METROnome: Indie 500 unites community with 38 hours of diverse performances
The Indie 500 turned out to be far more than just its frantic, crazy goal of 80 bands back-to-back. The event at the Trunk Space was, at heart, a way to bring together the downtown community.
Music Stroll jazzes up the pub crawl experience
Several different restaurants downtown, including the Arrogant Butcher, Copper Blues, Squid Ink and Tom’s Tavern, hosted musical acts Saturday afternoon for the fifth annual Downtown Music Stroll.
Downtown Dining: 800M Milk Bar isn’t hip, but that’s what makes it charming
This downtown diner thought that Milk Bar's "beets exploded with flavor" and made him "feel feelings towards beets (he) wasn’t aware (he) could muster." And though Milk Bar isn't quite hip, it's leading a new trend of restaurants that doesn't necessarily have to be — weird is cool too.
METROnome: Trunk Space to celebrate 11th anniversary with 36-hour festival
This is the second year for The Trunk Space's Indie 500 festival, where about 80 bands will play 500 songs in a row. Last year, the festival featured 500 songs over 10 days; "I guess that didn't seem ridiculous enough," said Trunk Space co-owner Stephanie Carrico.
Focus. Flash. Phoenix: The Juggler
Austin broke out the pins and all hell broke loose. He tossed/spun them around to practice new material. I could not look away — even when some attempts failed and pins flew at me.