Email Author Chris Hassiotis

2012 Stories by Chris Hassiotis

• Red Hot Chili Peppers Teach It's Okay For Tastes to Change

  published September 20, 2012

  I cannot stand the Red Hot Chili Peppers. And that's why I love 'em. I should explain: These days, I think the band's tepid... More >>

• Lukas Nelson @ Celebrity Theatre

  published July 19, 2012

  It's not just physical resemblances that bind and reveal family ties. My little brother just got married in a lovely ceremony at the Botanical... More >>

• The Men @ The Sail Inn

  published June 28, 2012

  The Men have never disguised their appreciation for what's come before. The Brooklyn band's 2011 effort, Leave Home, for instance,... More >>

• Quintron and Miss Pussycat @ Crescent Ballroom

  published June 21, 2012

  There's something to be said for going with what you know, but wouldn't you rather watch artists take some risks? If your answer to that one is... More >>

• The Cave Singers @ Sail Inn

  published June 14, 2012

  Drawing heavily on folk and blues, The Cave Singers hail from the woody Pacific Northwest and play a rock 'n' roll reflective of that region's... More >>

• Waka Flocka Flame @ Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion

  published May 10, 2012

  Waka Flocka Flame has said he writes his lyrics as a way to express the emotions he's feeling at a given time and that they're usually tapped... More >>

• Country Thunder @ Canyon Moon Ranch

  published April 12, 2012

  Springtime means wildflowers! Get out of the house! Springtime means outdoor festivals! Get out of the house! (Springtime also means snakes,... More >>

• Radio Brazil Band @ Padre's Modern Mexican Cuisine

  published March 29, 2012

  Singer/songwriter Marcos Martins hails from São Paulo, Brazil, and his four backing musicians have the unwieldy task of encompassing the... More >>

• Nü Sensae @ Meat Market Garment Factory

  published March 22, 2012

  Nü Sensae vocalist/bassist Andrea Lukic and drummer Daniel Pitout recently added guitarist Brody McKnight to their lineup, expanding the... More >>

• Hip-Hop's Buck 65 Looks to the Great White North for Inspiration

  published February 23, 2012

  Although he operates in a genre of music that tends toward innovative extremes — either lionizing the traditions of the past or rejecting... More >>

• Scott H. Biram @ Martini Ranch

  published February 16, 2012

  Austin's location means there's considerable twang in its rock, and it's close enough to the Mississippi Delta that there's plenty of blues in... More >>

• Rapper One Be Lo Has a Way With Letters

  published February 9, 2012

  Wordplay is essential for a rapper. Without it, what more is he than a dude who talks with music in the background? A love of language suggests... More >>

• For The Lemonheads, Unpredictability Has Become the Norm

  published February 2, 2012

  We were sitting at the bar, my friend and I, talking about shows we've seen. Great shows. Tom Waits! M.I.A.! Prince! And, then, the less than... More >>

• Dengue Fever Finds a Second Home in Cambodia

  published January 26, 2012

  What with airfare prices the way they are, and wages for musicians the way they are, it's not often folks in bands get to hop on planes,... More >>

• Boondox @ Clubhouse Music Venue

  published January 19, 2012

  My girlfriend and I took a drive up the 60 past Globe to the gorgeous Salt River Canyon. You should go! It's scenic! Along the way is a weird... More >>

• The Wailers Band @ The Compound Grill

  published January 5, 2012

  After our burnt and decimated post-apocalyptic planet is discovered by alien robots thousands of years in the future, they will sift through... More >>

• Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole @ Musical Instrument Museum

  published January 5, 2012

  On the opening track of Kaumakaiwa Kanaka'ole's eponymous 2008 album, the traditional island music is interrupted by a chant provided by... More >>