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Brave New World

No makeup. No gimmick. No shtick. But does Mesa's fast-rising Jimmy Eat World really stand a chance against the likes of Britney and the Backstreet Boys?

By Bob Mehr
Sep 27, 2001

Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre is nearly empty. Up a flight of rickety stairs, behind the locked door of a small, dirty dressing room, Jim Adkins desperately searches for a vein. An intense, pug-nosed youth -- and lead singer of Mesa quartet Jimmy Eat World -- he shivers while his...
Hunky Dory

Despite the chaos, a revamped Sugar High and a renamed 40 Watt Las Vegas debut; meanwhile, James Hall spreads the gospel.

By Bob Mehr
Sep 20, 2001

Music, like everything else, came to an uneasy standstill this week in light of the East Coast terrorist attacks. Among the major changes to the local concert calendar were the postponement of Blink 182's September 13 Mesa Amphitheater show (the concert has been rescheduled for the 20th), while tickets sales...
Miracle Worker

Former Dream Syndicate leader Steve Wynn puts the ghost of his old band to rest with the finest album of his career

By Bob Mehr
Sep 13, 2001

When Steve Wynn's grandfather Matthew immigrated to this country from Russia at the dawn of the 20th century, he harbored one great dream: to be a songwriter. Though a promising tunesmith -- legend has it that Irving Berlin offered him $50 for one of his songs -- the demands of...
Timeless Flight

L.A.'s twangy, trippy Beachwood Sparks ascend with a white-soul masterpiece

By Bob Mehr
Sep 6, 2001

A couple years back when Beachwood Sparks first stepped into the spotlight -- its members looking very much like they'd just stepped off the cover of the Notorious Byrd Brothers LP -- it was an easy group to tag. Four guys wrapping themselves up in Gram Parsons' Nudie suit, sailing...
Peace Out

Roger Clyne and company postpone album release; Cousins of the Wize get some Love

By Bob Mehr
Sep 6, 2001

In July, Bash & Pop reported that a release was imminent for Sonoran Hope and Madness, the second studio effort from Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers. Now comes word that the disc -- originally slated for an early October street date -- will be shelved until after the new year."It'll...

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