Jim Ward has been Sparta‘s frontman for twenty years at this point, which is somewhat of a miracle, given the chaotic genesis of the band. But despite lineup changes and extended breaks, the indie ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The dates kick off May 4 in Mesa, AZ and conclude in Albuquerque, NM on May ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Sparta, the El Paso band featuring Jim Ward, has today announced they will head ...

Considering it doesn't snow much in Texas, you can't blame the El Paso-based Sparta for initially having reservations about co-headlining this year's annual SnoCore tour with Glassjaw. Drummer Tony… ...

The post 10 Post-Hardcore Records Sparta’s Jim Ward and Thursday’s Geoff Rickly Think Every Music Fan Should Own appeared first on Consequence. “It’s been cool because, in our careers, we’ve spent a ...

Psalm Zero have been playing a hybrid form of industrial metal informed by the noisier side of dark and electronic music since forming in New York in 2012. Originally the duo of multi-instrumentalist ...

Sparta, Glassjaw, Hot Water Music, and Dredg have signed on for ArtistDirect's 2003 SnoCore tour, which will kick off Feb. 11 in Albuquerque, N.M., and run through late March. Tickets for some shows… ...

Ah, the Electric Factory. What a lovely venue. Giant, fluorescent images of Ben Franklin everywhere, what more could a kid ask for? I was there mainly to see Glassjaw with two friends, and ...hey, wow ...

For its 70th bal masque, Sparta chose to focus on the music of New Orleans Mardi Gras and the compositions written just for it Friday in the Pontchartrain Center. Sparta searched the archives and ...