Violent Femmes

It's Not, but It Oughtta Be

A Pixie and his Caddie

Black Francis' solo spin is a gas, gas, gas

CREME DE LA FEMMES WHEN THEY SUCK, IT'S ONLY ON CIGARS

Black Francis' solo spin is a gas, gas, gas

Pic Hits for the week

Black Francis' solo spin is a gas, gas, gas

Pic Hits for the week

Black Francis' solo spin is a gas, gas, gas

Punk Monk

Black Francis' solo spin is a gas, gas, gas

Rig and Roll

Flathead turns upside-down technique into a winning hybrid of raw country and roadhouse

Really Raw Power

A new, exhaustive Rhino boxed set documents how Iggy and the Stooges created a new genre of music and a now-classic American rock album

Shawn Mullins

A new, exhaustive Rhino boxed set documents how Iggy and the Stooges created a new genre of music and a now-classic American rock album

Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive hous ... More >>

Folk Hero

By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive hous ... More >>

Niki at Nite: Exploring the depths of "fan-archy" with Roller Derby superfans

By Randall RobertsAny knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive hous ... More >>

Anti-Heroes

The ornery oriole chugs brews with bikers at a fundraiser for convict Ignacio Ramos, and investigates Rusty Childress' banishment from the American Freedom Riders

Added Up

Punk + folk + evolution

Islands

Return to the Sea
(Equator)

Got Mole?

Cut a rug with Page from history

Two Much

Tegan and Sara's twin-powered pop is no ordinary sister act

Future Tense

Chronic Future, long absent from the local scene, reemerges with a major-label deal

Letters

Letters from the week of May 15, 2003

Gordon Gano

Hitting the Ground (Instinct Records)

Churl Power

For better or for worse, Lost and Delirious lives up to its name

Deliver the Goods

The Sadies are a little bit country. But just a little.

Music From the Masses

Sweden's (International) Noise Conspiracy has more than a few things they'd like to talk about

Revenge of the Nerds

More than just another mid-'90s alt-rock act, Weezer spawned a now-popular genre and still commands respect from scenesters

Kids' Play

The Moss Brothers are a novelty act -- until you hear them

Artificial Hip

This is "Scottsdale's newest fine dining" experience?

Giant Steps

They Might Be Giants hope that the revolution will be downloaded

THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE STEREOANOTHER MONTH'S WORTH OF REVIEWS, JUST FOR YOU

They Might Be Giants hope that the revolution will be downloaded

JUST THE FLACK, MA'AM

MUSIC-INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS OPERATE ON FRACTURED HYPE

Nonsense and Nonsensibility

Experimentalist may be a goofball, but he’s a freakin’ great one

Woodstock '94 Started 15 Years Ago Today

Fifteen years ago today, Generation X arguably reached it's zenith, as Woodstock '94 began in Saugerties, New York.Upstate locals 3 kicked things off on a Friday that also saw Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Ice T, Live and The Violent Femmes. Tomorrow, August 13, was when the big guns of the day c ... More >>

Rufio and Others May Finally Make a Scene in the Last Corner of SoCAL Not to Have One

Fifteen years ago today, Generation X arguably reached it's zenith, as Woodstock '94 began in Saugerties, New York.Upstate locals 3 kicked things off on a Friday that also saw Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Ice T, Live and The Violent Femmes. Tomorrow, August 13, was when the big guns of the day c ... More >>

Shawn Mullins

Fifteen years ago today, Generation X arguably reached it's zenith, as Woodstock '94 began in Saugerties, New York.Upstate locals 3 kicked things off on a Friday that also saw Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Ice T, Live and The Violent Femmes. Tomorrow, August 13, was when the big guns of the day c ... More >>

Ronnie Winters at Rosie McCaffrey's

Ronnie Winters.​This is part of a series of reviews of bands who play weekly at local bars. The show: Ronnie Winters at Rosie McCaffrey's. The look: Standard Irish pub. The smell: Residual from pub food consumed earlier in the evening. The taste: Thick, dark, beer. Three words/phrases to describe ... More >>

The 15 Best Songs About U.S. Presidents

We at Up on the Sun, like Clinton himself, feel your pain. Every year Presidents Day rolls around and you're struggling to plant that cherry tree and buy all the stovepipe hats you can, all so that you can have the best damn Presidents Day party possible. (C'mon, we can't be the only ones.)So to ea ... More >>

Alkaline Trio @ The Nile Theater

We at Up on the Sun, like Clinton himself, feel your pain. Every year Presidents Day rolls around and you're struggling to plant that cherry tree and buy all the stovepipe hats you can, all so that you can have the best damn Presidents Day party possible. (C'mon, we can't be the only ones.)So to ea ... More >>

Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano Discusses 15 Years as a Band, Song Meanings, and Violent Femmes

That's Dan on the le​To celebrate 15 years as a band, Alkaline Trio released a semi-acoustic greatest hits album called Damnesia earlier this month, which features a couple new songs from the band and a Violent Femmes cover. Alkaline Trio is scheduled to play at The Nile Theater on Sunday, July 2 ... More >>

July 22 In Blogs: Tea Party, Jean-Luc Picard, Alkaline Trio, Two Hippies, and Jason Dubin

​​​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:

Alkaline Trio at Nile Theatre, 7/24/11

Melissa Fossum Alkaline Trio​Alkaline Trio The Nile Theater July 24, 2011 After 15 years, the guys in Chicago punk staple Alkaline Trio still rock as hard as ever. It just may be a bit harder to hear them over the roar of their boisterous fan base. From the moment the band took the stage at th ... More >>

Peel Me Off This Velcro Seat: 15 Songs About Being Bored

​Summer vacation is a wonderful thing, but once you reach the end of the internet, the prospect of going back to school starts to look good. Fall semester may be right around the corner, but there's still plenty of time to watch reruns and unlock all those stubborn Xbox achievements. Savor the ... More >>