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Pop-Punk and Emo

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    O'Brother's Johnny Dang on the Band's Sound, Thrice, and "Cleanse Me"

    Atlanta's O'Brother may seem like a real life version of The Soggy Bottom Boys from O Brother, Where Art Thou? (just Google the band's name), but name and hometown are the only things the band and film have in common. O'Brother uses three intricate guitars to play a combination of sludge, progressiv ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2012

    Five Front Frenzy

    Atlanta's O'Brother may seem like a real life version of The Soggy Bottom Boys from O Brother, Where Art Thou? (just Google the band's name), but name and hometown are the only things the band and film have in common. O'Brother uses three intricate guitars to play a combination of sludge, progressiv ... More >>

  • Music

    January 5, 2012

    The Maine: With Pioneer, the Mesa Rockers Step Away From Warner Bros.

    Atlanta's O'Brother may seem like a real life version of The Soggy Bottom Boys from O Brother, Where Art Thou? (just Google the band's name), but name and hometown are the only things the band and film have in common. O'Brother uses three intricate guitars to play a combination of sludge, progressiv ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    Pierce the Veil

    Atlanta's O'Brother may seem like a real life version of The Soggy Bottom Boys from O Brother, Where Art Thou? (just Google the band's name), but name and hometown are the only things the band and film have in common. O'Brother uses three intricate guitars to play a combination of sludge, progressiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    So What Do Those 15 Favorite Songs Say About Us Anyway?

    Lindsay Cates on the 1s and 2s ​Okay, so the 15 Favorite Songs thing. It happened. I freaked out a little (a lot) picking my selections, but it was a fun, in a self-aggrandizing way. I wrote yesterday that it was nearly impossible to do what the event asked: come up with 15 songs that you love a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    Thrice's Teppei Teranishi on Major/Minor

    Thrice has been a staple in the alternative rock world for more than a decade. But even to those paying close attention, the band's extensive catalog is hard to keep up with. Their eighth album, Major/Minor, was released on September 20 and is --as usual-- another stage in the band's impressive ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Kickin' It: Artists Who Have Kicked Fans Out of Shows or Gotten Themselves Kicked Out

    "Get the fuck out of my show right now!" Tell it like it is, Dave Grohl.​Every so often, you find yourself at the same concert as that one guy who's an attention-hungry douchebag that starts a fight in the crowd. At some shows you sort of expect it, but it seems to happen all the time.Some serious ... More >>

  • Music

    August 25, 2011

    Patrick Stump @ Martini Ranch

    "Get the fuck out of my show right now!" Tell it like it is, Dave Grohl.​Every so often, you find yourself at the same concert as that one guy who's an attention-hungry douchebag that starts a fight in the crowd. At some shows you sort of expect it, but it seems to happen all the time.Some serious ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2011

    The Ataris at Martini Ranch, 8/12/11

    Although he has been the driving force behind one of the more successful pop punk bands of the last 15 years, The Ataris' Kris Roe seemed just like any other struggling musician last night at the Martini Ranch.

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2011

    Out of Reverie Tour: Day 1

    While Los Angeles might be a sexier destination, we are setting out for one of it's many little brothers--the kind of trendy downtown area in Whittier, California. Lead singer Dain Griffin's cousin owns a little bar right in the center of town, so the band thought it would be the perfect spot to st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    In Which the Bassist from Coheed and Cambria Holds Up a Walgreens With a Bomb for Some Oxycontin

    New York PostCoheed and Cambria bassist Mic Todd​You guys heard this one, right? The one about how Michael "Mic" Todd -- the bassist from prog-rockers Coheed and Cambria -- robbed a Massachusetts Walgreens claiming he had a bomb for some bottles of Oxycontin this past Sunday? Yeah, I wish I was ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Bono and The Edge Spice Up 'American Idol' Finale With 'Spider-Man' Performance

