News

Our local NPR affiliate KJZZ ran a story this morning on Arizona bands at SXSW and the I HEART AZ party I hosted. They interviewed PJ and Ian from Dear And The Headlights, Brian and Andrew from Kinch, and then myself for the story. Listen to Arizona Rocks Austin Festival… Read More

I am so proud to finally announce I HEART AZ, The Official Unofficial Arizona SXSW Party! I HEART AZ is a celebration and showcase of some of the best new artists coming out of Arizona today. The last few years have seen an explosion of new artists from Arizona breaking… Read More

The Phoenix New Times just published their list of “Phoenix’s Best Records of 2008.” Congrats goes to Kinch who took the top spot of their album “Advances.” You can download the #1 Phoenix Album here for FREE. Other top albums were by Back Ted-N Ted, The Loveblisters, Miniature Tigers, The… Read More

The Revival Tour (that was here in November) has posted a video made from footage from the tour. It is kind of neat. Watch it after the break. REVIVAL ROAD revival tour 08

Daytrotter have posted their Dear And The Headlights sessions.

The Morning Of plays some melodic, upbeat numbers that rest on the dual foundations of a piano-guitar backdrop and a girl-guy vocal combo.” – From The Phoenix New Times this week. You can see The Morning Of at Modified Arts tomorrow night with My American Heart.

Did anyone else see some of our cooler Downtown local hot spots in The New York Times this weekend? Hotel San Carlos, Matt’s Big Breakfast, Made Art Boutique, and The Welcome Diner all got mentions. Congratulations to all of them. New York Times: 36 Hours in Phoenix

The Phoenix Independents Bowl was a huge success! We had 46 teams bowl with some of the best bands and business in town. Congratulations to Desert Living Magazine for coming in at First Place. I would thank everyone who helped make this a success. Big thanks to everyone at The… Read More

Thanks to everyone who came to one of The Stiletto Formal’s CD Release shows. And thanks to MR William Reed for making the party at Shake! such a blast! You can read the New Times review of their new album here, read the review of the show at The Clubhouse… Read More

I am proud to present: THE PHOENIX INDEPENDENTS BOWL A celebration of Phoenix’s independent culture. On Sunday November 2nd, dozens of teams comprised of Phoenix’s best independent bands, independent businesses, and independent minded citizens will compete in a bowling tournament for the ages at The Sunset Bowl on 12th St… Read More