If our review and slideshow fail to make it crystal clear, let’s just say it: The PHX AM After Party with No Age, Radio, Moscow, and a host of local punk bands on Saturday night was crazy. And awesome. The outdoor stage, which hosted touring acts like the aforementioned bands…
See also: Those Dungeons and Dragons Nerds Are More Sane Than You While heavy metal is a lifestyle to some people, to many it’s just a fashion statement. Take Gossip Girl Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless, for example. She dresses like a hooker, flips people off, and publicly talks…
It’s been several years since Chaka Khan has had a relevant, mainstream voice, but that hasn’t stopped her from speaking out in light of the February shooting involving Florida teenager Trayvon Martin and neighborhood watch commando George Zimmerman. Last week, the “Queen of Funk” best remembered for her 1984 cover…
White Rabbits at Crescent Ballroom It’s safe to say it’s been a while since I’ve been so blown away by a band I didn’t even know. Everyone I spoke to before the White Rabbits show started hadn’t even heard of the band except for one or two people, so considering…
Holy festival season, Batman. We’re two weeks away from the craziest confluence of big festivals I’ve ever seen. There’s Coachella (weekend one) in Indio, California, Country Thunder in Florence, Arizona, and McDowell Mountain Music Festival at the Compound Grill in Phoenix. Pretty much every spectrum of music is covered, but…
No Age, Radio Moscow, The Growlers, The Goat, Avon Ladies, Earthmen & Strangers, and More Yucca Tap Room Saturday, March 31, 2012 I’ve never been a skater, but back in high school, my skate-rat brother and I were locked in a nuclear arms race with my brother to discover cool…
White Rabbits Friday, March 30, 2012 Crescent Ballroom It’s safe to say it’s been a while since I’ve been so blown away by a band I didn’t even know. Everyone I spoke to before the White Rabbits show started hadn’t even heard of the band except for one or two…
If you’ve attended a local punk show anytime in the last two decades, chances are good you’ve seen (or rubbed elbows with) Alvin Bitsue. The 36-year-old vinyl freak and punk fan has been a part of the Valley’s punk scene for years — whether working the door or hanging in…
Indie rockers White Rabbits are coming up fast and now they’re on their way to potentially making it big. They recently appeared on the Late Show With David Letterman, and they released a fantastic music video for their single “Heavy Metal” in support of their album Milk Famous, which also…
Earlier this week we remarked on the longevity of Grand Ave art-space the Trunk Space, which is celebrating eight years of DIY operation next week. Well, here’s something to consider: This week, The George & Dragon pub, which has hosted many a punk rock show in its day, turns 17…
Brad SteinkeSteinke is a host and reporter for FOX Sports Arizona. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Sirius XMU. It features great new indie artists — I’ve heard Lykke Li, Neon Indian, Chapel Club and Lana Del…
Polyphonic Spree Crescent Ballroom Thursday, March 29, 2012 At 10 last night, a long red sheet covered the stage of the Crescent Ballroom. The crowd was getting drunk, and when the lights were dimmed, the theme song from The Little Rascals played over the speakers. For some strange reason, it…
Puddle of Mudd Arizona Bike Week at WestWorld of Scottsdale Thursday, March 29, 2012 Bikes on bikes on bikes. Arizona Bike Week is all about hogs, big, roaring machines, and the big, tough looking dudes that ride them. After awhile it all seems to blur together, but the loud grunge…
Celebrities tend to have a knack for influencing everything from dressing styles, speech patterns and attitudes to spending habits. I mean, just imagine where the plastic augmentation industry would be if it weren’t for them. Musicians in particular have always captivated us with their general sense of cool. Just last…
In this week’s issue of Phoenix New Times, we profiled Queens of Country, a new movie filmed on location in Cave Creek, Arizona, which debuts this weekend at the Phoenix Film Festival. In this episode UOTS: The Podcast, we speak with Ron Livingston (Office Space), who stars opposite of Lizzy…
Vektor is leaving their Tempe home for Philadelphia, but they’re not about to bid us adieu with happy-go-lucky feelings… are they? The self-described “progressive sci-fi thrash metal” band is known for painting brutal landscapes with their lyrics and dark, doom-and-gloom emotions with their music. As they put it, they “portray the…
While $3 isn’t enough to buy you a gallon of gas these days, it is enough to buy you the sixth installment of Zia Record’s local music compilation, You Heard Us Back When. The double-disc album is scheduled for release on next month’s Record Store Day, April 21, and features…
It wasn’t so long ago that the ill-fated Yellow Canary Dance Hall closed its doors, but come April 28 the warehouse will be bumping live music once again. Avondale rapper Faces will be on hand to lend his lyrical mastery, along with percussionist/beat dropper Yawning Boy, at the site being…
Walk into Long Wong’s at the Firehouse on any given Wednesday night and you’ll most likely hear Page Davis singing about Jan Brewer and teenage plastic surgery. Davis performs under the Page the Village Idiot moniker and is easy to spot thanks to his handlebar mustache and fanny pack. He…
Welcome to Throwback Thursday, where we revisit the overplayed, over (and under)rated, and the one-hit and multi-hit wonders of yesteryear. I have a bone to pick with Sixpence None the Richer for giving me unrealistic expectations about dating. When “Kiss Me” came out, it made me think that once I…
BY BENJAMIN HOROWITZ Hot Snakes Crescent Ballroom Wednesday, March 28 When I heard about the Hot Snakes reunion tour, my first thought was, “that doesn’t make sense.” The band just didn’t seem like the reuniting type. They called it quits in 2005. They certainly didn’t have the commercial clout of…
Weird Is the New Cool, profiled in this week’s issue of Phoenix New Times, has always been known for its fun and upbeat songs, with song titles such as “Beer Pong” and not one, but two, band mascots that appear on stage with the guys at their shows.But for their…
