hey myspace network!  Joe, here.

i wanna know who you think was the most influental band/artist of this decade? 

personally, i think this was the worst decade of rock, since... ever!  bands like nickelback, theory of a deadman, papa roach, and other limitly talented bands have hit the mainstage and made mad money with the help of local radio stations blasting their over rated singles and mtv pushing their idea of music through the television sets.  compared to bands that have changed the face, the sound, the feel of what it is to be a band, [such as:  the beatles, floyd, hendrix, nirvana, zepp, korn, metallica, ac/dc, etc] this decade didnt produce much, as far as mainstream rock goes! 

truley, i believe this was the decade for the underground.  the same sounds came out throughout this year over the mainstream waves, and bands coming up just emmulated the same backwash, called it a hit, and got the fame.  fuck them. 
the underground wasnt the savior that most of us were looking for tho..
the underground left kids [young dudes] to find themselves in a metal scene, wearing girl pants.  [lol i really wanna know what the fathers gotta say on this one].  punk became emotional punk [emo], emo became screamo, screamo became a weird version of "hardcore", with the girl pants still, and then became more about fashion.  [research hot topic].  OF COURSE!! there are still bands out there keeping punk, punk!

i still want to know who you think was the more to most influential bands/artists of this decade tho.  and perhaps, just perhaps[!] this is a desperate cry for musicians to keep it real.  im not by any means sayin people arent, but i just want you guys to keep in mind that there should be genuine passion for the art, and be it polka, tejano, country, even back down to emo, you just may be able to produce one art of a record!

here are sum bands/artists of this decade that i thot were influential [and when i say influential, i mean bands/artists we will remember 2-4 decades from now]. 

the white stripes [coulda been]
lil wayne
atmosphere
mana
wolfmother [i think this is a band on the rise! in the longrun]
and of course more that i cant think of right now. 

drop the words!!

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When:
Friday, November 06, 2009

Where:
DAVILAS CLUB/SMOKIN ACES
1510 N COMMERCE/2518 EAST BUSINESS HIGHWAY 83
HARLINGEN/MISSION
78550

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When:
Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Where:
SMOKIN ACES
2518 east business highway 83
MISSION
78501

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from the top of my head, there's been:   chapas bar, maddogs, club faces, (im not a brownsville native so i dont know em all).  my personal experiences in trying to work with venues to do shows has been pretty rough, in trying to land deals.  i know there's a lot of you brownsville people that want a venue.  but drop us a line and give us your input!

- Joe "j-xv-e"

THE 7TH LEVEL IS NOT CLOSING!  we're not on bad terms at all.  summer just gets so hot and there isnt any real cooling in there.   we all know how hot it gets in there.  The 7th level shop will still be open through the summer so you're all encouraged to drop in and check out the store. 

For now, we will be doing our shows elsewhere, mostly in the mcallen area but be aware harlingen that june 29th there will be a show at smileys ballroom!  

 

-rip

joe "j-xv-e" rod.

956.792.6095

wearetexas@yahoo.com

whats up all?  yeah we been kinda on the quiet side lately but its cool.  it's been our intentions to take a while to focus on our own personal lives.  we've been thinkin of a lot of new projects and been meeting sum new people with great connections.  we caynt wait to get back out there and booze it up like loser ass mexicans screaming corridos at the vfw during one of vthc's or moons shows!!!!!

 

j-xv-e & crew