Kris Roe, picking at his gee-tar.
We got a rather excited-sounding text message on our cell phone last night from Jeremiah Gratza (a.k.a. President Gator) of Stateside Presents
informing us of a rather cool upcoming gig he just booked with Kris
Roe, singer/songwriter/guitarist for pop-punk band The Ataris on
Friday, January 9.
Here's the word directly from the cell phone of Mr. Gratza himself, which pretty much gives the lowdown on the show:
Bonnie Prince Billy (a.k.a. Will Oldham) doing what he does best.
I've never seen Modified Arts as packed as it was last night during Will Oldham's performance as Bonnie Prince Billy. And it's no surprise why. More than 60 people jammed into the downtown Phoenix music venue to watch the iconic and enigmatic indie folk hero's long, powerful concert that lasted well into the wee hours of the morning.
Two of Will Oldham's biggest fans: Sean Bonnette (left) and Shane Kennedy.But no one seemed to
The Thermals looked so very clean for a group of touring indie punks from Portland. Hopping up to the stage, it was no nonsense, down to the trio's minimalist wardrobe. The crowd was thrown into a state of euphoria with opener "No Culture Icons," the proclaimed favorite of the show's promoter Jeremiah Gratza. Blissed out drummer Weston Glass, the latest in a line rivaling that of Spinal Tap, smiled incurably throughout the set's entirety with an expression encapsulating glee, pain and a
