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October 15, 2009
Concert Review: Elliot BROOD at Rhythm Room
BY MIKE ESCOTOShawn Anderson courtesy of ElectricMustache.com If you were a music fan in Phoenix on Wednesday night and looking to hit up a concert you had plenty of acts to choose from. The obvious choices were Yo La Tengo at Marquee Theatre or Ghostface Killah and Mayer Hawthorne at The Clubho ... More >>
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October 28, 2009
Concert Review: Kurt Vile and the Violators at Modified Arts
BY MIKE ESCOTO Shawn Anderson courtesy of ElectricMustache.comIn preparation for Tuesday night's concert at Modified Arts I spent a good chunk of my day listening to the latest album from Philadelphia singer/songwriter Kurt Vile. Although Vile (yes that is his real name) has released three solo a ... More >>
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October 29, 2009
Concert Review: Dirty Projectors at Rhythm Room
BY LINDSEY HOLDER Shawn Anderson courtesy of ElectricMustache.comLast night at the Rhythm Room, Dirty Projectors held our hands and led us on an auditory cross-country journey. Each song performed was like a different piece of scenery along the trip, with sometimes unpredictable tempo changes an ... 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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December 2, 2009
Concert Review: J. Tillman at Modified Arts
Shawn AndersonJ. TillmanBy Mike EscotoJ. Tillman is perhaps best known as being the drummer of Seattle based folk-rock group Fleet Foxes. A fact that regional concert promoter Stateside Presents was probably banking on to bring in an audience to Modified Arts on Monday night. But to identify J. ... More >>
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February 12, 2010
St. Vincent at Rhythm Room
Shawn AndersonSt. Vincent plays a sold-out Phoenix show.Reviewers are supposed to be objective. By that standard, perhaps I'm not the best person to write about Thursday night's St. Vincent show at the Rhythm Room. So, before you read on, in the interest of full disclosure, I'll be honest with yo ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
Brendan Benson at Rhythm Room
Shawn AndersonBrendan Benson playing in front of a packed Rhythm RoomDespite being best known by most as a member of The Raconteurs, Brendan Benson has not given up on his solo career.In 2009 Benson released his fourth LP My Old, Familiar Friend on ATO Records. While most of the songs on the alb ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Miniature Tigers and The Morning Benders at Rhythm Room
Shawn AndersonIt was difficult to tell who the crowd at the Rhythm Room were more interested in seeing last night, the opener or the headliner. Sure, the Berkeley based indie-pop outfit The Morning Benders had the top billing for the show, but this is Phoenix and the opener was Miniature Tigers. ... More >>
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May 15, 2010
The Besnard Lakes at Sail Inn
Shawn AndersonThe Besnard LakesAfter watching the Besnard Lakes hour-long set at the Sail Inn on Friday night I thought to myself, that had the Montreal band been around in the '70s they may have been one of the biggest bands in the world. I say this for a couple reasons. The most obvious r ... More >>
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June 22, 2010
Fight Club Sadisco* Offers Enlightenment Through Fist-fighting Engtanglements
Shawn AndersonAnarchist punk Ghost belts me in the head at Fight Club Sadisco. See more pics of our bout (as well as all the other action from the event) "How much can you know about yourself, you've never been in a fight? I don't wanna die without any scars. So come on; hit me before I lose my n ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes at Clubhouse Music Venue on 6/22/2010
Shawn AndersonEdward Sharp and Co. on stage in Tempe."This place is crazy," the tour manager tells me on the phone, and, indeed, the Clubhouse in Tempe is crazy-packed for Tuesday's sold-out performance by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. Before the opening act - Dawes, a folk-rock foursome ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
Blitzen Trapper at The Clubhouse on 6/28/10
Shawn AndersonBlitzen Trapper's Eric Earley.It's been my experience that many times fans of a particular band tend to have a propensity to take after the band that they love. Whether it's their general attitude, the way they dress, the way fans (particularly male fans) subconsciously copy the hai ... More >>
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June 30, 2010
Vans Warped Tour: Disappointment Is the Best Word to Describe It
Shawn Anderson Andrew W.K.: The only really amazing part of Warped Tour.I have a vague recollection of always wanting to go to Warped Tour when I was in middle school. It was just a few years after it had begun, and it was the first time in my life that punk rock could have made sense to m ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Andrew W.K. Defines Partying, Talks Good Persian Food, and Discusses the Social Connotation of the Word "Cult"
