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 […]
Posted on February 4th, 2008 by Don
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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. […]
Posted on January 28th, 2008 by Don
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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 […]
Posted on January 21st, 2008 by Don
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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 […]
Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by Don
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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 […]
Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Don
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