Stereogum has just posted the new Miniature Tigers video for their song “Bullfighter Jacket.” The video is a really neat hipster-infused take on Wheres Waldo. Fun times.

Watch the video after the break.

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A huge congratulations to The Maine for their Sold Out show at The Nile Theatre last Friday. The show was the first show to Sell Out the Nile since its reopening earlier this year.

The show came one the end of their, almost entirely sold out, first headlining tour.

Last friday night was the Artists For Action show at The Marquee Theatre in Tempe. The night featured performances by Calexico, Miniature Tigers, Sergio Mendoza Y La Okestra, Kinch, The Sand Rubies, Snow Songs and Big Son (which featured an all start line up with Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World, Sam Means of The Format, Jeff and Chris from Reubens Accomplice, Evan Owens of ROAR and Asleep In The Sea, and Robin Vining of about every single downtown band ever). The night also included speakers such as Arizona Democratic Governor Nominee Terry Goddard.

I managed to make it to the show for the last act, Calexico. I was glad I did because the night ended with Calexico bringing out just about every musisan listed above to do a cover of The Flaming Lips Do You Realize. The song happens to be one of my favorite songs and was great to see done by just about all my favorite musisans in Arizona at once.

Read a review about the show at AZCentral.com here.

You can watch a video of the set hear, the sound quality does not do the performance justice.

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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