As you probably know, Jimmy Eat World's masterpiece Clarity came out 10 years ago last month. To celebrate that anniversary, the band has been out on the CLARITY x 10 TOUR, where they have been playing that record in its entirety from start to finish, even a full version of the 17-minute song "Goodbye Sky Harbor." The last date of this sold-out tour (tickets for the entire tour were gone weeks before the first show) is this Saturday at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe. And it seems everyone has bee
Jonathan McNamaraJessica Lea Mayfield on stage at Rhythm Room.Sure, I've written a little about my love of The Get Up Kids before, but I've never actually got a chance to see them live. That's why I'm so happy to see them scheduled to hit The Clubhouse Music Venue in September. More good news: Jessica Lea Mayfield, the young protege of Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach, who really impressed me opening for Annuals back in February, is coming through Rhythm Room again, this time headlining. Should
Alaskan folk/indie rockers Portugal. The Man will entertain the masses September 29 at The ClubhouseI don't know how I let this one slip through the cracks this long -- but Portland, by way of Alaska, indie rockers Portugal. The Man will play a highly anticipated (hopefully by people other than myself) set late September at The Clubhouse. The band has an impressive new album, The Satanic Satanist (my review of which you can find here), and hopes are high that their set has plenty of of songs
Any attempt on my part to play "rock critic" on this assignment would be complete bullshit. Few assignments have ever made me want to high five my inner fifteen-year-old more than a chance to interview Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids, a band that dominated my Walkman in early high school. I'd spend my days cribbing all the songwriting ideas I could glean from the band's classic records, Four Minute Mile, On a Wire and the band's breakthrough sophomore record, Something to Write Home About.
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