By Benjamin Leatherman
Treasure Mammal's Abe Gil in action.
If we had to put together our top 10 favorite local bands to see live, Treasure Mammal would undoubtedly be somewhere on said list. It's because Abelardo Gil III, the hyperactive dynamo behind the one-man spazz-tronica outfit, always puts on an entertaining show without fail.
As our gal about town Lilia Menconi oh-so perfectly summed up in this week's issue of the Phoenix New Times, Treasure Mammal's sound is "part electronic, part
Frances Michelle LopezAlthough the Vivian Girls and Wavves don't come from the same coasts, their melodic surf pop music and close ties to Brooklyn-based label Woodsist/ Fuck-it Tapes can easily clump them together. For Those Darlins however, it's their nitty-gritty southern fried swing that makes them stand out in such a densely saturated Nashville scene that have them hanging out with southern neighbors the Black Lips. Both relationships somehow mirror each other, but thankfully there hasn'
Apart from a markedly talented five band bill, the first night of the last Modifest brought Modified Arts owner Kimber Lanning to the event's forefront. After Treasure Mammal completed an invigorating set, Lanning stepped toward the stage and addressed the crowd. "Music is my number one passion," Lanning said, while refuting rumors, and explaining that Modified will host occasional shows, but the focus will rest on art exhibitions. "If it weren't for the painting sales, the doors wouldn't hav
