Email Author Michael Escoto

2011 Stories by Michael Escoto

• Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes Bring an Indie Super-Show to Phoenix

  published September 15, 2011

  In your face, every other city! It's no secret that music-loving Phoenicians sometimes get the shaft by bands that skip the Valley to... More >>

• Keep Your Distance @ The Venue Distance

  published August 11, 2011

  When the name of your band comes off like a warning, you can be sure no one is going to mistake you for a straightforward pop band. Sure... More >>

• The Decemberists Hit the Big Time with The King Is Dead

  published August 11, 2011

  In March 2009, Portland folk-rockers The Decemberists released a rock opera called The Hazards of Love. Inspired by an EP of the same... More >>

• Cinderella @ Marquee Theatre

  published June 30, 2011

  The year 1986 was memorable for numerous reasons: There was the Challenger space shuttle explosion, the Iran Contra scandal, Hands Across... More >>

• Somehow, Jethro Tull Toppled Metallica for a Grammy Upset

  published June 9, 2011

  One of the best moments on The Simpsons was in a 1993 episode in which we learned that Homer, Principal Skinner, Barney, and Apu were in... More >>

• White Denim @ The Sail Inn

  published May 19, 2011

  When you see the name White Denim, it'd be understandable to assume that the band would be some type of hair-metal tribute act. And while White... More >>

• The Black Angels @ The Rhythm Room

  published May 12, 2011

  It's fitting that the first song on The Black Angels' recently released album, Phosphene Dreams, is titled "Bad Vibrations." The album... More >>

• The Moody Blues @ Comerica Theatre

  published May 12, 2011

  In the nearly five decades The Moody Blues have been around, they've sold almost 70 million records worldwide, a pretty staggering number that... More >>

• Man Man @ The Clubhouse Music Venue

  published May 5, 2011

  There isn't much demand these days for films about train-hopping hobos set in the '30s, but if there were, no one other than Man Man could... More >>

• NEXTfest @ The Sail Inn

  published April 28, 2011

  With both South by Southwest and Coachella fresh in our minds, it's easy to look at those festivals and feel a little envious. After all, we... More >>

• Steelheart @ Club Red

  published April 21, 2011

  If Steelheart had come around a few years earlier, they could have been Poison or Mötley Crüe. They certainly had the hair-metal... More >>

• Biffy Clyro @ The Clubhouse Music Venue

  published April 14, 2011

  The Beatles' attack on American charts in the '60s was only the first incarnation of "The British Invasion." Like clockwork, at least one... More >>

• Joey Cape @ Yucca Tap Room

  published March 10, 2011

  California singer-songwriter Joey Cape is best known for his work in bands like Lagwagon and Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies. When he's not... More >>

• Joey Cape

  published March 10, 2011

  California singer-songwriter Joey Cape is best known for his work in bands like Lagwagon and Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies. When he's not... More >>

• Jackson Browne @ Comerica Theatre

  published March 3, 2011

  There is a very good chance that at some point in your life, whether you're too young to realize it or not, you've heard at least one song by... More >>

• Young the Giant @ The Rhythm Room

  published February 24, 2011

  Hype can be a double-edged sword in the music industry. If you don't have enough of it, your music, no matter how good it is, will go unheard... More >>

• Linkin Park's New Record Is Going to Confuse Some Fans

  published February 24, 2011

  Saturday Night Live has just come back from a commercial break, and tonight's host, former longtime cast member Dana Carvey, smiles,... More >>

• Sebadoh @ Rhythm Room

  published February 17, 2011

  Chances are, if you worked at a record store during the '90s (remember those places you used to be able to sell your used CDs for actual cash... More >>

• Pete Yorn's Take on the Silliest of Silly Little Love Songs

  published February 10, 2011

  Valentine's Day is the one day out of the whole year when you have the opportunity to show your special lady just how much you care.... More >>

• Interpol's Metallica-esque Meltdown and Rebirth

  published February 3, 2011

  It's a cliché, but there's a reason people say that being in a band is a lot like being in a relationship. In fact, a lot of times,... More >>

• We Came As Romans @ The Clubhouse

  published January 13, 2011

  Metal has probably produced more legitimate subgenres than any other branch of rock. Yet, for the most part, these offshoots have remained... More >>

• The Whisperlights @ The Lost Leaf

  published January 13, 2011

  The music scene in Phoenix, as much as we don't like to admit it, isn't perfect. It's not that we don't have enough bands making decent music... More >>