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    January 6, 2012

    10 National Releases to Look Forward to in 2012

    ​Looks like 2012 is going to be a big one. Quite a few giant records are dropping this year.Some of them are timely followups, while others have been a long time coming (hello No Doubt). Some have release dates, and the dates of others have yet to be announced. We're pretty stoked about them eithe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Decker: Love, God, and Sex in Sedona

    decker.​The music of Brandon Decker, who records as decker. has proven to be a pleasant surprise. Primarily based in Sedona, an area known more for snoozy New Age, smooth jazz, and coffeehouse folk, Decker's third record, Broken Belts, Broken Bones doesn't sound unlike something you might hear ove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2011

    Coachella 2011 Friday Recap

    The Main Stage at Dusk​The 2011 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival got underway yesterday with the bad taste from 2010's fiasco still in the mouths of many -- myself included. It didn't help that Paul Tollett -- head of the festival's producer Goldenvoice -- recently admitted that he belie ... More >>

  • Music

    December 30, 2010

    Six New Times Contributors Name Their Top 10 Records of 2010

    The Main Stage at Dusk​The 2011 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival got underway yesterday with the bad taste from 2010's fiasco still in the mouths of many -- myself included. It didn't help that Paul Tollett -- head of the festival's producer Goldenvoice -- recently admitted that he belie ... More >>

  • Music

    October 21, 2010

    Foxy Shazam @ Rhythm Room

    The Main Stage at Dusk​The 2011 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival got underway yesterday with the bad taste from 2010's fiasco still in the mouths of many -- myself included. It didn't help that Paul Tollett -- head of the festival's producer Goldenvoice -- recently admitted that he belie ... More >>

  • Music

    January 21, 2010

    Styx Isn’t the Only Band Capable of a Concept Album

    The Main Stage at Dusk​The 2011 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival got underway yesterday with the bad taste from 2010's fiasco still in the mouths of many -- myself included. It didn't help that Paul Tollett -- head of the festival's producer Goldenvoice -- recently admitted that he belie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Wavves at Rhythm Room

    ​"Oh yeah," Nathan Williams of Wavves leered as I introduced myself last night at The Rhythm Room.  "You're the guy who wrote the article with the 'Wavves spits on a guy' headline."  That wasn't the headline, exactly, but the article he was referring to clearly set the stage for an inter ... More >>

  • Music

    January 1, 2009

    Phoenix’s Best Records of 2008

    ​"Oh yeah," Nathan Williams of Wavves leered as I introduced myself last night at The Rhythm Room.  "You're the guy who wrote the article with the 'Wavves spits on a guy' headline."  That wasn't the headline, exactly, but the article he was referring to clearly set the stage for an inter ... More >>

  • Music

    December 11, 2008

    Fear Before

    ​"Oh yeah," Nathan Williams of Wavves leered as I introduced myself last night at The Rhythm Room.  "You're the guy who wrote the article with the 'Wavves spits on a guy' headline."  That wasn't the headline, exactly, but the article he was referring to clearly set the stage for an inter ... More >>

  • Music

    December 11, 2008

    The Medic Droid’s Electro Power-Pop and Ambisextrous Antics are Driving Kids Wild Nationwide

    ​"Oh yeah," Nathan Williams of Wavves leered as I introduced myself last night at The Rhythm Room.  "You're the guy who wrote the article with the 'Wavves spits on a guy' headline."  That wasn't the headline, exactly, but the article he was referring to clearly set the stage for an inter ... More >>

  • Music

    August 28, 2008

    Portugal the Man brings its unique psychedelic boogie improv to Phoenix

    ​"Oh yeah," Nathan Williams of Wavves leered as I introduced myself last night at The Rhythm Room.  "You're the guy who wrote the article with the 'Wavves spits on a guy' headline."  That wasn't the headline, exactly, but the article he was referring to clearly set the stage for an inter ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 28, 2008

    Into the Wild

    Portugal. The Man brings its unique psychedelic boogie improv to Phoenix

  • Music

    July 26, 2007

    Escape from Alaska

    And into the 21st century

  • Music

    June 7, 2007

    Three-Chord Wonders

    Cathartic monkeys bring on the punk

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Poppy Hybrids

    Annuals´ sound stems from Brian Wilson, Brad Paisley, and "big-ass dogs"

  • News

    August 31, 2006

    Rappin' Radical

    Grime is the unholy terror of the Valley's hip-hop scene

  • Music

    July 13, 2006

    Wonder Twins

    A scientific study of the two-piece indie-rock boom

  • Music

    April 27, 2006

    Long, Strange Trip

    The neverbeginning story

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    Native Son

    Keith Secola gives new meaning to Americana

  • Music

    September 2, 2004

    Vision ?uest

    Six degrees of ?uestlove

  • Music

    March 18, 2004

    Lost at Scene

    After spearheading the post-punk revival, GoGoGo Airheart is still on its own island

  • Music

    September 25, 2003

    Enon vs. Tron

    Enon's art-rock draws on the simpler technology and consumerism of a generation ago

  • Music

    May 8, 2003

    Scenes From Nowhere

    A Coachella diary from that other desert to the left

  • Music

    August 1, 2002

    Drive Away

    The members of Sparta leave At the Drive-In, expectations and a so-called hiatus behind

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