    ​Bono and The Edge of U2 will be performing with the cast of the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark on American Idol's live season finale Wednesday night, according to Billboard.The Spider-Man Broadway musical, for which they composed the music, has been delayed numerous times due to numerous c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Kinch to Open for Jimmy Eat World on West Coast Dates

    ​Kinch -- the local band who is not waiting for Guffman any more -- has been tapped by internationally known platinum-selling recording artists successful local band Jimmy Eat World to open a slate of dates on an upcoming tour of Western states.Jimmy Eat World will be touring Idaho, Utah, Portland ... More >>

  • Music

    March 17, 2011

    The Smoking Popes @ The Sail Inn

    ​Kinch -- the local band who is not waiting for Guffman any more -- has been tapped by internationally known platinum-selling recording artists successful local band Jimmy Eat World to open a slate of dates on an upcoming tour of Western states.Jimmy Eat World will be touring Idaho, Utah, Portland ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Russian Arms and Optics: So Close Yet So Foreign EP

    Russian Arms and Optics - So Close Yet So Foreign EP​Artist: Russian Arms and OpticsTitle: So Close Yet So Foreign EPBasics: It's back to the pop punk grind here at YAFI, thanks to No Gimmick last week and now Russian Arms and Optics this week. Thankfully, RAO's brand of pop punk isn't that terrib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    The Get Up Kids - Keith Case

    ​Song: The Get Up Kids, "Keith Case"Context: The Get Up Kids will be at Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe tonight in support of their just-released new record, There Are Rules. This track is from that album. 02 Keith Case by The Get Up Kids

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2011

    Jimmy Eat World at Fiesta Bowl Block Party Last Night

    ​Jimmy Eat WorldFiesta Bowl Block Party in TempeDecember 31, 2010 - January 1, 2011Playing a New Year's Eve concert is sort of a big responsibility. Sure, it's easy to impress a merry and well-lubricated crowd, but there's a larger obligation, too. If you're playing before the largest crowd assemb ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2010

    Insight Fiesta Bowl Block Party @ Mill Avenue District

    ​Jimmy Eat WorldFiesta Bowl Block Party in TempeDecember 31, 2010 - January 1, 2011Playing a New Year's Eve concert is sort of a big responsibility. Sure, it's easy to impress a merry and well-lubricated crowd, but there's a larger obligation, too. If you're playing before the largest crowd assemb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Paramore's Guitarist, Drummer Split From Band

    ​Guitarist and drummer Josh and Zac Farro have amicably split from Paramore, according to Rolling Stone.The band posted an official statement on their website in which the remaining members of the band express their understanding and sadness for Josh and Zac's departure from Paramore.The Farros ha ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2010

    Kepi Ghoulie

    ​Guitarist and drummer Josh and Zac Farro have amicably split from Paramore, according to Rolling Stone.The band posted an official statement on their website in which the remaining members of the band express their understanding and sadness for Josh and Zac's departure from Paramore.The Farros ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Jimmy Eat World at Marquee Theatre on 10/30/10

    Maria VassettJimmy Eat World performing in costume at Marquee Theatre.​Arizonans often don't have much to root for. Most of the time our state is an afterthought, or the butt of jokes about immigration policy and home foreclosures. For many years, the Cardinals, the Sun Devils, and the Wildcat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Jimmy Eat World/Gorillaz Mashup - If Jimmy Ate Gorillaz

    ​Song: Jimmy Eat World/Gorillaz Mashup: "If Jimmy Ate Gorillaz"Context: Gorillaz come to Dodge Theatre tomorrow night. I thought this mashup with local boys Jimmy Eat World was pretty cool. If Jimmy Ate Gorillaz (Jimmy Eat World vs. Gorillaz) by Austin Eterno

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    What's Selling: Zia Record Exchange Tempe

    ​Local bands were in demand at Zia Record Exchange in Tempe this week.Jimmy Eat World took the top spot with their new album Invented, and the Gin Blossoms also found their way onto the list with their anticipated second comeback album. Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn snuck onto the top 10 with his se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Paramore at the Dodge Theatre Last Night

