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May 18, 2012
JEFF the Brotherhood, North Dakota, and Wooden Indian at Rhythm Room, 5/17/12
JEFF the Brotherhood, North Dakota, Wooden Indian Rhythm Room Thursday, May 17 The three bands on stage at Rhythm Room didn't sound very much alike -- and that's a good thing. It was a treat to see three distinct bands perfectly execute their respective sounds at last night's JEFF the Brotherhood g ... More >>
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March 8, 2012
Miniature Tigers Paint a Sensual Scene with Mia Pharaoh
JEFF the Brotherhood, North Dakota, Wooden Indian Rhythm Room Thursday, May 17 The three bands on stage at Rhythm Room didn't sound very much alike -- and that's a good thing. It was a treat to see three distinct bands perfectly execute their respective sounds at last night's JEFF the Brotherhood g ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Dry River Yacht Club's Henri Bernard on St. Ranger, Tintype, and The Pübes
Clockwise from top left: St. Ranger, The Pübes, Henri Bernard of Dry River Yacht Club, TintypeWelcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, in which Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artis ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Reptar on Oblangle Fizz, Y'All
Reptar makes it look easy. Y'know, the whole "band" thing. The whole build a fanbase, tour, release albums... all that. But the way that the fast-rising dance-pop band's career has evolved seems so by the book that it seems a little off. After all, didn't the digital revolution mean that ever ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
Tune and and Trip Out: Prince Rama to Open for Gang Gang Dance
Kids today, y'know? Thinking that all they need to figure out transcendental psychedelia is a tube of face paint, some Jodorowsky DVDs and a handful of funky -looking mushrooms. Pshaw! They should take a cue from their peers in Prince Rama, a Brooklyn-based act specializing in profoundly psychedel ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Pickster One on RoQ'y TyRaid, Peachcake, and Boys and Frogs
AwalWelcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, where Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered for future Sound Off columns, please email m ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
Your Favorite New Band: Hooray For Earth
Hooray For EarthNew albums reach my desktop pretty much every day -- it's a neat little privilege of being a music writer. Some are from bands I know, some from bands I've never heard of. More so, some are bands with silly names that cry "Oh, please PLEASE don't listen to this record." New York i ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
Overheard at Coachella
www.drinkingdiaries.comSometimes one of the best parts of a concert experience can be what you hear someone else say before, during, or after the show.Obviously there's plenty of crazy shit that goes on at Coachella, which makes for a lot of great selective listening. Some people dress up to get ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Big 4 vs. Coachella: Which Will Reign Superior?
The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California has booked a third event to go down on their grounds between Coachella and the Stagecoach country festival this April.Metal fans are rejoicing over The Big 4, a one-day concert featuring some of metal's most prominent acts: Metallica, Megadeath, Slayer, a ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
South by Southwest Was Embarrassing for Arizona -- But Who Cares?
The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California has booked a third event to go down on their grounds between Coachella and the Stagecoach country festival this April.Metal fans are rejoicing over The Big 4, a one-day concert featuring some of metal's most prominent acts: Metallica, Megadeath, Slayer, a ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Get Primed for Day 2 of South by Stateside
The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California has booked a third event to go down on their grounds between Coachella and the Stagecoach country festival this April.Metal fans are rejoicing over The Big 4, a one-day concert featuring some of metal's most prominent acts: Metallica, Megadeath, Slayer, a ... More >>
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March 11, 2011
Pavle Milic, What Are You Listening To?
Pavle MilicPavle Milic You can find the co-owner of restaurant FnB at the Old Town Farmers' Market in Scottsdale every Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? If my wife drove, it's highly likely that NPR will ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
The Strokes, Angles: Worth the Wait
'Angles' by The Strokes. Could this be the big comeback we've all been waiting for?After listening to the Strokes' new single, "Under Cover of Darkness" when it dropped, I didn't set my hopes very high for the rest of the album.The single, which dropped a few days ago, was just ta little better t ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Arcade Fire Wins 'Album of the Year' - But Is That A Good Thing?
Arcade Fire It's been less than twenty-four hours since Arcade Fire's amazingly good album The Suburbs won 'Album of the Year' at this year's Grammy Awards. Frankly, I'm still a little shocked that the Grammys got it right for once. When I first heard that the band was nominated I thought for s ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Tuesday Album Stream: Akron/Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT
Akron/Family - S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNTIt all started with the most bizarre/flat-out-awesome press release I had ever received -- and now it's a mere week until the release of S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT, the fifth studio album from experimental/fo ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
Girl Talk: The Full New Times Interview
This week's print edition of Phoenix New Times ran a shortened version of an interview with Gregg Gillis, a.k.a Girl Talk, the mashup mastermind who will tear the Marquee Theatre apart brick by brick on March 23.As promised, here's the full transcript of that interview -- all 4,200 words of it.
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October 4, 2010
Grinderman Accused of Plagiarism for 'Palaces of Montezuma'
Nick Cave of Grinderman has been called out by a random 29-year-old shmoe who claims Cave ripped off his song to make "Palaces of Montezuma."Cave addressed the issue at a show in London on Friday, stating that someone is trying to sue him for supposedly basing the Grinderman song on his own. The ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
Indie Music Fans Beg for Some Play on Phoenix NPR Station KJZZ 91.5, Get Smackdown from Music Director
KJZZThis is the woman who doesn't want you to hear Animal Collective on the radio.There's an interesting facebook battle shaping up over the future of Phoenix's NPR affiliate, KJZZ 91.5.The instigator is a guy named Greg Ensell who likes to listen to . . . well, umm, pretty much what I listen to: ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
The Whigs: In The Dark in a Roundup of Record Reviews
The Whigs -- In The Dark On their third album, In The Dark, Athens garage rock trio The Whigs have taken up a controversial influence: former tourmates Kings of Leon. While admitting Kings of Leon are an influence is a gigantic red flag to indie snobs these days, it's undeniably true about this reco ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
Sex Pistols' John Lydon to Record Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon?
