Email Author Melissa Fossum

2011 Stories by Melissa Fossum

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  FEATURED STORY

  Club Candids at The Colossal Event

  published Apr 27, 2011

  The Colossal Event boasted an impressive line up, including Steve Aoki, Felix Cartal, Chase & Status, and Jack Beats. The music wasn't the only thing worth checking out. Madison Events Center was fu... More >>

• Fake Problems' Chris Farren on Daytrotter, Radio City Music Hall, and Arrested Development

  published Apr 19, 2011

  Fake Problems doesn't have many problems, real or imagined. Instead of worrying, they focus on having a good time and touring often. Singer/guitarist Chris Farren taught the band how to play Bobby Dar... More >>

• Pinback @ The Clubhouse Music Venue

  published April 14, 2011

  Pinback is the introspective, gloomy brainchild of Rob Crow and Zach Smith, who have roots in a plethora of bands. Their side projects are... More >>

• Fake Problems @ Hard Rock Cafe

  published April 14, 2011

  Orgcore loosely defines a subgenre of punk that draws from alt-country, pop punk, and hardcore, spawned mainly by the tastes of the More >>

• Broloaf's Ben Brah on Being the Best, The Vandals, and Straight Edge Kids

  published Apr 07, 2011

  r Jocks chugging beer bongs, snorting lines of cocaine, and hazing nerds on stage -- welcome to the magic that is a Broloaf show. The Scottsdale punk band that has been entertaining the Valley with... More >>

• Wolfgang Gartner Club Candids

  published Apr 06, 2011

  The electro-house sensation known as Wolfgang Gartner stopped by The Marquee Theatre last Saturday for a non-stop party that lasted nearly two hours. Ladies in neon bikinis and fishnets were among th... More >>

• Yellowcard

  published April 7, 2011

  Yellowcard had their first taste of mainstream success with "Ocean Avenue," the upbeat title track from their fourth album. That track was a... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Wolfgang Gartner at Marquee Theatre Last Night

  published Apr 03, 2011

  Wolfgang Gartner Marquee Theatre April 2, 2011 Wolfgang Gartner (a.k.a. Joey Youngman) took an interest to electronic music at an early age. Gartner taught himself how to DJ by making remixes with a ... More >>

• Carnifex @ The Underground

  published March 31, 2011

  Over the years, metal has spawned such subgenres as grindcore, metalcore, doom metal, black metal, and thrash metal, but it doesn't get much... More >>

• St. Patrick's Day Club Candids at McFadden's

  published Mar 23, 2011

  All of the Westgate bars were bursting with St. Patrick's Day festivities, but McFadden's Irish decor made it the place to be. The bar was packed all night as guests were entertained by live music, j... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Paul Thorn on Growing up with a Pimp and a Preacher, Dean Martin, and Boxing

  published Mar 21, 2011

  Paul Thorn, a native of Tupelo, Mississippi, learned most of what he needs to know in life from his preacher father and pimp uncle. Thorn's ninth album, Pimps and Preachers, is all about the light an... More >>

• Asking Alexandria's Ben Bruce on Evergreen Terrace, Maturing as a Band, and Appealing to a Wider Fanbase

  published Mar 21, 2011

  r Asking Alexandria is a British metalcore band that incorporates elements of dance into its breakdowns. Lead guitarist Ben Bruce grew up in Dubai and moved to England to form Asking Alexandria in 20... More >>

• Broloaf at Yucca Tap Room Last Night

  published Mar 20, 2011

  r Broloaf Yucca Tap Room Saturday, March 19 The idea of a three-year-old local band playing their 19th show last night is a little ridiculous, but Broloaf isn't the type of band that can churn out o... More >>

• Christopher O'Riley on Ultimatums from Nuns, NPR, and the New Radiohead Album

  published Mar 16, 2011

  Christopher O'Riley is a classical musician who creates piano arrangements of modern rock songs. He has released tributes to Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, and two Radiohead albums. His latest album, Ou... More >>

• Asking Alexandria @ Marquee Theatre

  published March 17, 2011

  Hardcore punk bands started using the double kick drum breakdown nearly 20 years ago. It became one of the defining characteristics of the... More >>

• Club Candids at Casey Moore's Oyster House

  published Mar 09, 2011

  r Casey Moore's is the neighborhood bar of Tempe. Located just walking distance from the Mill Avenue bars, Casey's is the perfect place to have a couple beers and still be able to talk to your friend... More >>

• Lisa Savidge's Name Might Be the Only Thing the Band Didn't Obsess Over

  published March 10, 2011

  Musically, the Vietnam War era is remembered through "All Along the Watch Tower," "American Woman," "War Pigs," and Hot Rocks-era... More >>

• Rocky Votolato at Rhyhtm Room Last Night

  published Feb 28, 2011

  Rocky VotolatoRhythm RoomSunday, February 27Last night, while film geeks dressed to the nines for Oscar parties, indie folk fans flocked to the Rhythm Room in casual attire for an evening with Rocky V... More >>

• Glassjaw at Clubhouse Music Venue Last Night

  published Feb 25, 2011

  Glassjaw Clubhouse Music Venue Thursday, February 24Last night's show by Glassjaw was eight years in the making. The band -- best known for their post-hardcore classic, Everything You Ever Wanted to K... More >>

• Club Candids: Shake! Six Year Anniversary at The Rogue Bar

  published Feb 23, 2011

  Shake! may have ended two years ago, but the original DJs got together last Saturday to celebrate the dance party's six year anniversary. The Rogue Bar was packed with Scottsdale's sexiest and stra... More >>

• Matt Pond on Recording, Severed Tendons, and Texas

  published Feb 23, 2011

  Matt Pond recorded his most recent album, The Dark Leaves in a secluded New York cabin last year. Looking to get away from the cold solitude of the cabin, he went to Austin a couple weeks ago to begin... More >>

• Lisa Savidge CD Release Party at The Rhythm Room Last Night

  published Feb 18, 2011

  Lisa Savidge released their second album one week ago, and hosted an exclusive listening party at Bar Smith the day of its release. The band has been working hard over the past week, and the hard wo... More >>

• Goldenboy's Shon Sullivan on Bisbee, Johnny Marr and South by Southwest

  published Feb 17, 2011

  Shon Sullivan has collaborated with Elliott Smith, Johnny Marr, The Eels, The Watson Twins, and Neil Finn over the years. Sullivan started playing solo acoustic music between Elliott Smith and Eels to... More >>

• Pete Yorn at Marquee Theatre Last Night

  published Feb 15, 2011

  What do you do if it's Valentine's Day and you're an musician who makes music far removed from fuzzy teddy bears and chocolate, who has a concert scheduled, and not the sort of concert that just draws... More >>

• Valentine's Day Songs That Tell it Like it is

  published Feb 14, 2011

  Not everyone is either totally head-over-heels in love or bitter and lonely on Valentine's Day.Some people are a little more realistic -- a little more down to earth -- about things.What about the res... More >>