ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN David Bowie’s death did not affect me the way it affected many of you. I did not grow up with his music the way I did with Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, or Nirvana. Oh, or Tom Petty. I grew up with … Read more
Singer-songwriter Hannah Miller grabbed my attention the other day. See, I’m a sucker for a gal, a voice, and a guitar, and her song “At My Best” sure did the trick. I like simplicity in music; I like the cold truth. Give me something that is real any day over what has been manufactured, or … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN The memories come easy. There’s Tom Petty, dressed as The Mad Hatter in the video for “Don’t Come Around Here No More.” I watched it so many times on MTV. That one always seems to come first, for whatever reason. But there’s another one I think about often. 1995, my … Read more
Phoenix-based rockers The Technicolors are what you’d get if you married Tom Petty to Oasis and they bore a child named Wolfmother. The quartet is poised to fill arenas with their massive, eclectic sound, but for now they’re whetting appetites in clubs across the US. Their summer tour kicks off tonight and will hit SIC’s … Read more
Photo by Paul Janovitz “There is no DIY, there is only Do It Together.” Will Dailey believes that, and why shouldn’t he? His upcoming album, due on 8/26, is titled National Throat, and it’s being released independently, despite interest from the “largest record label in the world.” Doing it together means doing it with you, … Read more
Photo by Todd Roeth No, we’re never gonna have much Myself I’d take such as a compliment We can blame it on the circumstances Oh, at least we took the chances we had to Why we’re attracted to a certain song, a certain album, or a certain band is a mystery. I really do believe … Read more