OK check it out, I have a few questions to ask. First of all I just
moved back to deep South Texas after a few years of travelling. The Lower
Rio Grande Valley to be exact, Brownsville/Harlingen/Mcallen area. Well this
area of the US is at least 10 years behind the rest of the nation. Any type
of scene here musical or otherwise is buried so far underground it might as
well be invisible. There are only two radio stations that you can listen to
with out immediately becoming nauseous. One is a Pop/Classic rock stations
that have been playing the same songs since I was in Jr. High. The other is
a Pop rnb station, whos Highlights include Britny Spears and the Backstreet
Boys. The closest thing that the everyday public associates with
techno/electronic music is the top 20 generic house crap they play on the
pop rnb station on friday and saturday nights.
Well I've been looking for some type of scene for awhile now, and the
other day I was carousing around wallmart for no particular reason when I
noticed what seemed to be a raver couple. You know the type, the guy dressed
in some baggy imitation brand JNCO's, a snazzy new Addidas shirt, and a
mexican lowrider hat covering his obviously bleached blond military style
haircut. The girl wearing a matching pair of ass-tight hip hugging imitation
brand JNCO's, a pretty little white teeshirt with short neon pink sleeves
with a animie style kitty cat face printed on the front, and to top it off
she was sporting a cute little half camouflage half 70's flower print vinyl
backpack. Well I thought to my self, not really my type but they might be
able to solve a few of my problems. So casually I strolled over to them and
asked "Excuse me I don't me to bother you, but you don't know where I could
get any info on Drum n Bass or Jungle parties?" Looking at me in that "and
who are you" look she replied, "What?!?" all the while steadily flicking her
tongue ring at me. And I replied back, "You know, Raves." This time both of
them looking at me like I was completely out of my mind said, "no, no."
Confused I said, "Oh well you just, I mean it looks like, Oh nevermind." and
walked away. I saw them again later on and smiled and said hi, and the girl
sticking her nose in the air replied "Your weird." So anyway at that instant
I knew I wasn't going to get any information through the normal methods.
So Here I am asking any texans, people who used to live in my area, or
anyone who knows anything at all.
1. Does anyone know about any record shops of anykind preferably DnB or IDM,
but at this point anything would do, in the Rio Grande Valley?
2. Does anyone know where to get info on the rave scene in the Valley?
3. Does anyone know any websites dealing with electronic music in the
Valley?
4. Finally, If no to all of the Above does anyone know any good US Record
stores on the internet specializing in DnB and IDM?
Roach -Going out of my mind.
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