David Bowie had one hell of a 66th birthday yesterday by releasing a new single and announcing his first new album in a decade. Poor Elvis — Ziggy Stardust had to steal all of the glory of a January 8 birthday. New single “Where Are We Now?” may be a…
We’re only a week and a half into 2013, but Dry River Yacht Club is already having a great year so far. These gypsy rockers were one of the five artists added to the River Jones Music Label on New Years Day. The big news doesn’t end there, the band…
Were you looking forward to seeing what West Coast G-funk pioneer Warren G on Thursday, February 10? Looking forward to seeing if he could bring that old hutzpah to classics like “Regulate” and the curiously titled “Party We Will Throw Now?” Well, we were — we crowned the guy king…
Even though it’s only about two hours away, Tucson and the musical happenings within it can seem distant and obscure to a Phoenix resident like myself. For instance, I only found out about Tucson metal act Godhunter today — despite the fact that it appears that they have been consistently…
There were a lot of grim faces on Monday morning as the electro-loving masses emerged off the MSC Poesia — a.k.a. the EDM party boat Holy Ship!! — and did a slow zombie shuffle through U.S. customs and back into the real world (a.k.a. Fort Lauderdale). Here in the industrial…
Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls’ Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you stop…
Local record label 80/20 has been on a roll lately. The label signed Future Loves Past, PALMS, and Captain Squeegee last month, and announced the acquisition of local electro fuzz poppers Zero Zero yesterday. Zero Zero, like the other three bands, is set to release a new album this year…
A band with genuine mystery is hard to come by in the Internet age, but Tempe scrap-pop outfit The Cigs had it: Not much is known about the short-lived project, but last week, the band posthumously released its second full-length, Marble Red, on Bandcamp. The band started in January 2012…
Katie BainA-TrakAboard the Holy Ship!! one gets to mix and mingle with the slew of name DJs. “Hey there’s Zedd in line for pasta salad. Oh wow, there’s Dillon Francis in the elevator. Oh damn, Diplo is out on the beach swimming with all the fans. “Jackbeats just bought all…
Katie BainOn Friday afternoon, nearly 3,000 raver chicks, dude guys, scenesters, club kids and DJs assembled at a port in Fort Lauderdale and boarded the MSC Poesia, a.k.a. Holy Ship!! (There are two exclamation points because this is the second edition of the EDM party cruise put on by L.A.’s…
And so it begins. Now that the all the decorations have been put away into the attic and holiday season is firmly in the rearview, so ends a relatively dead period in the local concert calendar. As the days grow longer and the temperatures begin to climb, big shows and…
I’m almost a little bummed that the world didn’t end on December 21. No War of the Worlds or 2012 scenes became a reality, although I was so sure that the only reason gas prices were down was because all the rich people were holed up in their submarines, burrowed…
Historically, the Coachella lineup has been announced in January. That means it — along with the schedules of some artists who, hopefully, will make their way to Phoenix between dates — should be announced any day now. There have been a number of fake posters circulating on the Net –…
Once a week, Up on the Sun features a new comic strip from punk rocker, cartoonist, and full-time dad Brad Dwyer. See the New Times print edition to check out the strip in glorious, inky newsprint each Thursday…
Yeah, yeah, yeah…we get it. Mondays suck (we’ve read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest — our top five must-see shows this week…
High-energy hip-hoppers Weird Is the New Cool and Latin-reggae-punk rockers Fayuca wasted no time in hitting the road to begin their 2013 campaign. Mere days after the new year dawned, the two local acts launched their Spark the Flame Tour on Thursday, January 3, and paid a little visit to…
Corey Eaton is a fairly straightforward guy. He doesn’t rock a clever or overly pretentious DJ moniker and tends not to put on any airs about himself or his chosen profession. The 35-year-old — who maintains weekly residencies at several of the Valley’s Dos Gringos locations, as well as Fat…
Lana Del Rey’s “Cola” put some interesting visuals in our heads, especially that line about the particular flavor of her labia – “My pussy tastes like Pepsi Cola,” she sings. As we’ve already gone into, local pranksters MAN-CAT took the vulgarity one step further, creating their own ad campaign, complete…
Matt Anderson The local comedian performs at Monkey Pants Bar and Grill at 8:30 pm, Thursday, January 31. Follow him on Twitter @MattAnd3rson. When you put your key in the ignition, what station would play right now? I am an FM guy because I’m the poorest of them all. So,…
Curious about what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions where to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend…
The New Year promises to bring excitement to River Jones Music, as the label just added five bands from around the nation to its roster. From Portland comes Bike Thief and Alameda, from Austin comes the Technicolor Hearts, from Seattle comes Sophia Duccini and from Tempe comes local music scene…
If you’re not a thumbsucking moron who only cares about which overzealous rapper impregnated which leg-spreading reality star, you might’ve heard of this thing called the “fiscal cliff.” If not, lemme just clue you in via economist Paul Craig Roberts: “The fiscal cliff is automatic spending cuts and tax increases…
