Are you planning to see Norah Jones’ show at the Dodge Theatre Sunday, April 25, 2010? If you’re into jazz you should, since, as Steve Jansen argues in this week’s print issue, she’s the rare bird who sings as good as she looks. If so, get there early to see…
As the debate about bringing indie rock to Phoenix’s NPR station, KJZZ, continues to bubble, you’ll see some mentions of internet-only Radio Phoenix as a possible solution to the problem.Personally, I think web radio is a pretty poor substitute for the over-the-air kind, but you have to respect what Radio…
Shock-rocker Alice Cooper’s downtown bar and grill, Cooperstown, has been named one of the nation’s top 10 celeb-owned eateries by TripAdviser.Cooper joins athletes (Michael Jordan), actors (Robert DeNiro) and fellow musicians (Justin Timberlake and Gladys Knight) on the list, which was compiled based on the travel site’s user reviews. Here’s…
Dawn breaks quick and hard in the Superstition Mountains. Just after 6 a.m., the parking lot below the rugged road leading up to Tortilla Trailhead starts to fill up with trucks. First light is bright, but there’s a chill in the air at this spot, just beyond where the winding…
Though there are literally hundreds of variations on the legend of the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine, most are offshoots of two main versions of the story, named for the people who supposedly heard Jacob Waltz’s dying words. In the Petrasch version, Waltz is a softie who makes several fateful mistakes…
As the debate about bringing indie rock to Phoenix’s NPR station, KJZZ, continues to bubble, you’ll see some mentions of internet-only Radio Phoenix as a possible solution to the problem. Personally, I think web radio is a pretty poor substitute for the over-the-air kind, but you have to respect what…
How is The Love Me Nots tour of Europe going? Pretty well, at least according to the foreign language reviews we’re reading with the help of Google Translate.Now, honestly, it’s sorta hard to tell just how professional these particular foreigners are, given the kinda-sorta hamfisted way Google’s magical software spits…
It takes some serious guts to laugh at yourself whilst fighting a debilitating disease, and that’s exactly what you’ll get from Sharon Kha, a former veep from the University of Arizona who is now suffering from Parkinsons, the progressive wasting disease that also afflicts Michael J. Fox. As Tucson’s newspaper,…
Considering he was famously knocked the fuck out by a Scottsdale band after an Arizona gig, you might expect Glenn Danzig to avoid Arizona. Nope. The ex-Misfit will appear at Atomic Comics on Country Club Drive in Mesa Saturday, signing his new book from 2 to 3 p.m.Danzig’s new book,…
Tonight’s Beach House show has been moved to the Clubhouse in Tempe. Japandroids will be at Rhythm Room instead.Meanwhile, Frightened Rabbit’s local show is officially a casualty of the Iceland volcano, as the band can’t get in from Europe and has canceled their local show. The Middle East will open…
The blessing of Arizona’s spot at the proverbial Kiddie Table is the huge number of shows we get by bands looking for a layover, or a warm-up, on their way to Sunny California. In recent years we’ve even seen California-based bands like Metallica travel out to the desert to warm-up…
What local bands do you book for a 4/20 festival? Headquarters has tapped Fred Green, The Plainfield Butchers, Masters of the Universe and SAF will perform at Tempe’s 910 Live as part of The Headquarters festival. Yup, seems about right.In that lineup, which will be broadcast live on KWSS 106.7FM,…
Phoenix New Times is following the footsteps of some of our sister papers with our first ever Big Brain Awards.What does that mean? Well, we’re seeking emerging creative types, giving them a cash award and throwing a party in their honor. It’s sort of a localized MacArthur Genius Grant designed…
Voodoo Swing, an old-timey Phoenix rockabilly band, got a little help from Meat Puppet Cris Kirkwood on their record, Voodoo Beans. Some of the new tracks are already up on the band’s MySpace page.The record, set for release early next month, is very traditional roots music, and marks the start…
What local bands do you book for a 4/20 festival? Headquarters has tapped Fred Green, The Plainfield Butchers, Masters of the Universe and SAF will perform at Tempe’s 910 Live as part of The Headquarters festival. Yup, seems about right. In that lineup, which will be broadcast live on KWSS…
A few weeks ago I went on The Blaze 1330, the student radio station operated by Arizona’s Third Most Prestigious State University and played an hour of George Strait.Now, I’m sure there are a few people who will find fault with how I spent my hour-long Guest DJ Week slot,…
If you’ve been following the debate about the movement to get Phoenix’s NPR station, KJZZ, to play some indie rock, you may have seen the name Jonathan L tossed around a bit.The 30-year DJ, who has had an alternative show since 1986, does a twice-weekly shift on the normally metal-centric…
Pete Petrisko is moving to Tucson. The downtown artist and “jack-of-all-arts in the downtown community” says he wants to live somewhere a little more art-centric — and who can blame him? He’s just one part of the brain-drain that’s leaving Downtown Phoenix ovah. Great, fine, cool.However, a press release reporting…
I planned to smoke a lot of meat while competing in the Arizona Barbecue Festival this weekend. I did not plan to smoke a 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer.I am embarrassed to report that in addition to preparing pork ribs, pork shoulder, brisket, and chicken at the Scottsdale contest, which I was…
Pigeon Religion has a new “single” up on their MySpace. “Why Do You Hate” is probably the best work the band has ever done, because it’s just a snippet of me talking about how terrible they are during my appearance on The Blaze’s Guest DJ Week. Actually, I quite prefer…
Greg Taylor, an ace local photographer whose work we have featured here at PHXmusic.com, has an ambitious new venture. Taylor started the Music Matters Project in the hopes of collecting some great concert photography for a full-color soft- cover book made up of 50 to 60 pages on glossy stock…
Factory Made Future is reporting that What Laura Says will release a new album called Bloom Cheek on June 8.FMF also predicts it’ll be big: “While the band has already started to garner some national attention, I have a feeling this will be the album that helps them break out on…
