Tonight’s Daughtry show at The Marquee has been postponed as Chris has come down with viral laryngitis. We were all set to review the show for you, but will instead be playing Wii. We’ll have the reschededuled date for you soon…
If it sounds too good to be true it probably is: Micachu & The Shapes have canceled their U.S. fall tour, including a September 14 show at The Rhythm Room, which Michael Lopez previewed in fawning terms a few weeks back. “Scheduling conflicts,” were cited as the reason…
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Tempe native Roger Clyne will perform at Chase Field following the Arizona Diamondbacks’ September 19 game against the division rival Colorado Rockies. Clyne and his band The Peacemakers wrote the team’s theme song, “The D-Backs Swing.” Clyne previously sang that national anthem before a 2006 game.Tickets to the show are…
Phoenix indie duo Broken Poets will play Last Exit Friday with Shawn Johnson and Joe Myers. The band has been working on a “new sound and presentation,” says frontman Tom McDonald and seems to have settled on a slow, moody sound built around McDonald’s deep voice and Lana Antropova’s delicate…
The top act in Phoenix’s garage rock scene, The Love Me Nots, has set a September 18 release date for their new record, Upsidedown Insideout, which they recorded at Mesa’s Flying Blanket Recordings with the legendary Detroit-based producer Jim Diamond. (You can read my interview with Diamond, done while he…
It’s been nearly a year since The Gaslight Anthem started buzzing with the release of their second album, The ’59 Sound, but they’re showing no signs of cooling off. In fact, last month was arguably the band’s best ever month, as a guest appearance by Bruce Springsteen, the Godfather of…
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Chuckie Duff will give up his duties as bassist for Dear and the Headlights following the band’s show at Martini Ranch on September 9. Duff, who co-owns Mesa’s top-notch Flying Blanket Recordings with Bob Hoag, has not been touring with the band he co-founded for some time, and is passing…
Though it’s certainly arguable that society needed a self-appointed Director of Jingoistic Activities to rally around eight years ago — and that Toby, though a nominal “Democrat,” filled that role pretty well — his focus on patriotism in the years since has put his real talent in the back of the extended…
Matthew Reveles has won the second quarterfinal of The Train Tracks. At the most recent First Friday, the Tempe singer-songwriter impressed the Phoenix Art Museum crowd, winning more votes than Captain Squeegee and Nowhere Man and Whiskey Girl. Along with Dry River Yacht Club, Reveles represents two of the big…
Phoenix’s best theater is getting a little more use: Arrested Development star David Cross will perform at downtown’s beloved Orpheum Theatre on September 23.Cross is best known for his role as Tobias Funk on the Emmy winning Fox comedy, but began is career performing stand-up in his hometown of Atlanta…
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Doggass Productions August 28th Promotional Video from Ted Organ on Vimeo.Darkness Dear Boy’s Ted Organ and the guys over at Doggass Productions have put together a fun little video to promote their August 28 edition of the monthly “Best Fucking Live Show,” at Last Exit in Tempe. As always, the show…
Fresh off their stint on the Warped Tour, Phoenix pop act Anarbor has landed their song “You And I” from its debut EP Free Your Mind in the upcoming Cartoon Network movie Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins. The band is also featured (briefly) in the commercial previewing the movie (above). Hear…
Nayo Jones My Name Is Nayo Soul (PowerMove Records) Grade: C+ Critics have been commenting on the death of R&B for a few years now, to the point it’s almost universally accepted that the genre is artistically bankrupt, with few if any quality acts still practicing the time-honored craft of…
When Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard takes up a solo project the results can be stellar — just look at The Postal Service. So his newest project, a team effort with Son Volt’s Jay Farrar (read an extended Q&A with Jay from earlier this summer here), is pretty intriguing…
Another day, another deal for a Tucson band. Digital Leather recently inked a deal with Fat Possum, and now The Bled is signing with Rise Records. The veteran melodic post-hardcore act, who comes through The Marquee on September 6 was dropped by Vagrant earlier this year. They’re expecting to release…
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In other Meat Puppets news, check out:This feature from Rolling Stone which hails their latest record as their best since Too High To Die, which came out in 1994.This Behind The Music style story on ABC Amplified.Their Daytrotter Session here…
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Mesa Ampitheatre will host the MAKE It Happen Music Festival, a benefit for the Cardon Children’s Medical Center Music Therapy Program, on September 12. Tickets for the show are supposed to be $10 for the all-ages show, which Gadger from 103.9 will emcee.Scheduled performers include Lyra the Harp, Shawn Johnson…
