Email Author Glenn BurnSilver

2013 Stories by Glenn BurnSilver

• Mother Mother @ Rhythm Room

  published February 28, 2013

  It's not often one hears a musician proclaim he wants to start a "vocal-driven pop band," but such was the case with Mother Mother... More >>

• Tomorrowland

  published February 28, 2013

  What is the future of truth? This is the boundless topic presented at Emerge 2013, a future-focused festival bringing together scientists,... More >>

• Golf Disc Jockeys

  published February 28, 2013

  Those meandering through Fountain Park Saturday, March 2, are advised to keep an eye to the sky for more than the giant fountain, as golf discs... More >>

• Victor Wooten @ Marquee Theatre

  published February 21, 2013

  Victor Wooten loves his bass so much that he may as well have it welded to his body. Though that might prove awkward when getting on the bus or... More >>

• Blues Pillar Keb' Mo' Still Has a Few Secrets

  published February 21, 2013

  Blues guitarist Keb' Mo' is something of a household name at this stage in his career. He's got a pocketful of Grammys and assorted other music... More >>

• Makin' Bacon

  published February 21, 2013

  In the opening segments of the original Iron Chef television show, some guy, presumably a chef, bites into a red bell pepper with orgasmic... More >>

• Poi Dog Pondering @ Crescent Ballroom

  published February 14, 2013

  PDP is not the newest designer drug or texting acronym. No, it's the hip way to name-drop Poi Dog Pondering, the cross-cultural band that... More >>

• Holey Rollers

  published February 14, 2013

  In 1929, Chicago saw Valentine’s Day turn bloody as Al Capone and thugs gunned down seven mob rivals. That event is the gruesome... More >>

• Grupo Fantasma @ Crescent Ballroom

  published February 7, 2013

  Was Tito Puente the first Latin funk pioneer? The bandleader behind many driving albums blending Latin traditions with swinging jazz would have... More >>

• The One-Man Formula Gone Gonzo with That 1 Guy

  published February 7, 2013

  Think one-man band: cymbals on the elbows, drum on the back, horns under the arms, and tambourines on the knees creating a cacophony of sound... More >>

• North Mississippi Allstars @ Rhythm Room

  published January 31, 2013

  Listening to the North Mississippi Allstars' debut album, Shake Hands with Shorty, in 2000 was like getting hit in the face with a giant... More >>

• Sibling Rivalry

  published January 31, 2013

  It’s hard to shy away from a good fight, and none fight better than brothers. So what will we get when brothers Jim and John Harbaugh... More >>

• Art Collective The Residents Creates its Own Mythology

  published January 24, 2013

  It's hard to know where to start with The Residents. The band's press release claims that they neither exist nor play any instruments, and yet... More >>

• Trampled by Turtles Slow Down Their "Speedgrass" -- Sort Of

  published January 17, 2013

  Punk rockers don't die, they just go acoustic. While that's not exactly a great T-shirt slogan (and certainly would elicit some scowls... More >>

• Earth to Shatner

  published January 17, 2013

  William Shatner’s clearly The Transformed Man, as his 1967 record asserts. His meteoric rise began with Star Trek, reassuring everyone... More >>

• Greg Brown @ Crescent Ballroom

  published January 10, 2013

  Singer-songwriter and folk troubadour Greg Brown is more than just another guy with a guitar and resonant voice. Brown's ability to forge a... More >>

• Mergence @ Salty Señorita

  published January 10, 2013

  Mergence is one of those Phoenix bands that garners incredible local hype for its talents while simultaneously admitting that such popularity... More >>

• Flight of the Bumblebee

  published January 10, 2013

  Our friend’s young son asked if he could help blow up the balloons at the fourth annual Cave Creek Balloon Festival at Rancho... More >>

• Gregg Allman @ Talking Stick Resort

  published January 3, 2013

  On "Just Another Rider," from 2011's Low Country Blues, Gregg Allman's first non-compilation album since 1997, raw emotions well up on... More >>