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FUZZY WARBLES for your mood organ: Диско альянс

Disco Alliance

Disco Alliance

While we all-American kids were getting our electronic Eurosleaze filtered through Blondie, Donna Summer and Meco, disco citizens in the Soviet Union were blasting off to their own version of  instrumental space disco in the form of ZODIAC.

ZODIAC’s head musical cosmonaut, Jānis Lūsēns hooked up fellow spaceheads at the Latvian [Read it all...]

FUZZY WARBLES for your mood organ: MAKE MINE MAGMA!!!

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Just ask Ian Faith. Playing in front of large stone formations provides that extra nudge of cosmic  vibration that sends a performance well over the top.  Backpackers from around the world gather to witness this ultimate fusion of mystical, musical, and electrical power.  Are the musicians actually drawing musical inspiration from the rocks? Or does [Read it all...]

FUZZY WARBLES for your mood organ: TRONSPOTTING ON PLANET LIME

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Ever wonder what it’s like to actually live inside a Nagel painting? Well, wonder no more, just take a trip to Planet Lime. Planet Lime, where the bar is always stocked with delicious cocktails that not only don’t slow you down, but actually turn you into [Read it all...]

Guest in SA: POLYSICSGuest in SA: POLYSICS

POLYSICS (with Hyperbubble) at the White Rabbit – Friday February 5th. Doors open at 7:00.

The White Rabbit is the place to be Friday night for an incredible sonic art event. San Antonio’s power synthpop duo Hyperbubble will be on tap with the release of their new CD Candy Apple daydreams. They will be [Read it all...]

Your Most Memorable SF/F Album CoversYour Most Memorable SF/F Album Covers

When we saw on SF Signal that they were asking for your favorite SF/Fantasy book covers we knew we had to chime in with our picks. But then we realized that some of our favorite SF/F artists also did album covers and we realized we had to go there too. Today we present our picks [Read it all...]

Konnichiwa San JapanKonnichiwa San Japan

Japanese culture and media have been very influential to mainstream American media in varied ways, some as obvious as Godzilla, others as subtle as an American remake of a Japanese horror flick. If you are a fan of Japanese culture, movies, anime or manga, SAN JAPAN is the place for you this weekend.

San Japan [Read it all...]

San Antonio Welcomes the Metal Gods

Judas Priest – British Steel

Dust off your leathers and your spikes because perennial San Antonio favorite JUDAS PRIEST is rolling into town this weekend. This is not just your average heavy metal show, Saturday’s performance marks the 30th anniversary of Priest’s sixth album, the chart-topping British Steel. To celebrate, the band will be [Read it all...]

Got What It Takes To Be A Singing Brain?

The original "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" movie poster

The Overtime Theater has a new musical coming up and you could be a part of it! THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE is a new original horror/comedy/musical (and we need more of those) adapted from the ‘classic’ 1962 film of the same title. You may [Read it all...]

Hyperbubble Sets Phasers to Stun

I was happy to see that San Antonio synth pop combo HYPERBUBBLE not only has a new record, but they are mixing their bubblegum with Star Trek. Better Set Your Phaser to Stun is a 5-song maxisingle on the Glasgow, Scotland based Bubblegum Records label. [Read it all...]