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Jamie L. Manser

Live Music: A Wedding Present to You

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(Published by the Tucson Weekly's Soundbites on April 8, 2010.) by Stephen Seigel Congrats to Zocalo's Jamie Manser and attorney Dan Rylander, who are gettin' hitched this weekend! In keeping with the couple's generous nature, they're inviting the public to their live-music-filled wedding reception at the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., on Saturday, April 10. Music begins at 7:30 p.m. and will include performances by Fourkiller Flats, The Tryst, Al Perry, Cheepness, Greyhound … [Read more...]

Manslander Union

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(Published by Tucson Sentinel's Weekend Preview on April 8, 2010.) by Maggie Golston Disclosure: I love Jamie Manser and her beau Dan Rylander very much. So much, in fact, that I will sing them a song at their reception. Guess what? You just got invited to a wedding. That's right, bring your best-behaved friends and celebrate the "Manslander Union" at the Rialto on Saturday. The event kicks off at 7:30, with live music from Fourkiller Flats, The Tryst, Al Perry, Cheepness, Greyhound … [Read more...]

Leila Lopez “Fault Lines”

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(This article was published by Zocalo Magazine on March 1, 2010.) A 28-year-old talented powerhouse, the lovely Leila Lopez is known for writing gorgeous albums and does it again with Fault Lines. It’s a low key record, sad and reflective yet lovingly open-minded and hopeful; scribed by an old soul with Zen maturity. “(Its) definitely love and a lot of sadness, but the kind of sadness that really opens me up and forces me to become more conscious of others and myself,” Lopez … [Read more...]

Stefan George “Cloth”

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(This article was published by Zocalo Magazine on Feb. 10, 2010.) “It’s pretty dark, but that’s the way it is sometimes,” Stefan scribed in a note that came with the CD. Sure enough, it opens with the folky, stark-realities-are-depressing Bad Year for Clowns. Though there are lyrical themes of a tough life throughout the 16 tracks, the bulk of the tunes are upbeat and catchy. And since its Stefan George, of course there is magnificent blues guitar playing on each track – six of them … [Read more...]