February 27, 2012

Ryan Monroe, multi-instrumentalist for Band Of Horses, is excited to announce the release of his debut album A PAINTING OF A PAINTING ON FIRE. Set for a May 22nd release,

White Denim: Crescent Ballroom

Shane Handler February 27, 2012 No Comments

On their second trip to the Phoenix area in one month, having just opened for Wilco in Tempe, White Denim, played a short one hour set to cap their road-work in support of 2011’s D. And since D is only 37 minutes long, it was welcoming that the Crescent Ballroom performance was an hour in length. Also it was a good night out on Valentine’s Day, seeing a no-fluff guitar rock band always keeps it real for those of us don’t buy into the Hallmark holiday.

New Brad Studio Album – United We Stand- Due 4/24

February 27, 2012 No Comments

Brad, the long-time Northwest underground favorites features core members Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) on guitar, vocalist/pianist Shawn Smith (Pigeonhed and Satchel), drummer Regan Hagar (Satchel and Malfunkshun), and bass player

Metal Journalist Lonn Friend (INTERVIEW)

Leslie Michele Derrough February 27, 2012 No Comments

Lonn Friend did not set out to be a journalist. It was not embalmed in his membrane when he first heard The Beatles or Genesis or Madman Across The Water. Music was just something that infiltrated his pores and ran screaming & shouting in gleeful playfulness through his veins and imploded in his soul like that first taste of a minty ice cream. He did not take courses in college or pray to the altar of Lester Bangs’ Creem rantings in hopes of one day becoming the superior voice of rock & roll adjectives and verbs. He did not plan on talking to rock stars about their creative process. He did not foresee hanging out with Axl Rose. It just one day happened.