Even at His Most Depressing Moments, Leonard Cohen Made a Lot of People Happy
Rest in peace to one of the country’s most important songwriters.
Rest in peace to one of the country’s most important songwriters.
Look, we’re not going to pretend that this past week was anything but an enormous shit-show. Nor are we going to pretend that the next four years are going to be a cakewalk by any means. Frankly, all we can do is urge you to be calm, take a few…
Wondering if Sidepony Express Music Festival is worth the drive? Here are 10 reasons why it is.
We all know your time is so valuable, but chill a little.
What a wonderfully wicked mind on the legendary punk rocker.
We’re keeping you up-to-date on what’s new in the Phoenix music scene.
They might help. They might not. But it’s something.
For an hour and a half, MC Ride got me to forget about the election.
In June 2014, Futuristic’s single “I Guess I’ll Smoke” cracked 1 million views on YouTube. Now he predicts he has more than 70 videos that have eclipsed that mark.
Don’t ask Leighton Antelman to explain how his dream-pop outfit, Lydia, composes songs. Like Lydia’s music, which is full of hazy edges and misty melodies, Antelman’s answer provides a vague guide to the band’s musical aspiration. “There’s a lot of different randomness. I’m not really sure,” he says inconclusively. “We…
?We at New Times, like Bill Clinton himself, feel your pain. Every year election day rolls around and you’re struggling to plant that cherry tree and buy all the stovepipe hats you can, all so that you can have the best damn party possible.
Okilly Dokilly is set to release its first full-length record after going viral last year.
It’ll be good to have these stashed away in case a celebration is in order.
Hiding in a stranger’s bedroom at a house party on the west side of Phoenix, 14-year-old Buzzy Murder, lead guitarist in Exterminators, thought he was going to jail for sure. “A good percentage of our gear had been stolen,” says Murder, whose real name is Doug Clark. “[Doug Goss, the…
If you want to learn how much someone doesn’t know about music, engage them in a conversation that weighs in on the importance of Ringo Starr to the Beatles. If the person casts Ringo as the bit player in the Beatles, you know he is missing the big picture and…
Just because it’s a weekday doesn’t mean you have an excuse to stay in.
There are a few reasons why we really dig November, not the least of which are that the weather’s better and the holiday’s are just around the corner.There are a few reasons why we really dig November. Not only does the weather’s actually get particularly cooler sometime this month (no,…
Here are our picks for the best concerts happening this weekend. Check out our comprehensive concert calendar for more options. Stephen Stills – Friday, November 4 – Musical Instrument Museum For Stephen Stills, 1968 was a particularly good year. Sure, his band Buffalo Springfield had imploded in a mass of…
Since Trunk Space officially closed its doors on its original Grand Avenue location this summer, there has been much anticipation in the Phoenix DIY scene to see where the new Trunk Space would be. After many successful pop-up shows around Phoenix and Tempe, the perfect spot opened up for Trunk…
Gov’t Mule, The Shins, Grouplove, Flume, and Chromeo will headline the 2017 McDowell Mountain Music Festival, which will take place at Margaret T. Hance Park on March 3-5. The festival, which is in its 14th year, will also feature Lettuce, DJ Mustard, Emancipator Ensemble, Bob Moses, Railroad Earth, The Record…
Political correctness and punk rock don’t mix. Sure, there are bands that do the punk thing well and never say or do anything untoward or aiming to offend. These bands are neat, probably dress well, and are nice to their mothers, and the world is safer for it. Luckily for…
At several points during Cured: A Tale of Two Imaginary Boys by original Cure drummer (and later keyboard player) Laurence “Lol” Tolhurst, the author describes situations where other members of the Cure said to him something along the lines of, “No one will mind if you get some help, Lol.”…