HARLINGEN — Jose and his younger brother Adrian burn up their free time writing legendary lyrics for their rock band called Punk-69.
And they are not lying.
The group has won back-to-back competitions at the battle of the bands hosted at the House of Blues in Houston.
This Saturday, they will be performing a free concert live at the Harlingen Elks Lodge from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at 1426 S. Commerce Street.
“It was great performing at the battle of the bands in Houston,” said Jose Cisneros, guitar player for Punk-69.
Also in the Punk-69 band is drummer Ralph Lucio, 19.
Adrian Cisneros, 16, is the lead vocalist and bass player. Jose Cisneros, 21, plays guitar and sings backup vocals.
The three-man band took the stage at the House of Blues in Houston last Saturday to battle it out on the bandstand with artists from around the state.
“Before our set we watched all the bands and listened to what they had but it still didn’t interfere with our mentality,” Jose said. “The bands that played had some great music, they were good.”
This is not the first time Punk-69 has won the battle of the bands at the House of Blues.
Early this year the group won tickets to the Playboy mansion’s red carpet Grammy’s after-party in Los Angeles.
And this time their prize is to be produced by the professional alternative rock band, Blue October.
Jose said he and his fellow band members did not immediately know who Blue October was, but they are excited to work with the band.
Blue October is a Houston-based band that was discovered by Kid Rock’s manager. They have eight top-40 singles over their past seven studio albums.
Blue October is best known for their platinum singles “Hat Me” and “Into the Ocean” from their 2006 album titled Foiled.
Jose said his band was invited to perform as one of the contestants at the House of Blues the second time around.
Normally contestants must pay an entrance fee or sell tickets to enter after sending their tape to the producers to get a chance to play.
Jose said the band went through a four-song set playing all original music at the House of Blues last weekend.
They played their songs titled “Her,” “Stick with Me,” “Broken Girl” and “A Hurricane of Fairytales.”
“We already have no problems whenever we hit the stage because we’re confident our music is going to be good,” Jose said. “Our music pretty much gets people’s attention.”
