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Dylan continues to experiment on ‘Tempest’

The 71-year-old Bob Dylan wisely packages his grizzled voice into that of a world-weary Western wanderer, telling tales of scoundrels and full of small-town gloom and doom. That voice combined with this particular production is a perfect marriage.

By Taylor Costello | September 10, 2012

'Love this Giant' lacks songwriting, drowned out by horns

Nearly the entire “Love this Giant” record is dominated by a blend of horns, saxophones and electronic beats at turns swelling, lurching, and cascading; it’s a crisp, smart blend that resists easy classification without getting too obtuse.

By Tanner Greene | September 10, 2012

The xx’s 'Coexist' both innovative and familiar

After exiting the public eye since their debut in 2009, The xx returns with an outstanding new album, “Coexist.”

By Stephanie Habib | September 10, 2012

A playlist to cure the Monday blues

The transition back to school can be a time of highs and lows. Let this playlist cure your Monday blues as you set sail to the island of rejuvenation and happiness.

By Jeremy Conigliari | September 9, 2012

The newly constructed X-Scape area was built outside of Neeb Plaza this week for students to sit and relax between classes. The structure is the winner of the X-Square competition through the Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts. (Photo by Kurtis Semph)

Design, art, music students reactivate campus space for gathering, performance

X-Scape, this year’s winning design of the X-Square competition, provides students with flexible gathering, lounge and performance space on the Tempe campus.

By Jennifer Gunther | September 9, 2012

Fall concerts of every genre coming to Valley this fall

An abundance of talented musicians of multiple genres are set to hit numerous stages in the Valley this fall.

By Lana Rogoff | September 6, 2012

Purity Ring puts hex on audience

Purity Ring captivates crowd with sensory-rich performance.

By Mitchell Bobman | September 4, 2012

Centipede Hz fails to balance tunefulness and noisy abstraction

Animal Collective’s album “Centipede Hz” is composed of songs weaving and wandering past the five-minute mark without focus or direction.

By Tanner Greene | September 3, 2012

Imagine Dragons photo courtesy of Interscope Records

Imagine Dragons’s debut album too sugar coated

Las Vegas-based band Imagine Dragons composes a debut album that might be too catchy.

By Jeremy Conigliari | September 3, 2012

Two Door Cinema Club photo courtesy of Kitsune Records

Two Door Cinema Club develops mature sound on sophomore album

On Two Door Cinema Club’s sophomore album “Beacon,” there is a definite, new undercurrent of yearning, and a special kind of wisdom about the world that comes from being a young adult today.

By Stephanie Habib | September 3, 2012

Neil Diamond stays humble at U.S. Airways show

Songwriting veteran Neil Diamond plays his songs with such overwhelming emotion; audience members were moved by their affecting powers.

By Taylor Costello | August 30, 2012

Swift fails to mature, dates 18-year-old Kennedy

Taylor Swift’s new single is topping the charts, but with its unoriginal lyrics and her new romance with 18-year-old Connor Kennedy, signs point to a Peter Pan complex.

By Justine Pallas | August 30, 2012

Ivan Moody, lead singer of Five Finger Death Punch, excites the crowd with his stage presence and energy by screaming into a microphone with brass knuckles attached. (Photo courtesy of Kj Mark)

Trespass America amplifies audience excitement

Escalated excitement rose from metal fans attending Trespass America at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix.

By Olivia Khiel | August 28, 2012

"The Nash, Jazz in AZ Center" has recently opened on the corner of 1st St. and Roosevelt Avenue in downtown Phoenix acting as a local jazz venue for musicians and bands. (Photo by Kurtis Semph)

ASU musicians jazz up downtown music venue, The Nash

ASU music students can showcase a passion for jazz at the Nash, a new and brightly painted purple venue at the heart of Phoenix’s Roosevelt Arts District.

By Riis Valcho | August 27, 2012

Top 5 queens of indie-rock

Today, there are many ladies in the indie-rock genre who are shocking listeners with their innovative sounds and rock star potential. To honor these ladies, The State Press has composed a list of todays Top 5 Queens of indie-rock.

By Jocelyn Gee | August 27, 2012

Animal Collective’s new album streams online

Psychedelic-indie band Animal Collective streams new album ‘Centipede Hz’ on their official website. Animal Collective’s newest creative effort is shaping up to be as unforgettable as it is trippy.

By Jeremy Conigliari | August 27, 2012

Musicians pose support for Russian punk band Pussy Riot

Russian punk band Pussy Riot’s two-year jail sentence for “hooliganism” is inspiring protests in Europe and the U.S. and causing fellow musicians to speak out in solidarity.

By Justine Pallas | August 23, 2012

Music club at ASU presents alternative to Greek Life

The Underground Foundation, known simply as TUF, prepares for its third year on campus as one of Tempe's foremost supporters of the independent art and music scene.

By Mitchell Bobman | August 22, 2012

KISS meets the canvas. Courtesy of Alec Damiano.

Art Murmur: A Metalhead Michelangelo

I like to think that I was born in the wrong decade — the 1990s as opposed to the 1950s. Instead of listening to Justin Bieber or Nicki Minaj like most girls my age should be, I’m musically stuck in the 70s and 80s (with the exception of bands like Ghost, Foxy Shazam, and Avenged Sevenfold).

By Alec Damiano | August 22, 2012

B.o.B and Far East Movement perform for students at the 2012 Fall Welcome Concert hosted by the Programming and Activities Board and Undergraduate Student Government on Tuesday at Wells Fargo Arena. (Photo by Sam Rosenbaum)

Welcome back concert excites students for new semester

ASU students were welcomed to the fall semester with excellent performances by B.o.B. and Far East Movement in ASU’s annual Fall Welcome Concert.

By Lana Rogoff | August 22, 2012

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