Recap: 2013 McDowell Mountain Music Festival
This past Saturday and Sunday, I made my way to the latest installment of my favorite local festival, the 10th annual McDowell Mountain Music Festival, this year taking place for the first time at Margaret T. Hance Park in downtown…
2013 McDowell Mountain Music Festival brings the Roots, the Shins, and lots more to Downtown Phoenix
Arizona’s own McDowell Mountain Music Festival marks its 10 year anniversary in just a couple of months (March 22-24) with a stellar lineup – arguably the strongest lineup in its decade long run. I’ve made it very clear over the…
The Friday Five: November 4, 2011
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
The Friday Five: August 19, 2011
On the sixth day of every week, Michael Parr shuffles through his library to bring you five random tracks.
Hope for Haiti Now
Like many of you, I sat down and took in the two hours of xHope for Haiti Now last night – a music-based benefit organized by overall good guy George Clooney. It was broadcast on most TV and cable networks.…
Late Night Christmas
With things being as hectic as can be in my household, it’s the little things that bring home the holiday spirit. Last night, after spending some time shopping with my wife, we collapsed into the couch and flipped on Letterman…
Incubus & the Roots do justice to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy”
?uestlove warned us to set our DVR’s to catch Incubus perform Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” with the Roots on the Jimmy Fallon show. Only thing is, my computer is upstairs and my DVR is downstairs. If that doesn’t define laziness,…
Beastie Boys on Fallon
The Beastie Boys appeared on Jimmy Fallon last night. Some thoughts: Check out “So What’cha Want” from Fallon:
Review: Dave Matthews Band at Madison Square Garden
Photo: John Waters “Who starts a tour at Madison Square Garden?” Apparently when you are Dave Matthews Band, the answer is, well, you. Returning to the last venue the band played at the close of their 2008 tour, the band…
Ickmusic’s Friday Five: September 19, 2008
The mark of a truly great song is the ability to make minutes seem like seconds making time itself seem almost irrelevant. When used as a tool to make time fly it not only serves the purpose, but makes it…