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Rancid + Transplants >> Time Bomb in Tempe [Marquee Theatre]

Tim Armstrong >> rolled through the desert again for another epic showcase of both Rancid and Transplants at Marquee Theatre in Tempe. It was a jam packed show that filled the venue with variety of punks varying in ages from … Continue reading

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Slightly Stoopid + Atmosphere >> Kickin Up Dust in the Desert [Mesa Amphitheatre]

Slightly Stoopid >> and Atmosphere made their way back to the desert on Thursday playing another show at Mesa Amphitheatre and kickin’ up dust on a hot, hot, not so dry desert day. It was only the second show on the Kickin Up … Continue reading

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Fitz & The Tantrums >> Coming to Phoenix AUG-4

Fitz and the Tantrums >> have been on the scene for just a short few years but they’ve managed to make quite an impact. Straight out of LA, the refreshingly soulful formula that this sextet boasts is making its way … Continue reading

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New Releases >> July: Jay-Z | Gogol Bordello | Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | Earl Sweatshirt | Editors

July >> marks the beginning of the back half of 2013. There have been some epic releases thus far this year [Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Empire Of The Sun, The Limousines], game changers [Daft Punk, Kanye West] as well as … Continue reading

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Parallels >> Electrimotion in Phoenix [Rhythm Room]

Parallels >> returned to Phoenix for the 3rd time and another in the midst of a sweltering desert summer night that topped 118 degrees in the middle of a severe dust storm. Last night they made their debut at The … Continue reading

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zTALK >> Mystery Jets

Mystery Jets >> are heading back home to the UK and just before wrapping up their US tour with Mumford & Sons, I got to shoot the desert breeze with these Brits during their hot stop here in the inferno … Continue reading

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CSS >> Too Hot in San Francisco [The Independent]

CSS >> made their way up to The Independent in San Francisco on Sunday night to play the first show of back-to-back nights in The City. ‘Hello, we’re CSS…from the internet’, Luisa Matsushita aka Lovefoxxx, declared as she and her … Continue reading

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