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Otro Mundo Featured in NME's 100 New Bands You Have to Hear in 2012

British tabloid NME has a penchant for overstating it -- you know, a new "savoir of rock" every couple weeks -- but they're right on the money with this one: the January 7 issue of the magazine spotlights Phoenix-based Otro Mundo as one of the 100 New Bands You Have to Hear in 2012. The Otro Mundo ... More >>

French Quarter Tour Diary - Weeks 3 & 4

​There's so much to report and so little Internet to shove it in. First things first: the small bit of youth music we've witnessed in the Western United States convinces me thoroughly that my generation of American musicians has the studiousness and audacity to be emotionally unflinching in th ... More >>

French Quarter 'Desert Wasn't Welcome' Release Show and Tour Diary

B. Schwenkler​Phoenix-based pop band French Quarter has a new record out, Desert Wasn't Welcome, and the band is heading out on tour to support it. Recorded at Dub Narcotic Sound System in Olympia, Washington, home base for K Records, and finds the trio incorporating elements of dance, dub, and ... More >>

You Can Stream the New French Quarter Album Right Now

French Quarter, The Desert Wasn't Welcome​ Phoenix indie-poppers French Quarter have a new album due out on Off Tempo Records in October, but lucky you: you can hear the whole thing right now. Recorded at the indie-famous Dub Narcotic Studios in Olympia, Washington, the album is the latest in a ... More >>

Abstinence, French Quarter, Tacocat, and Forever at YOBS, 6-27-11

Taco Cat​ Abstinence, French Quarter, Tacocat, and ForeverYOBS in TempeMonday, June 27The cops who patrol the Farmer neighborhood handing out noise violations can rest a little easier at their posts. Last night, YOBS, a.k.a. Ye Olde Bike Saviours, a.k.a. Tempe's noisiest punk rock house venue/art ... More >>

Best Coast at Clubhouse Music Venue Last Night

Shawn AndersonBest Coast singer Bethany Cosentino on stage at Clubhouse Music Venue on January 22, 2011.​You know what record is severely -- "criminally," one might say if they were given to old timey rock writer sayings -- underrated? Hole's Live Through This. Some (a lot? a bit? -- I'm not exact ... More >>

Welcome to Mi Pueblito: The Small-Town, Family-Farm Lifestyle That We Cherish Is Being Preserved Thanks to Mexican Immigrants

Shawn AndersonBest Coast singer Bethany Cosentino on stage at Clubhouse Music Venue on January 22, 2011.​You know what record is severely -- "criminally," one might say if they were given to old timey rock writer sayings -- underrated? Hole's Live Through This. Some (a lot? a bit? -- I'm not exact ... More >>

New Release Tuesday: The Gossip MP3 "Heavy Cross"

The Gossip's new album -- produced by Rick Rubin -- absolutely soarsPortland -- by way of Arkansas and Olympia, Washington-- three piece The Gossip have had intriguing existence -- thanks to their outspoken lead singer Beth Ditto. Ditto, who refers to herself as a "fat, feminist lesbian from Arkansa ... More >>

Mount Eerie

The Gossip's new album -- produced by Rick Rubin -- absolutely soarsPortland -- by way of Arkansas and Olympia, Washington-- three piece The Gossip have had intriguing existence -- thanks to their outspoken lead singer Beth Ditto. Ditto, who refers to herself as a "fat, feminist lesbian from Arkansa ... More >>

Independents’ Day

Lo-fi songwriter and indie charmer Juno make for winning combo

Old Time Relijun

Lo-fi songwriter and indie charmer Juno make for winning combo

Pick His Brain

What the #$*! doc headlines expo

Mouse Trap

Modest Mouse: On the Mellow Tip

In The Zone

Eloy's Skies are raining men, and sprinkling hot chicks, too.

Greasy Girl Stuff

It's her party and Bett will do what she wants to

Suicide Squeeze

SuicideGirls.com is this punk-rock kid's wet dream come true

Door A-Jar

The Phoenix metal club's line-up isn't quite so metal nowadays

No Flags Here

Bella may be the Valley's premier all-female band, but they won't march for anyone but themselves

Big Bang Boom

Bangs sticks its punk right in your face -- but insists it has no agenda

Stepping Darkly Out Front

For years, Calvin Johnson has loomed enormously over the Northwestern rock scene. Now, he's powerfully going solo with What Was Me.

Horny Plenty

Arkansas punks get in the mood

Breakup Songs

The ironically named The Good Life is a dark detour from Omaha auteur Tim Kasher

Brat on the Beat

After six years in the garage, the Bratmobile revs louder than ever

Tigre Beat

Former Bikini Kill leader Kathleen Hanna's new group is the cat's meow

Modern Day Calvinism

A new documentary recounts how a small band of insurgents led by musician and K Records co-founder Calvin Johnson helped fashion a punk-rock revolution

Austintatious

Rock 'n' roll rousers the Van Buren Wheels roll to success at SXSW

2000 Flourishes

Love As Laughter updates its rock for all ages with Destination 2000

Blake's Babies

Beloved Jawbreaker front man Blake Schwarzenbach launches his new Jets to Brazil

Backdoor Men

Pansy Division takes its queercore aesthetic into the realm of mature pop-rock

St. Travis at the Bat

The laid-back intensity of the Diamondbacks' $10 million man

Mouse That Roared

The members of Modest Mouse make brilliant music, but they'd rather not talk about it

Dropout Rock

Illinois foursome Braid proves itself the happy exception to the college-town rule

Lord's Prayer

Celebrated busker Mary Lou Lord reluctantly steps into the spotlight with major-label debut

Now Playing

Marcy Playground shrugs its way to the head of the class

Indie Outings

The highs and lows of another adventurous year in the world of indie rock

Critics' Choice

A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

Calendar for the week

A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

Merge Slowly

Superchunk matures without junking its indie ideals

Indie Rockers Do It Better

Superchunk matures without junking its indie ideals

Punk Rock Grrls

Superchunk matures without junking its indie ideals

Frolicking Among the Pansies

Superchunk matures without junking its indie ideals

96.Rant

Superchunk matures without junking its indie ideals

Pic Hits for the week

Superchunk matures without junking its indie ideals

Queers and Sneers

A talk with Joe Queer. Also: Dub Narcotic Sound System, J Church, and the resurgence of wuss rock.

In Harmacy's Way

A talk with Joe Queer. Also: Dub Narcotic Sound System, J Church, and the resurgence of wuss rock.

Threat Assessment: godheadSilo

S.O.S. (Save Our Speakers) Intelligence Dossier 396

Bouncer . . . or Agro-bouncer?

Watching the watchmen, getting Unwound, surfing with the aliens in Man . . . or Astroman?

Cleaning House

In this issue: Safehouse, Duh Nobuddies, Budget Girls, Hepcat and a lethal mix of speed freaks and Tuna Helper

Revolver

A periodic tour guide to indie rock subterranea (where the seven-inch is still king)