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This May, El Paso alt-rock veterans Sparta – currently comprised of founding members Jim Ward (vocals/guitar/keyboard) and Matt Miller (bass), in addition to drummer Neil Hennessy, who joined the fold in 2023 – released Cut A Silhouette, their sixth full-length and arguably best since 2002 debut LP Wiretap Scars,...
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When Wiretap Scars – the debut LP from Sparta, an El Paso-based post-hardcore outfit comprised of 3/5ths of the recently disbanded At The Drive-In – dropped, I was about to start my senior year of high school. The Spectrum, North Star Bar, and Trocadero still remained, Franklin Music Hall...
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This Monday, August 13th, Sparta (led by At The Drive-In alum Jim Ward) are playing a surprisingly cozy show at Johnny Brenda’s (Sorry, it’s sold out), after taking quite the hiatus (They’ve released a couple of songs in the past year, but their last album remains Threes, released way...
This May, El Paso alt-rock veterans Sparta – currently comprised of founding members Jim Ward (vocals/guitar/keyboard) and Matt Miller (bass), in addition to drummer Neil Hennessy, who joined the fold in 2023 – released Cut A Silhouette, their sixth full-length and arguably best since 2002 debut LP Wiretap Scars,...
When Wiretap Scars – the debut LP from Sparta, an El Paso-based post-hardcore outfit comprised of 3/5ths of the recently disbanded At The Drive-In – dropped, I was about to start my senior year of high school. The Spectrum, North Star Bar, and Trocadero still remained, Franklin Music Hall...
