20 Years Of Pining After Fresno’s “Sparkle Jet”

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I go back and forth when it comes to my favorite all-time Fresno band. Some days it’s the Light Thieves. Other days it’s Strange Vine. On days I’m feeling hardass metal it’s Farooq. Punk days it’s It’ll Grow Back. If you’d have asked me 20 [something] years ago, I would have said Neanderthals.

But the band I consistently go back to? Sparklejet.

The 20th Anniversary of Sparklejet has arrived and to celebrate, the band went back to the studio to record a new song. It’s called “UR A Dope” and they are letting you download it for free here. Check it:

If you’re like me, this may send you down the Sparklejet rabbit hole. To help guide you, here are nine Sparkle Jet songs that totally still stand out:

I love that the guys are still around and care enough to take the time to make new stuff. They always sound warm and familiar when I listen to them. Important sounding. Very Fresno, but somehow more sophisticated.

If you’re a fellow Sparklejet fan, I’d love to see your favorite songs and/or memories in the comments.

New Music Tuesday: Fashawn “One More Try”

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This new one from Fresno’s Fashawn has exploded on the internets today (led by a post from Fresno Beehive). Fash integrated all kinds of Fresno in this new one called “One More Try”. He uses Fresno (cough) “legend” Timmy T’s One My Try and makes it all his own – with the help of Omar Aura.

Check the Fresnoness!