Tomorrow is Live Nation Southwest Chairman Danny Zelisko’s 35th anniversary as a show promoter, and we’d like to extend a hearty congratulations. That’s right, Zelisko booked his first show on June 2, 1974, bringing Englishman John McLaughlin’s jazz-rock fusion group Mahavishnu Orchestra to Tucson.Danny also hosts a radio show, Regular Guy Radio Hour…
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It takes some chutzpah to read your lyrics off a music stand. When you’ve been dubbed “America’s Greatest Songwriter” by Time magazine (a publication that’s not known for its music criticism, but nonetheless notable in any grand pronouncement) you get such latitude without question though, as country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams showed…
Not too many local shows sound more fun than this: Some of the Valley’s best Americana, country, and rock singers getting together for a full night of Tom Petty songs at Yucca Tap Room. “Petty Thieves” features our old pal Chris Orf, a New Times freelancer, Jim Bachmann, who wowed…
Western PA indie act Black Moth Super Rainbow will the Rhythm Room Sunday night — and I promise my late mention of this show has nothing to do with my feelings about Pittsburghers.BMSR’s hazy and experimental indie rock is often farcical (just look at the band roster for their stage…
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The Offspring’s June 1 show, which was scheduled for Mesa Amphitheatre, has been switched to The Marquee. There was scheduling conflict, we’ve been told. Tickets are still available here.While I wasn’t super excited about this show at Mesa Amp, seeing a band this big at a mid-sized venue like Marquee…
Courtney Marie Andrews just graduated from high school last week, but the Raven-haired teen already has a second album being mixed by esteemed local producer River Jones. The folkie singer-songwriter also has a big tour coming up, including a show at Modified Arts’ Summer Folk Festival on June 18.You know…
, and more like a few minutes of sustained cheering, chanting, whistling, screaming, catcalls, and clapping actually summoned throaty singer Rachel Nagy from the parking lot to belt out “Weak Spot.”Either way, The Cobras, who we hyped a lot last week, were fantastic, and it was our pleasure to get…
I selected this week’s flier(s) of the week not only because they’re awesome (they are) but because they’re apparently for the same show at The Ruby Room Tuesday, one with a clear band hierarchy, the other pure anarchy. Both are very impressive though. Must be a bunch of art students…
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Guitar phenom Yayo Sanchez, 16, will play The Blooze Bar Saturday. The Austin, Texas native has been playing clubs since he was 14, and has opened for Quiet Riot, L.A. Guns and Dirty Penny. He tends to sound like a mix of all of them, with a little Slash thrown…
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Cardiac PartyTeen Challenge(Self-released)GRADE: A*Cardiac Party singer Ryan McDowell had it all planned out: By including a package of Skittles with the copy of his band’s new EP, Teen Challenge, he says, he was assured of getting at least one positive remark in my review. “The songs sucked, but the Skittles…
We thought enough of local Poison tribute band Unskinny Bop to give them a Best Of Phoenix award last year. John Cusack apparently thinks enough of them that they’re slated to appear in his new flick Hot Tub Time Machine, which is filming in Canada right now. The band’s drummer,…
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It’s the one moment where nearly every eye in the sold-out and gooey-hot Clubhouse was turned toward the stage. No chatting, no sipping, no texting, just singing, clapping, and screaming as “fun.” the Brooklyn-based project of former Format frontman Nate Ruess, played his old band’s biggest hit, “The First Single.”…
Ever since I interviewed Darkness Dear Boy for a column I did back in March, I’ve liked those crazy kids. Heck, we called them up to do one of our very first Sun Sessions. Here they are on video again, this time for “Domino,” the single off their new album…
It always catches us off gaurd, but Arizona-based winemaker and film producer Maynard James Keenan occasionally still dabbles in his side project, making spooky prog metal with his band Tool. The band’s show at U.S. Airways is this week’s biggest show announcement, headlining a list of thin summer offerings that…
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Austin indie band The Wooden Birds start their tour at Modified Arts on May 27. The band — which plays a mellow, pretty brand of folk flavored by the vocals of Andrew Kenny, formerly of American Analog Set — just released their debut record, Magnolia, on Barsuk.You can check out…
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