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Black Lips, Andrew Jackson Jihad and Destruction Unit at Marquee Theater

Black Lips, Destruction Unit, Andrew Jackson Jihad @ Marquee Theatre|4/6/13I do this thing with movies where if it's a director I like, I refuse to view trailers, read interviews or any news whatsoever related to the film until I've seen it in theaters. I did this with No Country for Old Men, The Ma ... More >>

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Andrew Jackson Jihad: Google Chatting About Optimism and Hipsterism

Folk punk heroes Andrew Jackson Jihad are one of the most recognizable fixtures in the Valley's independent music scene, and Sean Bonnette, the band's frontman, is one of the most down-to-earth, friendly musicians I've ever met. I've often bumped into Bonnette at local dive bars or kickass shows and ... More >>

Andrew Jackson Jihad Song Closes Out New This American Life Episode

After the first Presidential debate this last Wednesday, much ado was made about Mitt Romney's gleeful pledge to stuff and baste Big Bird by cutting federal funding to PBS and other pinko commie media outlets. Phoenix folk-punk heroes Andrew Jackson Jihad are clearly fans of the monstrous alphabet ... More >>

Top Five Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

T.I., Andrew Jackson Jihad, Lady Gaga, and More Just Announced Phoenix Show

Quasi-political folk band Andrew Jackson Jihad, a band that would be hard to take seriously, if not for the ballsy lyrical stylings displayed on songs like "American Tune" and "Joe Arpaio is a Punk," is hitting The Crescent Ballroom Sunday, November 18. If you've never heard them (unlikely if you' ... More >>

Bringing It Together Like Pangea @ Trunk Space

I Know You're Here Because I Can Smell Your Brains: Eight Songs About Zombies

Some guy eats another guy's face while sitting at a bus stop. A student killed his roommate and ate his heart and brain. A New Jerseyan stabbed himself 50 times and threw his guts at the police. If you haven't noticed, we're clearly living at the dawn of the zombie dead. When exactly is Bruce Camp ... More >>

Throwback Thursday: What is "Orgcore Punk?"

We've taken a look at the bands that dominated the '90s with chart topping singles and one hit wonders, but this week, we're doing something different. The term "orgcore" may have you scratching your head more than a cultural institution like Green Day, but it's always been my favorite subgenre of ... More >>

Portugal. The Man, Andrew Jackson Jihad at the Trunk Space Anniversary Party Over the Weekend

Portugal. The Man at Crescent Ballroom When a band spends a considerable amount of time on the road, as Portugal. The Man has since the release of In the Mountain in the Cloud almost a year ago, the cumulative effects begin to show in the performance. Fortunately for the Crescent Ballroom crowd Fri ... More >>

Andrew Jackson Jihad and More, Trunk Space 8th Anniversary, 6/5/12

Andrew Jackson Jihad, Liam and The Ladies, Dogbreth, Good Amount, The Brass Lung Trunk Space Friday, April 6, 2012 By Benjamin Horowitz In recent years, the Trunk Space's anniversary parties have been a low-key. Snacks, a cake, an iPod loaded with local tunes. Folks gathered around tables, catch ... More >>

Trunk Space 8th Anniversary @ Trunk Space

Andrew Jackson Jihad To Headline Trunk Space 8th Birthday Party

See also: Andrew Jackson Jihad's Sean Bonnette on Knife Man and Gawker In 2004, George "Dubya" Bush was president, we confirmed that there was water on Mars, the last Oldsmobile rolled off the production line, and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series for the first time since 1918. All of these e ... More >>

Happy Birthday Arizona: 100 Songs that Define Arizona, Pt. 4

Editor's Note: An abridged version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we've rounded up sound clips for (almost) everything featured in our list. Thanks to everyone who submitted song suggestions, all of our ... More >>

Year in Review, Kickstarter, Top 15 Local Releases in This Week's Issue

​In this week's issue of New Times, I join our friends in café, art, and stage in a look back on 2011, observing trends and noting the good, the bad, and the ugly of the year in the review. I focused on the crowd-funding site Kickstarter. We featured a couple Kickstarter projects this year, (my ... More >>

