Bluesy Southern Jam Rock with a PUNCH and a little bit of Funk.

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ROCK: Jam-band, ROCK: Funk Rock



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The Acres officially came together just a few years ago, practicing and writing music on a fifty-one-acre piece of Texas land. The Reisner Brothers (Brandon and Troy) had been playing music together since their teens before they joined forces with bassist Fil Grady and guitarist Zuri Cabaza in 2002. They played a few shows here and there, but with numerous line-up changes behind the drums it was hard to cement something that was built to last. In the summer of 2003 Fil brought in his old high school friend Jordan Slaughter to audition behind the kit for the rest of the band. The new band had found an undeniable groove that night, and after talking it over a few cold ones, decided to set up another practice and play a few gigs. The band played successfully as a 5-piece for years, but it wasnât until the spring of 2005 that the band would find their missing piece in keyboardist Matt Wolff. The Acres havenât looked back since, and have set out on a mission to share their music with the worldâ¦

The Acres have had some great success in the first few years as a band and have accomplished many things such as: establishing a strong local fan base by playing over 150 live shows in and around San Antonio; advancing in a âBattle of the Bandsâ competition; having a full hour in-studio live concert on Trinity Universityâs KRTU 91.7FM; and making our TV debut on KENS (CBS) TVâs âGreat Day S.Aâ. We have also received the honor of being voted and named both âSan Antonioâs Best Party Bandâ by The Edge Magazine, and âBest Local Music Newcomerâ by The San Antonio Current. The Acres define their own style of jamming and try to fuse all types of music together into something they can call their very own. Jim Beal Jr., the San Antonio Express News Music Editor, has tagged them âThe Cityâs Party/Jam Bandâ and recently had this to say about the funky sextet: âBattle of the Bands are a dime a dozen. Whatâs more important is that 51 Acres can be relied upon to do a rousing show every night out.â

51 Acres tries to combine a little of the hard rock that made San Antonio famous with the sounds of true jam band rock music such as The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, and The Dave Matthews Band. We try to mix in all different styles of music (Rock, Funk, Country, Hip-Hop and even Reggae) with a party mentality to create a sound that is both eclectic and entertaining for the crowd.

âBest Local Music Newcomerâ â San Antonio Current
âBest Party Band of 2005â â The Edge Magazine
âBest Local Band of 2005 â Second Placeâ â The Edge Magazine
âBest Male Vocalist â Troy Reisnerâ â The Edge Magazine
âBest Guitarist â Brandon Reisnerâ â The Edge Magazine
âBest Acoustic 2005 â Troy Reisnerâ â San Antonio Current

June 25th, 2005 â Played the San Antonio Spurs 2005 Championship River Parade in front of 300,000 people

"San Antonio isn't jam band central. If there's a void in that scene, 51 Acres is aiming to fill it. The sextet brings to bear slinky guitar work and the ability to keep a groove going...They're off and jamming."
-Jim Beal, Jr. San Antonio Express News Music Editor (Oct. 17, 2003)


âThis local act is making waves on college radio and in local clubs. They play jam-style rock in the vein of Dave Matthews meets Creedence Clearwater Revival.â
-Ryan Davis, President, Hairball 8 Records


âItâs bluesy-southern rock with a punch, and a little bit of funk!â
-Joy LaFolle, Creator of SA Rocks.com


âThis rock and jam band fusion project has been poised for a couple of years now to bridge the gap between the more hard core rock of the South Texas scene and the jam band phenomenon that was pioneered by the Grateful Dead.â
-Rae Drady, Staff Writer, The Edge Magazine (Feb. 2005)


âIf 51 ACRES is playing at your place you are guaranteed one thing: That everyone is going to have a damn good time!â
-John Janske, Owner, Jackâs Patio Bar and www.SkyTravel.org