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About Me

I've been banging on the drums in San Antonio for a few years now. I love playing americana, rock, roots, blues, country, and zydeco. I'm currently with True Stories, The Lesti Huff Band, and Eddie & The Allniters. I also play with The Whitinos in Minneapolis.I've performed as a member or fill-in for the following acts: Maximum Slap, Safe Working Load, Blue Bonnet Plague, The Snake Dance Trio, Suprise Package, Julianne Banks, Los #3 Dinners, 501 Blues, The Lavens, Neal Black, and The Trebel Makers.I'm on the song "They're Red Hot" which is on "Hot Tamales - A San Antonio Tribute To Robert Johnson" released by Bexar Nekkid Records. I also play on "Estilo San Antonio" by True Stories, "Heathens Rejoice" by The Whitinos, and "Sibling Rivalry" by The Lavens. I'm currently working in the studio with Lesti Huff.So there. ... and furthermore I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 10/5/2006
Band Website: jeelbear.com
Band Members: TRUE STORIES: David Rodriguez(guitar/vocals), Eddie Polanco (guitar), Ray Symczyk (guitar/accordion/mandolin), Andreas Laven (bass) and me (drums). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EDDIE & THE ALLNITERS: Eddie Polanco (guitar/vocals), Fred Polanco (bass), and me (drums). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE LESTI HUFF BAND: Lesti Huff (guitar/vocals), Jim Bard (guitar/vocals), and me (cajon/bongos/shakey things).. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE WHITINOS: Shawn Clark (guitar), Brian Annett (bass), and me (drums/vocals).
Influences: Charlie Watts, who else?
Sounds Like: TRUE STORIES: A cross between Neil Young and The Rolling Stones if they grew up on the Westside of San Antonio. EDDIE & THE ALLNITERS: John Lee Hooker meets Freddie Fender meets Savoy Brown after drinking with Blackfoot. THE LESTI HUFF BAND: Peggy Lee on whiskey with a gun in her hand. THE WHITINOS: Tom Waits' bastard child with Quentin Tarantino and The Band Of Gypsies.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New but not new song

You may have noticed that "I'll Bring The Matches" is no longer on my page. It has been replaced by "What The..." which is my country song (yes, Gil does country). It is a tender and lovel...
Posted by Gil Polanco on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:15:00 PST

My political rant

Stop it already. Jeeze, we need to get the politics out of music and stop dealing with fellow Americans based on their beliefs (religious & ideological). It gets pretty stupid when people wi...
Posted by Gil Polanco on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:18:00 PST

Bleary-eyed and soggy-tailed

Oooh, it's been pretty darned busy for me lately. I have five puppies (8 wks old) constantly yapping, had practice with Lesti Monday, studio stuff with Eddie on Tuesday, did percussion for Jacks...
Posted by Gil Polanco on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:34:00 PST

About the songs

"I'll Bring The Matches" is a song I wrote after watching Bob Hope say that line in the movie "My Favority Brunette." I play all instruments in the recording, hence the incredible guitar solo.&n...
Posted by Gil Polanco on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:23:00 PST