While Jim Ward is no longer in At The Drive In, he recently re-activated his band Sparta who released their first song in five years this past fall. Today they returned with another new single, “Cat ...

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 ...

Sparta Distribution has inked a new deal with the culture's music leading performance platform, From The Block Performance. Under this partnership, Sparta will distribute all the platform's current ...

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… ...

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… ...

Watch the video for Sparta’s new single Everything You Say, which is taken from the Texas gang’s forthcoming Cut A Silhouette album. Taken from this month’s Cut A Silhouette album, frontman Jim Ward ...

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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. El Paso musician Jim Ward is speaking out after music from his band, Sparta, appeared in a video posted to the El Paso Sector ...

SPARTA, Wis. (WKBT) – Music lovers in Monroe County have another chance together starting Friday. Sparta’s Music in Mueller Square start tomorrow at eight in the evening. Once a month, musicians will ...