Out of mutual adoration and an earnest desire to collaborate with each other, five artists of the San Antonio music scene came together mixing indie and soul. After a couple short months of song writing, they played their first ever gig in the unlikely setting of the BiblioTech, the country’s first all-digital public library. More shows and a desire for a fuller sound saw the addition of two more members; just one last element was needed to describe this powerful fusion of seven individuals that brought poetic ballads, intricately placed harmonies, and symphonic fanfare together. Lead vocalist & guitarist Nicholas Blevins reached into his inner depths and dubbed the ensemble ‘The Foreign Arm’ to describe the constant, collective journey of life, and our status as travelers through it. The Foreign Arm continued as such with the aim of reaching out to transcend spaces in the universal language of music.
Thursday marked the first night of the resurrected La Semana Alegre music festival, which featured amazing performances from artists including Toadies, Girl…