South 77 is a local Kingsville band that consists of TAMUK students who have a passion to play and make music together.
The band includes Orly Zepeda (Guitar/Vocals), Adam Gonzalez (Steel-Guitar/Vocals), Sammy Guerra Jr. (Bass/Harmonica/Vocals) and Matthew Macias (Drums/Vocals).
Some of the band members say they are a Rock and Country band, but they play whatever they feel like and it works for them so far.These friends met while helping a local Corpus Christi band set-up for a gig and immediately had a great connection over their favorite type of music and desire for a band of their own.
Little did they know that the dream band they had always wanted was forming right before them, thus South 77 was born.
“The band gets along very well, we are practically brothers from another mother,” Zepeda said.
The band has been performing together for a year.
“We’ve been playing together at least two times a month since last February and plan on doing so until we die,” Macias said.
Gonzalez said the band has a clear vision.
“As a band we stand for originality and real musicality. We want to impress the musicians in the crowd as well as the friends who have seen us progress,” he said.
This fun and energetic band loves their fans so much they often pull them on stage to sing along or dance.
“They like to interact with the crowd and make jokes. One time Orly Zepeda grabbed one of his friends while playing on stage to get the crowd dancing,” big fan Miranda Delagarza said.
The band likes to be real and keep to their roots with the songs they choose to perform and try to have fun on stage with the crowd. Since they have been playing together they have gotten a following in Bishop, Kingsville and New Braunfels.
South 77 plans to secure bigger gigs and to have their first EP album out later this year.