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Fin del Mar

...you just gotta hear it...

About Me


In a living room just north of downtown San Antonio, Texas, two guys, a guitar, a Marshall half-stack, a beat up vintage drum kit and an imagination about to be born marked the beginning of FIN DEL MAR. On New Years Day of 2003, guitarist Jose Carrillo and drummer Johnny Hernandez didnt leave that living room until something was created.
With both of their musical background histories, the two set out on a project that, at the time, was a day-by-day engagement. After months of writing and rehearsing, the two shoe-gazing instrumentalists joined forces with Rob Lucio, former guitarist of The Ballast Method (a San Antonio underground favorite). With Lucio now on bass, FIN DEL MAR began to grow with the soothing lushness he mastered as guitarist for The Method.
The writing continued as the band gigged, wooing fans with their melodic and thought-provoking instrumental music for the next year and a half. FIN DEL MAR then began to try out bassists in order for Lucio to flourish with his original love...the ambience of his guitar.
During that time, the band recognized the talent of a close friend and recruited him to add what they collectively thought as, wonderful layers added to the gaps in our music, on the piano. Not exactly wanting to be pigeonholed as a keyboardist, Robert Cevallos quickly provided the layers of piano and Wurlitzer (along with some synthesizer for good measure) that FIN DEL MAR was looking for.
After more tryouts and a couple of temporary bassist situations, the now instrumental quartet found the bassist they were looking for. John Cortez came from a variety of musical genres including San Antonio locals like, Mercury Dive, Jackie on Acid and Pseudo Buddha. FIN DEL MAR knew right away that Cortez was the man for the job.
Fitted like a jigsaw puzzle and running like a well-oiled machine, FIN DEL MAR is currently embarking on breaking out of the city to deliver a style of indie-rock like no other. The idea of being an instrumental band came to the founding members as way to dive head first with gigging and getting their name out in forefront of San Antonio-based bands without relying on a front-man, but instead, allowing fans to picture in their minds the stories, emotions and impulses their music evidently provokes.
FIN DEL MAR is currently working on pushing their newest upcoming effort entitled, RISING AND CRASHING with creatively outrageous tracks like, Loud Careless Mistakes, The Rapture, The Letterbox Epic, and the self-titled track, Fin del Mar. The band has been networking and gigging with the likes of, AM Syndicate, I Love You But Ive Chosen Darkness, The Umbrellas, Glorium, Fu Manchu and Mates of State. They are available for booking, looking for representation and searching for that magical opportunity to bring you some of the most unique, incredibly creative, instrumental indie-rock that has ever come out of San Antonio, Texas. href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vczEzOS5waG90b2J1Y2 tldC5jb20vYWxidW1zL3EzMTcvZmluZGVsbWFyLz9hY3Rpb249dmlldyZjdX JyZW50PWZkbWZhY2VzZmx5ZXIuanBn" target="_blank">

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Member Since: 8/12/2004
Band Website: purevolume.com/findelmar
Band Members: Jose del Mar - Guitar
Johnny del Mar - Drums
Rob del Mar - Guitar/EFX/synths
Robert del Mar - Keys
John del Mar - Bass/G3Ibook/synths/samples
You del Mar - Show Goer/Band Admirer
Influences: sunny day real estate, fugazi, appleseed cast, sonic youth, sigur ros, explosions in the sky, godspeed! you black emperor, mogwai, the sea & cake, centro-matic, wilco, tristeza, the six parts seven, dinosaur jr, c-clamp, shiner, castor, my bloody valentine, pink floyd, the earth, the moon, the stars, the (later) beatles, sufjan stevens, yo la tengo, tristeza, the planets and the earths gravitational pull.
Sounds Like: just listen, you'll get it.
Record Label: Record label your face!
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

CD Release Pics @ The Mix

Hey all, here are some pics from our CD release...there's alot of them, so enjoy! PS: Thanks to Danny and all the hardworking people at the Mix for allowing us to have our CD release at their place.....
Posted by Fin del Mar on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 09:39:00 PST

New on the new record...

Hey Kidz, We would like to remind you that the release of our record is being pushed back a few weeks. We've been hard at work on it since last March and April. Now, as we reach the last stretch, we'v...
Posted by Fin del Mar on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:50:00 PST

In the studio

Fin del Mar is currently in pre-production preparing to record their debut full length. We will have updated pics and anecdotes throughout the recording process so you to our friends and fans can be&n...
Posted by Fin del Mar on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:38:00 PST

New Bassist

Fin del Mar has finally filled the slot of bassist with the talented John Cortez of jackie on acid/psuedobuddha fame. We look forward to working with him and are sure that our music will be taken to t...
Posted by Fin del Mar on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:15:00 PST