Sex Mex burst onto San Antonio's music scene last year with a catchy yet blistering synth-punk blast.
Think of a warped collage of The Cars, Suicide and Devo delivered with DIY home-recorded grit and a heaping dose of attitude.
"I used to do a lot of stuff with tracks, sending Ableton into amps to sound like guitar," said Gray, who plays drums and sings in the current four-piece lineup."I couldn't find band members if I didn't get out and do something. I was experimenting just to put myself out there, thinking folks would hear it and help me out. And now it's an actual band."
To date, Sex Mex has dropped a self-titled CD, and a trio of digital releases are listed on its Bandcamp site., the band's rough-and-ready attitude hasn't always endeared it to the Alamo City music scene, as evidenced by a recent brawl that erupted at a scheduled gig at Hash Vegan Eats. Yes, a vegan brawl.
Sex Mex's influences aren't obscure, but they certainly stand out in a local music scene that veers more towards roots or metal. Gray rattled off varied inspirations, some punk, some pop; some predictable, some not: Alice Cooper, The Cars, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Dion, The Ramones, The Spits.
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