Weezer’s Phoenix Show Canceled

Remember that bus crash involving Rivers Cuomo? Turns out the Phoenix date is not, in fact, safe, as we were told at the time. The show has now been canceled on “doctor’s orders.” (Phoenix, AZ) – Due to the recent bus crash involving Rivers Cuomo, as per doctors orders, the…

Flier of the Week: Glochids (Allison Karow Art Show)

I usually try to leave anything semi-art related to Arty Girl, but I this flier for a show at Trunk Space by Allison Karow, which also features music from The Glowchids, really caught my eye. I can’t vouch for Karow’s work (our print edition ran this on her) but I…

You Asked For It: Halocene

Band: HaloceneRecord: The Secret, a six-song EPBasics: Halocene is a Phoenix female-fronted fivesome that’s a little bit Letters to Cleo, a little bit Veronicas, a little bit The Maine. For the most part they’ve got a pure pop rock sound but they show a little edge from time to time. Love…

Puscifer Takes Tour East This Spring

Arizona’s own Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle) takes the his side project, Puscifer, east in spring 2010. The musical/comedic/theatrical stageshow that is Puscifer played a few shows in the Southwest earlier this month including two dates at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix (our review is here).The show…

Come On Go With Us Play The Rogue Bar

Scottsdale’s The Rogue Bar’s booking continues to evolve. So far they haven’t strayed too far from the DJ/electropop/pop sound the popular haunt was known for in its Shake! days. However, on January 29 they’re bringing in Mississippi band Come On Go With Us, which has a fairly straight-forward rock sound…

Rihanna Topless Pic, Kate Moss Plays Matchmaker, Brown Vs. Boyle

Idolator: Chris Brown Getting Clobbered By Susan BoyleIdolator: Rihanna Topless AgainNME: Kate Moss sets up date between Pete Doherty and Alison Mosshart – Daily GossipPitchfork: Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, and Megadeth to Tour TogetherPitchfork: Former Drummer Bill Berry Returns to R.E.M. for Holiday SingleRolling Stone: Stone Temple Pilots “Almost Finished” With…

New Blessthefall Video

Phoenix metalcore act Blessthefall has a new video out. The kiddiecore act which is also featured on the cover of the Winter Issue of AMP Magazine (in stores now) has a new frontman, Beau Bokan, and is signed to Fearless Records. The new record, Witness, was produced by Michael “Elvis”…

Jacob Smigel CD Release Party At The Trunk Space

Jacob Smigel is hosting a CD release party for his new album, Hope This Passes the Secretary on January 16 at The Trunk Space. The Las Vegas transplant. makes “warm thoughtful folk and found audio” and while the folk is good the found audio project is really the coolest part…

Courtney Love Loses Custody, Chris Brown Stops Tweeting, New Hot Chip

Electric Mustache: Video: Hot Chip “One Life Stand”Idolator: Chris Brown’s Last Tweet: “GOODBYE!!!!!!!”Idolator: Courtney Love Loses Custody of Frances BeanNME: Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose denies he denied paparazzi attackPitchfork: Erykah Badu Announces New AlbumRolling Stone: The Stooges, Genesis, ABBA Lead the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of…

Incoming: Mariah Carey Plays Dodge on February 20

Mariah Carey brings her first major tour in three years in support to Dodge Theatre on Saturday, February 20, 2010. The Angels Advocate tour supporting her new record Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel will last a total of eight weeks an 19 cities and has RydazNrtist, an R&B group from…

Elliott Smith Archival Interview From Local DJ Shane Kennedy

You may know Shane Kennedy as that guy we write about all the time (read Steve Jansen’s excellent feature on him here) for various reasons.Did you also know that he, himself, is a journalist, and long has been? He’s not much of a name-dropper, which may be part of the…

Kid Rock and Kevin Costner Headline Country Thunder 2010? Ugh.

Last year Kid Rock headlined Tempe Music Fest. This year he’s headlining Country Thunder. Is it just me or should the two festivals, which took place the same weekend last year, definitly not have this much in common?Country Thunder does bring us Willie Nelson on Saturday, but that’s barely enough…

The Love Me Nots: Big In France

The French version of Rolling Stone magazine cannot get enough of Phoenix’s own Love Me Nots. The mag ran a massive feature on the garage rock band in this month’s issue, which you can read in translated form on the jump. The mag seems to relish comparing the band’s sound…

Jimmy Eat World Playing Modified Arts Tonight?

Electric Mustache is speculating that Mesa pop-punks Jimmy Eat World will make a special appearance at the soon-to-be totally-different Modified Arts tonight. After a cryptic message on the bands Twitter it’s looking more like the surprise is going to be Jimmy Eat World. This is the message posted on the…

Winehouse Photographed with Ex, Matt and Kim Ride Bikes, Remembering Dimebag

Electric Mustache: Cymbals Eat Guitars, The Big Pink & A Place To Bury Strangers Coming to PhxIdolator: Jamie Foxx and Justin Timberlake Have A ‘Winner’ In New Leaked TrackNME: Amy Winehouse photographed with Blake Fielder-Civil – Daily GossipPitchfork: Neko Case Programs Movies for Turner Classic Movies Channel TonightRolling Stone: Dimebag…

Flier of the Week: Skinwalkers, Ray Reeves

With Ruby Room’ sudden departure from the downtown music scene we’ve been watching veeeeery closely to see what venues are picking up the old place’s shows. Add Chopper John’s on Indian School to the mix, as they host this show for Ruby Room regulars Skinwalkers, noted KISS-hater Jay Bennett’s band…

You Asked For It: Jim Bachmann

Band: Jim Bachmann and The Day DrinkersRecord: Jim Bachmann and The Day DrinkersBasics: Jim Bachmann, a country-styled man about town whose a fixture at Tempe’s Yucca Tap Room. Bachmann once did a Sun Session cover of Alan Jackson’s “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow” which I still regard among the best we’ve…