Since 2006 the Valley’s hip-hop scene has been bolstered by rising local MC’s and one funky ass Thursday night. Groove Candy is celebrating five years of kickin’ it old-school with Power 98.3 DJs M2 and Fresh 85 tonight at the Suede Lounge in Scottsdale. As always the mighty duo will…
Consider this: Just as you were shaking your Labor Day weekend hangover, Hank Williams III was busy releasing not one but four new albums and kicking off a 24-date tour. The outlandish four-album release explores the third-generation Williams’ esoteric musical interests. A double album, Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town, expands…
Power Hour. It’s a time-honored tradition that 20-year-old kids across the country look forward to with eagerness as they push the limits of blood-alcohol levels. In Tempe and Phoenix, most people target Mill Avenue as their destination for drunken debauchery, but when Tucson-based pianist/vocalist Steff Koeppen comes to town Saturday…
Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. It’s been eight months since Adele’s sophomore album, 21, debuted with a bluesy pop fervor that has helped the soulstress continue her…
Before two fighters meet in the squared ring a different kind of ballet takes place first. We’re not talking about the precision dance consisting of jabs, hooks and uppercuts combatants exchange during the fight, but the mental warfare that takes place in the moments leading up to it. From intense…
The Morning Infidelity on KWSS 106.7 are hosting their first concert event where, “it’s all about performance.” Six bands will duke it out tonight at The Rogue Bar for stage supremacy in a winner-take-all battle of the bands (our own Christina Caldwell will be acting as a judge). One of…
Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. Well the Red Hot Chili Peppers certainly didn’t waste any time jumping to the top of Hoodlums’ list of best sellers last…
Get those heart strings in check Phoenix. Emotive modern-rockers Blue October are coming to town and they’ve got a new album full of heartache and pain in tow. It’s been 16 years since the Texas quintet first donned the eye-liner and started wearing their hearts on their sleeves and after…
Traditionally, a foundry is a place where hardened metal castings are made. Last night I walked into the Foundry on First a wad of Play-Doh, and walked out a hardened rock ‘n’ roll concertgoer that my angry inner 19-year-old self would have been proud of. In short, Mexico’s volatile rock-rap…
With August behind us, we are inching closer to the sold-out Foster the People show going down at The Venue Scottsdale on Tuesday, September 13. When the band’s single “Pumped Up Kicks” came out, the dreamy synth pop sound washed over us like a wave of euphoria, even if we…
You know how every once in a while an album comes out and just throws a right cross to your jaw? That’s how I felt the first time I heard ¿Dónde Jugarán las Niñas? by Mexico’s hip-hop metal outfit Molotov. It was epic. The album, titled as a play off…
Click. Download. Stream. It’s never been easier score a musical fix. But is digital necessarily better? James Fella makes records. His label, the Tempe-based Gilgongo Records, puts out a couple releases a year the old fashioned way, on 45 and 33 rpm vinyl. You may regard vinyl as an antiquated…
Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. Stinkweeds is an indie rock strong hold. Look no further than the list of the store’s best selling records for the week…
While rap music now enjoys the perks of mainstream popularity, its roots irrefutably lie in the underground. With infectious hooks, profound lyrics and catchy beats, it was only a matter of time before the general populace not only accepted hip-hop, but also adopted it as a lifestyle. Much of the…
Arizona rock quintet, Man Made Machine have thrown their name in the mix of local bands making waves on the national music scene. Earlier this week, the band debuted the official music video for their first single, “Victim” Revolver Magazine’s website. The exclusive premier on “the world’s loudest rock magazine”…
The last time I was invited to a Black and White Party, a buddy of mine convinced me it would be a great idea to cram into his Scion tC with a third dude, drive across the border around the time shit started getting sticky, and hit up this crazy…
Local rap-duo Cut Throat Logic is gearing up for the video release party of their dance jam “We Own The Night” this Friday, August 26, at Majerle’s in Scottsdale. The track is the lead single off of the group’s upcoming album, When The Lights Go Out, scheduled to come out…
Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. Looks like the students returning to nearby ASU have been hitting Zia Records in Tempe up for some dorm-rocking jams. Just about…
Since 2007, Revolver Records has kept its racks full of music with a vast collection of vinyl, CDs and DVDs. Their website boasts that the shop carries more than 25,000 new and used LPs, providing Phoenicians with plenty of ways to fill their ears with euphoria. Find out what downtowners…
Arizona music label River Jones Music is best known for its lineup of local indie acts however the company hasn’t limited itself to only the desert. Swedish/Danish singer Christine Owman is also a part of the family. Owman enjoyed the stateside release of her new album Throwing Knives last week…
Washed Out’s Within and Without topped last week’s list at Stinkweeds. This week we look at what’s selling at Tempe neighborhood music store Hoodlums. The independently-owned music and movie haven has been rooted in Tempe since 1998, when they first opened their doors in the Memorial Union at Arizona State…
Fans of hiatus-dwelling folk band Finding Grampa’s Monsters will have one more chance to catch the trio together for a one-time reunion show. The show will take place tomorrow night, July 29, at The Trunk Space in Phoenix. They’ll be sharing the stage with acoustic hip-hop act Jive Talkin’ Robot,…
