Tag Archives: indie

Pinback >> Good To Sea in San Francisco [Bimbo's 365 Club]

Pinback >> It’s been 10 years since I first saw a Pinback’s video for ‘AFK’ on MTV’s excellent but now defunct Subterranean. At the time, I was obsessed with music that sounded bad on purpose, which was the norm for most … Continue reading

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zTALK >> French Horn Rebellion

French Horn Rebellion >> recently visited Phoenix to perform a kickass and steady brass show downtown so I sat down with FHB’s frontman, Robert Perlick-Molinari and we shot the desert cool breeze about all sorts of random stuff like Band Geeks … Continue reading

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STRFKR > at Crescent Ballroom tonight

Starfucker back > in the desert again. This time we’ll see the Portlandia trio up close and personal at Crescent Ballroom, a venue that didn’t exist when they last visited Phoenix. These dudes are definitely one of my faves in … Continue reading

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New Music Tuesday > YACHT

YACHT Shangri-La > fresh out of the new music oven is the synthpop duo’s 5th studio release and 2nd on DFA Records Shangri-La. The Portland-spawned Jona and Claire return with their familiar electric sound, with funky driving bass lines and playfully retro yet … Continue reading

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Nu Musik > The Sounds / YELLE / Panic! at the Disco

March Radness > this month we’ve received gifts from the music gods in the likes of long-awaited releases from The Strokes, Toro y Moi and Lupe Fiasco, among others. Just what did we do to deserve a triple shot of … Continue reading

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tunesday 11.9 > trib tribute to the reeemix

Remix mashup edit > whatever you want to call it the song sequel is not uncommon. But an entire album of the re-cut is scarce indeed and practically an endangered species. It’s puzzling that more artists do not deliver the … Continue reading

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