Jimmy Boegle's Page

... not on Saturday, 6/28, as listed in the Sharks ad in this week's Tucson Weekly. Or so I am told. Just thought you should know. Thanks!

You have to hand it to John McEuen.

As a member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, he gets to play several dozen relatively high-profile festival and casino shows a year. The money is decent; the band is well-loved and stays tight; and he's never on tour long enough for it to get old… Continue

Some musicians might argue that the most important instruments during 50-plus years of rock 'n' roll history have been guitars and drums. Others point to such electronic devices such as the Big Muff, Fuzz Face, Tube Screamer and Fender Blender.

Effects pedals--especially those… Continue

Once upon a time--well, the mid-1980s--Bloodspasm was Tucson's biggest punk-rock band.

Fueled by the twin-guitar attack of Mike Gorman and Paul Young, and by the over-the-top antics of XL-sized frontman Bob Spasm, Bloodspasm lasted several years, playing notoriously boistero… Continue

Being in a band is not easy. The scheduling, the equipment, the fights--the rock 'n' roll life has a lot of hidden elements.

But Austin's Explosions in the Sky make it all seem easy. They may, in fact, be the perfect band. For Explosions in the Sky, creating instrumental music al…

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