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Willie - Vocals/Guitar
Damon - Guitar
Adam - Bass
Donnie - Drums

Houston, we have a problem. It looks like FENIXtx is breaking wide open...
Fenix tx
(formerly known as Riverfenix) came together on the north side of
Houston in the balmy southern autumn of 1995. In search of a life bigger and
better than a job at the local Gunspoint Mall, and being -- quite frankly -- bored
out of their minds, the original three members decided to avoid the path that
so many of their ghetto neighbors had followed. Leaving a life on the stoop
behind, they picked up instruments and started a band. The droves of girls that
followed were just a perk.

After a long drawn out search for the world's tallest bass player and the world's
angriest drummer -- and after the original singer was injured in a tragic
seagull-related accident -- the line-up solidified with Willie and Damon on guitars
and vocals, Adam on bass, and Donnie on drums. When not avoiding drive-bys
or trying to convince vegan Donnie to eat bacon, the four devoted their time to
writing songs and playing shows, building a strong draw in their home town. Early
tours helped build a nationwide audience.

That audience grew when Fenix tx moved their operation to sunny San Diego,
where the humidity is often below Houston's 175%. The widened audience drew
the attention of manager Mark Hoppus and the Tahoe Agency, who began booking
Fenix tx on large tours across America and Canada. They've played with such
bands as Blink 182, Unwritten Law, Buck-o-Nine, Reel Big Fish, and even one
memorable show with 80's icons Duran Duran.

With the single Speechless in full rotation on L.A.'s KROQ, Fenix tx merged their
association with indie label Drive Thru Records together with MCA, subsequently
remixing and rereleasing their first album along with two new previously unreleased
songs. Most of the record was produced, engineered and mixed by Jim Barnes, with
most tracks on the Drive-Thru/MCA Records re-release remixed by Jerry Finn

(Blink-182, Green Day). Ryan Greene
(NOFX, Lagwagon) also recorded and mixed
two new songs, Flight 601
(All I've Got Is Time) and Surf Song. With a new album
came a new name. Looking to leave behind the clean and drug-free image of their
former namesake, and also to avoid a lawsuit with the mother of the real River Phoenix,
Riverfenix became Fenix tx, paying homage to the state that spawned them.

The re-released album, now simply titled FENIXtx, covers a lot of bases. From the
opening chords of Speechless to the album's glorious cock rock guitar solo played
by guest axe-man Ro Sahebi, FENIXtx is the musical equivalent of the Texas
chainsaw massacre, only slightly less bloody and a lot more fun. The band sings
about normal things from everyday life, including multiple stomach-pumpings at the
E.R.
( Apple Pie Cowboy Toothpaste ), assassinations
( Minimum Wage ), and
wasting your girlfriend's step-father with a Louisville Slugger
( G.B.O.H. ).

The future promises to bring continually greater success for Fenix tx. A new album
is in the not-so-distant future
(the droves of girls are, of course, still just a perk). For
now, with the album's reissue and their touring schedule psychotically overbooked,
it's all work and no play for FENIXtx. But that's the way it goes when you're young,
gifted and blacked out. Watch for FENIXtx, coming soon to an emergency room near you.