There are two sides to electronic composer Scott Hansen. First, there’s his vintage-inspired, sun-bleached graphic design work as ISO50. Then, there’s his ambient chillwave project Tycho, named after the 16th-century Danish alchemist famed for his accurate work in astronomy. Like Tycho Brahe, Hansen is incredibly precise in his otherworldly and…
Slash is back. That’s not to say the renowned guitarist just got out of rehab or jail or, well, actually went anywhere physically. But after a lengthy career that has found him dabbling in blues, hard melodic rock, and various shades of metal, as well as working with artists as…
Sci-fi thrash-metal band Vektor has seen the future, and it’s a cold, dark place: “A bleak, barren wasteland that has been destroyed by greed, power, corruption, hate, violence, ignorance, and control.” It’s the present, too, Vektor insists, with lyrical themes mirroring their home state of Arizona’s political system. But it…
Thursday 30 AZ/88: Black Out Thursdays with Josh 1 (soulful house, lounge) Bobby Q’s: Labor Day Weekend Jumpoff with DJ Phlava, MC Focus, DJ Dark Vader, & DJ Skoolboi (hip-hop, reggae, R&B) Cadillac Ranch: Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Dario, & DJ Kyko (hip-hop, Top 40) Crescent Ballroom: Discothèque Thursdays with…
See also: Metal Band Vektor Goes Back to the Future In this week’s issue, we speak with Frank Chin, bassist for former Tempe-based sci-fi metal thrash band Vektor, about the band’s recent move to Philadelphia. The quartet may still be settling into their new surroundings, but that doesn’t mean they’ve…
See also: Club Candids: Lingerieve 2012 See also: Club Candids: Doom Disco at Sanctum See also: Club Candids: Chandler SandbarLingerieve 6, the lingerie-themed rave, went on without a hitch, unless you include the issues with the ever-changing venue: It started at Madison Events Center, then moved to Stratus, and finally…
Both Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks had solid, long-running solo careers when they decided to form a band together. That they’d been married almost 10 years made the decision somewhat easier, but in a fickle world of music consumerism, it’s never really easy to start over. Beginning with a blues…
Someone has taken concert creativity to a whole new level. I can’t decide if they’re an idiot or a genius, but their idea is definitely ridiculous; so much so that I’m set on believing it’s just not cool. An announcement was made yesterday that the first in-flight music festival will take…
See also: Two Gallants: Bring out Your DeadFive years is almost an eternity in indie rock circles. You can’t go too long with out releasing a record for fear of losing hard-earned fans to fickle blog followers and whatever new micro-subgenre that pops up. But for Two Gallants, San Franciscans…
See also: Cut Throat Logic Spit Live (Video) See also: Lifted Aims for Timeless Pop, Like His Boss Kanye WestRapper Kendrick Lamar had some choice words about voting earlier this week. Namely, that it’s pointless. “My vote counts? I’m not voting, I don’t do no voting. I will keep it…
As August winds down, it’s time to start thinking about your upcoming Halloween weekend. Believe it or not, there’s better options than sitting at home ripping through your siblings’ candy for all the Reese’s. I would suggest heading over to Axis/Radius for the 12th annual Ghostball, which features two-time Grammy…
See also: NASA’s Curiosity Rover: Here’s the Hi-Res, 360 Degree View of Mars See also: Our 10 Favorite Martian Songs in Honor of Curiosity My faith in humanity reached a new high when headlines concerning the Curiosity Rover flooded Facebook and Twitter. Were people really interested in science again, the…
By now you’ve no doubt read, re-read, shared on Facebook and Twitter, and angrily commented on our friends at West Coast Sound’s monster of a list, The 20 Worst Hipster Bands. Like it or hate it, it’s hard to debate one key fact brought up by Ben Westhoff: “…most of…
George Lewis Jr., who records and performs as Twin Shadow, sounds distant over the phone. His voices sounds weary, which we’re willing to attribute to his constant touring schedule. He’s worn-out but sharp, his mind seemingly on a constant rush. It’s a fascinating world, the life of a musician, especially…
See also: New Documentary Bigger Than Sound Tracks the Career of Local Promoter Charlie LevyIf you didn’t catch the screening of Bigger Than Sound at ASU’s downtown journalism school last May, then chances are you probably haven’t seen the student-made documentary that chronicles the career of local promoter Charlie Levy…
See also: Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, and More @ Comerica Theatre See also: Five Finger Death Punch’s Jason Hook on Giving the Fans What They Want See also: The full Trespass America slideshow This weekend I attended two intense yet intriguingly different metal shows. I spent Saturday night…
See also: American Standards Hosts Benefit Show for Teen Lifeline See also: American Standards @ The Underground Local hardcore band American Standards, is pretty loud when it comes to its positive messages. The combo recently released a music video for “The Still Life,” the title track of the band’s recent…
See also: Five Finger Death Punch’s Jason Hook on Giving the Fans What They Want See also: Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe Set Free; Five Finger Death Punch Weighs In See also: The full Trespass America slideshow.Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, and More @ COMERICA THEATRE|8/26/12 The Trespass America…
See also: FBI Report Officially Classifies Juggalos a Hybrid Gang; Arizona Boasts “Strong Juggalo Presence” See also: The Gathering of the Juggalos 2012 Lineup Is Pretty Good. Really!Shawn Wolf is a Juggalo — one of countless fanatics of rap outfit Insane Clown Posse. But outside of his punk appearance, there…
See also: Westley Allen of Erratic! Radio on Three Years of Punk Rock Madness on the AirOnce 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,…
See also: Local Wizards: Songwriter Makes “Based Garagebandcore;” We Interview Via TwitterThe pre-release fanfare for highly anticipated albums has gotten particularly elaborate recently. Avant-industrial legends Swans have the entirety of their latest two-hour, triple-LP epic available to stream on NPR Music, including a track that runs more than 30 minutes…
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…
