Full Album show of December 26, 2020
Album: Nowhere to be Found


About the Album

LSDP Releases It’s Abbey Road

Love Sick Dog Publishing releases Nowhere to be Found by Steven Garcia on October 22, 2021. LSDP claims that this is their Abbey Road. And I know what you are thinking. Are these guys actually comparing this album to The Beatles’ Abbey Road? Let’s just remember what happened to some of the artists who did. Does Terence Trent D’Arby ring a bell? To be fair, D’Arby was probably just joking when he said his album was the best thing since Sgt. Pepper. Well, if someone really wanted to be attacked by the music mafia for comparing themselves to the Beatles this would be the best strategy to do it. But fortunately the answer is no. They are not comparing themselves to the Beatles musically but they are pointing out a certain analogy.

The analogy is not to compare the album’s music in any shape or form to the Beatles. But to acknowledge that just as Abbey Road is considered the Beatles’ best work Nowhere to be Found will be considered LSDP’s finest. Frank Trevino, owner of LSDP, explains, “We are not stating that this a masterpiece. We just saying that every artist has a body of work that they would consider their best work. Relatively speaking, every artist has a “masterpiece” in their own collection even though that piece of art may not universally be regarded as great.”

Mr. Trevino continues, “ I’ve done other LSDP releases which include other albums, singles, children books, and three comic strip books. And I firmly believe that Nowhere to be Found is truly the best project we have created. So, it is my personal Abbey Road. It is my Masterpiece. This is the Crown Jewel of the Love Sick Dog catalogue that will define our company’s legacy.” And that’s saying something from the guy who recently released the third book installment of The Diner Things in Life comic strip entitled “The Brilliance of Who I Am” in late 2020.

Listeners will just have to judge for themselves. Masterpiece or not, Nowhere to be Found is a solid album that could be regarded one of the better albums to be released from an artist hailing from Corpus Christi. With Steven Garcia again at the helm on vocals and all guitars, this 12 track musical journey is an eclectic look into the song writing skills of Love Sick Dog Publishing that is influenced by country and bounces to alternative rock and all points in-between. The last full length album collaboration with Garcia and LSDP was the 2016 release of Undiscovered with Trevino carrying the song writing and producing duties. Trevino again is credited with the songwriting and producing all 12 songs . But just as Undiscovered was described as arena rock with a modern twist and an album that was a loving homage that tips it’s hat to the powerful electric guitar sounds of the 80’s, Nowhere to be Found bolts off into a new directions.

With the opening title track, the genre is somewhat alternative. Nowhere to be Found is an upbeat tempo song about moving on from a relationship. Then the second track, Sand and Water, is an alternative rock song with a crushing heartache story that paints a picture of being on a lonely beach. With the third track the mood is switched to a pop ballad with plenty of acoustic guitars called The Things I’ll Never Find. As the fourth song and possible first single Don’t Know Where We’re Going starts, listeners will definitely be in for another genre change as this song is a pop song comparable to the Plain White T’s “Hey there Delilah”. The fifth song has a slight country rock influence with That’s What You Get. As Love of My Life starts, the ghost of New York is not My Home by Jim Croce can be heard in the distance. As the mandolin starts for the song Daughter, listeners are in for a tearjerker. Then the genre is switches to full country as the fun The One I Love starts. The next two song show a slight country influence once again with This Forgotten Love and the possible single Broken Hearts. Listeners can then be in for a whole lot of Wah peddle that would make Steve Miller proud with Love Is. The song is an ode to the J. Giels Band’s Love Stinks. The album ends with a full out rock song We Belong with an epic ending fitting for the rollercoaster ride of an Album. The song was originally a poem that implies everything and person has two sides that relate to one another.

Just as Abbey Road was The Beatles’ last recording together, Nowhere to be Found also marks the end of the collaboration with Love Sick Dog Publishing and Steven Garcia. “Steven and I have great musical chemistry so its not about the music. It’s more about everything after the recording process stops.” Garcia has been known to often decline the opportunity to promote his musical accomplishments be it with LSDP or with his Houston based band The Rachels. Steven recently declined an opportunity to open for the rock band Saliva in Houston. “For a guy who is the center of attention when he sings and performs, he is pretty shy about getting his music to the forefront and doing interviews. He just doesn’t like to grant much access to the press. He is very hard to contact.”
Love Sick Dog Publishing and Steven Garcia have accomplished a lot: from their first recording which is still a fan favorite “You’ll Never Know” to “Will You or Won’t You” which became the Song of the Week for the London Indie Rock Magazine Jamsphere. They also collaborated on two movie soundtracks, Bright Ideas and A Lonely Woman. They released multiple singles and two full length albums. There is also the recently released Christmas song, It’s Christmas Time.

Is this really the musical end for the longtime friendship? “We both agreed to dissolve the partnership we have had over the years. I think we have taken our collaboration as far as it can go. And we thought why not go out on the highest note possible. And he really wants to get back to focusing on other projects with his original band The Rachels.” Steve is currently performing in and around Houston three to four nights a week.

Even though Nowhere to be Found is the last recording session for the two camps, Frank did discuss some unfinished business. Just as Abbey Road was the last recorded album for The Beatles, an addition album recorded prior to Abbey Road was later released. “We have a couple of finished projects that just have not been released yet like the Theme song to The Diner Things in Life comic strip and a few other completed recordings that may see the light of day in the future.”

When informed that an attempt to contact Steven for a comment to contribute for this article was unsuccessful, Frank’s response was, “Of course”. Proving that in regards to somethings, sometimes you just have to Let It Be.

