, Local, Music
It has been nearly a decade since I first heard the song “Gay Bar” by Electric Six. Since then it is near impossible for me to say the words “gay bar” without enunciating it the way lead singer Dick Valentine does so in the song. I know...
by Erik Casarez | Mar 10, 2019 | Articles, Local, Music
Choosing the first local band you fall for is a lot like choosing a starter Pokemon. In some cases, they ultimately choose you. The first time I realized I was a Westbound Departure fan was watching two of their original members’ perform for their Independent Study...
by Alissa Perez | Mar 8, 2019 | Articles, Local, Music
Sooo there’s this band Westbound Departure January 3rd, 2009 at 4:29am Pt.2 This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Westbound Departure. I tried to get my words out about them back in 2009. Reading back on the old Tumblr post, I felt like I wanted to go back and...
by Erik Casarez | Jan 30, 2019 | Articles, Erik Goes To Shows, Local, Music
Similar to the hero mythos of The Dark Knight, most bands either break up early or live long enough for all their fans to hate them. Reel Big Fish isn’t most bands. Over the past three decades, they have consistently released ska album after ska album and maintaining...
by Erik Casarez | Jan 13, 2019 | Articles, Erik Goes To Shows, Local, Music
If you grew up in San Antonio and your formative years were somewhere between 1998 and 2007, you probably know that San Antonio has a thriving local music scene. Whether it was the fire pit stage at Café Revolucion or the underage keg parties at the silos on First...
by Erik Casarez | Aug 30, 2018 | Articles, Erik Goes To Shows, Local, Music
The lights were dim and the disposable contact lenses I was wearing were way past the monthly recommended utilization period. Shawn and I had been standing for less than ten minutes and I could already feel my knee buckle from keeping my body weight on it. We were...
