ION INDIE MAGAZINE March 2015, Volume 10 | Page 122

Music by EPICA “Beautiful Lie” Story and Photography by Timothy Schumann As I prowl the smaller venues here in El Paso scouting the local talent, you know when you've found that band--they just jump off the page. I stop midway thru their set after photographing them and sit in awe taking their performance in and this is exactly how I felt when I first witnessed the band EPAKA. This band reeks of talent and in my opinion, is the most underrated band in El Paso. Every time I see them, I just get pulled into their trap of sight and sound--you just can't help yourself! The band consist of DANNY ZAMORA on guitar, EDDIE CHABRE on bass and ADRIAN GONZALEZ on the drums. I asked Danny where the name of the band comes from, and his answer was that the “EP” stands for El Paso and the “AKA” means "also known as"--which I thought was pretty clever! They've been together for the past 2 years. When asked what kind of music they play, it’s Melodic Rock-which couldn't be truer! Influences on this band are DEFTONES, MARS VOLTA, SPARTA and THE CURE. Another cool thing is, the writing process is done by all three members. Their music can be found on ReverbNation and they've done one Demo release last year. They are currently in the studio recording their debut album, with a 2015 Texas summer tour planned to support this release. Danny has multiple projects going on here, but EPAKA is his main focus, as it should be. If you're ever in the area of West Texas, look these guys up. Make it a priority to attend one of their shows and make no mistake, you'll find yourself trying to get backstage to meet these guys--that's the kind of show they put on! https://www.facebook.com/epaka915eptx http://www.reverbnation.com/epaka