    Luke HolwerdaParamore at Dodge Theatre​Paramore September 15, 2010 Dodge Theatre Hayley Williams is quite the little firecracker.Physically, the Paramore singer looks fiery with her bright red hair and ruler-straight body. Personality-wise, she's a dynamic burst of energy. At her show at the Dodg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Paramore's Hayley Williams Comments on New Times Article About Why She Can't Leave Her Boring Band

    ​In this Thursday's issue writer Dan Gibson provided an excellent analysis of why Paramore's singer is forever tethered to her rather boring band."The Paramore Paradox: Why Hayley Williams Can't Leave the Band That Made Her Famous" is here.The piece caught Ms. Williams eye, it seems. She's since b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Toybox: Stay Alive

    ​Artist: ToyboxTitle: Stay AliveBasics: High holy shit, Batman! It looks like YAFI finally got something that is neither countrified rock about make-believe bandits or pop punk from some plucky 17 year olds. What we have here is Toybox, a neat little three-piece that plays Japanese pop. The three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Holy AZ Republic Reader's Choice! A New Jimmy Eat World Song, "My Best Theory"

    ​The most important, wildly popular Arizona band in the last year -- so says the always on top of things, meticulously up-to-date Arizona Republic -- Jimmy Eat World announced via twitter today that the band was streaming a new song from their upcoming album Invented.The song, "My Best Theory," pi ... More >>

  • Music

    July 15, 2010

    Thrice

    ​The most important, wildly popular Arizona band in the last year -- so says the always on top of things, meticulously up-to-date Arizona Republic -- Jimmy Eat World announced via twitter today that the band was streaming a new song from their upcoming album Invented.The song, "My Best Theory," pi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2010

    Kepi Ghoulie

    ​The most important, wildly popular Arizona band in the last year -- so says the always on top of things, meticulously up-to-date Arizona Republic -- Jimmy Eat World announced via twitter today that the band was streaming a new song from their upcoming album Invented.The song, "My Best Theory," pi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Jared Leto Proves That Yes, You Can Rock a Pink Mohawk and Still Be Hot at Marquee Theatre

    In case you happened to miss Jared Leto in all his gorgeous glory (pink mohawk, what?!) last night at the Marquee Theatre with his band 30 Seconds to Mars, Up on the Sun presents a collection of reviews by the fans, all in 140 characters or less. @sammiXvicious- best part of the 30 Seconds To Ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    MGMT, Manchester Orchestra, Roky Erickson and Other Top Sellers at Local Record Stores

    Who would've thunk that this guy would outsell Coheed and Cambria at the Tempe Zia?​Here's a look at what's selling this week at local record stores.MGMT's Congratulations holds steady with several number one spots, Record Store Day exclusives manage to still be selling well, especially at Revolve ... More >>

  • Music

    April 29, 2010

    A Day to Remember

    Who would've thunk that this guy would outsell Coheed and Cambria at the Tempe Zia?​Here's a look at what's selling this week at local record stores.MGMT's Congratulations holds steady with several number one spots, Record Store Day exclusives manage to still be selling well, especially at Revolve ... More >>

  • Music

    April 1, 2010

    Story of the Year

    Who would've thunk that this guy would outsell Coheed and Cambria at the Tempe Zia?​Here's a look at what's selling this week at local record stores.MGMT's Congratulations holds steady with several number one spots, Record Store Day exclusives manage to still be selling well, especially at Revolve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    January 12 In Blogs: Tim Burton, The Notorious P.I.G., and Governor Brewer

    ​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Up on the Sun: Tim Burton Looks to Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy? R.I.P. These Arms Are Snakes Chow Bella: Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Cursive to Play the Marquee in March (with Alkaline Trio, Of Course)

    These fine young gentleman will accompany Alkaline Trio to their March date at the Marquee. Their name? Cursive​Omaha indie rockers Cursive are winding their way through Tempe this spring, almost a year to the day since they last played The Valley. They will be playing with The Dear & Departed ... More >>

