Hogwild Records and some SA music

Sex Pistols in SA 1978

We may be lame, but we are fierce music lovers with a burgeoning music scene.  And San Antonian's have always been a bit edgier than we've been given credit.  From Punk to Metal to Tejano to Pop, the flavors here are many.  In this blog entry, Gallo Pizzeria wants to celebrate some of our local musicians and the people who make it possible for the city to nurture its love of music.  Then we're going to chat a bit about Hogwild and I will announce this week's raffle winner and give you a coupon, because you deserve it!!!

Girl in a Coma

I first saw them at Sin13 off McCullough, from that moment I was hooked. Watch this and you'll understand why :)

Pop Pistol

These guys just won SA Current's award for Best Indie Rock Band

Deer Vibes

One of Steph's new favorites

Aggravator

One of the best local metal bands in the city!

Groove Movement

(thanks Sarah from SA Current for turning us on to this great band!)

Morris Orchids

Visit their site to listen to or purchase their terrific album:

http://morrisorchids.bandcamp.com/

Autumn Addict

We're also big fans of Autumn Addict, who played at Gallo for the Good Samaritan Fundraiser.  Talented and lovely peeps :)

http://www.facebook.com/AutumnAddict

Make sure to give a listen to Kevin Sanchez' Live and Local hour on KRTU

https://www.facebook.com/krtuindie?filter=3

Kevin's show Graveyard Shift: https://www.facebook.com/shift917

Good Music and great recommendations.  Support your local bands :)

And now... Hogwild Records.  Le smile.  My brother Steve is a manager at this San Antonio staple.  Hogwild Records has been at their current location since 1982. 

It's a place of solace for any music-lover - vinyl, used CDs, and what feels like a billion t-shirts fill the space and the room always seems to be sunlit.  They will special order ANYTHING for you.  Let's say you've really got a hankering to hear a French Rap band from Zimbabwe.  Hogwild will find it for you (disclaimer: I do not know if there are any French Rap bands in Zimbabwe).  Want King Crimson on vinyl - Hogwild can deliver.  Aching to put some Eydie Gorme Y Trio Los Panchos on your record player?  This is the place to be.  They also have a terrific metal selection and some of the most informed employees known to man.  If I ever have a question about music, I know where to turn.

Since my brother wouldn't give me an interview, because he's grumpy and was eating his lunch, I've decided to show you this amazing place in images (photos by Dago Patlan):

Punk Star Alice Bag at Hogwild with Nina

Breakfast Club - YEAH

Folks from Austin bring their flyers to Hogwild, too ;)

Vore and Watain at Hogwild

And the person responsible for our incredible, delicious, mouth-watering brownies (ahem, $1.50 a piece):

Grumpy.

My favorite Hogwild exchange:

·       Customer: I m at work so I can't call, but do y'all have the new Anathema album Weather Systems? If so, I'd like to come pick it up hopefully after work today. And I'm amazed I'm about to ask this, but do you also have Metallica's Black album in used CD's?

Hogwild Records We'll put the Anathema on hold for you. No Black Album used in stock. Also, your boss called and said to tell you to get back to work.
Customer Dang.

https://www.facebook.com/hogwildrecords#!/hogwildrecords

http://sacurrent.com/best-place-to-buy-rare-and-hard-to-find-music-1.1304635

Best Record Store in SA.

And now, our raffle winner this week!!!  You have won $15.00 worth of stuff at Hogwild (whatever stuff you want) and a free Hogwild Records T-Shirt.......

Marc Alvarez

Woot Woot - Go, Marc!!

Congratulations and make sure to enter our raffle every Tuesday.  Next Tuesday we're raffling off Gallo Food - you won't want to miss that ;)

Big thanks to Hogwild for letting us steal their pictures and to Dagoberto - come visit us so we can give you yummy pizza. 

Keep Listening, San Antonio, and come visit me so I can give you all pizza, too!

Print the coupon above or even just a page from this blog entry to redeem ;)

Steph