This Last year, I asked a few Phoenix-area musicians/people of interest for their year-end, best-of lists for 2008: albums, songs, whatever. This installment comes from friend/former co-worker/music lover Nick Piecoro, who covers the Arizona Diamondbacks for The Arizona Republic. Since I’m not a musician, I’m guessing I fall into the “people of interest” category only … Continue reading Guest list: Nick Piecoro (The Arizona Republic) →

This Last year, I asked a few Phoenix-area musicians/people of interest for their year-end, best-of lists for 2008: albums, songs, whatever. This installment comes from Yolanda Bejarano, a longtime Valley musician who now performs her indie-folk stylings under the name Snow Songs. 1. Dr. Dog — Fate 2. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson — self-titled 3. … Continue reading Guest list: Snow Songs →

This year, I’ve asked a few Phoenix-area musicians/people of interest for their year-end, best-of lists: albums, songs, whatever. This installment comes from Jason Woodbury, who plays in (at least) two great local bands – Cardiac Party and Hands on Fire – contributes to Tiny Mix Tapes and manages the Zia Records store in Chandler, which … Continue reading Guest list: Jason Woodbury (Hands on Fire/
Cardiac Party) →

This year, I’ve asked a few Phoenix-area musicians/people of interest for their year-end, best-of lists: albums, songs, whatever. This installment comes from Zachary James Dodds, who played guitar in the Via Maris and whose solo EP, One More Life, I reviewed for the Phoenix New Times. Zach gives us a fresh take on a year-end … Continue reading Guest list: Zachary James Dodds →

This year, I’ve asked a few Phoenix-area musicians/people of interest for their year-end, best-of lists: albums, songs, whatever. This installment comes from Jim Adkins, frontman for Jimmy Eat World, one of this state’s greatest music success stories. The band, working on its follow-up to 2007’s Chase This Light, will embark in early 2009 on the … Continue reading Guest list: Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World →

This year, I’ve asked a few Phoenix-area musicians/people of interest for their year-end, best-of lists: albums, songs, whatever. This installment comes from Brian Coughlin of Kinch, whose full-length Advances was recently listed among 2008 favorites by Phoenix New Times music editor Martin Cizmar. (It’s also available as a free download.) Coughlin gives us his top … Continue reading Guest list: Brian Coughlin of Kinch →

This year, I’ve asked a few Phoenix-area musicians/people of interest for their year-end, best-of lists: albums, songs, whatever. This installment comes from good friend Jay Wiggins, who spins under the name DJ Funkfinger at Shake! on Saturday nights at the Rogue, voted Best Hipster Dance Night by the Phoenix New Times. Jay was also kind … Continue reading Guest list: Jay Wiggins (aka DJ Funkfinger) →

I didn’t want to let myself pick two songs for favorite song of the year. Frankly, it’s a cop-out. Ties are for the weak, like in soccer. Nobody loses! Everybody wins! Lame. But then I was thinking about these two tracks, the two children I was forced to choose between: One Day Like This by … Continue reading Favorite song(s) of 2008 →