June 2010
The Archives
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06.30.10|MP3: Wavves – “Baby Say Goodbye”|I've gotta admit that I had completely written off this band after the overabundance of hype they received and a number of interviews where they came off as total dicks. Yeah, I'm a bit of a snob sometimes. But admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery, right? Well, I admit that I may have judged this band too harshly and too quickly. Their new album "King Of The Beach" is just absolutely brilliant fun. This band has embraced pop song structures in ways I never saw them doing and it has paid off for them in ...
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06.30.10|Ty Segall Returns To The Trunkspace In August|Ty Segall last visited Phoenix back in March on a little sideshow around the whole SXSW fiasco weeks. The garage/psych band from San Francisco blew the minds of a crowd of drunken music fans gathered at The Trunkspace that evening and I'm sure left many wanting more. Well, if your jaw was on the floor that night and you were wiping drool off your face, I've got some great news for you. That is if you can handle being crammed into a small room with a bunch of sweaty, smelly people in the dead of summer in Phoenix. That's right, ...
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06.30.10|Spoon Plays The Rialto In October|Anyone familiar with Austin, Texas knows that music is the number one export from the city. You also probably know that Spoon is likely their biggest and best known gift to the world at large. I'm in love with this band in ways I can't even describe. Seeing this band play live has felt like a religious experience to me each time I've been lucky enough to catch them. Well, here's where things get a little sticky for me and probably for a few of you as well. If you read the post below, you can tell I'm obviously a ...
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06.30.10|Ted Leo And The Pharmacists Coming To The Rhythm Room|It's not often I get to see a band that I've been crazy about since my early teen years. In fact, it's not often I'd even admit to liking a band that my 14-year old self thought was good. However, Ted Leo And The Pharmacists are the exception to both of those statements. These guys have been one of the most consistent and original bands in indie rock since they formed in 1999 and seeing their incredibly technical proficient live show is something I've been lusting over for as long as I can remember. Well here's the golden opportunity! I'm just ...
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06.29.10|Rusko Coming To Tempe Next Week|I'll be honest and say that I think I start to have allergic reactions anytime I get near Mill Avenue. In fact, just the thought of going to a club on the infamous street gives me the creeps, especially since Jersey Shore came on the air and a bunch of frat boys in Tempe decided to try to convince everyone that they were in fact The Situation. Obviously it takes a lot to get me to go out to Mill. UK Thursdays at Cherry Lounge has succeeded in getting me there more than once, and now they actually have me ...
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06.16.10|Run The Heart (Bassnectar Remix)|If you've been listening to the album "Treats" from Sleigh Bells as much as I have, then you might be walking around hearing the entire world sound like it's being run through distortion. When I first heard the band's music I knew they'd be perfect for the short and sweet bass-filled remixes like the one we have here from Bassnectar. This band really lived up to their hype. Well done folks. MP3: Sleigh Bells - Run The Heart (Bassnectar Remix)
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06.16.10|School Of Seven Bells Return With New LP, Play AZ|This New York trio has a new album called "Disconnect From Desire" being released on July 12th. They'll be touring in support of the album, alongside Active Child, and making an appearance at Plush in Tucson on October 5th. MP3: School Of Seven Bells - Babelonia
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06.07.10|The Budos Band Comes To Tempe In August|Fans of funk, soul, and jazz are in for a treat when The Budos Band comes to The Sail Inn on August 17th. The thirteen-piece band from Staten Island calls modern soul powerhouse Daptone Records home. They play a dizzying mix of songs they refer to as being "Afro-Soul", most instrumental in nature. The band will bring their undeniable stage presence that you would expect from a band with an entire horn section and bongos to spare. With that many musicians on stage, and the dancing they will no doubt inspire, this may be the hottest and sweatiest show of ...
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06.01.10|The National And Owen Pallet Are Coming To Tucson And Phoenix|I came home from a long day of work to hear just about the best news possible today. That's right, The National are headed to Arizona! A band that rarely ever tours the West Coast, unless they're playing a festival or a few isolated California shows, is coming to visit the desert in October. Fresh off the staggering success of their new album "High Violet", (Which managed to land at number three on the Billboard 200 with 30,000 copies sold the first week) the band is going on tour to promote and celebrate it's release. I saw these guys back ...
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