Modified Arts, an all-ages venue in downtown Phoenix that has been a staple of the local music scene and a vital venue for touring indie bands for nearly 11 years, will change direction and transform into a space focused mostly on art. (Read more here and here.) As such, I am collecting thoughts and memories … Continue reading Modified memories: Scott Hessel (Source Victoria, Let Go)
Modified Arts, an all-ages venue in downtown Phoenix that has been a staple of the local music scene and a vital venue for touring indie bands for nearly 11 years, will change direction and transform into a space focused mostly on art. (Read more here and here.) As such, I am collecting thoughts and memories … Continue reading Modified memories: Jason Woodbury (Soft Drink)
Modified Arts, an all-ages venue in downtown Phoenix that has been a staple of the local music scene and a vital venue for touring indie bands for nearly 11 years, will change direction and transform into a space focused mostly on art. (Read more here and here.) As such, I am collecting thoughts and memories … Continue reading Modified memories: Ami Johnson (booking manager)
Modified Arts, an all-ages venue in downtown Phoenix that has been a staple of the local music scene and a vital venue for touring indie bands for nearly 11 years, will change direction and transform into a space focused mostly on art. (Read more here and here.) As such, I am collecting thoughts and memories … Continue reading Modified memories: Jared Bell (Lymbyc Systym)
Modified Arts, an all-ages venue in downtown Phoenix that has been a staple of the local music scene and a vital venue for touring indie bands for nearly 11 years, will change direction and transform into a space focused mostly on art. (Read more here and here.) As such, I am collecting thoughts and memories … Continue reading Modified memories: Stephen Chilton (Psyko Steve)
Modified Arts, an all-ages venue in downtown Phoenix that has been a staple of the local music scene and a vital venue for touring indie bands for nearly 11 years, will change direction and transform into a space focused mostly on art. (Read more here and here.) As such, I am collecting thoughts and memories … Continue reading Modified memories: David Jensen (Art for Starters)
Last year, I posted thoughts from a few locals about Modified as the downtown Phoenix space shifted its focus from music to a mostly arts venue. The first post, from David Jensen, drew a comment from a Scott T., who said the words were “dredging up a lot of memories for me.” Little did I … Continue reading Former operator of Modified writes 33 1/3 book on Slint’s Spiderland
On Tuesday, I’m supposed to talk with brothers Mike and Jared Bell of Lymbyc Systym for a Q&A I’ll post on this site in advance of their Jan. 13 show at Sail Inn in Tempe. The stop is part of a West Coast tour to support the Arizona-bred duo’s 2009 album Shutter Release (Mush Records), … Continue reading Lymbyc Systym: Ghost Clock (video)
In my never-ending attempts at trying to recruit blog help with the promise of unsolicited promo emails and zero pay – hasn’t worked for almost seven years – the newest contributor boldly offered to tackle one of the more seemingly complex characters in indie rock for his first post. It can only get easier from … Continue reading Destroyer, Crescent Ballroom, 6/7/12