Desert Bloom 3 Heavy On the Tunes

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In the mix of sight and sound it was the music that took center stage Friday at the third creative explosion of painting and tunes at Gangplank. From hip-hop to techno to surf, Desert Bloom 3 rocked the mothership. All the while, 10 artists focused on getting their visions on canvas, ready in time for [...]

Eyes On Te Vaka in Concert

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At the beginning of the concert I knew nothing about the sights and sounds of South Pacific music outside of stereotype. By the end, Te Vaka brought a motion to the notion. Opetaia Foa’i led Te Vaka through an almost2-hour performance Saturday night at Mesquite High School

Arizona Bands – CD / EP Release Shows on Animal Planet

You’re about to love you some snake and tiger noise! The Phoenix music scene generally stays underground. Sometimes – as a fan, anyway – it’s better that way since intimacy remains. That, and they stay hungry, bringing the raw and the edge out through voice and instruments. Again better for fans than band members but [...]