My wife and I spent much of Thursday driving from El Paso (where we stayed Wed. night) listening to satellite radio, fretting about Hurricane Rita. When we hit Johnson City outside of Austin, a gas station was out of unleaded and a woman there told us to make sure we had our room reserved because … Continue reading ACL recap: Thursday and Friday
… OK, I’m going to be in LA (west Hollywood, more specifically) this weekend. Anyone have record store recommendations — other than Amoeba, where I’ll be spending a good hour or four. … For anyone going to Austin for the ACL festival: If you’re there on Thursday (Sept. 22), Thievery Corporation and DJ Z-Trip are … Continue reading LA record shopping
… Have you checked out Bliptones? For $1.99 apiece, you can download a whole slew of indie songs for your cell phone: The Decemberists, Death Cab (“ba, baaaaa, this is the sound of settling”), Sleater-Kinney, My Morning Jacket and a bunch more. I went with a DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist ringer. … Does anyone … Continue reading Indie ringers on your cellphone
No music here, but a shout-out to a good guy and and ex-Zona resident: Jim Mahfood. Jim is an independent comic-book artist with ridiculous credentials. He’s probably best known for drawing the Clerks comic book, at director Kevin Smith’s request no less. Jim’s also responsible for the Grrl Scouts series and Stupid Comics strip in … Continue reading Jim Mahfood
Before I hit the lovely Interstate 10, with two hours of desert and sun and 110 degree weather between here and Tucson, I leave you with some recommendations (hopefully, Buckner pictures to follow tomorrow, unless I’m running off to Tempe to see Brendan Benson): Gorilla vs. Bear hooks you up with dirty-girl music and pictures, … Continue reading Off to Tucson …
Upcoming shows I plan on attending (or at least hope I will): Wednesday, July 27: Richard Buckner and Anders Parker at Plush in Tucson. Thursday, July 28: Brendan Benson with Robbers on High Street, Clubhouse, Tempe August 1: Sufjan Stevens with Liz Janes, Marquee Theatre, Tempe Aug. 18: DJ Z-Trip (with Black Sheep!), Club Congress, … Continue reading Concerts and more concerts
Digging into the crates of Arizona’s hip-hop past, Supermarket is bound to turn up. I can’t believe this album (1996) is almost 10 years old. To me, these guys represented all that was right in hip-hop: fun flows, creative beats, and they never took themselves too seriously. The group — emcees Fluid, Ruckus and Type … Continue reading Supermarket — “Aisles of styles”
The primary focus of this blog is to highlight some of the talented musicians and bands from Arizona, a state that, at times, lags in its suppport of local music. To that end, I’ll regularly post about bands/musicians/DJs (with music) from the state, past and present. From Flagstaff to Phoenix to Tucson and points in … Continue reading Arizona: A Primer