SA Rock & Roll Weekend!

Buttercup Rules!

Buttercup "I am a Tiger"

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Velcro Underground

100 Years Ago Today: Clarence “Leo” Fender is born.

The designer, engineer and inventor would found the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, the banner under which he created and produced the first wave of commercially successful electric guitars, basses and amplifiers. Fender’s panache for instrument design reached its pinnacle with his work on the Telecaster guitar, the Fender Precision bass and, most famously, the Stratocaster, the musical instrument that was the central force in defining rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s and ’60s, and whose influence continues to dominate every genre of popular music.

Leo Fender didn’t invent the electric guitar. Six-string slingers had been experimenting with rudimentary amplification systems since the early decades of the 20th century. Always itching for more volume, guitarists were eager to be heard above the drums and other loud instruments in the dance bands of the time.

The first real innovations toward electric axes, however, came with the awarding of two patents for magnetic pickups. The first went to Gibson’s Guy Hart for his company’s Hawaiian guitar design on July 13, 1937, and the second went to Rickenbacker’s George Beauchamp for his horseshoe magnet pickup design featured on his company’s lap steel “frying pan” guitars, on August 10, 1937 — coincidentally, Fender’s 28th birthday.



Read the whole thing over at: Wired Magazine's This Day In Tech. And the next time you're in Olmos Park check out the nice selection of Fender guitars and then some over at Redbone Guitar Boutique.

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Migwell

butterup: I Am A Tiger

Buttercup "I am a Tiger"

Radio On! Go Pledge! Viva KSYM!

Pledge Now!

Hammond Eggs 42 Breakfast Menu

Hey y'all, tune in tommorrow morning and dig the latest Hammond Eggs #42!

Every other Saturday morning from 7-9am you can tune in live and chill out with a big cup of fresh java along with me and my buddy Sir Brian Parrish as we share our latest vinyl finds focusing on all things Hammond B3 and the funkier, bluesier side of Jazz.

Only on 90.1, KSYM on your fm dial here in San Antonio!

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Migwell

Hammond Eggs is Now Being Served Episode: 040

In The Beginning...

Thirty Years ago tonight! Moxy, AC/DC and Rex At The San Antonio Municipal Auditorium July 28th, 1977.

Bon & Angus!

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Migwell

Your Official 2007 Fiesta Vibes!

Howdy y'all!

Well, it's officially that party time of year down here in beautiful San Antonio, Texas.

That's right, it's FIESTA!

And as a result, this weeks Mystery Stream is really no mystery at all. It's all about getting together with friends and family, having fun, enjoying the weather, the food and of course, the music.

So, even if you're worlds away, why not call a few close friends, grab yourself a glass of your favorite and hang out on the patio as you enjoy the 2007 Fiesta Vibes!

Click Hear: Viva Fiesta Vibes 2007!

Luago Amigos!

Migwell