Shawn AndersonAndrew W.K. at Warped Tour. See the whole slide show here.Andrew W.K. likes to have a good time. And it's no secret that he was our favorite at this year's Warped Tour. The musician, entertainer, and professional partier ripped through a killer set in the middle of yesterday's sizz ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
"Shawn Anderson Unplugged" Celebrates Local Music Photog's Work
Shawn Anderson has quickly become one of the best concert photographers in town.So it's totally fitting that Anderson, who shoots concert photos for local music blog Electric Mustache -- and, full disclosure, sometimes for us -- gets the gallery treatment tonight. The show is 7-10 p.m. at SuTRA M ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Secret Cities, Secretions, Secret Parties, and Other July Fourth Weekend Thrills
Sac-Town punkers The SecretionsFirst Friday in Downtown Phoenix (Friday):Music editor Martin Cizmar has already filled you in about Shawn Anderson's killer show later tonight at tonight's edition of the monthly art walk, but that ain't the only gig going down. In addition to the rockers of the Mader ... More >>
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July 16, 2010
Why Bands Play Tucson Instead of Phoenix
It's possibly the oldest, loudest gripe in Phoenix's music scene: Why Tucson?By that they mean, "Why is this cool band that I really love playing that bumblefuck shithole down South when they could play our sprawling metropolis of interconnected stripmalls?"Electric Mustache's photographer/hatche ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
Kesha at Marquee Theatre Last Night
Shawn AndersonKesha at Marquee TheatreKesha July 22, 2010 Marquee TheatreThe janitors at Marquee Theatre have quite the task ahead of them after Kesha's first concert in Arizona. The 23-year-old inspired the vast majority of women in the audience to slather on glitter (much of which ended up on t ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
Barenaked Ladies at Dodge Theatre on 7/25/2010
Shawn AndersonBarenaked Ladies Dodge Theatre July 25, 2010Ed Robertson is probably the more talented of the two founding members of Barenaked Ladies. Creative input aside, Robertson is a master chameleon, both able to mimic the boisterous nerdiness of ex-frontman Steven Page and do all the little ... More >>
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October 24, 2010
Jónsi at Marquee Theatre Last Night
Jónsi Marquee Theatre in Tempe Saturday, October 23, 2010 Even when he sings in English, I have absolutely no idea what Jónsi is saying. But at last night's show at the Marquee Theatre, that didn't matter at all. His music transcended language barriers, and was understood as a profoundly movin ... More >>
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November 10, 2010
Best Coast at Rhythm Room Last Night
Shawn AndersonBest Coast singer Bethany Constentino on stage at Rhythm Room on November 9, 2010.Best CoastRhythm Room, PhoenixNovember 9, 2010A comment left on my Facebook check-in at last Night's Best Coast concert at Rhythm Room:"Good luck listening to the same song with different lyrics over a ... More >>
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November 10, 2010
Bad Religion at Marquee Theatre Last Night
Maria VassettBad Religion at Marquee Theatre on November 9, 2010.Bad Religion Marquee Theatre 11/9/2010 Old age is Hell. Especially if you're punk rock icons who are looking as long in the tooth as Greg Graffin and the other members of Bad Religion did last night during their show at the Marque ... More >>
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November 21, 2010
The Roots and Miniature Tigers at American Junkie Last Night
Shawn AndersonBlack Thought of The Roots The Roots & Miniature Tigers American Junkie November 20, 2010 Okay, let's go ahead and get this out of the way first: In terms of who would win in a true, neutral-turf battle of the bands between The Roots and the Miniature Tigers, there is really l ... More >>
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November 28, 2010
The Summer Set at The Nile Theater Last Night
Shawn Anderson The Summer Set Nile Theater November 27, 2010 As someone who reviews concerts fairly regularly I try and keep an open mind with every show I see. Being objective is part of the job. In general, giving negative reviews isn't a lot of fun because in my opinion every band, regard ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
Copper State Tavern in Glendale Closes Tonight
Shawn AndersonGlendale punk bar/live music venue Copper State Tavern is going bust.Tonight's a big night for the Copper State Tavern, as the Glendale punk bar and music venue is celebrating its second anniversary. Unfortunately, it's also the joint's final night of existence, as owner Dave Wyma is c ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
The 8 Most Awesome Music Stories of 2010
Despite what you may have concluded from yesterday's list of the stupidest music stories of 2010, this year in music wasn't all that bad.In fact, a funny blog of Photoshopped album covers was created, a concert for dogs was proposed, and musicians exchanged some choice words.As promised, here ar ... More >>
