Stephen Malkmus

Is a Nirvana-Style Breakthrough Looming with '90s Revival?

Summerland Tour at Comerica Theatre, 7/3/12

Summerland Tour Featuring Everclear, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Marcy Playground, and Lit Tuesday, July 3, 2012 Comerica Theatre See also: Our full Summerland slideshow, featuring Gin Blossoms, Everclear, Lit, Marcy Playground, and Sugar Ray. See also: Should We Feel Bad About '90s Nostalgia? See als ... More >>

Should We Feel Bad About '90s Nostalgia? A Few Words In Defense of the Summerland Tour

See also: Throwback Thursday: Everclear The announcement of the Summerland Tour (an a la carte delight of prominent '90s soul-patch rock bands Everclear, Sugar Ray, Lit,The Gin Blossoms, and Marcy Playground) has me thinking hard about nostalgia. I learned of the tour's Phoenix date, July 3 at Come ... More >>

Blogs Teased in Our March 1 Issue

This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Want to hear a single from hip-hop bikers Black Harley Riders? Want to watch Stephen Malkmus cover Elton John live ... More >>

Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks at Crescent Ballroom, 2/24/12

Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks Crescent Ballroom Friday, February 24 Okay, Phoenix. First, the good news: According to no less an authority than Stephen Malkmus, godfather of slacker cool, genuinely tall and good-looking former frontman of Pavement and current leader of The Jicks, Portland now consi ... More >>

Joanna Bolme of Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks: "I Want to Warn You: We Still Jam."

Here's kind of a crazy realization: Stephen Malkmus has been performing and recording with The Jicks longer than he played and recorded with Pavement. But following Pavement's reunion (I saw them at Coachella 2010, and had one of those mythic "Brochella Moments" with a complete stranger during "Cut ... More >>

Hear Two Tunes from Stephen Malkmus' Forthcoming Mirror Traffic

Leah Nash​Stephen Malkmus' new Beck-produced album, Mirror Traffic, doesn't hit stores till August 23, but if you are on the fence about whether or not you will be picking it up at any of the Valley record stores who will be likely be stocking it, "Tiger" and "Senator," the two songs hosted by th ... More >>

Black Cactus Records Launches Concert Series at Goathead Saloon

​Black Cactus Records does a little bit of everything -- people associated with the local collective design merch, record albums and make web sites for members.Now they're promoting shows, too. With touring bands, even.This Thursday, March 10th, the BC gang brings LA's Goldenboy to Mesa's Goathead ... More >>

Ladylike

Q&A: Dr. Dog's Jeffrey Lewis

By Frances Michelle Lopez ​It takes a brave person to release an album of covers. Sure, Rod Stewart's "Great American Songbook" had some sweet old school jams, not to mention the nostalgic tracks off of the infamous Pop Goes Punk compilations, and the growing number of indie artists covering hi ... More >>

Pavement Reunion Is For Real

Pavement have announced dates for 2010 confirming that they will be reuniting after 11 years​The speculation broke last night that Pavement have announced a reunion set for 2010 via the fine folks at BrooklynVegan. Not wanting to fan the flames of a fire that has not yet started, they stayed relat ... More >>

Just Announced: Black Lips, Cursive, Fall Out Boy, Gaslight Anthem, The Little Ones

A great week for show announcements, as we've got indie faves The Black Lips, Cursive, Gaslight Anthem, and The Little Ones coming.Oh, and Fall Out Boy. You know, for kids.The Black Lips (above) have a druggy, melodic sound they call "psych-punk," which strikes me as something like The Stooges playi ... More >>

Silver Jews

Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
(Drag City)

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

Real Emotional Trash
(Matador)

The Elected

Serving the public

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Chart-toppers for June 20 through 26

BEST LIBRARY FOR CD AND DVD BURNERS

Burton Barr Central Library

Basement Ax

Built to Spill's Doug Martsch is a guitar hero for a generation not interested in 'em

Killing Joke

The Kills want you to know that they don't want you to know about The Kills

Pretty Vacant

New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

Stairs' Way to Heaven

Former Pavement guitarist Scott Kannberg strikes out on his own with Preston School of Industry

Are They It?

Believe the hype, because The Strokes are as good as advertised

Fresh Ground

Stephen Malkmus leaves Pavement behind with a slanted and enchanting solo debut

The Go-Betweens

The Friends of Rachel Worth
(Jetset)

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