Andrew Jackson Jihad and Welcome 2 My Pudding Over the Weekend

Melissa Fossum​Andrew Jackson Jihad at Crescent Ballroom Some guy spat on my face, I have random bruises all over my legs, and even though I only drank water, I reek of beer. The crowd booed and yelled "fuck you" to Andrew Jackson Jihad...looks like Andrew Jerkson Jerkwad needs to go back ... More >>

Record Heat by Brad Dwyer

​You sick of hearing about how awesome Saturday night's Andrew Jackson Jihad show was? Well, too bad. Some of us weren't able to make it, as Brad Dwyer illustrates in this week's installment of Record Heat. Lucky for you (and Brad), we caught a good chunk of the show on video, so bask in the ... More >>

Top 15 Local Releases of 2011: Jason P. Woodbury

Andrew Jackson Jihad​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Enjoy! Okay. I'm done. Spent. No more lists. The reissues list was hard. The show list was hard. The ... More >>

Tumblr of the Week: Andrew Jackson Jihad

​Wacky local duo Andrew Jackson Jihad has a whole lot of awesomeness to offer on their Tumblr. AJJ is currently on tour with Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and Into It. Over It.The band has just released their new album, Knife Man, about three weeks ago. It's full of enthusiastically perfor ... More >>

Andrew Jackson Jihad's Sean Bonnette on Knife Man and Gawker

​Well, he's done it. Sean Bonnette, one half of Valley mainstays Andrew Jackson Jihad, lover of hip-hop, passionate defender of all things Phoenix, has moved away. But don't get up in arms. "This is just a temporary thing," Bonnette says of his recent move to Chicago to be with his girlfriend. ... More >>

Destroy Nate Allen on Andrew Jackson Jihad, Touring and Not Allowing Indifference

​ Destroy Nate Allen is a folk-punk duo, made up of married Christian rockers Nate and Tessa Allen. The pair's music is a strange thing -- acoustic guitar anchored and melodically reminiscent of Social Distortion as much as recalls groups like Dogbreth and Andrew Jackson Jihad (the band has playe ... More >>

The Best Songs to Listen to During an Arizona Monsoon

In anticipation of this weekend's (forecasted) rainy weather, I have compiled a list of the best locally generated songs to listen to during an Arizona monsoon. While plenty of bands nation and worldwide have created excellent songs to listen to during a storm, I am looking to some of Arizona's fin ... More >>

Eight Bands That Should Make a Children's Record

​They Might Be Giants' new album, Join Us, comes out today. If you've only been following TMBG for the past four or five years, you might be under the impression that this Brooklyn-based band is a children's music group. That would be understandable, considering Join Us is the first TMBG album si ... More >>

Andrew Jackson Jihad Announce Knife Man

​Everyone's favorite sardonic folk duo, Andrew Jackson Jihad, have announced details regarding their new album, Knife Man, due out on Asian Man Records on September 20.I spoke with bassist Ben Gallaty about the new record."Sean [Bonnette, singer/guitarist] gave me a CD of 13 demos in December. The ... More >>

"Sad Songs" by Andrew Jackson Jihad Featured on Lauren Records Comp I Think We Should Stay Away From Each Other

​At the start of this year, Martin Cizmar wrote an excellent piece about local folk-punks Andrew Jackson Jihad. Though the band is known for lyrically dense, poignant songs, they also have a reputation as being damn funny guys. The duo, comprised of guitarist/singer Sean Bonnette and bassist Ben ... More >>

Gift Of Destiny's "FU1070": Tempe Metal Band's Anti-SB 1070 Track

​It's been nearly a year since Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law, unleashing a shitstorm that's still going although the law was blocked by courts and will likely never take effect in any meaningful way.While The Sound Strike, the organization promoting a boycott of Arizona led by out-of ... More >>

Andrew Jackson Jihad, Best Coast, and More in This Week's Issue

Stephanie CarricoAndrew Jackson Jihad has some interesting thoughts on the differences and coexistence of Central and Downtown Phoenix.​Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty of local duo Andrew Jackson Jihad have some interesting thoughts on the differences between the areas within Phoenix. The city may b ... More >>

