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New Order - Coachella - April 13, 2013

New Order While over at the main stage the bulk of the Coachella crowd was enduring Phoenix with the hope that Daft Punk would come out -- they instead got R. Kelly -- a smaller but perhaps-more-enthusiastic crowd got a first-rate greatest hits set from New Order last night. See also: Doing Drugs ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week in Phoenix

It's only the end of February, but I'm convinced I've already heard one of the best albums of 2013. Destruction Unit's new LP, the six-song mind eraser Void, debuts locally on Monday, February 25, when the band takes the stage at the Yucca Tap Room. The band's been getting some high profile recognit ... More >>

Dammit, Jim, Doctor Bones Is a Rock Band, Not a Pop Group

Matthew Dear @ Rhythm Room

Valley Bands Head to the Lake for the Weekend

Five Bands to Catch at Apache Lake Music Festival

Apache Lake Music Festival has grown leaps and bounds since its launch in 2010. The festival now spans three days and features nearly twice as many bands as last year's installment, Arizona's beloved local music fest has continued to expand in size and scope in no time at all. See also: Phoenix Mus ... More >>

William Fucking Reed, What Are You Listening To?

William Fucking ReedReed deejays Sticky Fingers every Friday night at Bar Smith. For more info, visit Sticky Fingers' official website. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Currently, my car radio defaults to KWSS 106.7-FM, which hosts ... More >>

Brad Steinke, What Are You Listening To?

Brad Steinke​Steinke is a host and reporter for FOX Sports Arizona. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Sirius XMU. It features great new indie artists -- I've heard Lykke Li, Neon Indian, Chapel Club and Lana Del Rey on this station. W ... More >>

FoxVag III: Promoters Assures It Ain't Another Breast-Fest

Secret Fox: Guided By Voices Tribute (With a Certain Jimmy Eat World-er)

It's been a long time since The Secret Fox, Phoenix's brightest (only?) Guided by Voices tribute band took the stage. Like, over 10 years long. "I'm not exactly sure of dates," says guitarist Jim Adkins (yeah -- that Jim Adkins). "But you could still smoke in bars, so it was a while ago." But wi ... More >>

How Cover Nights Can Create Local Music Fans

​Some people get stuck in ruts. My dad, for example, has been listening to the same 300 songs for the past four decades (let us take a moment to remind you of Nothing Not New, where our own Jay Bennett gave up all his favorites and listened to nothing but new releases for a whole year). But back t ... More >>

Active Child's Pat Grossi on Irony, and Sounds From Another Era

Brent Mullins​The '80s. Pretty much since they ended, there has been mini-to-full-scale '80s revivals every few years, with New Wave, dance punk, vintage hip-hop and other sounds of the cocaine-decade repurposed by young musicians. But some of 2011's most buzzed-about records share a common bond, ... More >>

Now Trending: Indie Supergroups

Middle Brother, a new potential indie powerhouse​Holiday cover songs were popular this season, but there's something else that has been getting just as much attention. It seems to be that the latest and greatest trend among rock bands, particularly indie bands, is forming supergroups.Ben Harper, D ... More >>

The Funky Formal, Depressed Buttons, Antique Scream, Anarbor, and Other Weekend Events

​There's only a week left before Christmas, which means its time to make a huge decision: Do you go out and blow your paycheck this weekend, or save it for any last minute shopping. Turns out you can do both at the same time. We've assembled our weekly compilation of 10 cheap and chic events h ... More >>

The Roots, Miniature Tigers, Johnny Rawls, Djentrification, and Other Weekend Events

The Roots are scheduled to perform at American Junkie in Scottsdale on Saturday during the Red Bull Soundclash.​Who'd win in a fight between local legends Miniature Tigers and the hip-hop icons of The Roots? Although its feels like we're making a Sophie's Choice between our two favorite children ... More >>

The American: Anton Corbijn Turns the Tried-and-True Thriller Inward

Top 10 of 2009: Jay Bennett

Up on the Sun is counting down the days until the unveiling of music editor Martin Cizmar's personal Best of 2009 list with some other lists from New Times' stable of excellent freelancers. Today, we bring you a list from Jay Bennett, New Times' editorial operations manager and a contributor to Up o ... More >>

Bishop Allen at Modified Arts

​Bishop Allen bolstered Modified's mid-week lineup leading up to the annual, and, very sadly, final Modifest. The Brooklyn-via-Cambridge crew took to the drooping stage, and set up to the barking of exuberant fans, like eager puppies begging for a treat. And the band delivered, but not in the swee ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: D.I.Y., Europop, and Danny NSK's Benefit

The Bollox are scheduled to perform tonight at Club Red in Tempe. Can't find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don't wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happe ... More >>

Phoenix’s Best Records of 2008

Edgefest Lowdown: Micky Avalon, Authority Zero, Flogging Molly and More

Peter Hook

Rock 'n' revival: resurrecting musical artists to save their genres

Think Big

Oh, yes, there will be holograms

Up on the Sun: The Buzzards Have Elvis

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of October 31

Death Rocks

Good for what Cures you

Bleeding Through

Mushy thrash-goth

I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness

Fear Is on Our Side
(Secretly Canadian)

She Wants Revenge

Gutter Depravity

P-town's party patrol belly-flops into divey Ky's for free pool, cheap booze and hella-hot bar tarts

Mixing It Up

Variety is the spice of Coachella

Next Wave

The Wonder Stuff is back, with one finger raised for the Britpop it spawned

The Ultimate Rock Fantasy

Shorties

EPs are usually ignored by reviewers. Here are a few recent releases worth the attention.

The Magnetic Fields

i (Nonesuch)

The Rapture

Echoes (Universal/Strummer)

Postal Service

Give Up! (Sub Pop)

Bridget Storm

Bridget Storm (Analogue Catalogue)

The Flaming Lips

Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid, 1983-1988;

The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg -- The Priest Driven Ambulance Album, Demos and Outtakes, 1989-1991 (Rykodisc/Restless)

Hello, Goodbye

Victims in Ecstacy completes its new CD, and breaks up at the same time

Dream On

The Dream Syndicate The Days of Wine and Roses (Rhino)

Timeless Flight

L.A.'s twangy, trippy Beachwood Sparks ascend with a white-soul masterpiece

Handpickin'

Pete Yorn at Nita's Hideaway

Stay Precious

The band formerly known as Slaves returns with a new moniker and an addictive platter of glam and gloom

Flashing Red

New compilation finds the local indie scene burning brightly

Tristeza

Dream Signals in Full Circles (Tigerstyle Records)

Molten Wax

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