Long before the “Harlem Shake,” there was “The Rockafeller Skank.” Doesn’t ring a bell, huh? It should considering the 1998 plunderphonics-heavy groove was one of the more epic big beat hits from the enormous arsenal of British-born musician Norman Cook. Still clueless, bro? Perhaps you know the Englishman by his…
D.I.Club Red, TempeJuly 2, 2013 Anyone who might argue that punk is dead should consider Tuesday night’s D.I. show at Club Red as proof to the contrary. What originally was billed as an eight-band lineup became a bit of a debacle when a last-minute change — the rumor around the…
Rather than stick to vague genre tags or invent new hybrids, the members of Sun Bones offer the term “malleability.” It’s fitting for a classically trained band that somehow manages to fit four-part harmonies, bursts of punk, comforting pop melodies, avant-garde excursions and more under a single umbrella and make…
June ended with a bang–Axis Radius closed down after one last blowout and temperatures spiked from “I guess I signed up for this” to “I did not sign up for this”–but our Club Candids photographers were busy all month, documenting Phoenix nightlife and consuming lots of fluids, probably. Here are…
Lost in love? Stuck in a relationship quagmire Ann Landers wouldn’t understand? Trying to figure out what comes next in life and music? We’d like to invite you personally to bring your problems to Ask Magic, your chance to ask Arizona’s reigning slow-jam king for advice on whatever life throws…
Sunset Strip darlings the Butcher Babies have been one of my favorite acts for a while now. They first gained notoriety from a YouTube video performing Pantera’s “Fucking Hostile” and the two frontwomen, Carla Harvey and Heidi Shepherd, started out performing in leather pants with electrical tape over their nipples,…
So, the music video on MTV as a promotional tool is a thing of the past, is it? Well, on July 1, Fervor Records announced that you could see the new Glass Heroes video for “Let Me Down” on MTV.com, the reformed music channel that’s trying to establish its website…
“Weird Al” Yankovic has been releasing parody videos since people have been releasing actual videos. He’s made fun of decade-defining artists for four decades running. Through all that — while one-hit wonders fall out of view and genres and styles are declared officially over — he’s remained a timeless figure…
Tune the radio today to any Top 20 Country station in America and the majority of the hits are coming straight out of Georgia. A shift in the mainstream country scene is building, and sitting atop the wave is singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert, who leads the charge with a musical style…
Through & Through Gospel Review MIM Music Theatre June 30, 2013 It was Sunday evening, and we weren’t in church, but a crowd gathered at the MIM Music Theatre to hear unconventional gospel-pop songs written by Joel Marquard and performed by the Gospel Claws frontman and a 13-piece live band…
The Fourth of July is for buying Chinese fireworks and being a proud American. Maya Day and Nightclub is betting that you might also enjoy some music by a certain very famous British DJ. The War of 1812 is still felt acutely ’round these parts, thank you very much. Regardless:…
Last weekend, after 16 years as an Old Town institution, Scottsdale’s Axis-Radius was the site of one last blowout before closing down for good. (It’s set to reopen next year as a new music venue and craft beer hangout.) We were there for Last Call. Here’s 20 photos from the…
When we interviewed Black Veil Brides lead singer Andy Biersack last week, ahead of their performance at Warped Tour on Thursday, lots of fans — from in and out of town — wrote in to talk about how much they loved the band. A smaller, very vocal contingent, though, wrote…
Josh Irino is currently engaged in the fight of his life. And it’s a battle against a fearsome and merciless opponent where the odds are firmly against him. Back in April, the 38-year-old drummer for rap ‘n’ roll band Property Six was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. Normally, those…
The nightlife-loving cats at Scottsdale’s Axis-Radius are planning one helluva party this weekend that likely will go down as one of the most memorable in the club’s 16-year history. Sadly, that’s because the iconic and influential establishment is about to become history. If you haven’t heard the news, the double-sided…
Look: After literally everybody who went to Warped Tour in Mesa Thursday melted into an enormous puddle filled with black V-neck T-shirts, you might find this weekend’s concerts in Phoenix a little sparsely attended. Take advantage of that! At least, unless you knew one of the people who melted. Then…
It’s been said that in order to truly sing the blues, it’s necessary to have experienced a lifetime of blues material — a broken heart, tragedy, hopelessness. So when you hear about an incredible blues musician, what usually comes to mind is an image of elderly Junior Kimbrough or Etta…
Anyone who’s been waiting for the other shoe to drop in Scottsdale’s nightlife scene following the violence at Martini Ranch this past weekend, take note: It’s in the process of going down. Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane released a statement earlier this week indicating that he and other city officials will…
Section three of the Defense of Marriage Act was ruled unconstitutional Wednesday, marking a huge step forward for marriage equality. Thursday is the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, giving the LGBTQ community and its allies plenty of reasons to celebrate. No victory is complete without some music, so here…
Warped Tour returns to the valley in a few hours, officially kicking things off at Quail Run Park in Mesa at noon. There are a few familiar names on the line up, but the onslaught of bands with colors and violent subject matter in their names is a little overwhelming…
The Vans Warped Tour–at Quail Run Park in Mesa Thursday–is 18 years old, which is just old enough for it to have second thoughts about going to Warped Tour. That’s the trouble with long-running festivals: Either the music stays the same and the people in attendance get older, or the…
Musical prodigies seem to be as common as the YouTube searches on which they can be found. Parlaying that precociousness into a career is a task in itself, and doing so while in the vein of a genre as storied as the blues takes more than just talent. For Tyler Bryant of Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, the 22-year-old guitarist has transformed from the preteen shredder on the Internet into the frontman of a full-blown rock outfit.