Andrew Jackson Jihad - We Didn't Come Here to Rock

​Song: Andrew Jackson Jihad, "We Didn't Come Here to Rock"Context: Andrew Jackson Jihad plays Trunk Space tonight. This is a great song from a great record, Can't Maintain. I was hoping for a new record from the folk-punk duo in 2010 but it never materialized. Let's hope 2011 brings one. And ... More >>

Concert Etiquette, The Maine, Sweet Pie, and More in This Week's Issue

Don't be that loud, drunk guy in the crowd. Seriously.​While lots of people are polite concergoers, so many others just don't understand the basics of concert etiquette. Maybe you're that tall guy that blocks the view of shorter people, or you're the wasted guy singing the song at the top of your ... More >>

Chronicles of Sheriff Joe: Local Bands Poke Fun at Arpaio

Trunk Space Turns Six In Photos

Ryan WolfTreasure Mammal gets the whole crowd involved at Trunk Space's 6th Anniversary Show. See more photos.​The Trunk Space anniversary show had a few things in common with other six year old's birthday parties such as cake, costumes, and music. However, this particular celebration also inc ... More >>

Sixth Sense

Downtown’s best indie venue celebrates anniversary

Flier of the Week: Andrew Jackson Jihad at Rogue Bar

We want to know what her work-out routine is​Okay, this flier for Andrew Jackson Jihad at the Rogue Bar is a little disturbing (aren't black birds supposed to be bad luck?), but it's still fun since THERE'S A BIRD WEARING A CORSET! Seriously, how often do you see birds wearing corsets? ... More >>

Blackbird Raum

Trunk Space Fest

Free Treasure Mammal Show at The Lost Leaf

Benjamin Leatherman​Phoenix experimental band Treasure Mammal proves two hours of driving doesn't mean the Arizona scene needs to be split. The indie group joins forces with neighbors-to-the-north, Flagstaff's Feel Free, on a untitled 7" record, which will be available at a free show S ... More >>

Check Out the Schedule For Tomorrow's Shizzfest 2

Peachcake is scheduled to perform at 9 p.m. on Saturday inside the Trunk Space.​ It's probably not the wisest move in the world to publically disagree with one's supervisor (hence that old chestnut, "Don't cross the boss"), but, hey, sometimes you gotta live dangerously. By now you've proba ... More >>

Leftoverture

Fundraiser features live music, gently used cuisine

The Firehouse Benefit Show @ The Firehouse

The Firehouse Puts on Cool Benefit Show with Food Not Bombs & Rusty Spoke

Come out to The Firehouse this Friday for a cool benefit show featuring Haunted Cologne, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Haymarket Square and othersThis Friday, The Firehouse, one of downtown Phoenix's finer collective art spaces, is hosting one such benefit show. It is being put on by Rusty Spoke Commun ... More >>

Punk Band This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb Forces Airport Evacuation

Or at least a sticker with their name on it did:"A bicycle with a sticker advertising a Florida punk-folk band forced the evacuation of a Memphis, Tennessee airport terminal late Monday afternoon, authorities said.A pilot alerted airport police when he saw a bike with a sticker that read "this bike ... More >>

Flier of the Week: Andrew Jackson Jihad

Almost every local venue has been going through a long post-holiday slump, booking-wise. Not Trunk Space. The Jewel of Grand Avenue has been staging a ton of shows lately, including the Back Ted N-Ted concert we shot earlier this week and the concert promoted by this cool flier, local folkie Andrew ... More >>

Who's Performing At Tonight's First Friday: Andrew Jackson Jihad, FutureKind, Furious Styles Crew, and More

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Some Janis Joplin Crap N Vomit for your Monday lunch hour

Andrew Jackson Jihad/Partners in 818

Self-Titled
(self-released)

Here Comes Anti-Claus

Santa-hatin’ scenesters unite

Don't Sweat It

Summer night on Grand Avenue

Andrew Jackson Jihad/Ghost Mice split CD

Self-Titled
(Plan-It-X Records)

Sound Waves