Live at Stinkweeds Records The Exbats (Bisbee, Az / Burger Records) & The Sturdy Ladies Bisbee Rockers, The Exbats have a new album (Hits, Kicks, & Fits) coming out on Burger Records! Join us at Stinkweeds for a live in-store performance and Vinyl Release Party, with the Exbats and Phoenix band, Sturdy Ladies. Saturday, February […]

STAFF PICKS kimber – 50 foot wave lindsay – summer cannibals, quasi reissues dario – sonny & the sunsets, summer cannibals jeff – holy fuck THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES 50 Foot Wave– Bath White CDEP/12” (Happy Happy Birthday To Me) 50 Foot Wave is a side-project to Throwing Muses, created in 2003 to satisfy the noisy, mathy side […]

STAFF PICKS kimber – wilco, gardens & villa lindsay – gardens & villa, holy sons dario – jessie jones, sextile jeff – dangerdoom, afx   THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES AFX – Orphaned Deejay Selek 2006-2008 CD/LP+MP3 (Warp) For the first time since the Analord series released through 2003-2005 on his own Rephlex Records imprint, Richard D. James […]

We try to mix up what we listen to in the store, but some albums just can’t seem to find their way out of our CD player. Here are some of our current favorites. EZTV – Calling Out [Captured Tracks] If this was a concept album, the concept might be “Songs that sound great in […]

STAFF PICKS kimber – sonic youth lindsay – ducktails, jessie jones dario – vinyl williams jeff – vinyl williams,   THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES   Kasey Chambers – Bittersweet CD (Sugar Hill) Pulling together a superb studio band to record the album, Bittersweetfeatures Bernard Fanning on acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano, background vocals and lead vocals on the title track; […]

STAFF PICKS kimber – tarentel lindsay – psychic ills, whitney, minor victories dario – steve gunn jeff – whitney THIS WEEK’S NEW RELEASES 10,000 Maniacs – Playing Favorites CD (Omnivore) Recorded before an adoring crowd in Jamestown, NY, Playing Favoritesfeatures 14 live tracks, including hits and fan favorites from the group’s storied and influential career. The […]

Last month, Arizona hosted a slew of great psychedelic rock (a blanket term, I know…) bands on their way to and from Austin Psych Fest. The festival had an impressive lineup this year (including The Flaming Lips, Tame Impala and The Jesus And Mary Chain), but I ended up completely entertained by some of the smaller names on the lineup when they passed through the Valley. The following are the best bands I saw on their way home from Austin Psych Fest:  Continue reading