While Jim Ward is no longer in At The Drive In, he recently re-activated his band Sparta who released their first song in five years this past fall. Today they returned with another new single, “Cat ...

Jim Ward has been Sparta‘s frontman for twenty years at this point, which is somewhat of a miracle, given the chaotic genesis of the band. But despite lineup changes and extended breaks, the indie ...

Tommy Lee Sparta’s incarceration on gun charges left a major void in the Sparta music fraternity, but that space may soon be filled as more artistes bearing the moniker of the Montego Bay contingent ...

Watch the video for Sparta’s new single Everything You Say, which is taken from the Texas gang’s forthcoming Cut A Silhouette album. Taken from this month’s Cut A Silhouette album, frontman Jim Ward ...

Considering it doesn't snow much in Texas, you can't blame the El Paso-based Sparta for initially having reservations about co-headlining this year's annual SnoCore tour with Glassjaw. Drummer Tony… ...

Sparta, Glassjaw, Hot Water Music, and Dredg have signed on for ArtistDirect's 2003 SnoCore tour, which will kick off Feb. 11 in Albuquerque, N.M., and run through late March. Tickets for some shows… ...

Sparta Distribution has inked a new deal with the culture's music leading performance platform, From The Block Performance. Under this partnership, Sparta will distribute all the platform's current ...

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. The dates kick off May 4 in Mesa, AZ ...