Thursday, March 15, 2018
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Here's a couple of quick flashes about how creative home-grown talent can get
Jake Shears who got some attention writing 'Boys Keep Swinging', reviewed by Jim Piechota on 15 March 2018 in East Bay Area Reporter
First up: Jake Shears who got some attention writing 'Boys Keep Swinging', reviewed by Jim Piechota on 15 March 2018 in East Bay Area Reporter
Shears spills the details about his gay coming-of-age in Mesa, Arizona, . . . there's a generous amount of juicy material about the kaleidoscopic life of this creative founding member of the glam pop group Scissor Sisters. The book is written very much in the way Shears has led his life: brashly honest, well-honed, bubbly, dazzled by celebrity, and infused with plenty of eyebrow-raising tidbits. . . These anecdotes form the perfect lead-in to his more formative musical years in New York City. . . With a swirling cast of supporting characters, the anecdotes and sordid stories flow like lava. Once Shears began writing songs and embracing his place on stage and in front of a crowd, he had truly found his calling . . .The stories alone are enough to keep readers up at night. For an update on Shears and his performance career, he has joined the cast of the Tony-winning musical "Kinky Boots," . . .
Shears spills the details about his gay coming-of-age in Mesa, Arizona, . . . there's a generous amount of juicy material about the kaleidoscopic life of this creative founding member of the glam pop group Scissor Sisters. The book is written very much in the way Shears has led his life: brashly honest, well-honed, bubbly, dazzled by celebrity, and infused with plenty of eyebrow-raising tidbits. . . These anecdotes form the perfect lead-in to his more formative musical years in New York City. . . With a swirling cast of supporting characters, the anecdotes and sordid stories flow like lava. Once Shears began writing songs and embracing his place on stage and in front of a crowd, he had truly found his calling . . .The stories alone are enough to keep readers up at night. For an update on Shears and his performance career, he has joined the cast of the Tony-winning musical "Kinky Boots," . . .
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For an update on Shears and his performance career, he has joined the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical "Kinky Boots," . . .
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Your MesaZona blogger had the pleasure of seeing local stage performances of the two fiddle-playing twin Lindorf Brothers at a Celebration of Mesa Festival in Pioneer Park a couple of years ago and again during the 1st Mesa MusicFest performing inside Milano Music on Main Street . . . since then they've morphed into "The Hollywood Bug Guys".
Uploaded: Jul 6, 2017
You can find out more about their success in these two reports:
Nearbynews-Mar 8, 2018
Identical twin brothers Jeffrey and Jason Linford never gave up on their dreams. Now, with their company and music duo, The Hollywood Bug Guys, it's paying off.
“It's finally starting to get traction. It's just super exciting,” Jason said.
“We're on a mission to revolutionize the music industry through pest control.”
East Valley Tribune-Mar 3, 2018
The brothers have always played music. Growing up in Mesa, their mother taught them to sing ...
2 Mesa uccess Stories: Home-Grown Talent
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