The former Johnny Rotten.It seems these days lots of folks want a chance to record or perform Pink Floyd's classic Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. The Flaming Lips have been known to take on the project on occasion. Now, John Lydon (formerly known as Johnny Rotten) is talking about an unsp ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
Phoenix, France
The former Johnny Rotten.It seems these days lots of folks want a chance to record or perform Pink Floyd's classic Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. The Flaming Lips have been known to take on the project on occasion. Now, John Lydon (formerly known as Johnny Rotten) is talking about an unsp ... More >>
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January 27, 2010
Susan Sarandon Of Montreal Pig Spankings = Real Life
Yeah. The on-stage antics created by Of Montreal were pushed just a little bit further. Right over the edge of the cliff. They had Susan Sarandon come one stage and spank a man in a pig suit with a ruler. Even for those who aren't easily shocking, this is pretty disturbing. Warning: You may have a ... More >>
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January 26, 2010
Vitamin String Quartet and Other New Releases
There sure are a lot of greatest-hits albums out today, including ones from Backstreet Boys and Mariah Carey, but what is most exciting in this week's new releases is Vitamin String Quartet's Death Cab for Cutie tribute album, Ghost.On the record, listeners will find a selection of ... More >>
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January 12, 2010
Beach House Announces Rhythm Room Show
Indie/dream pop duo Beach House will bolster an already strong April lineup at the Rhythm RoomReleased in late 2009, "Norway," the latest single by Baltimore indie-pop duo Beach House landed on most everyone's radar. The song was a dreamy, perfect slice of indie rock/pop heaven, and it gave Beach ... More >>
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November 12, 2009
The End of Idolator
Is there anything more ridiculous than finding yourself upset by a change in management on a music blog? No one seems to managed to stay employed in one place anywhere for long, so Maura Johnston's three year run at Idolator (starting with the site's founding) was bound to come to an end eventual ... More >>
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November 6, 2009
Concert Review: Atlas Sound and Broadcast at Rhythm Room
Shawn Anderson via Electric MustacheIt was a rollercoaster of emotions at the Rhythm Room last night for the Atlas Sound/ Broadcast show, which was fitting considering the State Fair is on its way out this weekend. While this show, priced at $15, was probably cheaper than the sketc ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
Q&A: Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors sure does like Wikipedia
It was early morning when I got the e-mail confirming my phone call with Dave Longstreth from Dirty Projectors. It was to be at 9a.m. my time, the following day. I went to work and went about my business as usual when it hit me. What does one ask the Dirty Projectors anyway? I went online to do s ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
Concert Review: Meat Puppets and Dead Confederate at Marquee Theatre
At first blush, The Meat Puppets and Dead Confederate, who joined forces for a show at a half-full Marquee Theatre last night, don't seem to have much in common. Originating two decades and 2,000 miles apart the two twangy alt-rock bands acts do have some small musical similarities, but even m ... More >>
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June 3, 2009
Sony Ruins eMusic's Indie Credibility, Raises Rates
eMusic adds Sony and pisses off its indie rock-savvy clienteleThese troubling financial times call for belt-tightening across American society. We all know what's going on with the auto industry, and the record industry is not safe from this recession. As announced Monday, online music retailer eMus ... More >>
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April 7, 2009
Micachu - Innovative Pop Genius, Bona Fide Album of the Year
Jewellery is, in my opnion, the best album of 2009Armed with subtle yet snarky British vocals and a staggering amount of originality, Britain's Mica Levi has assembled an album that stands as one of 2009's best so far. I know I have already deemed Reintegration Time by Edmonton's Shout Out Out Out O ... More >>
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April 1, 2009
Amazon Trots out Their "100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Time"
Amazon takes their shot at indie rock's 100 greatest albumsThe fine folks over at amazon.com decided that the time was ripe to assemble a list of the best indie rock albums of all time. Indie rock is a genre either really easy to define or kind of confusing to define, but that sentiment did not hol ... More >>
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March 5, 2009
Shout Out Out Out Out: Dumb Name, Album of the Year
Album art compliments of the 1973 French sci-fi film Fantastic PlanetIt's just barely March and I already have a solid pick for my favorite album of the year. Animal Collective gave us Merriweather Post Pavilion and I fawned over it. It's a solid offering, scaling back the Baltimore act's weirdness ... More >>
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February 26, 2009
Yeah Yeah Yeah's Create Big Buzz for New Album
Am I the only one that absolutely loves Karen O.'s new look?For an album that doesn't come out out until April 14th, the Yeah Yeah Yeah's have been creating a healthy amount of buzz for their next offering It's Blitz. Last week saw the first two tracks off the album find their way onto the internet, ... More >>
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February 3, 2009
New Release Tuesday: The Von Bondies
My guilty pleasure of 2009 so far goes to Detroit rockers The Von Bondies Yes, it's Tuesday again, so you know what that means: more new music. This week, I have chosen to focus my energy on The Von Bondies' new album, Love, Hate And Then There's You. Now I know what you're saying: "Their las ... More >>
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January 15, 2009
Yes, Tribune, We're Covering American Idol
It's nice to know our coverage of American Idol is getting some attention, even if The East Valley Tribune's food and fun columnist Jess Harter thinks it's a little, uh, Tiger Beat.As Jess notes, we had four Idol posts last night. Jess writes: Yes, a portion of Tuesday's casting call show involved ... More >>
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January 4, 2007
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January 12, 2006
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