mewithoutyou Outshines the Headliner at Mesa’s Nile Theatre (SHOW REVIEW)
After 15 years and six albums, mewithoutyou has matured well, the band has moved solidly authentic into a sound that that challenges a defining genre. Mostly considered a post hardcore act, they exhibit leanings into folk, modern rock, and hardcore and sometimes all within a song. Singer Aaron Weiss’ stylings are poety and prose in […]
El Ten Eleven – Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ 9/9/15 (SHOW REVIEW)
The dynamic duo are back again and up to their old tricks, only… better. El Ten Eleven, a two piece post rock duo hailing from Los Angeles, consists of dual bassist/guitarist Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty on acoustic/electric drums and drum triggers. They started the first link of their tour at Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix AZ. […]
Man or Astro-man? – Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ 8/12/15 (SHOW REVIEW)
Somewhere out in the far reaches of the Universe the Voyager probe was well received and has returned to us in the form of Man or Astro-Man?, an eclectic mix of surf rock with punk energy and a mix of sound bites from early sci-fi film. Imagine the outcome that would occur if you locked […]
Joe Pug – Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ 10/9/13
A charmingly lonely and eerie sustained harmonica note beckoned the crowd closer to the stage as Joe Pug solo entered calling everybody closer like a dinner bell. The set opener consisted of a down tempo rendition off the EP “Nation of Heat” but with deep rooted soul. Pugs eyes were a squint into the crowd […]
The Octopus Project- Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ 9/23/13
It was a disappointing crowd turnout for the electronica pop outfit Octopus Project at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix but it didn’t affect the band’s mindset in providing quality despite the small quantity in attendance. The band has put in the work, winning a “Moog Award” for musical innovation and subbing in for wounded guitarist […]
Sebadoh/Octa#grape – Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ 8/9/13
Somebody buy an Octa#grape album. The band makes well crafted, high energy indie rock songs, yet the lead singer can’t afford a guitar strap. It looked painfully uncomfortable yet curiously playful as singer/guitarist Glen Galloway leaned forward and upward into an overhead microphone with a strapless guitar rested on his knee that rolled down a […]
Black Flag – Club Red, Tempe, AZ 7/11/13
Punk rock isn’t dead, in fact it’s alive and well when punk musicians reach their 50’s, as was the case with Black Flag, who announced in January of this year that guitarist Greg Ginn and vocalist Ron Reyes would reform the iconic punk band. When you are standing in a ridiculously long line outside of […]