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Tour dates on the jump…

As announced Saturday, the Big Four music labels — Sony, EMI, Warner and Universal — are all planning a new technology that will allow an album sleeve to be included in digital downloads of their music. The technology (which attempts to rival Apple’s similar plans) has been named “CMX” and…

Ashley Roberts, a Phoenix-bred member of The Pussycatt Dolls dancing (and “singing”) squad will script a routine for the Suns Dancers audition, which is scheduled for Saturday. Roberts, who reportedly spilled the beans on the group’s impending breakup a few weeks back (something their spokesman denied), is making the journey…

Turns out it’s too hot for Bob Dylan in Phoenix — the legendary singer-songwriter canceled his Tuesday show at Camelback Ranch — but you’ve got another chance to get tangled up in Bob next Wednesday as Jim Bachmann (check out Jim playing an Alan Jackson cover for The Sun Sessions…

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So, while there’s no date scheduled yet, it’s looking good. Real good.Carry The Zero – Built To Spil…..

: Phoenix, Arizona gets rather warm during the summer months.Is this a good reason to avoid scheduling an outdoor concert at a minor league ballpark in suburban Glendale for mid-August? Probably. But, if such a concert a concert is scheduled — as Bob Dylan did, by planning to play the Camelback…

C14N14 – Dry River Yacht Club…

San Diego indie rock outfit The Black Heart Procession hits the road in support of their new record Six (the band abandoned their numbering system, used through their first three albums, for the last two, The Spell and Amore De Tropico, but is returning to it now) coming through The…

There are countless reasons why folks move to the PHX: new jobs, lower cost of living, uh…hotter women. DJ mig50 came here because of the Shizz. The 26-year-old musician became a die-hard member of the local music discussion board while living in Missouri and decided to relocate to Phoenix in…

We’re not sure what’s going on over at The Edge 103.9, but they’ve had at least 15 minutes of dead air now. Obviously the station is still in upheaval from their format “modification” and is controlled by creditors last we checked. Mechanical problems? Lawsuit from Shepherd Fairey? We’ll keep you…

fun.’s second tour won’t come to Phoenix, but there is a little local flavor to be had when the new project by former Format mamber Nate Ruess hits the road later this month. Phoenix indie act Miniature Tigers, who recently opened for Ben Folds on his East Coast tour, has…

As you may have already heard, John Hughes died of a heart attack today while visiting his family in New York. Hughes directed such films as Pretty In Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club and many more. This one’s for you, Mr. Hughes…

It’s recently come to my attention that there are other blogs out there, Stereogum in particular, who are head over heels for English rockers Wild Beasts. I listened to some of their songs from their upcoming release Two Dancers (out 9/8 on Domino) and immediately fell in love with the band’s…

Rolling Stone: Aerosmith’s Tyler Airlifted to Hospital After Falling From Stage Rolling Stone: Seacrest “Stunned,” Jackson “Shocked” By Abdul’s “Idol” Exit Rolling Stone: “Birthday” Video From “The Beatles: Rock Band” Premieres Pitchfork: Dead Man’s Bones (Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields) Reveal Cover, Tracklist NME: Bob Dylan To Release Christmas Album?…

When we last checked in with former Valley mainstays Lymbyc Systym in early 2007, siblings Mike and Jared Bell were getting ready to release their first full-length album, Love Your Abuser, on Mush Records. In the 21/2 years since, the duo has released a remix version of that same album,…

Blowing up a borrowed amp belonging to a guy who plays a Flying V and is known to wear face paint or cover himself in blood should be badge of honor for a local band. Blowing up an amp that belongs to notably loud garage-punk Jay Reatard? Shit, Earthmen and…

Bob Dylan can’t even get a decent drink in his wife’s backwater of a hometown. Perhaps that’s why he carries a gun during most of his new record, Together Through Life. He’s just an ordinary citizen, looking for someone to love, in “If You Ever Go to Houston” (a town…

When you’re tasked with writing about the Jonas Brothers, it can be hard to get enthused. All I could think to myself was, “Couldn’t it have been Miley Cyrus instead?” Then I could have written an epic road trip itinerary to take you out of Arizona and into the promised…

Covers albums, by their very nature, are a mixed bag. Not only are their songs usually drawn from disparate sources, but the quality of interpretations varies wildly as well. Beyond that, the covers album seems to represent a mixed bag for the artists creating them. On the one hand, it…

It seems every week, if not every day, I have a fantastic new show announcement for The Valley. This week’s edition brings us Lucero, a Valley favorite judging by the last time they packed the Rhythm Room. Their sixth album and major label debut, 1372 Overton Park, is due out…

A lot of Valley residents are ditching the desert as of late, and are heading up north to places like Portland or Seattle. On Tuesday, August 11, a little piece of the Emerald City will be storming through Phoenix to show us why…