Roberto “El Robotico” Livar of Bombasta & Daniela “ZaaZaa” Riojas of Femina-X.
I noticed my name emerge within a Facebook discussion the other night, and it led me to discover the booming San Antonio music act, Bombasta, led by Roberto “El Robotico” Livar. He’s also orchestrating a new podcast series called Radio Bomba, broadcasting from the old Alamo City Music Building in downtown San Antonio.
I’ve been checking out Bombasta’s music in the last couple of days, and they are a force! This quote sums it up: “When Bombasta, ‘San Anto’s Barrio Big Band,’ takes a stage, a stage is taken.” I’ll need to check out a live show from these guys someday soon. In the meantime, here’s a taste:
Radio Bomba is a revelation. I checked out the third episode featuring an interview with Daniela “ZaaZaa” Riojas, lead vocalist for the band Femina-X. Good stuff! Livar knows what he’s doing. He moves the talk along and hits the important beats.
Been listening to some Femina-X in the last 24 hours, and they’re terrific. Her bandmates are Alex Paul Scheel of Pop Pistol (keyboards/guitar), Jeff Palacios (bass), and Chris Cooper (drums). My favorite track so far is “Inka”.
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They’re trying to raise money to record their debut album at Sonic Ranch Studios in Austin, TX, and they have until March 1st to do it. I think it’ll be an amazing piece of work, and I’ll definitely snag one when it happens.
At any rate — these two bands will be in solid rotation here in studio while I’m working on new Loteria Grande art. 🙂
