In archiving my articles from previous publications that are no longer online, I've been scanning the printed pages at the Wildcats Memory Lab. The copyright for this article remains with the Downtown Tucson Partnership. I'm solely sharing the articles I wrote. See image below, read the PDF of the article here. … [Read more...]
Southern Men
(Published by the Tucson Weekly, January 24, 2002.) Georgia-based Drive-By Truckers create an acclaimed ‘rock opera’ inspired by the history of Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Drive-By Truckers are inspiring. This five-man rock ‘n’ roll band has three guitarists and the shared desire to inhabit a dream. It also has the talent and hard-working discipline to make it happen. But life isn’t a fairy tale, and everything comes at a cost, the group has found. “We played 400 gigs in two and a half … [Read more...]
Weather Men
(Published by the Tucson Weekly on Sept. 13, 2001.) Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers return to Arizona to headline a celebration of desert storms. Pack your bags, bring your tent and drive 40 short miles through glorious landscape to Sonoita this Saturday to give thanks for the life-giving rains that pour from the chubascos (Spanish for monsoon thunderclouds). Promising to be a honky-tonk Woodstock, or perhaps just a backyard shindig at the Sonoita Fairgrounds, the first La Fiesta de los … [Read more...]
Take a Beating
(Published by the Tucson Weekly on August 30, 2001.) Are you prepared to have your ass kicked? After a summer hiatus, the Beating is gearing up to knock Tucson on its arse. The Beating sounds like no other band in the Old Pueblo, but its eclectic mix of styles and tastes epitomizes all that makes Tucson's music scene great. Its fabulous diversity and inexplicable energy, which stems from the players' amazing chemistry, combine effortlessly to create a seamless blend of auditory … [Read more...]
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