San Antonio, TX – Cousins Alex Scheel (guitar, vocals) and George Garza (bass) along with high school friend Jorge Gonzalez (drums) began making music together over ten years ago. Pop Pistol took shape as a recording band in 2008 with the release of their first LP, ‘Angelus’. The 10 tracks were recorded at Rhapsody Street Studios with engineer Jason Ybarbo. Review of ‘Angelus’ by Jeremy Martin – San Antonio Current
In 2009, Pop Pistol released the ‘Shadow’ EP, 3 tracks recorded in DIY fashion at The Farm Recording Studios with help from engineer Rick Pacheo. By 2010, the band became a national touring act with several trips through the Midwest up and through to New York, continuing to earn media attention locally and on blogs nationally. In 2011, Pop Pistol released the ‘Disappearing Edges’ EP through Texas Is Funny Records. ‘Disappearing Edges’ was recorded in trade by Chris Guerra at San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity, a charter school with a state of the art music wing. The EP gained positive reviews and generated buzz with online radio streams and bloggers. Review of ‘Disappearing Edges’ by Adam Villela Coronado – San Antonio Current
Throughout the years, the Electro-Rock group has continued to establish itself as a growing musical force in the San Antonio music community both on and off-stage. Aside from their dedicated work as a band, the trio advocates for and organizes with Local 782, a grassroots music coalition group that serves independent musicians through educational workshops and panels discussing the current and changing shape of the music industry. More info on Local 782
In 2012, the band’s goals include re-releasing 2008′s ‘Angelus’ on vinyl, self-producing a new full-length album, and touring the US and beyond.
PRESS QUOTES
“Pop Pistol may be the most nationally qualified band in Saytown right now. Their music is expertly derivative of rock old and new, but it’s also defiantly moody, unclassifiable, and still uncannily accessible. At their Disappearing Edges EP release party April 1, the group was already achieving synergy with the crowd on opener “Skyscrape the World.” It’s obvious this band is in one of those musically rare moments of brimming creativity. See. Them. Now.”
Adam Coronado, San Antonio Current
“Their unique blend of ultra delayed-atmospheric dream pop penetrates past fast food rock sensibility and resonates with progressive indie-minded youth as well as with dark side rooted rockers from the past. Pop Pistol is smart, musical, and clearly looking forward.”
JJ Lopez, KRTU 91.7 FM, San Antonio,
“The modern computer-calculated rhythms Gonzalez pounds out on a real live drum kit give Scheel’s guitar theatrics an ass-shaking appeal that counteracts the tendency toward glass-eyed space-jam swaying. In this light, the sense of classic-rock grandeur Scheel invokes with extended solos, extensive effects pedal-mashing, and agile feedback-surfing maintains a futuristic glow, and bassist George Garza finds the right groove to meld man and machine.”
Jeremy Martin, San Antonio Current
“…arguably the hottest indie band to come out of the Alamo City since Girl In A Coma.”
Austin Vida
“…Pop Pistol who brings a very interesting blend of indie rock steeped in electronic roots. Progressive broken beat drums couple with an ethereal rhythm section of synths and samples and haunting vocal delivery for a complex, multi-dimensional sound.”
Study Breaks Magazine
Bio
San Antonio, TX – Cousins Alex Scheel (guitar, vocals) and George Garza (bass) along with high school friend Jorge Gonzalez (drums) began making music together over ten years ago. Pop Pistol took shape as a recording band in 2008 with the release of their first LP, ‘Angelus’. The 10 tracks were recorded at Rhapsody Street Studios with engineer Jason Ybarbo. Review of ‘Angelus’ by Jeremy Martin – San Antonio Current
In 2009, Pop Pistol released the ‘Shadow’ EP, 3 tracks recorded in DIY fashion at The Farm Recording Studios with help from engineer Rick Pacheo. By 2010, the band became a national touring act with several trips through the Midwest up and through to New York, continuing to earn media attention locally and on blogs nationally. In 2011, Pop Pistol released the ‘Disappearing Edges’ EP through Texas Is Funny Records. ‘Disappearing Edges’ was recorded in trade by Chris Guerra at San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity, a charter school with a state of the art music wing. The EP gained positive reviews and generated buzz with online radio streams and bloggers. Review of ‘Disappearing Edges’ by Adam Villela Coronado – San Antonio Current
Throughout the years, the Electro-Rock group has continued to establish itself as a growing musical force in the San Antonio music community both on and off-stage. Aside from their dedicated work as a band, the trio advocates for and organizes with Local 782, a grassroots music coalition group that serves independent musicians through educational workshops and panels discussing the current and changing shape of the music industry. More info on Local 782
In 2012, the band’s goals include re-releasing 2008′s ‘Angelus’ on vinyl, self-producing a new full-length album, and touring the US and beyond.
PRESS QUOTES
“Pop Pistol may be the most nationally qualified band in Saytown right now. Their music is expertly derivative of rock old and new, but it’s also defiantly moody, unclassifiable, and still uncannily accessible. At their Disappearing Edges EP release party April 1, the group was already achieving synergy with the crowd on opener “Skyscrape the World.” It’s obvious this band is in one of those musically rare moments of brimming creativity. See. Them. Now.”
Adam Coronado, San Antonio Current
“Their unique blend of ultra delayed-atmospheric dream pop penetrates past fast food rock sensibility and resonates with progressive indie-minded youth as well as with dark side rooted rockers from the past. Pop Pistol is smart, musical, and clearly looking forward.”
JJ Lopez, KRTU 91.7 FM, San Antonio,
“The modern computer-calculated rhythms Gonzalez pounds out on a real live drum kit give Scheel’s guitar theatrics an ass-shaking appeal that counteracts the tendency toward glass-eyed space-jam swaying. In this light, the sense of classic-rock grandeur Scheel invokes with extended solos, extensive effects pedal-mashing, and agile feedback-surfing maintains a futuristic glow, and bassist George Garza finds the right groove to meld man and machine.”
Jeremy Martin, San Antonio Current
“…arguably the hottest indie band to come out of the Alamo City since Girl In A Coma.”
Austin Vida
“…Pop Pistol who brings a very interesting blend of indie rock steeped in electronic roots. Progressive broken beat drums couple with an ethereal rhythm section of synths and samples and haunting vocal delivery for a complex, multi-dimensional sound.”
Study Breaks Magazine