Valley indie rock band The Maine has been one of the city’s success stories. The quintet toured with bands like Good Charlotte and Boys Like Girls before being signed to Warner Brothers Records in 2009, and their debut for the label, 2010’s Black & White, debuted at #16 on the…
Seminal British post-punk band Killing Joke, who were scheduled to play at Martini Ranch in Scottsdale on May 31, have canceled their entire North American tour. Aside from showing the cancellations, the band has not posted any additional information on its website, but the scrapped tour is reportedly “due to…
Lee “Scratch” Perry is one of the most important names in reggae, and for damn good reason.In addition to pioneering the dub sound, Perry has cranked out dozens of albums as both artist and producer, collaborating with Bob Marley & the Wailers, Max Romeo, The Heptones, Beastie Boys, Andrew W.K.,…
Lil Wayne’s new video, “John,” premieres today. Weezy’s latest visual opus finds the rapper in an abandoned warehouse, outside on a dock, on top of a mountain of car tires, and surrounded by bats, while guest rapper Rick Ross rolls around in a wheelchair with flashy spinners. Bizarre? A bit,…
Indie rockers Joan of Arc will be playing at the Rhythm Room tonight, but fans who can’t get enough should be happy to know that Joan of Arc’s Tim Kinsella will also be performing in-store at Revolver Records before the big show at the Rhythm Room. Kinsella’s scheduled to perform…
Seether’s sixth studio album, Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray, comes out today. The good news is, fans of the band will find that this is Seether’s best album yet. The bad news is, it’s still not good enough to garner the band a whole lot of new fans…
Danger Mouse has done a lot of things over the course of his career, but Rome, his new album released yesterday with composer Daniele Luppi, may be one of his best projects. As a producer, Danger Mouse (born Brian Burton), has received accolades for his work with artists like the…
It’s hard to believe that Jonathan Richman turns 60 today.Not only has the man maintained a positively youthful outlook when it comes to his music (do a quick Google search and see how often the term “wide-eyed” gets attached to his name), but it’s hard to believe that Modern Lovers,…
Rapper M-Bone, part of hip-hop group Cali Swag District, died last night after an apparent drive-by shooting in his hometown of Inglewood, California. Cali Swag District’s biggest hit was 2010’s “Teach Me How to Dougie.” The group’s debut studio album, The Kickback, was scheduled for release this year. The title…
My Friend Jason’s Beach House at Madison Event Center It was Friday the 13th this past weekend, which means it was the perfect time for the annual Jason Vorhees-themed dance party put on by local rave promoter Clix Bag of Trix. This year’s edition had a bit of a beach…
However, no one Odd Future member is as intriguing as Earl Sweatshirt, né Thebe Kgositsile. Sweatshirt, who has been absent from the Odd Future limelight for some time, was recently found to be at a boarding school in Samoa. The New Yorker recently reached out to Sweatshirt — and his…
Sound Strike, the movement in which musicians boycott Arizona as a statement of opposition to the state’s anti-illegal immigrant law, SB 1070, is still going strong. As we reported in recent months, acts like Maroon 5 and My Chemical Romance, who had concerts booked in the Valley, canceled them as part…
of Montreal Marquee Theatre May 15, 2011 There’s a certain outrageousness associated with of Montreal. Frontman Kevin Barnes performs in skirts and makeup in the middle of a vaudevillian spectacular that includes giant fish people, disappearing acts, and Barnes riding a live white horse. With the exception of the horse,…
Legendary jazz and R&B singer Etta James has been hospitalized in Riverside, California with a blood infection. James, 73, is perhaps best known for her song “At Last,” though she’s also sang backup vocals for Chuck Berry, toured with Little Richard, and garnered four Grammy Awards since her recording career…
And like a strong woman should, she stood her ground and refused to give her ex-boyfriend a portion of her royalties when he came crawling back to her, according to Spinner.Her ex has broken the silence between the former couple and is asking for a cut of the money she made…
It’s been a wild year for The Love Me Nots. Not only did the band take time off for lead singer/organist Nicole Laurenne to beat breast cancer — which she has, we’re happy to report –but the band has reunited with original drummer Jay Lien, and recorded a new record,…
Bret MichaelsThe Scottsdale WaterfrontMay 13, 2011There’s an old adage out there that goes something like “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In this particular instance, it is being applied towards former Poison lead singer Bret Michaels and his setlist. The last time Michaels was in town — at the Arizona State…
AKA: One-half of 2ToneDisco Current gigs: Every Friday you can catch us at Bar Smith for Sticky Fingers. What genres do you specialize in? Mainly hard electro, house, and fidget (which is a genre with tons of those wobbles that dubstep has, except you can dance to it). We tend…
Phoenix pool hall Clicks Billiards, located at 3935 E. Thomas Road, closed its doors on May 1. We awarded the spot “Best Pool Hall” in 2004, and “Best Place to Play Darts” in 2008.The hall hosted karaoke on Wednesday nights. According to an Examiner.com article, Clicks hosted Phoenix based Clean…
Everyone had a reaction to last weekend’s downing of terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden, even the superstars of hip-hop.Rappers ranging from Public Enemy’s Chuck D to Soulja Boy had something to say about Bin Laden’s death via Twitter. For instance, Lupe Fiasco tweeted “Osama Dead!?! Afghan Operation done now??? Now kill…
If you’re looking for an example of the old platitude that “attitude is everything,” you could do a lot worse than Love Me Nots vocalist/organist Nicole Laurenne. Less than a year removed from a breast cancer scare that forced the band into a five-month hiatus, Laurenne is back onstage and…
Manny & Lindsay Tripodis The co-owners of The Rogue Bar want you to come to the Prague CD release party this Saturday, May 14, with additional performances by Snake! Snake! Snakes!, Ladylike and Blue Skies. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station…
