Tragedy struck the hip-hop world last Sunday, when rapper M-Bone (of the group Cali Swag District) was killed in a drive-by shooting in Inglewood, California. As of this writing, the investigation is ongoing, and police have not released the names of any potential suspects, nor any possible motives for the…
Polkadot Cadaver The Rogue Wednesday, May 17, 2011I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I — a devout metal head — had never heard of Polkadot Cadaver before this show. I went to see them because I had about a dozen friends who were going, and for weeks, they’ve been going on and…
The Best Friends’ CD release show is coming up on Saturday, May 21 at the Trunk Space. Prepare to have a good time with your own best friends at 7:30 p.m.If you and your friends wish the show would come sooner, keep yourself in check with this video of Liam’s…
[jump] Up On The Sun: You’re booked for the first Dave Matthews Band Caravan three-day gig in Atlantic City, New Jersey. How did Rebelution get hooked up with DMB? Tell me everything you know about the special things that will be going down at the DMB Caravan. Marley D. Williams:…
Chicago indie-folk troubadour Joe Pugliese, known better as Joe Pug, has a baby face and an old man’s soul. The 25-year-old former carpenter and aspiring playwright emerged a few years ago with his Nation of Heat EP — a temperate yet self-assured collection of songs that seemed more the work…
Supposedly, there are three things you never talk about in polite company: sex, religion, and politics. It would seem no one passed that memo on to local “punkgrass” band Haymarket Squares, who formed in 2009 and immediately became a fixture on the downtown arts scene, playing in coffeehouses, bars, and…
In 2000, Prefix Magazine called Devin the Dude “your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper.” Eleven years later, the Dude still hasn’t achieved mainstream recognition, despite the fact that his string of laid-back, ganja-obsessed albums has earned him a loyal fan base and Billboard-charting albums. Despite his propensity to smoke out, Dude’s…
Love it or hate it, but Andy LaPlegua of Combichrist is the closest thing that contemporary industrial music has to a bona fide rock star. While his promotional materials and highly publicized boozing and philandering have gone a long way to create and perpetuate this reputation, his band’s music and…
When you see the name White Denim, it’d be understandable to assume that the band would be some type of hair-metal tribute act. And while White Denim would make an awesome name for a ’80s cover band, this act is definitely not stuck in the Reagan era. Instead, White Denim…
Ska punk’s come a long way since its beginnings in the late ’70s with bands like The Specials and Madness. While those bands helped pioneer the 2 Tone music genre by combining elements of reggae with New Wave, the ska punk wave that hit in the ’80s was a lot…
It takes real skills to maintain staying power in the realm of hip-hop. Just look at such one-hit wonders as Buck 65, The Ying Yang Twins, and Das EFX, all of which have faded into rap history. Thankfully, the proficient peeps behind The Blunt Club have little in common with…
THURSDAY 19 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage, & DJ Android (Top 40, dance) Afterlife: Thumpin Thurzdays (various) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B, rarities, vintage) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday with DJ…
Bad news for any hipsters who like to stay up late in style: The Quincy ain’t gonna be hosting any more after-hours affairs until the end of the summer. Photographer Quincy Ross is taking a break from presenting parties at his CenPho studio and gallery for the next few months.There…
Local boys St. Ranger were featured today on My Old Kentucky Blog, a national indie-blog that is part of the Blog Radio program on Sirius Radio’s XMU channel. The blog focused on their jam “Ohnowoe,” comparing the band to Grizzly Bear and Animal Collective, though I hear the former a…
However, for those worried about the fate of humanity, I have prepared a list of the ten best last songs on an album. These final tracks are the last glimpse we have of a certain album — that last gasp of air before the silence comes and we have to…
Everybody always hears about Phoenix or Tempe bands moving to California, but occasionally, a Cali band moves here – especially if they can thrive around the Valley’s always-strong metal scene. That’s exactly what Lustmord, a five-piece black metal band, did in 2008. The year before, they released a full-length album,…
Country music legend Willie Nelson, whose marijuana use is also legendary, has endorsed Republican candidate Gary Johnson for president in 2012.Nelson, founder of the newly formed Teapot Party, met with Johnson (a former governor of New Mexico) after a Nelson concert in Texas. In a statement on the Teapot Party blog,…
Joan of Arc Rhythm Room Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Joan of Arc has constantly been evolving over the past 16 years. Exploring the wilderness between math rock, emo, and experimental indie, each album is different from its predecessor. Life Like, which was released a week ago, is no different. Tim…
I don’t always write about music videos, but when I do, you can bet that they are fucking badass. When my attention was directed towards the latest video from Portland grunge/stoner rock band Red Fang for their song “Wires,” I was initially skeptical. For one thing, the video was simply…
, according to MySpace Music News.The intimate performance was for bar mitzvah boy Andrew Zucker, son of former NBC/Universal president and CEO, Jeff Zucker.The newly bar mitzvahed 13-year-old was glad to have Drake, his second choice performer, on board to be part of his special day.Drake himself was raised in…
Officials and investigators from the Phoenix Police Department are looking into the death of a teenage raver at an all-night dance party at the Madison Events Center this past weekend. Melyssa Gastellum, an 18-year-old high school student from the West Valley, died on Saturday night after collapsing outside of…
At the start of this year, Martin Cizmar wrote an excellent piece about local folk-punks Andrew Jackson Jihad. Though the band is known for lyrically dense, poignant songs, they also have a reputation as being damn funny guys. The duo, comprised of guitarist/singer Sean Bonnette and bassist Ben Gallaty, released…
