Sparta (Full Circle)
Alex F. was in Spoiled Milk in El Paso, TX in the early 90s and played a number of punk shows in the scene there. The Leftovers, Dohnkihedt, Strange Mary, there were a number of bands that came out of the El Paso punk scene to include Jerk where members later went on to form At The Drive In. Members of Spoiled Milk were Alex Ferguson (Bass), Justin Leeah (Drums), Brad Applewhite (Guitar) and DeWayne Stone (Vocals). Later we added Wally Lozano (Guitar) on some of the recordings. That said, El Paso is a city that’s small. One year for Christmas, Lisa and Alex F. went over to Jennifer H.’s house and met up with Jim Ward (At The Drive In, Sparta). We talked touring, working hard as hell on the road and what the bands had to do to make it. Dave Reith (Kramer’s Rule) was a big fan, so we snapped this photo for Dave.
Alex F. (Stereo Press, Kramer’s Rule) with Jim Ward (Sparta, At Th Drive In)
Circle the wagon years later and what do we have. Sparta is on tour in San Diego, CA at The Northpark Observatory and Olivia F. goes to the show. Of course Sparta is one of those bands that doesn’t dissapoint. Olivia gets an updated photo. Kind of cool when your kids get to meet some of the folks from your past. Love it when things come full circle.
El Paso, TX still has a great music scene.
Matt Miller (Bass, Sparta), Oliva F. (Stereo Press) and Jim Ward (Sparta, At The Drive In)
Upcoming Shows we Recommend
DIIV on a Southwest tour, Screeching Weasel and The Queers at The North Park Observatory. Death Cab for Cutie returning to San Diego, CA.
Screeching Weasel, The Queers & Jack Trippers
One show that we’re excited for is Screeching Weasel and The Queers at The North Park Observatory. Jack Trippers will also be there supporting. We have tickets for this one, so check our events page for shows that we’ll be heading to.
Death Cab for Cutie will be on tour in San Diego, CA. We’ll be at this show supporting. Pretty excited to see this one. We saw Death Cab at a very small venue that Holiday Matinee had hosted in Golden Hill back in the day and they’ve come a long way since then.
Check our Events Page for shows we’ll be at.
Death Cab for Cutie
DIIV on a Southwest US tour.
DIIV on tour.
Couple of shows that we’ll be at and recommend seeing if you’re in the area. For those in El Paso, TX, DIIV is on tour and playing an upcoming show. We can’t be at this show unfortunately, but posting for those that may be interested.