Show: Fred Green at SRC Fields at ASU, November 3.This Tempe trio's gig at the "Rock for Solar" event was one of the best local shows that nobody saw. Granted, the event took place on a Monday evening and was packed with "be green" propaganda, but Fred Green's been one of the Valley's most celebrated reggae/rock/jam fusion bands for more than a decade, so an audience of six people (including me) seemed tragically small. The fact that the band played as if there were thousands of people watching
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Concert of the Year Countdown: #9 Fred Green
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Here's some news that's certain to delight old-school Valley music fans: the location of bygone Tempe music venue Boston's will re-open next month as a new nightspot called Club 910.
And it looks like the place is gonna pick up right where its predecessor left off, promising to become a raucous rock 'n' roll paradise for local and touring bands. In addition to it's grand opening party on May 9, which includes performances by Digital Summer and an array of local hard rock gr
We told you about Weird is the New Cool back in April and now the guys have a couple shows booked for July. WINC are scheduled to perform Saturday, April 18 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum and Saturday, July 25 at Chyro Arts, according to the group's MySpace page. The local band can be compared to a Gym Class Heroes/Sublime hyrid and are reminiscent of local bands like Fred Green, Cousins of the Wize, Drunken Immortals, etc.
The guys mention on their MySpace that they're worki
