Sparta ‘s classic debut LP Wiretap Scars turned 20 last year: the band have continued celebrating the anniversary on tour this year, and there’s a new vinyl reissue now, too.

Sparta will head to Australia in May 2024 for a run of shows celebrating their debut album Wiretap Scars. The band will play five dates around the country, starting in Brisbane on Thursday, 16th ...

Sparta signed a major label deal with Dreamworks the same year they formed, and debuted in 2002 with the Austere EP before releasing their debut full-length Wiretap Scars later that year.

Sparta released a new self-titled album in 2022, but its current tour is in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of its debut, Wiretap Scars. The band plays Denver’s Bluebird Theater on ...

As previously announced, Sparta, the El Paso band featuring Jim Ward, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their critically acclaimed debut album Wiretap Scars with a tour of the U.S.

Sparta have announced US tour dates to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their album Wiretap Scars . Neil Hennessy of The Lawrence Arms will be joining Jim Ward and Matt Miller as the drummer for this ...

Sparta, the El Paso band featuring Jim Ward, has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of their critically acclaimed debut album Wiretap Scars touring the U.S. throughout the past year.

Sparta's Jim Ward opens up about the band and his life ahead of Wiretap Scars anniversary tour A tour to mark the anniversary stops at San Antonio's Rock Box on Friday, June 16.

So, when they decided to form Sparta, they recruited Matt Miller to play bass and wrote eight songs in roughly a week. By the end of that week, Sparta had its first album, Wiretap Scars, complete. The ...

Sparta is on tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of its album, “Wiretap Scars.” The band will perform at Launchpad on Friday, May 19. (Courtesy of Jesse DeFlorio) Music flows through Jim ...

Sparta enjoyed a short reunion in the 2010, and the band has now been in fairly consistent operation since 2017, though Hinojos and Hajjar haven't been in the group for years. Now, for the first ...