Jim Gaffigan Coming To Dodge Theatre, Tickets On Sale Today

Stand-up comedian Jim “Hot Pockets” Gaffigan isn’t coming to Dodge Theatre until November 27, but tickets go on sale this morning at 10 a.m.Gaffigan’s 2006 Comedy Central Special Beyond the Pale is certified Platinum, and his memorable stints on “My Boys” and “Law & Order: SVU,” have raised his profile…

MC Ren: What Happened After N.W.A. and the Posse?

This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series in which www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A’s first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today, we continue with MC Ren, a rapper/writer who joined N.W.A just before the group’s meteoric rise and stayed…

DJ Scratch: What Happened After N.W.A. and the Posse?

This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series in which www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A’s first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today, we continue with DJ Scratch, a DJ who may have gone on to become an actual member of…

Local Band Lisa Savidge Sounds Off On Stupid Tempe Noise Laws

If you’ve ever been through the system for a ridiculous traffic infraction at Tempe’s downtown kangaroo court (full disclosure: I have), you probably know the city is run by idiots. Like, the sort of idiots who wanted a now-shuttered Borders Books on their downtown strip instead of several legendary bars?…

Sir Jinx: What Happened After N.W.A. and the Posse?

This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series where www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A’s first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today we continue with Sir Jinx, a producer who went on to create the beats for some of the…

Arabian Prince: What Happened After N.W.A. and the Posse?

This is an installment in The Posse Project, a 12-day series in which www.PHXmusic.com catches up with all 12 guys pictured on the cover of N.W.A’s first album, N.W.A. and the Posse. Today, we start things off with Arabian Prince, a producer who was an original member of N.W.A. To…

Valley Bands Performing at South by Southwest

Random If Random wanted to be any more the opposite of mainstream rap, he’d probably have to take up the banjo and start playing country music. A middle-school social studies teacher by day, Random writes hip-hop music that is devoid of profanity, misogyny, violence and (thankfully) Auto-Tune. Instead, Random’s hip-hop…

Hemoptysis: “Shadow of Death” Video

Hemoptysis has finally released their very professional video for “Shadow of Death.” It’s a slick piece of work, even if the lip-syncing is just a little off. The Phoenix melodic-thrashers are SxSW bound — having received Phoenix New Times automatic bid — and are also playing this Saturday, March 13…

Insane Clown Posse On ABC’s Nightline Tonight: Whoop Whoop!

Tonight ABC’s Nightline will feature a segment on killer Juggalos, including an interview with the Insane Clown Posse, which was conducted by anchor, Martin Bashir.Bashir, who is probably most famous for his series of Michael Jackson interviews, enters the Juggalo world through the story of a Pennsylvania man named Michael…

Great Arizona Beer Festival: Winners and Losers

​It was not a great weekend for a beer festival. At least, traditional wisdom holds that the overcast skies which threatened Saturday, and pouring rain that hit Sunday, were not good conditions for The Great Arizona Beer Festival at Tempe Beach Park.Really though, you can’t gather that much beer in…

Arizona Republic Music Editor Previews His Own Show

Seriously, I’m about to e-mail Romenesko — the beloved chief of the journalism industry’s unofficial police department — about the Arizona Republic’s music section.When they’re not re-writing band biographies or naming DJs who haven’t lived in Arizona for eight years to their “Valley’s Most Intriguing People” list, they’re advancing their…

Bonnaroo Adds Ween, Galactic, The Gossip and More

Bonnaroo announced the addition of Ween, Galactic and Umphrey’s McGee, singer/songwriter Brandi Carlisle and The Gossip this morning. Tucson’s Calexico is still the only Arizona band in the four-day Tennessee festival’s full lineup, which can be found below…

DMX Church Benefit Show Is Canceled By High School

Glendale’s Independence High School has pulled the plug on this weekend’s Gospel Rap Extravaganza, which DMZ was set to perform at, says TMZ.Apparently a $1 million insurance policy wasn’t enough to allow DMX to lose his mind “Up In [T]here.” The show had been scheduled for Saturday and was hosted…