BY SARAH VENTRE I have to admit, in a quiet, whispered voice, that I actually don’t like Halloween. Trust me, I’ve tried. I’ve had no traumatic experiences around the event, or anything that should conceivably prevent me from enjoying the holiday that everyone else so loves. Sure, there are qualities…
Did you miss Phish’s festival in Indio, California last weekend but just really, really want to be at a show where everyone is high? You’re in luck, as 311 comes to The Marquee on Dec. 10. If smack is more your speed there’s also a Sublime cover band coming through…
Electric Mustache: Awsomeness: Christopher Walken – “Poker Face”Idolator: Shakira Engages In Some Bedroom AcrobaticsNME: The Strokes’ Nikolai Fraiture finishes 23,347th in New York MarathonPitchfork: Hot Chip Announce New AlbumRolling Stone: Rihanna Confirms Slash, Will.i.am, Young Jeezy Guest on “Rated R”So Much Silence: Incoming: Rob Dickinson, Dec. 18Spin: Puscifer’s Tricks Are…
It’s odd to think of Phish’s massive Festival 8 in Indio, California as “intimate” but that’s exactly what some of the band’s long-time fans were saying this weekend. The 3-day fest held at the same Indio, California polo grounds where Coachella is staged every spring might not have been as…
Phish + Halloween + Indio, California = Pumpkin carving contest. Phish takes the stage playing “Party Time” in Indio, California for their Festival 8. The reunited Vermont jam band is combining two of their biggest traditions, a massive festival and a Halloween concert that features the band playing another artist’s…
Notes on the show by photographer Victor J. Palagano III. I haven’t seen Rob Zombie live since I witnessed White Zombie back in the day (circa 1990) but that doesn’t mean I’m not familiar or that I’m not a fan. I have several Rob Zombie albums and “The Great America…
Phoenix-based shock rock icon Alice Cooper has scheduled his ninth annual holiday show, Christmas Pudding. The Christmas-themed variety show is a blend of comedy, music, and dance and will take place on Friday, December 18 at Dodge Theatre.This year’s acts has a heavily hair-metal bent. Besides Alice Cooper and fellow…
With the last Shake! scheduled for this Saturday, it’s a safe bet a lot of hipster types are going to be looking for new indie dance nights. Obscura is stepping up to the plate at CenPho’s Ruby Room with a Flight of the Conchords night on Friday, November 13.DJ Funkfinger…
Sound of the City: And Now Let’s Play “Find Jimmy Rollins In The MC Hammer Video”So Much Silence: Dfactor: Shake ItIdolator: I Can’t Wait For Lil Wayne To Create A Whole Mixtape About The Cake Created In His LikenessWaved Rumor: Sea Wolf, Sara Lov Friday at Modified (PHX)Electric Mustache: Video:…
BY LINDSEY HOLDER Last night at the Rhythm Room, Dirty Projectors held our hands and led us on an auditory cross-country journey. Each song performed was like a different piece of scenery along the trip, with sometimes unpredictable tempo changes and vocals that varied from airy to jarring. The experimental…
The When In AZ train is still rolling, and that’s a good thing. The Arizona-bands-covering-Arizona-bands compilation I wrote about a couple months ago (no word on whether any of the shit-talking headliners have ever googled “When In AZ” to read what this erstwhile “Phoenix-hater” has written on the subject) just…
Hating R&B is more or less the default setting for the critically inclined nowadays. I mean, who has anything nice to say about the genre? As one of our freelancers argued not too long ago, R&B appears to be at a point where its acronym should stand for “Rap and…
BY CRAIG OUTHIERThe definitive Phoenix-area Steely Dan show is, and always will be, the duo’s windswept performance at Cricket Pavilion in 2006. Not only did that show reunite the Dan with Michael McDonald, the blow-dried soul daddy whose paean to coke and Cuervo on “Hey Nineteen” remains the pimpest bit…
BY MIKE ESCOTO In preparation for Tuesday night’s concert at Modified Arts I spent a good chunk of my day listening to the latest album from Philadelphia singer/songwriter Kurt Vile. Although Vile (yes that is his real name) has released three solo albums in the past two years it wasn’t…
Stop me when this sounds like a Seinfeld episode: Our leading character, a music critic, decides to indulge an old vice on a Tuesday night, going out to see a foul-mouthed female electronica artist/rapper who amused him back in his college years. Upon arriving, he’s surprised by how many people…
We get a lot of weird books and CDs in the mail, but the 600+ page RightWing Bob: What The Liberal Media Doesn’t Want You To Know about Bob Dylan is near the top of the list. The book, the Bob-obsessed A.J. Weberman (and not by the blogger who runs…
Electric Mustache: Photos: Those Darlins and The Grates @ Modified Arts 10/25/09Idolator: Charlie Brown’s Rap Song: Just Slightly More Out Of Tune With The Times Than “Flashbeagle”Idolator: The Insane Clown Posse Are Laughing All The Way To The BankNME: Jarvis Cocker denies Pulp reunion claiming quote was ‘twisted’Pitchfork: Watch Ted…
Grace Perry of local death metal act Landmine Marathon is on the cover of this month’s Revolver to commemorate the mag’s annual “Hottest Chicks in Metal” list — which is sort of a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue for the motorcycle jacket set. Perry, who shares the glossy spread with Halestorm’s…
Band: Broken Poets Record: Everything In Nature Basics: An indie duo that recently re-tooled their sound to emphasize Tom McDonald’s deep, brooding voice, the Poets have a the same vibe you’ll find in the slowest Death Cab for Cutie songs. Though they at times sound a lot like the standard…
Electric Mustache: Videos: The Mumlers Live @ The Rhythm RoomIdolator: Parsing The Pulp: Is Jarvis Cocker Really Getting The Band Back Together For Glastonbury?Idolator: Tegan & Sara Still Have Time To ChatNME: Fall Out Boy to release Greatest Hits collectionPitchfork: Hear the Weezer Song With Lil WaynePitchfork: Casablancas Says Strokes…
Where: Fear Farm, McDowell and the 10 on the Glendale/Phoenix line. Overview: Fear Farm was named this year’s Best of Phoenix, and topped last year’s reviews, for good reason. This massive four-part, mostly cornfield, haunt is the best (and, apparently, busiest) in the Valley. Fear Farm is chainsaw heavy –…
It’s probably too early to compile my top 10 albums of the year list for 2009, but I’ll go ahead and tip my hand on one that will almost definitely make it: Islands’ Vapors. I’ve had the Montreal indie band’s new record in and out of my car’s CD player…
