Ska Parade Tour @ The Clubhouse Music Venue

If you adore ska’s third wave, then you should give thanks to Tazy Philips. It was the Southern California disc jockey and his influential radio show, The Ska Parade, that helped the launch the careers of some of the biggest tastemakers from the genre’s massive mid-’90s revival. He was the…

Club Candids: Subversion at Disco Scottsdale

The dance floor was glowing and the bass was flowing during the weekly Subversion session at Disco in Scottsdale last Thursday as boffo British beat-slinger Jakwob and local DJ duo HavocNdeeD doled out the dubstep all evening for an adoring crowd of hipsters and hotties. The Club Candids cameras were…

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

THURSDAY 20 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B, rarities, vintage) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday (retro) Bobby C’s: DJ Willie…

T-Pain @ Marquee Theatre

Don’t be alarmed if you hear the sound of irritated groaning emanating from the campuses of Arizona State University and other local institutions of higher learning this week, as it’s merely the collective grumblings of students returning to class for the spring semester. Southern rapper T-Pain will offer an ease…

Club Candids: Glow Friday at Vagabond Ballroom

Like the old saying goes: The more things change, the more they stay the same. Exemplifying this well-worn cliché axiom perfectly is the Vagabond Ballroom in Scottsdale. Back in Old Town’s old days, this dance shack as known as Anderson’s Fifth Estate and offered dark and heavy music notorious nights…

Joe Strummer Benefit at George & Dragon

Joe Strummer Benefit  George & Dragon Pub & Restaurant January 15th, 2011Phoenix’s punk community might not be the biggest or brightest music scene in the Valley, but, damn, it most definitely knows how to throw one hell of a wild wingding. For instance, the annual Joe Strummer Benefit that took…

Now Open: Bar 350 in Scottsdale

Beer and booze are once again flowing at the Scottsdale space formerly known as biker place the Billet Bar. The spot, which is located at 3752 North Scottsdale Road, has taken on a rebooted identity as the newly opened Bar 350. Owner Johnny West is hoping his joint will become…

Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing

THURSDAY 13 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old-school R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Short Notice with DJ Smite, Monsoon Sound, Johnny D., One Peso, J-Cut, Djentrification, DJ Melo, DJ Mantis…

Rainbow Brite @ Stratus

Stuart Langelaan (a.k.a. Lange) commands some serious respect in the DJ world, and rightly so. Some of the 36-year-old British trance trickster’s accomplishments include ranking highly on the UK sales charts several times over the past decade (and earning an appearance on BBC’s Top of the Pops as a result),…

Club Candids at The Firehouse

When the dreaded last call inevitably strikes in Scottsdale, the Old Town party crowd is confronted with a few of choices:A. Schlep on home and call it a night. B. Get some greasy-ass grub at Joe’s NY Pizza or elsewhere C. Pass out on the sidewalk D. Head to an…

Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure

Song: Queen & David Bowie, “Under Pressure” Context: Mr. Space Oddity is gonna be celebrating his 64th birthday this coming weekend (as does Elvis Preseley…if he were still alive, that is). Queen – Under Pressure by Itubaina Radio Retro…