Derek Timmons Archives - Coachella Valley Independent

Metal With Masks: The Band Grins and Lies Offers Bad-Ass Music—With a Little Funk, and a Little Theatricality

by Matt King January 17th, 2022January 17th, 2022

Grins and Lies, a band that started crafting a mix of metal and melodic in late 2019, is hard at work on a much-delayed debut album.

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A Space for Music No More: After More Than Four Decades, Record Alley Is Closing Its Doors for Good

by Matt King January 7th, 2021January 20th, 2021

Keleigh Black

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New Goat, Old Tricks: After a Lineup and Vocals Change, Throw the Goat Works on a New Album

by Matt King January 21st, 2020December 16th, 2020

Musicians Mixed Up: Drummer Jeff Bowman Takes Local Performers Out of Their Comfort Zones to Benefit the Desert Cancer Foundation

by Brian Blueskye August 15th, 2018December 16th, 2020

Brian Blueskye

Miscreant Music: Sleazy Cortez Discourages Listeners From Taking Lessons From the Band’s Songs

by Brian Blueskye May 22nd, 2018December 16th, 2020

The Lucky 13: Derek Timmons, Bassist for Sleazy Cortez and Death in Pretty Wrapping

by Brian Blueskye September 23rd, 2016September 23rd, 2016

Vaughan Shubert, courtesy of Timmons' Facebook.

The Lucky 13: Derek Timmons of Sleazy Cortez, The Town Troubles

by Jimmy Boegle November 22nd, 2013December 16th, 2020

Changing It Up: If You’ve Heard One Show by the Town Troubles, You Most Definitely Haven’t Heard Them All

by Brian Blueskye September 12th, 2013December 16th, 2020