You dropped the bomb on me…baby! Atomix was ground zero for the cherry-popping in San Antonio, a.k.a. SATX. Thursday and Sunday saw light crowds, but the music didn''t seem to notice. Friday and Saturday nights were moved from Atomix to Reptilez, just a few miles down the road, and proved to be the bigger crowd nights, although the music all weekend was awesome! The first band ever to play an Emergenza show in SATX was Big Soy (yeah, no pressure there, huh?). Their mix of eclectic, bluesy, soulful music had a great original sound and despite all of that was quite catchy. Strikes Back brought no Jedi to the stage, rather intricate vocals from the guitar and soulful vocals from the bassist and drummer. They were a weird mix of funk meets rock meets hillbilly slapdance. Cool shit. R.W.I., after clarifying the name, brought an interesting combination of early folk, 70s-era rock and a sound completely their own. Next on deck was Sindustry, who, without a bassist accomplished a great sound and really worked the crowd. The Sick City Daggers'' psychobilly punk caught everyone''s attention, and it wasn''t just their look. The hyperslap of the upright bass mixed with the energy on stage made for a great show! Airefal started the set with some surprising acoustic work, and then tore a hole through Atomix with their music. Tried by Storm followed, ripping some serious guitar and breaking through with great vocals. Thursday night was wrapped with The Gulf Coast Chiefas. They lost their backing band, but thanks to a laptop were still able to complete their set, throwing some nice beats and solid lyrics. Friday night started off perfectly, with a great punk set from Out of Order. In addition to great originals, they also threw in a great punk cover of “Santeria” by Sublime. Ari Fouk brought some great experimental rock to the stage, led by some great vocals! Our third band on the night was Apart From All, and they did a great job of waking everyone up with such a unique sound capped by an electric violin. These guys really utilized the wireless units, serenading the crowd. King Furious gave us just that; metal fury. Great guitar and bass work! We quickly changed styles to 24/7. They played a great set of melodic rock, with a solid sound led by versatility from the bassist and guitar. Friday night dropped the curtain after Ashburn. Very nice original material, let by excellent vocals (Hey, dude, how''s your hand?) and an energetic stage show. Show three was our second night at Reptilez, and did not disappoint. Westbend fired it off with some clean vocals and nice acoustic work, backed by musicians worthy of their craft. Wasted Society rocked the joint, bringing uniqueness to both their music and their look. Nice nipples. Help! I got flashed by the nuts! No, not what you think… just Oridium''s blend of humor. A great front woman led a great band and really entertained the crowd. Self-proclaimed as “the worst band you''ll ever see, anywhere, ever,” No Ballads lived up to their name, melting faces and taking names. Drinkin'', fightin'', fuckin'' throwdown music. Led by a tray of shot tubes, Drink Fight Thugs brought some aggressive punk and did it up right. Saturday ended with Reven. A very solid band with powerful vocals and a great stage presence. Church opened on Sunday with Insurgent and their tight mix of street punk with unique trumpet interjections. The Todd Mayo Band was pretty unique to the night, and brought what at first seemed like a Bare Naked Ladies-esque sound, which quickly evolved into an eclectic mix of pop synth and pensive rock melodics. Ionik also had some cool synth work, but brought more of an alt rock/emo sound to Atomix. Our next band was experiencing their first show out, but Fear the Fall really brought a solid rock sound. A Letter From Yesterday''s post-hardcore sound was led by aggressive vocals and a solid format. The penultimate band of the night, Stigmatic Beauty brought hard instrumental rock