Fronted by longtime Tucson musician Jason Steed, Creosote epitomizes the dusty americana sub-genre that many like to refer to as “desert rock.” Their sound is reminiscent of other rock-n-country locals like Greyhound Soul and Fourkiller Flats, but also calls to mind great national acts like Slobberbone and Wilco. Creosote has one full-length album, Blacksmoke, to their credit, and another one currently in the works.

Jason Steed & crew joined us on Locals Only in KXCI’s Studio 2A, and you can now download the full Creosote Studio 2A Performance and Interview.
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Performers: Jason Steed, Chris Burroughs, Duane Hollis, Ernie Mendoza

Engineer: Duncan Hudson
Producer: Don Jennings

2007 was a successful year for Tucson’s Golden Boots, as they released the full-length album Burning Brain, were signed to Pennsylvania-based Park the Van Records (home to Dr. Dog, and The Teeth, among others), and toured extensively with Magnolia Electric Co., while continuing to build upon their stellar reputation here in the Old Pueblo. 2008 looks to be even brighter for the Boots, as they’ll be releasing a new album as well as representing Tucson at Austin’s SXSW festival.

We managed to rope them in for a Locals Only appearance when they were fresh off a west coast tour, and you can now download the Golden Boots Studio 2A Performance and Interview.
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Performers: Dimitri Manos, Ryan Eggleston, Nathan Sabatino, James Grip

Engineer: Duncan Hudson
Producer: Don Jennings

Fronted by long-time local musician Kevin Henderson, The Swigs manage to fuse jam-band improvisation with classic rock grooves to create a fun aural experience. While Kevin Henderson released his own ambitious double-CD, Watch Your Head, on his Sapient Records label earlier this year, The Swigs are woodshedding and getting ready to record their own full-length album.

In the meantime, the trio joined us on Locals Only, and you can now download The Swigs Studio 2A Performance and Interview.
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Performers: Kevin Henderson, Mark Witt, Trevor Tanzillo

Engineers: Ginger Doran & Mickey
Producer: Don Jennings

I’ll plagiarize myself when summing up Forth Worth… in a blog post earlier this year, I stated:

To the best of my knowledge, Fort Worth has only played one or two gigs in the entire 2 years of their existence. So if you don’t see them tonight, I can’t make any promises about when you’ll get a chance to see them again. Stacked with an amazing aggregate of Tucson all-stars – Greg Wheaton (Good Talk Russ), Justin Bernard (The Swim, Scratchingthesurface), Danny Scalzo (Scratchingthesurface, Brohammer), Dave Williams (Left for Dead, The Retainers), Matthew Hamblin (Red Bear Soldier) – these guys churn out high-energy hook-laden rawk. And yes, I just used 3 of the forbidden music journalism cliches all in one sentence. But I’ll say it again, just so we’re clear…

High-energy.

Hook-laden.

Rawk.

You can catch them live on December 21st as part of Chango Malo’s XXXmas show at Club Congress. But in the meantime, you can download the Fort Worth Studio 2A Performance and Inteview.
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Engineer: Ginger Doran
Producer: Don Jennings

Naim Amor is yet another one of Tucson’s great musical imports, and he travels all over the musical map with his jazz, rock, and indie-pop stylings. His latest album, Sanguine, was first released on the Atmospheriques label in Europe, but this Sunday (December 2nd) Club Congress will host the local release party for the new CD. Part of their new monthly BBQ series, this early show will kick off around 7pm.

In the meantime, Naïm joined us for the live segment of Locals Only, and you can now download the Naim Amor Studio 2A Performance and Interview.
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Performers: Naïm Amor, Dmitri Manos, Thøger Lund

Engineer: Ginger Doran
Producer: Don Jennings
Photo Credit: Samuel Kirszenbaum