Posts Tagged ‘Backroads With Phyllis’
Backroads With Phyllis: Episode 12: Captain Ivory
Written by Mel Says The World Wide Web is a place of infinite opportunities for musicians if they can figure out a way to break through all of the “Listen to my band” clutter that floods every avenue of social media each day. Whether by luck or strategy, Captain Ivory were able to catch our […]
Backroads With Phyllis: Pop Punk Monday At Corktown Tavern
BackRoads with Phyllis has teamed up with Roshambo Promo & Capeside Records to bring you another night of fun at Corktown Tavern with 5 of Michigan’s (and not-so-far-from-Michigan) most promising pop-punk and hardcore bands. Tonight, Corktown Tavern will host The Better Fight, Lost Years, Cities & Years, Landstalker and Come Out Fighting in the unofficial […]
Backroads With Phyllis: Episode 11: Search The City
Search The City Is Back To Remind Us Of Detroit’s Secrets Written by Mel Says & Nathan Ryall Everyone knows that empty feeling that anchors itself in the pit of your stomach when a band that holds a special place in your heart and has probably gotten you through some tough times, has decided to […]
Backroads With Phyllis: Episode 10: Child Bite
We Really Hit Our Teenage Angst in Our Late 30’s; An Alleyway Chat with Sean & Shawn Of Child Bite Written by Nathan Ryall & Mel Says If the heavy melodic rock band Mastodon were a 6-foot-3 piece of Rock & Roll man meat, punk rock sensations The Dead Kennedy’s were a sexy little red head with rockin’ tits, […]
Backroads With Phyllis: Episode Nine: Flint Eastwood
Flint Eastwood Gets Their Bolo Tie On at The Loving Touch Written By Mel Says & Nathan Ryall BackRoads with Phyllis just spent the weekend partying at The Loving Touch in Ferndale with some of Michigan’s more notable bands from both sides of the mitten. Fresh off of a Friday night hardcore show at the […]
Backroads With Phyllis Episode Eight: The Hounds Below
A Bathroom Quickie With Jason Stollsteimer Of The Hounds Below Written by Mel Says and Nathan Ryall “The first thing I do when I get to a venue, like five hours before we play when nobody is there, is just go in the women’s bathroom and sit on the couch,” Stollsteimer says as we are […]
Backroads With Phyllis: Episode Six: Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers
Written by Mel Says and Nathan Ryall If Gotham City has Batman, the state of Michigan has Joe Hertler and his band of Rainbow Seekers. No, they don’t fight crime or have an underground lair (I don’t think), but they do have the same passion and pride for the state they call home. Throughout their […]
Backroads With Phyllis News: Hip In Detroit Celebrates One Year Of Being Sassy
Our friends over at Hip In Detroit are celebrating the one year anniversary of interweb existence by throwing themselves a huge birthday party this Friday at Small’s Bar in Hamtramck. They have enlisted some of their favorite local bands such as Destroy This Place, The A-Gang, Break Anchor and Against the Grain to blow the […]
Backroads With Phyllis: Episode Five: The Scenery
The Scenery’s Story Of The Road By Nathan Ryall and Mel Says When you first hear The Scenery, it is easy to tell this band has something different to offer. It’s not their sound, which is an incredibly infectious fusion of indie, pop and rock; and it’s not the amazingly talented and unique vocal styling […]
Backroads With Phyllis, Capeside Records & Roshambo Promo Presents: Lost Years Album Release Party
This Saturday, five noteworthy Midwest bands will grace the stage at Detroit’s Corktown Tavern to celebrate the release of Gary, Indiana’s Lost Years sophomore album. Local support includes Michigan favorites The Scenery, Cities and Years, Mayor Mayor and Last Action Hero, all of which have garnered a respectable following throughout their existence. “Play The Guitar […]
Backroads With Phyllis: Episode Four: Mayor Mayor “Unquits”
Written by Mel Says Photo by Nick Fracassa If you were to ask any of the guys in the Warren, Michigan post-hardcore outfit Mayor Mayor just how they decided to reform after their disbandment in August 2012, you better have some time on your hands as the story is quite complicated, long-winded and full of […]
Backroads With Phyllis: Episode Three: Bars of Gold
Written by Nathan Ryall and Mel Says Photo by Nathan Ryall and Mel Says The moments before Bars of Gold lead singer Marc Paffi belted out his first bit of vocals would be the last his legs would move at a reasonable rate. These moments would also be the last few that the Friday night […]
Backroads With Phyllis: Share Your Beard with Wilson If You Love Boobies
All five of the guys in Detroit-based metal/rock band Wilson love boobs just as much as the next guy but the bearded quintet is taking their passion a step further this Movember with a pledge to donate 50¢ to Keep A Breast Foundation™ for every unique bearded fan photo posted on their Facebook page for […]
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