On Friday NPR’s All Things Considered ran a story called “‘Sound Strike’ Targets Arizona Immigration Law”  on artists boycotting Arizona over SB1070. In it they also talked with a number of people in Arizona about it’s effects including myself, Alycia Klein the general manager of Celebrity Theatre, Martin Cizmar of the Phoenix New Times, the lovely Yolanda Bejarano of Snow Songs.

I hope people realize the long term negative effects this law will have to our states reputation regardless of it is over turned or shot down in court.

Thanks to Daniel Kraker for doing a great job on the story.

Listen to the story here.

Congratulations to The Maine who just had a big week! The Phoenix based rockers debuted at #16 on the Billboard Album Chart this week with the release of their new Album “Black & White” (SIRE).

The album is the bands second album, first on major label Sire Records. Earlier this week MTV premiered the new video “Inside Of You” calling it a “Instant classic!”

The band will be preforming at The Nile Theatre on the last day of their current tour on Friday August 27th.

Buy tickets for the show here.

The new self titled debut EP by local indie rockers Snake! Snake! Snakes! came out on iTunes and Amazon yesterday.

The EP will be available everywhere on CD on August 11th via Common Wall Media/Modern Art Records.

Check out their CD Release show on August 12th at The Rhythm Room (Buy Tickets Here).

NPR’s All Songs Considered and Entertainment Weekly’s Music Mix are both streaming the new song “Mansion of Misery” by Miniature Tigers.

The song is off the new album Fortress due out on July 27th via Modern Art Records.

See their CD Release show on July 27th at The Rhythm Room (buy tickets here).

The Maine have posted a video on YouTube talking about their upcoming show at the Nile in Mesa.

Click here to buy tickets.

Dan Sartain is an American rockabilly musician. He has released records via Swami Records, One Little Indian, Skybucket Records, Cass Records and Bent Rail Foundation. He has toured with The White Stripes and The Hives and is currently touring with Social Distortion.

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Tv Buddhas are a garage rock from Tel Aviv Israel out on their first US tour. They are the self proclaimed kings of geek bubblegum, the kids who prefer to stay at home and watch lord of the rings than go out and get drunk. They consist of brothers Uri and Mickey Triest, and Juval Harring.

Watch a live video and read more after the break.
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I am proud to announce that I am producing a benefit for my good friends at EAR CANDY. The benefit show with be on Friday May 14th at the Hard Rock Cafe in Downtown Phoenix with some great local bands.

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Moving Mountains will be back in the valley on Thursday June 24th at The Underground” in Mesa. The Underground was formerly the Nile Basement.

Moving Mountains are a post-rock act from New York often getting comparisons to The Appleseed Cast and Thrice, as well as less fittingly The Album Leaf or Pelican. The band is know for epic sounds and high energy.

Watch their video for Lights And Shapes:

Moving Mountains - Lights And Shapes (Official Video) from Gregory Dunn on Vimeo.

Imaad Wasif will be stopping in Phoenix in between tours with Dead Meadow and New Pornographers / Neko Case. He will be at The Trunk Space on Tuesday May 11th.

Imaad Wasif draws inspiration from beyond the veil, seeking connections and cosmic patters in the hopes of expressing the simplest but most profound message to his listeners: We are not alone. The urgency of that communication, and his need to convey it, give both his delicate guitar ballads and his fervent rock songs a ferocity and focus that resonates with every note.

Having gained a reputation for his intense live shows while opening for RTX, The Raconteurs, Neko Case, Arthur Lee’s Love and Sebadoh. He can also be found playing guitar on “Little Shadow” from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’s latest album, It’s Blitz! (Wasif has been touring guitarist and opening act for YYYs) and on Lou Barlow’s forthcoming solo album, Goodnight Unknown. He collaborated with Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bradford Cox of Deerhunter, and “Little” Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs and Dead Weather on the score for the Spike Jonze-directed film adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are.

His third album, The Voidist was recorded with Two Part Beast, plus guests Dale Crover (Melvins) and Greg Burns (Red Sparowes), by Chad Bamford (Weezer) with additional recordings by Mathias Schneeberger (The Obsessed, Gutter Twins), came out on Tee Pee Records in October 2009.