| LIVE WIRE | t Music Current Joys FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, AT VALLEY BAR $12-$15, VALLEYBARPHX.COM On first listen, it seems that every day Nicholas Rattigan went into the studio to record his 2018 album, A Different Age, was overcast. Over slow-tempo guitar strums ,Rattigan gently sings his songs, mostly of fear and anxiety, until catharsis feels best. On some songs, he sings nothing at all, al- lowing the two chords of his guitar, a sim- ple drumbeat, and synth express everything. Rattigan has performed and released music under different monikers since 2011, most recently as Current Joys since 2015. JULIAN HERNANDEZ Desert Trash SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, AT THE TRUNK SPACE $25, THETRUNKSPACE.COM Phoenix folk-punk band AJJ hosted their first Desert Trash party in 2018 to feature local and out-of-state bands and create a multimedia showcase. Maintaining a spotlight on locals, this year’s Desert Trash will feature alternative rockers Nanami Ozone, dreamy surf pop Pro Teens, and the experimental Sunn Trio alongside AJJ and others performing on three different stages. It’s not a corporate- sponsored festival with a budget to flex, but it’s a small party put on by AJJ, who truly want you to enjoy the musicians and artists they enjoy the most. JH Strawberry Mountain SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, AT THE LUNCHBOX $7, LUNCHBOXPHX.COM When the two siblings, Mikey and Carter Prince, began Strawberry Mountain, they probably weren’t thinking about entering into the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture’s annual Sound Off! competition that show- cases local and national acts. But they did enter in 2018 and placed third overall. The NYC-based group captures audiences as they experiment on stage as they mix New Wave, psychedelic-rock, and pop. The Lunchbox hosts Strawberry Mountain with Phoenix locals Soft Deadlines and Citrus Clouds. JH Andrés WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, AT 51 WEST IN TEMPE $10-$12, ANDRESMUSICA.BANDCAMP.COM 36 Imagine if the vocalist behind your favorite Disney movie songs joined a pop-punk band. Andrés Aparicio is hard to tack down when it comes to the music he makes and the influences he draws from. Formly play- ing as Terra Alice, Aparicio at one moment cranks out pop-punk melodies like Fall Out Boy and raps over math rock and emo com- positions the next. On Heroes, Villains, and All That Jazz, Aparicio’s most audible evo- lution is the soulful confidence he projects with his voice. He still raps and he’s still a pop-punk singer, but he’s stretching his range to add drama to his delivery. JH JAN. 31ST–FEB. 6TH, 2019 PHOENIX NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | FEATURE | NEWS | OPINION | FEEDBACK | CONTENTS | phoenixnewtimes.com
