"Listening to Blind Divine, one can imagine wandering through a crumbling Victorian mansion, the walls of which whisper subtle secrets.... Blind Divine has carved out a terrific sound from the dark and the melancholy regions of alternative rock with hypnotic female vocals and alluring guitarscapes." - Tucson Weekly
Drawing inspiration from shoegaze, classic indie rock, and atmospheric and dark sounds of all stripes, The Early Black has a dark, slightly heavy, yet experimental approach that should appeal to fans of most post-rock and post-punk acts.
Featuring members of The Year of Acceleration, The Static Session performs songs crafted with a pop sensibility that has been compared to a mix of The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen and Oasis.
"If you miss the heady days of Brit-pop a la Echo and The Bunnymen and latter-day Jesus and Mary Chain and The Cure, The Static Session provides just what you've been looking for."- Tucson Weekly
Featuring two of the most experienced Tucson musicians - Naim Amor and Jeff Grubic along with a rotating cast of other amazing Tucson talent - The Jazzholes play jazz standards as well as improvisation... very cool!
As lead singer of mostly Bears, Brian Lopez is already well-known on the Tucson scene. His solo project, while stylistically different than Mostly Bears, is nonetheless impressive live. His band features members of Molehill Orkestrah, Y la Orkesta and Salvador Duran among others.
Listening to the Silver Thread Trio is "like being seduced in church," according to KXCI DJ Laurie Starr. The rich, intricate harmonies spun by these three lovely young ladies inspire the use of such adjectives as "angelic" and "intoxicating."
The group takes traditional folk songs and creates their own unique three-part vocal arrangements, creating an updated version of old-school Americana. Genres range from dusty folk, to bluegrass and Appalachian numbers, to spirituals, with the occasional polka thrown in for good measure.
"The Silver Thread Trio... (are) exquisite a capella vocalists, Caroline Isaacs, Gabrielle Pietrangelo, and Laura Kepner-Adney deliver the Americana goods on the group’s 15-track debut album." - Downtown Tucsonan
"The Silver Thread Trio's... harmonies and arrangements here are undeniably lovely, and the ladies show proper restraint on their takes of songs such as 'Careless Love' and the a capella 'Two Sisters,' while the harmony arrangement and vocal performances of 'Moon River,' probably the most recent song tackled on the album, are stunning." - Tucson Weekly
“Mason Reed is a man with a story to tell. It is a tale of blood, sweat, tears, bad luck and ghosts from the past that refuse to disappear. Reed regales listeners with his burden-themed anecdotes in his recently released You Can’t Come Back From Heaven, a five-song EP consisting of a fusion of Americana, garage and soul music... the stories he tells within his songs are truly special.” – Northern Arizona University Lumberjack
"You Can’t Come Back from Heaven... spans haunting tracks of acoustic guitar overlaid with Reed’s voice, which is gritty, nostalgic, cynical and smoky all at once.” – Monterey County Weekly
"Mason Reed… is an Americana songwriter in the vein of classic country and rock ‘n roll storytellers: there’s something visceral and true running through the center of his latest EP You Can’t Come Back from Heaven." – Evansville Courier & Press
Thru-Liner's music has been described as desert rock, western Americana, cinematic, open-space music which reflects the history and landscapes of the southwestern borderlands. While the band was formed in Portland, Oregon, three years ago, most of the band members grew up here in the Tucson desert and are glad to be back in the Old Pueblo.
Sunny Italy performs some sweet old-time folk-blues!
The Tangelos are the reincarnation of Joshua Butcher and the Melancholy. Their style has been referred as alt-country to blues-rock which features strong vocal harmonies, sweet bass lines and ambient guitar goodness.
“The Tangelos are the next big thing coming out of Tucson. Not from concentrate - all natural. Their sound will stop you in your tracks and make you realize just what good music should sound like." - Tucson Music Scene
"With a classic rockabilly style, and a course, gin-soaked voice, Arizona's Al Foul has just released a solo album. After one listen, you will be left swimming in images of crinoline and sideburns with a grin from start to finish. The One, The Only is an album with an unmistakable 50's flair, reminiscent of Elvis' glory days; but Al Foul has added his own style to bring in a distinctly modern feel..." - Left of the Dial
"Al's rockabilly sound feels like it best suited as mood music for a good ol' white-trash bar. Maybe that explains that special thanks to Schlitz Beer in the liner notes... Al Foul and the Shakes are a cool sounding band, but are their songs too ridiculous? Like Pet Sounds, the Beatles' White Album, Led Zeppelin IV, and Back In Black, this is a landmark album in the annals of rock and roll. Or maybe not. - Agousti Music
Stillsuit... This trio does a great job with their expiramental-indie set.... and they always put on a great show.
"Sketching In Stereo... sounds like it's reaching for modern rock radio... crafting KFMA-ready rock anthems." -Arizona Daily Star
"...most impressively, many of these songs wouldn't sound out of place if KFMA sneaked them into rotation between Hoobastank and The Killers." - Tucson Weekly
"Sketching In Stereo... are making rock on a grand scale... Tucson may have a winner on its hands." - Arizona Daily Wildcat
The Runaway Five, sporting their quirky post-punk/indie-pop/new wave inspired style, are one of Tucson's newest and most promising acts.
Vocalist Kari Shaff has an incredibly sultry, yet honey smooth voice with which she performs beautiful jazz standards. Cool and classy at the same time!