The Love Me Nots- October's Uber Awesome BOTM

"The Love Me Nots have evolved into a powerful, seductive, melodic rock outfit. The garage doors are now open."
-Rolling Stone (France), "The Love Me Nots: Band on the Run" (June 2011)
"The Love Me Nots are tough and grimy as all get-out."
- Billboard
"Critics' Pick: Best Frontperson of 2010, Nicole Laurenne of The Love Me Nots."
- Arizona Republic
“One of the few garage rock revivalists that ranks with its storied influences.”
-LA Weekly, “Music Pick of the Week”
"Enthusiastic as hell. Novices should be conquered automatically."
- Rolling Stone (France)
"The Demon and The Devotee: A magnificent accomplishment, in technicolor. FOUR STARS."
- Rock & Folk (France)
"The Demon and The Devotee is the band's best record to date…something to drink to but also something to think to."
- Phoenix New Times, "Eight Best Local Records of 2011 (So Far)"
"Stunningly feverish. One of the most exciting acts of the moment. DETROIT: Disc of the month."
- Rolling Stone (France)
"The Demon and the Devotee represents a sizable sonic leap forward for the Love Me Nots, proving their undeniable relevance as a modern band."
- Flagstaff Live! (cover story)
"This Phoenix quartet turns a garage schtick into white heat."
- SPIN

Based in Phoenix and produced in Detroit by Jim Diamond (White Stripes, Electric Six, Dirtbombs), The Love Me Nots feature the purrs and howls of singer-organist Nicole Laurenne, the raunchy guitar work of Michael Johnny Walker, rock-solid bass lines by Kyle Rose Stokes, and the furious pounding of Jay Lien. Bassist/guitarist/singer Sophie Opich recently joined the touring lineup and adds yet another layer of vocal, musical, and visual energy on stage.
Formed in 2006, the DIY quartet has released four full-length albums, gone into heavy rotation on Sirius Radio, charted in the CMJ Top 100, had tracks placed on television shows (Rescue Me) and compilations (The Coolest Songs In The World), performed live on American radio (KUPD, WFMU, KEXP, etc), saw the re-release of its entire discography on Europe’s Bad Reputation Records imprint, and was featured in a four-page cover story in Rolling Stone (France) this year. The Love Me Nots regularly tour in Europe and the United States.
www.thelovemenots.com
www.reverbnation.com/thelovemenots
www.facebook.com/thelovemenots
www.facebook.com/the-love-me-nots
www.twitter.com/thelovemenots
www.myspace.com/luvmenots
http://soundcloud.com/the-love-me-nots/sets/the-demon-and-the-devotee/

Warm, fuzzy and great to sleep with...The Electric Blankets...September's BOTM

Formed just over a year ago, The Electric Blankets have quickly gained admiration among live-music fans in Tucson since their debut performance in July of 2010. They take a simplistic approach to songwriting to craft a brand of garage-rock/pop evocative of sounds ranging from past to present: The Animals and The Kinks, to Grizzly Bear, Smith Westerns, or The Black Lips. Rounded off with a healthy 'desert' influence, their music has a truly fun and unique inclination.

August Artist of The Month- Logan Greene

Logan Greene is an alt-country/folk/pop singer-songwriter from Tucson, AZ. He's been playing solo around the southwest for the past five years and is continuing to challenge himself in both music and in life. Logan is constantly on tour with one of his many projects including Logan Greene & The Bricks, Doctor Dinosaur and Gashcat. Formerly, he was in Tucson bands such as Boogie Nazis, The Devil's Sideshow, Shotgun Royale/Bonegun plus many more. He spends between 100-150 days of the year on tour and in his spare time he is booking local Tucson shows for touring bands. Locally, he runs Low Gun Booking which is a NO-profit booking company that books touring bands in Tucson.

Logan Greene helps coordinate Brootal Sun Fest in Tucson that is going on its third year. Artists of past years include Andrew Jackson Jihad, Peachcake, Kind Of Like Spitting, Watercolor Paintings, A Billion Ernies, The Wild and TONS more. Recently, started a local record-label called Diet Pop Records out of Tucson. Artists on this roster include Logan Greene & The Bricks, Gashcat, Ex-Cowboy, French Quarter and more. Currently he is working on a new 2-piece alt-country project called Tumbleweed & Jackalope.

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You can download the song "Don't Wanna Break" from Logan Greene & The Bricks here: http://www.mediafire.com/?4m7tj3394odww8j

links:
http://logangreeneandthebricks.bandcamp.com/
http://tumbleweedmusic.bandcamp.com/
http://doctordinosaur.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/LoganGreeneMusic
http://dietpoprecords.limitedpressing.com/
http://brootalsunfest.com/
http://www.facebook.com/LowGunBooking

July Band of The Month- Big Treat

Big Treat is an Alternative rock band that started in June 2010 as just a thought in the minds of Connor Norris and Chazz Straziscar, two fifteen year olds living in the suburban city of Gilbert, Arizona. Having a love of punk rock music, these two guitar players decided to start a band that goes against the dominant screamo scene of Arizona. With the addition of Austin Cooper on drums in September 2010, the guys played their first show on January 15, 2011 to a good turnout at the world famous Nile Theater in Mesa, Arizona. Even though they were the only band on the bill that wasn't a screamo band, they managed to keep the audience's attention and take it for a ride through the rock and roll world. Throughout the next couple of months, Big Treat's sound would slowly change from the initial punk rock mood they wanted to maintain, to a more alternative rock type of mood, as the band was now taking up a sound influenced by 90's grunge bands such as Nirvana and the Pixies.
Over the course of 6 months, Big Treat has played at many music venues around Arizona, including The Clubhouse, The Nile Theater (twice), Chasers, and Skrappys. The three have also played with known local bands, such as Rook, Johnathan Sakas, and Born From the Sea, as well as national acts such as The Queers, The Apers, Danny Secretion (of The Secretions), and Dun Bin Had.

"We don't like you. We have been urban for about two months now. We went to a doctor for it. We want to grow up to be circus clowns. We all reside in the Gilbert/Chandler area of Arizona. We don't have a bassist-we got a mini fridge instead. However, the glory of amp settings allow Chazz to mimic bass on recordings. We are poser punks.
We used to be punk, and by "used to be," I mean back in January/February. Ever since then, our sound has been slowly changing. I mean, sure, we do have some punk ethic to us, like the DIY method we use to record our songs, but as for our sound, the vibe has been changing. We used to have a good punk vibe and feel, but, like I said, it slowly changed. Then it was like SNFU, you know? Where you could still be classified as punk but not actually sound punk. I guess you could call us alternative, but not the kind that has these poppy songs. I personally think our songs are good, but not like alternative rock would want. Screw it, we're a metalcore band."

Big Treat's music can be found at www.facebook.com/bigtreat