New Music Tuesday

If it wasn't for Tuesdays we would hardly even have enough days for a week let alone a day set aside just for the release of brand new consumer media like books, music and movies in all their varios physical and digital formats. Hey! Who likes run on sentences?

Amanda Palmer: Theatre Is Evil
The Avett Brothers: The Carpenter
The B-52's: Original Album Series (5-CD box set)
Billy Talent: Dead Silence
Bob Dylan: Tempest
Calexico: Algiers
Chris Robinson Brotherhood: The Magic Door
Dave Matthews Band: Away from the World
David Byrne and St. Vincent: Love This Giant
Field Report: Field Report
Firewater: International Orange
The Helio Sequence: Negotiations
Helvetia: Nothing in Rambling
Hot Chip: Made in the Dark [vinyl]
Jonny Greenwood: The Master Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
LCD Soundsystem: LCD Soundsystem (reissue) [vinyl]
Low: The Curtain Hits the Cast (reissue)
Mark Knopfler: Privateering
Massive Attack: Protection (reissue) [vinyl]
Miggs: 15th and Hope
The Monkees: Original Album Series (5-CD box set)
Muddy Waters and The Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981
Neal Morse: Momentum
Neil Halstead: Palindrome Hunches
Paper Route: Peace of Wild Things
Patterson Hood: Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance
Pet Shop Boys: Elysium
Pete Seeger: Live At Mandel Hall 1957
Pineapple Thief: All the Wars
The Presets: Pacifica
The Raveonettes: The Observator
Residents: Duck Stab (reissue)
Rolling Stones: Some Girls: Live in Texas '78 [vinyl]
Sea Wolf: Old World Romance
Seapony: Falling
Solos: Beast of Both Worlds
Steve Forbert: Over with You
Thee Oh Sees: Putrifiers II
Tom Tom Club: Downtown Rockers
Trespassers William: Cast
Turbo Fruits: Butter
The Vaccines: Come of Age
Will Johnson: Scorpion
The XX: Coexist

Photos: Phoenix & Sea Wolf @ The Marquee Theater 2/1/2010

Well it's not very often that you get to see a Grammy Award winner the day after they win but that is exactly what happened last night when Phoenix played The Marquee Theater in Tempe. I have been to a lot of shows at The Marquee in my time but I have never seen it so ridiculously packed as I did last night. Every square inch of that place was taken up with people all the way out the back doors.

Supporting band Sea Wolf looked genuinely giddy as hell to be playing in front of a crowd that big, and they didn't disappoint. I am not saying they haven't played to that many people before but it was quit an increase from Modified Arts a few month ago. They played mostly new songs off their new album White Water, White Bloom as well as crowd favorite "The Violet Hour" from the New Moon Soundtrack.

Once Phoenix came on stage the place was the most frenzied I had seen since Rage Against the Machine in 1999. It was all pretty surreal since only a couple people I knew had ANY idea who these guys were six months ago. But they put on a great freaking show and if you missed it I feel pretty bad for you. Even though I don't think that many of you did... you know, since there were so many people... ughh leave me alone it's early.

Check out more pictures after the break and even more on our Flickr HERE

Tonight In Tempe: Phoenix & Seawolf @ The Marquee

If you were planning on heading to The Marquee tonight to see Grammy Award winning band Phoenix tonight and don't already have tickets then you are probably out of luck.

I have pretty high expectations for tonight's show. Not only did Phoenix just win the Grammy for Best Alternative Album last night for Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix but I think there is going to be some people there just for the novelty of seeing the band Phoenix IN Phoenix. Those people are weird and hopefully they won't ruin everything with their weirdness.

Another thing I would like to mention that I find odd is that nobody has said anything about Seawolf. They were just here a few months ago at Modified for a great sold out show so they obviously have a fan base here. Not to mention the whole New Moon Soundtrack thing on top of that. Add all this up this is going to be one of the bigger events I have ever seen at the Marquee. So if you already have tickets... see you there and if not check back tomorrow for a review and hopefully some pictures, assuming I can talk my way in with the camera that is.

Show Preview in The New Times (by Mike)

Photos: Sea Wolf & Port O'Brien @ Modified Arts 10/30/09

It was a brisk night not unlike other brisk nights I have experienced this week outside at night when it was brisk outside. But inside the music was warm and the air smelled of feces. Usually I am pretty sure it's backed up septic tank but on this particular night it just might have been the Twilight fans in attendance that left right after they played their song from the New Moon soundtrack. I kid it was definitely the septic tank but it really does suck that those girls left after that song...not cool ladies...not cool. Check out some photos and videos after the break. Also check out a few more pictures on our Flickr page HERE.

Seawolf is Playing Modified Arts Tonight & Release a New Video

I like the fact that Seawolf release their new spooky video the day before Halloween and also that it comes out the day they are playing here in Phoenix. I guess it just heightens the excitement a little more right? Am I just being weird? Do they sound a lot like Arcade Fire? Do you think it will be packed tonight? Do these pants make me look fat? These are all questions we can talk about over some beers...tonight...at Modified...TONIGHT!!!