Robert Smith

Future Shock: The Cure, Jimmy Page, Elvis Costello, and more

Romantasy Cabaret at The Sets

Style Counseling

How to get musically postmodern without really trying

Pic Hits for the week

How to get musically postmodern without really trying

What Ails Him?

The Cure's Robert Smith reveals the man behind the makeup

Killing Time

The Killers move forward into the past

Koufax

Hard Times Are In Fashion
(Doghouse)

The Bravery

Hard Times Are In Fashion
(Doghouse)

KonGeror Dreams of Post-Rap Glory in the Frigid North Woods

Hard Times Are In Fashion
(Doghouse)

Caecelia

Hard Times Are In Fashion
(Doghouse)

Double Play

Modified thinks two headliners are better than one

Robert Smith seeks a cure for what ails him

Modified thinks two headliners are better than one

Hot Hot Heat

Happiness Ltd.
(Reprise)

Moving Units

You will be too

Beat on the Brat

How to program your baby's musical tastes and pretend not to be trying

Visual Voodoo

Homeopathic remedy

Q-Tip Girl

Painter tells swab story

Sweat Equity

Six years of hard work -- and loads of talent -- are starting to pay off for Desole

Mr Kline + The Wizards of Time

These Soft Pipes, Play On./This Albums Cursed!
(Uncle Abbott Records)

The Beat Goes On

Interpol continues to be an enigma

Kasabian

Manchester? More Leicester

Aqualung

It's baroque, but don't fix it

Xiu Xiu

Moody in a good way

Atreyu

OC boys rock like a [fill in the blank]

Elefant

Not the Cure, but a fine treatment

Touching base with local projects

Not the Cure, but a fine treatment

The Futureheads

The Futureheads
(StarTime/Sire)

Finding The Cure

Confessions of a doom doll

Shorties

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

Blood Brothers

Local family of fiends cranks out horror rock

Green Party

Being young and raw hasn't stopped dios from writing great pop songs

The Black Kids Are Alright

Being young and raw hasn't stopped dios from writing great pop songs

Black Kids

Being young and raw hasn't stopped dios from writing great pop songs

Light Fantastic Tripping

Easing into an unscripted night out with the New Pornographers

Jaguares

Border Rockers keep

Canadian Smoke

With a new album, killer fashion and trendy referencing, Hot Hot Heat prepares to invade the hip U.S.

Cursive/Eastern Youth

8 Teeth to Eat You/split CD (Better Looking/Five One)

Breakup Songs

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

Foreign Affair

Czech indie rockers Sunshine are three wild and crazy guys -- musically speaking, anyway

BLACK LIKE HEWITH THE DEATH OF WOLFMAN JACK, THE LAST TRUE CHILD OF RADIO IS GONE

Czech indie rockers Sunshine are three wild and crazy guys -- musically speaking, anyway

Grand Ave. Group Opposes Liquor License, Says a Serial Killer DJed at Applicant's Old Bar

Bikini Lounge: No serial killers DJing here... just Shane Kennedy.​The Grand Avenue Merchants Association doesn't want to see one merchant, Jim Seagrave, doing business on their street. The association, which is run by a committee made up of Beatrice Moore (who owns the building where beloved "riv ... More >>

Dr. Dog to Skip Phoenix?

But will the van make it to Phoenix?​ Such is the plight of our desert city. We are not a destination for enough musicians. We are merely a stop between Dallas and L.A., Vegas and god-knows-where. Smaller acts are more likely to come to Tucson, and larger ones may skip us altogether. Sadly, it ... More >>

Sorry - No Music at the Oscars

​It sounds like the Oscars are hoping to take an approach to putting together an awards show that is opposite of the Grammys. While the Grammys were chock-full of performances and showed only a handful of awards presented, it seems that the Oscars will opt for all awards, and no live music. As Ido ... More >>

Hot Hot Heat: The Great Indie Experiment, Version 4.0

​It sounds like the Oscars are hoping to take an approach to putting together an awards show that is opposite of the Grammys. While the Grammys were chock-full of performances and showed only a handful of awards presented, it seems that the Oscars will opt for all awards, and no live music. As Ido ... More >>

Who’s Hot?

Hot Hot Heat: The Great Indie Experiment Now in Version 4.0

Celine Dion Gives Birth to Her 2nd, 3rd Children

Celine Dion gave birth to twin boys over the weekend, according to Billboard. Despite having just popped out more kids and, ahem, getting old, Dion is still booked for a three-year concert stint in Las Vegas. Oh, and her nine-year-old son will be a teenager soon. Actually, speaking of old peop ... More >>

Speakers at Medical Marijuana Hearing Criticize Strong Regulations

"Brett" was among dozens of speakers at today's medical marijuana hearing in Tempe.​ Here are some quotes from speakers at today's medical marijuana hearing about the proposed regulations. The entire speech of each individual isn't represented. We're not trying to record all the thank-yous t ... More >>

Fate of the Galaxies Bring Gloomy Local Synth-Pop to Club 910

www.facebook.com/pages/Fate-of-the-GalaxiesFate of the Galaxies​The dreamy, danceable, synth-heavy music of Fate of the Galaxies sounds more like something that would come out of early-to-mid '80s England (The Cure, Joy Division) than downtown Phoenix. But that's where the trio that makes up Fate ... More >>