Broloaf at Yucca Tap Room Last Night

Broloaf Yucca Tap Room Saturday, March 19 The idea of a three-year-old local band playing their 19th show last night is a little ridiculous, but Broloaf isn’t the type of band that can churn out one show per week. The amount of planning and money that goes into each performance…

Kanye West’s SXSW Show Already Has People Lined Up

People are already lined up waiting to get into Kanye West’s hyped-up show at South By Southwest.Only 1,000 people will get into the super-exclusive show, which is why the line formed at 6 a.m. along West Street in Austin.There’s not much to look at — the line is by an…

Saving Japan at SXSW

Debilitating earthquakes. Aftershocks. Tsunamis that swept away entire towns and destroyed countless agricultural fields. Thousands of dead and missing. All of this occurred after musicians and organizers for South by Southwest’s Japan Nite, an annual showcase of Japanese bands, boarded Austin-bound planes. Now thousands of miles away from one of…

Flogging Molly at Tempe Beach Park Last Night

​Flogging MollyTempe Beach ParkThursday, March 17With all of indie folks invading Austin to schmooze and snap photos at SxSW, the rest of us were left with what’s become a Tempe St. Patrick’s Day tradition: watching Flogging Molly at Tempe Beach Park.The band has been a staple each year, with this…

Kinch Posts Video of their Wednesday SXSW Shows

You’d never know it to read any sort of music journalism this week, but everyone on earth has not converged on Austin, Texas for South By Southwest. Not quite, anyway.Knowing this, local indie rock band Kinch hired a videographer to shoot their shows on Wednesday. Because they’re ambitious guys not waiting…

Asobi Seksu at the Rhythm Room Last Night

Asobi Seksu Rhythm Room March 13, 2011 I’m greatly fascinated by Dreampop/Shoegaze bands.You know, the typical reverb-drowned vocals, and ear-shattering distortion running through the guitars.I’m fairly certain the best indication of a good shoegaze concert has to be when you’re complete deaf by the end of the night. This was my…

DeVotchKa at Marquee Theatre Last Night

DeVotchKaMarquee TheatreSunday, March 13Considering how many indie-centric shows took place around The Valley last night it wasn’t a big surprise to find a smallish crowd at the Marquee Theater for DeVotchKa. It was a decent showing, but far from capacity. Those in attendance — especially those who came early enough…

Starfucker at Trunk Space Last Night

Sunday, March 13, 2011Trunk SpaceWhat’s a band to do en route to next week’s SXSW? Perhaps spend a night on Grand Ave. in Phoenix at Trunk Space whilst they make their way to Austin? Such was the more than decent decision by Portland indie/electronic outfit Starfucker. March is a busy…

Cheap Time at Sound Kontrol This Weekend

Tennessee garage rockers Cheap Time are playing Sound Kontrol Sunday night, with last week’s music feature darlings Vegetable, Sexual Slurs and Mangled Men (featuring members of Soft Shoulder, Pods, Pigeon Religion), which is all the excuse I need to post this tune, from their Scion A/V 7″ series. The show…

Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour at The Duce Last Night

Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise TourThe DuceFriday, March 4″Can you turn up the toy piano?” is not a request many soundmen get, or that many bands make, so it’s probably a good thing that the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour brought their own technician all the way from Athens, Ga.Stalwarts of…

Young the Giant at the Rhythm Room Last Night

Young the Giant The Rhythm Room March 1, 2011 Young the Giant brought a fascinating, unconfined performance to the Rhythm Room last night. The group formerly known as the Jakes completely let loose and had a great time on stage. Plus, they managed to keep their show almost as casual…

Linkin Park at US Airways Center Last Night

Linkin Park US Airways Center Monday, February 28 Linkin Park is taking their sound in a new direction. While that move is taking them into some unfamiliar territory, it’s something that isn’t completely unexpected. Even though they are best known for their rap-rock style that was found on their debut,…