So what’s the deal down at Chez Nous? For the past few weeks, the doors at the renowned Grand Avenue soul joint have been locked up tighter than the vicodins at Artie Lange’s house. A paper taped to the door states that the place is “temporarily closed” and would re-open…
Less than a week after getting booted from the now-extinct Lyte Lounge & Bistro, Wednesday night hip-hop throwdown Groove Candy will take up residence at CenPho restaurant/jazz spot Doc’s Place starting on April 8. Power 98.3 mid-day jock Karlie Hustle, who hosts the weekly event, made the announcement over her…
Local hip-hop personality Karlie Hustle has provided us with some juicy gossip and news tidbits over the past couple years, either during her mid-day shift on Power 98.3 FM or through her various blogs (check ’em out here and here). Here are the latest morsels of gossip she’s dispensed: Scottsdale…
In my five years of covering the local music scene for New Times, I’ve seen some pretty crazy things happen at the Trunk Space. I’ve witnessed lobster-handed ladies, full grown men dressed as diaper-clad babies, and even half-naked body modification artists piercing their supple flesh with gleaming steel hooks. But…
I just got word that tonight’s Sexy Saturdays affair, which is put on by local station Power 98.3 FM, has been cancelled. The weekly hip-hop dance party was set to move into its new digs at the Golden Buddha, the Sino eatery located at the Chinese Cultural Center in east…
Bar Smith’s Wednesday night electro/hip-hop affair Pinky Ring has offered some choice guests over its six months of existence (including local legend Z-Trip and NYC/ATL funkmeister Treasure Fingers). And now its organizers are about to add top themselves with their latest coup: Afrika Bambaataa. The Bronx-born hip-hop pioneer (who’s considered…
If you’re looking for a place to get your swerve on this weekend, we advise you to seek out the Golden Buddha. No, we’re not dispatching you on some spiritual journey to seek out enlightenment a la Siddhartha, but instead are urging you to head for the Chinese Cultural Center…
As music editor Martin Cizmar mentioned in his post earlier today, the slate of concerts scheduled to go down from tonight until Sunday kinda pales in comparison to the overwhelming assortment of superstars who’ll be in town next weekend. But while this weekend’s line-up of major music and comedy events…
It’s downright scary how much music Jarom Wilcken is planning to unleash at his spooky-sounding nighttime affair Danse Macabre. As his alter ego DJ Vivo Muerto, the 30-year-old owner of anti-fashion label Helter Skelter Clothing will serve up a fiendish orgy of music that includes a slew of goth, industrial,…
Club DJs of the P-Town, we feel your pain. You endlessly work the same local joints week after endless week, slaving over the turntables and beat-matching your brains out for a bunch of selfish and snotty hotties, all the while dreaming of blowing this burg for far-flung destinations and superstardom…
Jonathan McNamara There will be no more pour at Maloney’s on Campus in Tempe, at least for the foreseeable future. When hundreds of drunken douchebags and frat-boys festive revelers jammed into Maloney’s on Campus for the Saint Patrick’s Day tent party last Tuesday, they probably had little idea that the…
The folks down at the Lost Leaf have an offer that local punk fans surely can’t refuse. Namely, the downtown Phoenix beer and wine parlor is hosting a rare solo performance tonight by hardcore punk icon Kevin Seconds tonight. And guess what? It’s absotively, posilutely free. The Seven Seconds frontman…
Local fans of The Killers have been waiting patiently for the band’s upcoming gig at Dodge Theatre next month. It’s been almost two years since The Killers last performed in the Valley, and local fans of the blockbuster post-punk band have been waiting oh-so patiently for their chance to see…
There’s been a non-stop chorus of girlish screams of joy coming from across the Valley since this morning, and we’ve finally deduced they cause behind all the shreiking: The Jonas Brothers are coming in concert this summer. The trio of Disney-programmed animatronic pop robots Disney-backed pop stars will visit Jobing.com…
[jump] FRIDAY, MARCH 20: The Anchor Tour With The Wedding, & more [Christian rock] 7 p.m., $12 (visit www.ticketforce.com) The Church at Arrowhead, 7902 W. Union Hills Dr., Glendale, 623-572-7902. BeatleMania Live! [tribute band] 7 p.m., $37-$40. (visit www.ticketmaster.com) Casino Arizona at Salt River, 524 N. 92nd St. (off Loop…
Local punks Johnny Volume and Tyler King are making like The Jeffersons. More specifically, they’re taking their long-running punk rock weekly, BANNED, and “movin’ on up” to Jugheads, 5110 East McDowell Road, starting on Thursday, March 19. The night debuted in late 2006 at Stray Cat Bar & Grill as…
Local punks Johnny Volume and Tyler King are making like The Jeffersons. More specifically, they’re taking their long-running punk rock weekly, BANNED, and “movin’ on up” to Jugheads starting on Thursday, March 19. The night debuted in late 2006 at Stray Cat Bar & Grill as “BANNED in Tempe,” where…
Nearly two years after dissapearing from the Valley music scene, Mink Rebellion is staging a one-night reunion at the Clubhouse Music Venue. The alt-rock/power-pop fivesome made something of a splash during 2005/2006, landing relatively high-profile gigs opening for Rooney and Dramarama, as well as getting shopped around to major labels…
Tomorrow is one of the biggest drinking/partying holidays of the year and definitely don’t wanna be unprepared. So if you’re looking for a place to suck down a little (or a lot) or green beer and sport a funky green hat, make sure to peep our exhaustive St. Patrick’s Day…
My name is Benjamin Leatherman and I’m a former Shizzaholic. Back in 2004, local music message board The Shizz was practically the center of my universe. I used to regularly check the site several times a day to catch up on the most recent gossip and goings-on of the downtown…
Nearly two years after dissapearing from the Valley music scene, Mink Rebellion is staging a one-night reunion on Friday, March 20, at the Clubhouse Music Venue. The alt-rock/power-pop fivesome made something of a splash during 2005/2006, landing relatively high-profile gigs opening for Rooney and Dramarama, as well as getting shopped…
[jump] THURSDAY, MARCH 12: Bob That Head Tour With Rascal Flatts, & Jessica Simpson [country/pop] 8 p.m., $40-$78.75 (visit www.ticketmaster.com) Cricket Wireless Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix, 602-254-7200. Neil Halstead With Courtney Marie Andrews [indie/folk] 8 p.m., $10-$12 (visit www.ticketweb.com) Rhythm Room, 1019 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, 602-265-4842…