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January 23, 2011
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 >>
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January 27, 2011
Booze Bombs, No Age, Strange Young Things, Handsome Family, and Other Weekend Events
The Booze BombsWhether you like it or not, winter visitors are on their way to the Valley en masse, if they haven't touched down already. Some we can tolerate, others we despise. A good example of the former is German rockabilly foursome The Booze Bombs. Consisting of a quartet of bombastic Berl ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
Justin Bieber in 2021: Our Predictions for His Hard Fall from Fame
Justin Bieber as .aged by computer.http://faceofthefuture.org.uk/When tomorrow's pop culture writers look back at the meteoric career of dreamy teen pop sensation Justin Bieber it'll be easy to pinpoint the exact moment his star started to fall.That'd be February 13, 2011 -- the night of the Gram ... More >>
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April 1, 2011
Sound Struck Benefit Show April 31: Taboo's Solo Debut, Chris Rock Beatboxing, Michael Moore Covers Kenny Rogers
Shawn Anderson This week's Flier Of The Week is for a Sound Struck benefit show in Nevada. The Sound Struck strikes again. The group is leading a boycott of Arizona and features a handful of passionate musicians along with a bunch of people who have nothing to do with mus ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
Akron/Family at Rhythm Room Last Night
Shawn Anderson, www.electricmustache.comAkron/Family performing live in Phoenix on April 4, 2011.Akron/FamilyRhythm RoomMonday April 4, 2011Akron/Family is not from Akron, Ohio.I just wanted to clear that up right up top since I am, in fact, from Akron, Ohio while the proggy/jammy/folky/experimen ... More >>
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May 24, 2011
White Denim at The Sail Inn Last Night
Shawn AndersonWhite DenimWhite Denim Sail Inn Monday, May 23, 2011In the world of current indie rock, there seem to be two places which produce a fairly high number of quality bands: Canada and Texas -- specifically, Austin, Texas. One band in particular, White Denim, stands out amongs ... More >>
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May 29, 2011
Twilight Singers at The Clubhouse Music Venue
Shawn AndersonTwilight Singers Clubhouse Music VenueSaturday, May 28Earlier this year, Sub Pop released Dynamite Steps, the latest album from Greg Dulli and The Twilight Singers. The record is typically Dulli; dark, funky, with soul inflections wedged between big rock guitars, electronic ambiance ... More >>
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June 5, 2011
Givers at The Trunk Space, 6/4/11
Shawn AndersonGivers lead singer Taylor GuariscoGiversTrunk SpaceSaturday, June 4, 2011It's not hard to tell when you've just watched a young, buzzworthy band perform. They usually thank the crowd for coming out -- regardless of how big it is -- while perhaps mentioning that it is the band's f ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Matt and Kim at Marquee Theatre 6/14/11
Shawn Anderson Matt and Kim Marquee Theatre Tuesday, June 14, 2011I've been told time and time again that I need to see Matt and Kim live. I almost made it happen last year, but their Clubhouse Music Venue show sold out before I could get tickets. From friends and reviews, I gathered ... More >>
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June 21, 2011
Nicki Minaj's 10 Best Rap Lines, with Photos
Photo illustration by Shawn AndersonAh, Nicki Minaj. She's a woman of pure beauty and pure poetry. In honor of her appearance opening up for Britney Spears Wednesday, June 22, here are 10 of her most thought-provoking raps. Eat your heart out, world!
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July 12, 2011
The Best Concert Photos of June 2011
Luke HolwerdaBritney Spears at Jobing.com ArenaYeah, we know. It's a little late. Somehow all the mojitos we consumed during the fourth at the massive haboob from last week, have us a little behind. Be that as it may, we're confident that even a cursory glance at the below photos will have yo ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
Katy Perry's 10 Best Looks and Lyrics
Photo illustration by Shawn AndersonYou can see pop singer Katy Perry transformed into an actual cartoon in her current movie, The Smurfs, but often the in-your-face performer acts cartoonish enough in real life. In honor of her sold-out concert this Wednesday, August 3 at Comerica Theatre in Pho ... More >>
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October 21, 2011
St. Vincent at Crescent Ballroom, 10/20/11
Shawn AndersonSt. Vincent Crescent Ballroom Thursday, October 20 On the lightrail ride home, the words of a friend: "Do you think she was wearing that ring to ward off potential stalkers or is there something she isn't telling us?" Sounds like a funny question, but it isn't all that unrea ... More >>

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