Artist's Biography

A Texas boy who grew up in Corpus Christi, Steven started playing guitar at the age of 14. “Playing guitar was just something I always loved to do. I became obsessed with it.” Unable to release his grip from the guitar, Steven moved to Houston in 1994. ”I didn't want to leave Corpus but there was just so much opportunity in Houston”, said Steven. “I was able to play music full-time for a living.” Steven has been touring and making music ever since as a full time musician

Soon after moving to Houston, Steven formed his band, The Rachels. As the main song writer in the group, The Rachels musical style relied heavily on Steven’s personal influence of a loud guitar sound. Although, some of his music is surprisingly eclectic. “I love all types of music”, said Steven. “Any music from any generation that catches my ear, I will listen to”. This open-mindedness enables him to create not just 80’s inspired rock but music in very different genres such as reggae, ska, country and pop. His diversity enables him to work with different producers and song writers, including Paula Deanda producer Mike Aguirre and writing two years for Clay Walker’s publishing company.

Soon after moving to Houston, Steven formed his band, The Rachels. As the main song writer in the group, The Rachels musical style relied heavily on Steven’s personal influence of a loud guitar sound. Although, some of his music is surprisingly eclectic. “I love all types of music”, said Steven. “Any music from any generation that catches my ear, I will listen to”. This open-mindedness enables him to create not just 80’s inspired rock but music in very different genres such as reggae, ska, country and pop. His diversity enables him to work with different producers and song writers, including Paula Deanda producer Mike Aguirre and writing two years for Clay Walker’s publishing company.

During his time with The Rachels, they were signed with Six-Tone Records and released four original CDs: Buy American (1999), World of Dreams (2001), St Elmo Sessions (2003), and No Love Here (2006). Steven and The Rachels grew accustomed to playing four to five nights a week. They headlined many events such as the Houston Marathon (1999), the Houston Grand Prix (01), KLOL Holiday Ball, and the Astros opening day party (2000, 2004). 

They developed a loyal Houston following with a reputation as a party band that could cover any song request. “Most nights we wouldn't even have a set list. We would just ask the crowd what they wanted to hear and play whatever they yelled out.” This branded them as a virtual jukebox in high demand with Houston bar owners and booking agents. It led to the opportunity to tour Japan in 2003, 2004, and 2005 with Lone Wolf Entertainment. “Playing over seas, I got to perform for the armed forces which was a great honor. But it also helped me realize that anywhere people want to hear me play I’d be more than willing to go.” Their popularity also granted them air play on Houston’s KTBZ 94.5 and KLOL 101.1 radio stations, Each year major clients such as Clear Chanel Communications, Budweiser, and Rice University would request The Rachels to play at their events. In 2008, “I Can’t Complain”, from their World of Dreams CD, was placed in the soundtrack and motion picture Noble Things.

In 2012, Steven recorded with Love Sick Dog Publishing as a solo artist. “Sometimes you just need a change.” The collaboration produced the songs “Will You or Won’t You” and “Quasimodo”. With the January 2012 iTunes release of “Will You or Won’t You”, Steven was quickly given the Song of the Week (February 19 - 25) from the London indie rock magazine Jamsphere. Soon after, he was heard all over the world through internet radio air play. He was awarded airplay on Hosstheboss.com, CrunchRadio.com, Tunecast.net, TalentCast (The Netherlands) Hotshotbands.com (Canada) E-buffett Magazine, Best European podcast nominee Cyphreinc, EGH Radio (UK), HD1Radio (UK), Rocker’s Dive Radio, Lonely Oak Radio, Island Studio Solutions (BC) and TRS 24/7 Radio.

With his 2015 single, “Your Possession”, Steven collaborates once again with LSDP. The song generates an unique sound that fuses different rock genres. With both acoustic and electric guitar sounds Steven manages to not only cross genre lines but some how blend them together to create a sound of his own while still having his radio friendly vocals shine through. After the success of this single, Steven and LSDP decided to work on a full length album. This collaboration produced the 12 song album entitled 'Undiscovered', which was released in February 2016. The album was described as being straight out of the 80’s while soaring into the new millennium. The music was also described as arena rock with a modern twist that tips it's hat to the 80's with a powerful and electric guitar sound. The Undiscovered album was described as "Rick Springfield on steroids".

In the summer of 2016, Steven was approached by director Juven Cavazos to write music for a modern day spaghetti western A Lonely Woman. Steven recorded seven songs for the movie. The film was released on March 23, 2018 with the original movie soundtrack released on May 4, 2018.

Steven has also released four new Albums with The Rachels : Aim for the Heart (2017), Crashing into Walls (2018), Save the Robots (2018), and Evil Toes (2019). Steven is also planning to release a Country and Reggae album in late 2021.

In between his work with the Rachels, Steven released The LSDP Singles Collection in 2019. The Love Sick Dog Publishing Collection contains singles previously released with LSDP, unreleased tracks along with alternative versions of different material.

Steven latest collaborating with LSDP is an all new 12 song album entitled "No Where to be Found". This collaboration with be Steven's sophomore solo album with LSDP. The project was released on the 2021fall Equinox. The album is described as LSDP's Abbey Road.

Steven is currently performing in Houston acoustically or with a full band three to five nights a week. “I’m happy doing what I want for a living, which is playing my music for people. I wouldn't have it any other way.”

Full Album show of December 26, 2020
Album: Undiscovered


About the Album:

Straight out of the 80’s and into the new millennium, Steven Garcia’s music can be described as arena rock with a modern twist. With his solo debut, Undiscovered, Steven delivers a throw back album that tips it's hat to the 80's with a powerful and electric guitar sound. The Undiscovered album is described as "Rick Springeld on steroids".

Featured Artist of December 25, 2020
with the song: It's Christmas Time

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