At 13 years old, my family and I moved from Tennessee to Arizona, passing through Oklahoma on the drive. Crossing the border from Arkansas into the Sooner State, we broke into a jovial, off-key sing along. You know that Rodgers and Hammerstein musical? Oklahoma! The musical’s signature song memorably features…
When I was 13 years old, my family and I moved to Arizona from Tennessee, passing through Oklahoma on the drive. Crossing the border from Arkansas into the Sooner State, we broke into a jovial, off-key sing-along. You know that Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!? The musical’s signature song memorably…
Grab that box of crayons, sharpen your colored pencils, and dampen your water colors: Tempe rockers Gospel Claws announced a poster coloring contest. Contestants can download the poster, drawn by Jennifer Campbell, here and read up on the official rules here. The quintet will pick their favorite entry on October 10 and use…
Screaming FemalesSeptember 6, 2010Trunk SpaceMarissa Paternoster walked into Trunk Space with the pleasant comfort of returning to a sporadically visited home away from home. She carted in some equipment, cases emblazoned with the name “Screamales” in all caps. She really isn’t very tall at all, I thought to myself, maybe…
Welcome to 21 Questions, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com goes to the favorite hangout of a notable Phoenician and asks the “big” questions. This week we met up with Modified Arts performance programmer Adam Murray at Lola Coffee on Central and Camelback.Adam Murray sits comfortably on a sleek couch in…
A Screaming Females CD was delivered to my desk when I worked at a local radio station. An unabashed riot grrrl fanatic, I hosted a weekly show that juxtaposed yelling, pissed-off variations on Kathleen Hanna with ’60s girl groups harmonizing about how much they wanted to get married. So maybe…
Screaming Females were delivered to my desk when I worked at a local radio station. An unabashed riot grrrl fanatic, I hosted a weekly show that juxtaposed yelling, pissed off variations on Kathleen Hannah with 60s girl groups harmonizing about how much they wanted to get married. So maybe it…
Welcome to 21 Questions, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com goes to the favorite hangout of a notable Phoenician and asks the “big” questions. This week we met up with The Trunk Space’s JRC at Baiz Market in Phoenix. Walking into Baiz Market, I’m blown away by the bustling indoor oasis of…
Welcome to 21 Questions, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com goes to the favorite hangout of a notable Phoenician and asks the “big” questions. This week we met up with DJ William Reed at Middle Eastern restaurant Fattoush in Phoenix. Reed walks into Fattoush and greets the staffers like they’re family. Our…
Welcome to 21 Questions, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com goes to the favorite hangout of a notable Phoenician and asks the “big” questions. This week we met up with Ear Candy’s Nate Anderson at the Compound Grill. Name: Nate AndersonAge: 28Occupation: Founder and President of Ear Candy CharityNew Times: In one…
Welcome to Proof, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com grabs a drink with a local musician. This week we sat down with Dakota Jeane DiSanto at Time Out Lounge. Name: Dakota JeaneDrink: AmberBockBar: Time Out LoungeUltimate Drinking Song: Motley Crue’s “Kickstart My Heart”Live: Dakota performs at the Desert Botanical Garden on September 24…
Welcome to 21 Questions, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com goes to the favorite hangout of a notable Phoenician and ask the “big” questions. This week we met up with local concert promoter Psyko Steve at Carly’s Bistro.Name: Stephen “Psyko Steve” ChiltonAge: 27Occupation: Concert PromoterNew Times: In one sentence, what do…
Name: Erika DelemarreAge: 27Occupation: Marketing Coordinator for Entertainment Solutions Inc.New Times: In one sentence, what do you do all day in your job?Erika Delemarre: I design, I create, I connect, I network, and I push pixels. …
Welcome to 21 Questions, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com goes to the favorite hangout of a notable Phoenix scene-maker/shaker and asks the “big” questions. This week we met up with concert promoter Jeremiah Gratza at La Grande Orange in Arcadia. Name: Jeremiah GratzaAge: 28Occupation: Director of Operations for Stateside Presents,…
Welcome to 21 Questions, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com goes to the favorite hangout of a notable Phoenician and asks the “big” questions. This week we met up with Stinkweeds Manager Lindsay Cates at Yucca Tap Room in Tempe.Cates splits her time between managing indie record shop Stinkweeds, maintaining online…
Welcome to 21 Questions, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com goes to the favorite hangout of a notable Phoenician and asks the “big” questions. This week we met up with Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World at the trail along the canal that runs by the Arizona Biltmore.Lately Adkins has been…
I was at Eastside Records, maybe a year and a half ago, when I found myself eyeing an EP from Becky Lee and Drunkfoot. It was an eye-catching package: a heavy paper case decorated with glitter and black permanent marker. After briefly wondering what a “drunkfoot” was, I bought the…
I was at Eastside Records, maybe a year and a half ago, when I found myself eyeing an EP from Becky Lee and Drunkfoot. It was an eye-catching package: a heavy paper case decorated with glitter and black permanent marker. After briefly wondering what a “drunkfoot” was, I bought the…
Embrace your inner middle-schooler for a moment and recall a time, long ago, when, in your young mind, the jam band genre represented something truly “alternative” and fascinatingly “indie.” Maybe it was the lengthy tracks that lured you in, much like the freaky Lindsey Weir first experiencing The Dead. Maybe…
Listening to the first track from Matt Hires’ debut full-length, Take Us to the Start, it’s impossible to deny that the Floridian singer-songwriter dabbles in the melodramatic, quavering vocal delivery Conor Oberst popularized. Hires is sorta like Oberst 2.0. He’s got the yearning, quasi-depressed lyrics. He’s got a face that…
The Oak Ridge Boys took their name from a Tennessee town best known for the Manhattan Project. What started as a gospel quartet evolved into a Grammy-winning sensation that rode the pop culture wave of southern accents that briefly dominated the terrestrial radio waves in the 1970s. Listen to “Bobbie…
The Oak Ridge Boys took their name from a small Tennessee town best known as a base for the Manhattan Project. What started as a gospel quartet evolved into a Grammy award-winning pop country sensation that rode the pop culture wave of southern accents that briefly dominated the terrestrial radio…