  • Music

    January 7, 2010

    Watchout! Theres Ghosts

    These fine young gentleman will accompany Alkaline Trio to their March date at the Marquee. Their name? Cursive​Omaha indie rockers Cursive are winding their way through Tempe this spring, almost a year to the day since they last played The Valley. They will be playing with The Dear & Departed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Jimmy Eat World Play Not-So-Secret Modified Show With Short, But Sweet Set

    Luke HolwerdaJim Adkins singing at Modified Arts.​Christmas came early for the couple hundred die-hard Jimmy Eat World fans who came out to catch the Mesa rock band Wednesday at the intimate Modified Arts for a mere $5 cover. The lucky Jimmy fans in attendance - at one of Modified's last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Q & A: Every Avenue

    The guys in Every Avenue cite hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms as influences, and it's evident judging by the band's sophomore album, Picture Perfect.

  • Music

    October 15, 2009

    The Academy Is… Power Pop’s Leading Light

    The guys in Every Avenue cite hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms as influences, and it's evident judging by the band's sophomore album, Picture Perfect.

  • Music

    September 17, 2009

    Jason Mraz, Fall Out Boy, and Other Must-See Sets at Fall Frenzy

    The guys in Every Avenue cite hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms as influences, and it's evident judging by the band's sophomore album, Picture Perfect.

  • Music

    August 13, 2009

    Asteria

    The guys in Every Avenue cite hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms as influences, and it's evident judging by the band's sophomore album, Picture Perfect.

  • Music

    July 23, 2009

    The Donnas

    The guys in Every Avenue cite hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms as influences, and it's evident judging by the band's sophomore album, Picture Perfect.

  • Music

    July 2, 2009

    The Heartless Are Hitting Their Stride

    The guys in Every Avenue cite hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms as influences, and it's evident judging by the band's sophomore album, Picture Perfect.

  • News

    June 25, 2009

    Valley Bands on the Warped Tour

    The guys in Every Avenue cite hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms as influences, and it's evident judging by the band's sophomore album, Picture Perfect.

  • Music

    June 25, 2009

    How Dear and the Headlights Became the Most Important Band in Arizona

    The guys in Every Avenue cite hometown heroes Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms as influences, and it's evident judging by the band's sophomore album, Picture Perfect.

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Incoming: The Get Up Kids, Cracker, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Pinback, Vice Squad

    Jonathan McNamaraJessica Lea Mayfield on stage at Rhythm Room.Sure, I've written a little about my love of The Get Up Kids before, but I've never actually got a chance to see them live. That's why I'm so happy to see them scheduled to hit The Clubhouse Music Venue in September. More good news: Jessi ... More >>

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    June 4, 2009

    Friday Night Boys

    Jonathan McNamaraJessica Lea Mayfield on stage at Rhythm Room.Sure, I've written a little about my love of The Get Up Kids before, but I've never actually got a chance to see them live. That's why I'm so happy to see them scheduled to hit The Clubhouse Music Venue in September. More good news: Jessi ... More >>

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    June 4, 2009

    Taking Back Sunday

    Jonathan McNamaraJessica Lea Mayfield on stage at Rhythm Room.Sure, I've written a little about my love of The Get Up Kids before, but I've never actually got a chance to see them live. That's why I'm so happy to see them scheduled to hit The Clubhouse Music Venue in September. More good news: Jessi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 2, 2009

    Fall Out Boy Grows Up

    Jonathan McNamaraJessica Lea Mayfield on stage at Rhythm Room.Sure, I've written a little about my love of The Get Up Kids before, but I've never actually got a chance to see them live. That's why I'm so happy to see them scheduled to hit The Clubhouse Music Venue in September. More good news: Jessi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2008

    A One-Two Punch of Rock

    Jonathan McNamaraJessica Lea Mayfield on stage at Rhythm Room.Sure, I've written a little about my love of The Get Up Kids before, but I've never actually got a chance to see them live. That's why I'm so happy to see them scheduled to hit The Clubhouse Music Venue in September. More good news: Jessi ... More >>

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