Photos and Article By: Jason Robey   Popular public radio station, KWSS, out of Phoenix, AZ, held their annual "Guilty Pleasures" benefit concert at Last Exit Live on Saturday night, with the help of 80/20 Records. The show included nine well-known bands from the area, playing short, 20-minute sets of cover songs,

Article and Photos by Andrés Alvarado   Front and center stands James Mercer, smile on his face. Over two decades in the biz yet it’s widely apparent the joy that overtakes Mercer and his Shins band-mates when performing before their crowds. Sold-out show? Of course! City and place? Atlanta’s Coca-Cola Roxy. The

Article and Photos by: E. Jourdain, Jr.   Bemidji, Minnesota -- It’s a cold and freezing rain kind of evening in the small northern Minnesota city of Bemidji. It’s 7pm and a handful of metal heads mixed with rockers and even a Juggalo crew are starting to show up at a small downtown