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.
(right-click on the link to download to your computer)

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

Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout have been entertaining Tucson music fans with their shock and awe campaign. The “awe” comes courtesy of proggy rhythms and hyperactive vocal stylings that fall somewhere between Mr. Bungle and Captain Beefheart. Meanwhile, the “shock” is evident to anybody that has ever happened to catch one of their live shows.

While you might have missed their recent CD release party at Plush, you can now download the Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout Studio 2A Performance and Interview.

Engineer: Ginger Doran
Producer: Don Jennings

Courtney Robbins hitched a ride with Coyote Grace earlier this year, and has been leading a nomadic lifestyle for much of the past few months, criss-crossing the U.S. performing shows together. She’s back in town for a week or two, culminating with a show this Friday (November 2nd) at The Hut with Coyote Grace, Brian Field, and Leila Lopez. For those of you that haven’t heard Brian Field yet, this Boston transplant is a clever wordsmith. Occasionally cynical, often funny, and always entertaining. Don’t hold his BoSox fandom against him.

If you missed it on Monday, you can now download the Brian Field, Courtney Robbins, and Coyote Grace Studio 2A Performance and Interview.
(right-click on the link to save it to your computer)

Engineer: Duncan Hudson
Producer: Don Jennings
Photo Credit: Lisa Healey

Sleep Like Trees joins other local bands like West, North, and Saint Rorschach, as well as national bands like El Ten Eleven, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, and Mono, in exploring the instrumental post-rock genre. In case you missed their appearance on the live segment of Locals Only, you can now download the entire set.

Check out the Sleep Like Trees Studio 2A Performance and Interview.
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Sleep Like Trees is: Mike Fay, Ben Kohlhepp

Engineer: Ginger Doran
Producer: Don Jennings