Winston Watson

Blogs
March 11, 2013
Top Five-Must See Shows in Phoenix This Week
Holy crap! What a weekend. We had the soggy-but-stellar Carnaval Eléctrico with Cold War Kids, Hanni El Khatib, Mergence, and more at Crescent Ballroom, the raucous Rampage Fest with Nü Sensae, White Lung, Allah-Las, and more at Sail Inn, and a thoroughly enjoyable-but-exhausting performance by Ma ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2013
Saint Maybe: Psychedelic Patti Smith and Bob Dylan Compatriots Hit the Highway
When writing about Things As They Are, the debut LP by Tucson psychedelic outfit Saint Maybe, for my 10 Best Things I Heard in 2012 column, I noted the album's sprawling, wide-open desert quality: "[It] sounds like the space between Phoenix and the Old Pueblo. It feels like a late night drive, the r ... More >>
Music
September 2, 2010
Gentlemen Afterdark
Blogs
April 8, 2010
Sand Rubies, a.k.a. The Side Winders at Sail Inn: Legendary Tucson Jangle-Poppers Host Reunion Show
You can't listen to more than 30 seconds of Sand Rubies' 1990 single "We Don't Do That Anymore" before it become obvious that the Gin Blossoms weren't the first Arizona band doing the jangle-pop thing.Tucson's Sand Rubies -- originally called The Side Winders before a North Carolina cover band su ... More >>
Music
March 28, 2002
Up and Rumbling
After five years of fits and starts, Gin Blossoms songwriter/guitarist Jesse Valenzuela finally launches a solo career
Music
February 8, 2001
Hello/Goodbye
Local twangers Flathead return; psychobilly combo Grave Danger calls it a day
Music
November 2, 2000
Back in the Zone
Retooled version of local music showcase returns to the FM dial
Music
July 13, 2000
Prophet Ear
Ex-Green on Red mainstay Chuck Prophet continues his solo metamorphosis with The Hurting Business
Music
September 16, 1999
Hey Anthology
The Gin Blossoms bloom again with a greatest-hits collection, a reunion show and talk of a new album
Music
January 8, 1998
Beat Surrender
The Zen life and sad death of local drummer Jon Norwood
Music
October 23, 1997
Bowled Over
Tempe Bowl fires a strike in its first shot as a rock venue