It’s 2014 and high time you got some new music into your playlist — seriously. And that’s doubly true when it comes local music, of which there’s an overabundance in metro Phoenix. The Valley’s music scene is gifted with burgeoning bands and emerging artists who will be making waves and…
Hear that? It’s the clock counting down the hours until your weekend begins and it’s nearing the magic moment known as quitting time. To help the time pass more quickly, you might consider what it is you’ll actually be doing during the next couple days and nights of work-free bliss…
Some people will do just about anything for a shred of acknowledgement from their pop idols. For Arcadia High School student Matt Peterson, that meant filming himself naked on Camelback Mountain with his no-no area obscured by a foam twerk finger as he asked his celebrity crush Miley Cyrus to…
The Toasters Crescent Ballroom 2/12/14 It’s often said that good things come to those who wait. So after a decade of waiting, I finally got a chance Wednesday night to once again catch one of the oldest ska bands in the United States in concert: The Toasters. And despite having…
It’s 2014 and high time you got some new music into your playlist — seriously. And that’s doubly true when it comes local music, of which there’s an overabundance of in Metro Phoenix. The Valley’s music scene is gifted with burgeoning bands and emerging artists who will be making waves…
Let’s trip back through time to yesteryear, specifically 1998. Grunge was dead, and from the ashes rose the alternative rock wave of the late ’90s and early Aughts to fill the void. The music industry was flooded by a generation of youths with chips on their shoulders and a knack…
Editor’s Note: Shea Serrano is an award-winning music writer and goofball whose recent exploits include Bun B’s Rap Coloring and Activity Book, and writes this weekly column about his life and times. Earlier this week, I went to the funeral of a person that I cared about. While I am…
Bettye LaVette has been making gritty, powerful soul music for more than 50 years. If you haven’t heard of her, that’s not unusual. If you thinkher career began in 2000, that’s not surprising either. LaVette’s had an up-and-down career, releasing almost three dozen singles — a number of them charting…
MewithoutYou is not a band to be taken lightly, nor is it a band easily defined. And right now, it’s a band that’s happy to be back on the road. Characterized by vocalist Aaron Weiss’ stream-of-consciousness lyrics, the Philadelphia four-piece is ever an immersive act — few bands can weave…
For Pete Bernhard, one of the guitarists and the primary singer for The Devil Makes Three, the process of creating the band’s most recent album, I’m a Stranger Here, was surprising. It was the first time the trio did not produce the record themselves (country singer Buddy Miller took the…
Thursday 13 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bobby Q’s: All Star Thursdays with DJ Freshmaker, DJ Phlava, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, Top 40, reggae) Dos Gringos (Scottsdale): DJ Switch (rock, Top 40, remixes) Fat Tuesday: DJ Eli (Top 40, EDM) Firehouse Scottsdale:…
No matter who you are, it’s a pretty sure bet guitarist Kid Congo Powers has cooler friends than you do. After all, Powers (real name Brian Tristan) got his start in 1979 playing guitar with legendary punk-blues firebrands the Gun Club, then jumped ship in 1980 to spend a few…
For bands that take the stage at any of the Fetish Revolution events, the term “tough crowd” can take on an entirely new meaning. The annual party is equal parts sexual dream (or nightmare, depending on who you ask), bondage carnival, alternative lifestyle symposium, and lingerie fashion show. It’s one…
Bring Me the Horizon Marquee Theatre 2/11/14 British metalcore act Bring Me the Horizon not only sold out Tempe’s Marquee Theatre Tuesday night, but they also blew the roof off the place with a performance that demonstrated why the band is blowing up in the States. The five-piece blasted through…
While Phoenicians are busy planning romantic dinners, exchanges of roses and chocolate, and other sappy Valentine’s rituals, those in the local dance music scene are busy with plans of their own. The Crush Music Festival is scheduled to go down on Saturday at Arizona Event Center in Mesa, and its…
It’s 2014 and high time you got some new music into your playlist — seriously. And that’s doubly true when it comes local music, of which there’s an overabundance of in Metro Phoenix. The Valley’s music scene is gifted with burgeoning bands and emerging artists who will be making waves…
For Pete Bernhard, one of the guitarists and the primary singer for The Devil Makes Three, the process of creating the band’s most recent album, I’m a Stranger Here, was surprising. It was the first time the trio did not produce the record themselves (country singer Buddy Miller took the…
As a regular solo act at San Tan Flat in Queen Creek, Mike Easterday puts on a country performance that tends to get people out of their seats and onto the dance floor. During his shows, the 27-year-old country musician sings an array of country covers, from Garth Brooks to…
So, how was your weekend? Ours was a pretty busy one as we attended a slew of shows, concerts, and gigs around Metro Phoenix, starting off with George’s Strait’s swan song at US Airways Center on Friday and concluding with White Denim’s well-attended performance last night at the Crescent Ballroom…
If there’s been one thing missing from Time Out Lounge over the years — and, frankly, there isn’t much you can’t find at the infamous Tempe dive bar and pool joint — it’s live music. But that situation’s changed, thanks to Westley Allen. The veteran Time Out bartender, DJ behind…
White Denim Crescent Ballroom 2/10/14 You could say that White Denim has had a great week. They performed on Conan last Thursday, and then they played two sold-out shows at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. And then they hit Phoenix on a Monday night for a packed concert at Crescent…
It looks as though Ricky Williams may have some competition when it comes to weed-related football jokes. That’s because local comedy rapper Hot Rock Supa Joint (the self-described “punk rock hip-hop dude who makes your booty pop”) has started an Indiegogo fundraiser with the goal of raising $4.5 million, all…
