There are many reasons to look forward to this time of year: the weather’s nicer, the days are shorter, and both the nightlife and music scenes get way livelier. Big concerts and even bigger music festivals are headed our way, including the annual Mad Decent Block Party. One of more…
Park City, Utah, is a paradox of a place in the summertime. The green hills are quiet in the early mornings but bustling with activity in the afternoon, tourists window shopping at boutiques that specialize in overpriced work-wear and Western motifs: a $500 pair of jeans here, a $700 denim…
There was once a time when blues music was a popular force in American music. Funk music dominated the ’70s. Folk singer-songwriters once ruled Billboard charts. Now, blues rarely strays outside the confines of blues clubs, funk music is a garden from which hip-hop artists occasionally harvest to create new sounds,…
DRAWL! is a video series created by all-around renaissance man Robbie Pfeffer and New Times that focuses on the odd and exciting experiences that make life in a band interesting. With a mix of first-person storytelling and animation, DRAWL! hopes to show that these artists’ lives can be just as engaging…
At long last, it’s finally here. That moment when the live music scene in Phoenix finally awakens from its summertime slumber and gets into gear. For proof, look no further than the fact that many of the Valley’s various arts centers are kicking off their fall performance schedules in the…
Phoenicians love to combine music and skateboarding. From Jody Foster’s Army (aka JFA) to AZPX Records (and Skateboards) and beyond, skaters have been making music, supporting bands they love, and shredding empty backyard swimming pools, riding ramps, and local skate parks since the late ’70s. Flash forward to 2016 and valley…
Still got some money, energy, and mojo left over from your action-packed Labor Day adventures? Feel like checking out a cool concert or dance party this weekend? If you answered “yes” to either question, we’ve got a few suggestions for you. This weekend’s slate of “can’t miss” concerts includes emo…
The music scene doesn’t happen on its own. What we see on the surface is the result of passionate people behind the scenes, writing, creating, organizing, promoting, and working tirelessly to bring music to the venues, bars, and houses of Metro Phoenix. We will look at 25 here, some familiar,…
Anthony Raneri, lead singer and guitarist of the emo rock band Bayside, doesn’t care what other people think of him or his band. He is proud of what the group has accomplished throughout their 16 years together and the seven albums they have released. “I learned that you can’t make…
Mitchell Hillman listens to more local music than just about anyone in the Valley. He presents his picks for best new local music in his column, Right Hear, Right Now. Harper and The Moths – “Lose My Touch” Harper and The Moths have promised a lot of surprises for their…
Someone ripped off Future, and Drizzy isn’t happy about it. The two rappers played a concert at Talking Stick Resort Arena last night (read our review here). According to TMZ, someone sneaked onto a tour bus at an undetermined time and nabbed a suitcase containing somewhere between $2 million and…
Drake is all about energy. Hell, he even has a song called “Energy.” So when Drake says that Phoenix might be one of the most energetic crowds of his career you just might have to take his word for it. It was clear that Drake was aiming to please the…
The title of the lead single off Diners’ new album three, called “Fifteen On A Skateboard,” telegraphs what the song is about, at least on the surface. The song begins with some audio of skate wheels on pavement, and as the chorus hits, brimming with warm, hazy nostalgia, singer Tyler…
They were two young Philly kids who fell in love with the burgeoning soul music scene exploding in the late ’60s and early ’70s. Their musical education was learned on the streets of the City of Brotherly Love, and their teachers were legendary songwriters like Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff,…
Brian Faber, the owner and vice president of Zia Records, died on Sunday, September 4. The store announced the news today in a statement on its social media channels. The cause of death, according to the statement, was a brain hemorrhage and a stroke. “Brian was full of boundless energy…
One of Phoenix’s prized musical daughters announced a solo tour today, and the first date will kick off in Phoenix. Stevie Nicks, the mystical Fleetwood Mac singer, will kick off her tour on Tuesday, October 25, at Talking Stick Resort Arena. She will be joined by the Pretenders, the Rock…
Planned Parenthood, the country’s largest provider of reproductive health services, is hosting a nationwide livestreaming concert on Saturday, September 10, to promote abortion access. “All Access” features headliner Sia, the five-time Grammy-nominated artist whose infectious “Chandelier” was likely stuck in your head for much of 2014. (She’s also playing a…
Here in Phoenix, September means “back to school” for both kiddos and collegiate-minded folks. For us metalheads, however, it means “back to shows.” And believe us, there are plenty of heavy metal and hard rock concerts happening in Metro Phoenix this month. The summer provided a long stretch of hot…
First, some good news: As of today, the summertime season is officially over with and done. Now, the bad news: that only applies to the rest of the country and unfortunately not us Arizonans. Sucks, don’t it? Like it or not, we’ve still got another couple of weeks of heat…
Press PhotoIt is OK to admit that you like System of a Down. Just admit it. There’s a lot of bad music out there. There are always people debating genres like contemporary country & Western and top 40 music, but at the end of the day, the most reviled and…
There are plenty of big concerts to look forward to next year. And as of last weekend, that includes the annual Pot of Gold Music Festival, the two-day outdoor concert extravaganza taking place during Saint Patrick’s Day weekend. Lucky Man Concerts announced the dates of next year’s music festival, which…
According to Justus Samuel, the organizer behind Respect The Underground and the AZ Hip Hop Festival, August 2016 was the most important month ever for Arizona hip-hop. It was a month of album releases by local artists, the culmination of years of hard grinding. It was a month where multiple…
