Julie Jennings Patterson

Dec 19, 2024 | tucsonsentinel.com | Julie Jennings Patterson

TucsonSentinel.com As 2024 comes to a close, Tucson Sentinel music writers Julie Jennings Patterson and Xavier Omar Otero look back at some of the top local releases of 2024. Freezing Hands Live at Tap and BottleThe Freezing Hands are the toppermost of the power poppermost.

Dec 18, 2024 | tucsonsentinel.com | Julie Jennings Patterson

TucsonSentinel.com As 2024 comes to a close, Tucson Sentinel music writers Julie Jennings Patterson and Xavier Omar Otero look back at some of the top local releases of 2024. Freezing Hands Live at Tap and BottleThe Freezing Hands are the toppermost of the power poppermost.

Nov 30, 2023 | tucsonsentinel.com | Julie Jennings Patterson

TucsonSentinel.com I first heard the Pogues at age 15 on KXCI's Sunday afternoon Celtic Crosscurrents show. Shane MacGowan and company were frequently on the playlist of this "traditional" music show, which balanced the usual Irish and Scottish folk ballads and British Isles proto-prog with a heavy dose of post-punk-era Celtic rock ala Big Country, Hot House Flowers, the Waterboys, the Alarm, early U2 and the like.

Nov 11, 2023 | tucsonsentinel.com | Julie Jennings Patterson

TucsonSentinel.com Your friendly neighborhood music scribbler is about to come out of writing retirement. But first, she wants to have a word with the local music scene's manager. You see, back in the pre-pandemic era, compiling a list of weekly must-see gigs was a cumbersome, but reasonable chore. It wasn't my favorite part of writing, but as a labor of love it was worth the work.

Sep 28, 2023 | citybeat.com | Julie Jennings Patterson

This guest commentary was originally published by the Buckeye Flame and is republished here with permission.