THURSDAY 20 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B, rarities, vintage) Blue Martini: Rewind Thursday (retro) Bobby C’s: DJ Willie…
Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty of local duo Andrew Jackson Jihad have some interesting thoughts on the differences between the areas within Phoenix. The city may be full of hipsters who ride fixies, but they hold it close to their hearts nevertheless. Their opinions of the city are quite honest,…
Our sister paper, The Village Voice, has announced the results of their annual Pazz & Jop critic’s poll.If you’re unfamiliar, basically like 1,000 music critics get to vote on their favorite albums and singles, assigning points to the top 10. Then those points are tabulated and Kanye West wins.Or at…
In a few months, medical marijuana will be legally available in the state of Arizona.Come spring, Proposition 203 will go into effect and a new era will begin — one where many, many sick people will receive the remedy that their ailment necessitates. That new era will also create a…
Well, the official 2011 Coachella lineup hit the interwebz last night. A happy day indeed, even if Kings Of Leon are headlining Friday.Seriously, though, Kings of fucking Leon? Why not Drowning Pool?When you’ve got The Strokes playing Sunday why does anyone need to see a shitty imitation Friday?And are organizers…
In perfect Girl Talk fashion, the good people of Goldenvoice set up a surprise late night release of Coachella’s overwhelmingly impressive lineup.Many of Michael Lopez’s lineup predictions were spot on. The Strokes made the cut, as did Duran Duran, although on a different day than what Billboard speculated.The Black Keys…
Like the old saying goes: The more things change, the more they stay the same. Exemplifying this well-worn cliché axiom perfectly is the Vagabond Ballroom in Scottsdale. Back in Old Town’s old days, this dance shack as known as Anderson’s Fifth Estate and offered dark and heavy music notorious nights…
As of right now, Arizona only has four acts confirmed for showcases at the king-making SXSW music conference and festival. That number could go up — organizers say they’re still adding acts and will up until mid-March, when the amps click on in Austin — but so far Marianne Dissard…
Coachella’s official lineup should be announced very, very soon — lest anyone forget that this week is usually when the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival makes it big announcement.In lieu of the entire festival lineup, a few acts have already been confirmed for the festival’s 2011 edition — Duran…
Chester Bennington It seems as if most casual fans are still likely to associate Linkin Park with the nu-metal sound that the band helped make popular in the early ’00s. But that was then and this is now.The groups’ latest album, A Thousand Suns, finds the band making its most…
It’s never too early to speculate who’s playing this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, set for the weekend of April 15-17. British Sea Power’s April 9 date at the Clubhouse all but confirms that they will be playing Coachella, most likely on Saturday — although a Sunday gig…
An Australian craftsman has taken things up a notch and designed a grand piano with 102 keys, according to NPR Music.Wayne Stuart, the man behind the design, claims that the 14 additional keys will set the bar higher for pianos to come: none can go as high, and very few…
If you’re like The Decemberists lead singer Colin Meloy, then you enjoy folk-tinged albums rooted in verbosity and literary symbolism. Thank god, then, that for their sixth album, Meloy and his merry cohorts are staying true to what they do best. The King Is Dead lacks a concept — unlike…
Air SupplyTalking Stick ResortSunday, January 16″Are you ready to fall in love tonight?” Air Supply singer-guitarist Graham Russell asked the crowd between songs Sunday night at Talking Stick Resort. It wasn’t really a question. It was a declaration: Oh, you will fall in love tonight, bitches. Count on it. To…
Kinch at Rogue Bar Last Night The Rock ‘N’ Roll Arizona Marathon was this morning — thousands of runners, both locals and tourists, jogged 26 miles of Valley streets on a warm January day. The race wasn’t the weekend’s only impressive show of endurance along Scottsdale Road, though. Kinch’s second…
Don’t be alarmed if you hear the sound of irritated groaning emanating from the campuses of Arizona State University and other local institutions of higher learning this week, as it’s merely the collective grumblings of students returning to class for the spring semester. Southern rapper T-Pain will offer an ease…
River Jones Music Festival The Paisley Violin Sunday, January 16, 2011 The first images that came to mind when I heard about a folk festival at The Paisley Violin? Tie-dyed college kids screeching out against the Vietnam War over a haze of sweet smoke.That wasn’t exactly the scene at the…
As I’ve been arguing for awhile, a “Silent Boycott” from SB 1070 is a serious concern — it’s not that people will put out press releases condemning our state for a law that probably won’t go into effect in any meaningful way, it’s that bands will quietly route their tour…
KinchSaturday, January 15, 2011Rogue Bar, ScottsdaleThe Rock ‘N’ Roll Arizona Marathon was this morning — thousands of runners, both locals and tourists, jogged 26 miles of Valley streets on a warm January day.The race wasn’t the weekend’s only impressive show of endurance along Scottsdale Road, though. Kinch’s second week of…
Joe Strummer Benefit George & Dragon Pub & Restaurant January 15th, 2011Phoenix’s punk community might not be the biggest or brightest music scene in the Valley, but, damn, it most definitely knows how to throw one hell of a wild wingding. For instance, the annual Joe Strummer Benefit that took…
Does it seem like a full year since The Underground opened in downtown Mesa?It’s hard to believe, right?The venue opened on February 12, 2010 but there’s apparently another show that day (not on the calender yet). Also, the venue is kind of small so they’re doing it upstairs at the…
Name: Jake Goldsmith AKA: DJ Goldsmith Current gigs: Wednesday nights at Bar Smith for The Scenario with Hempsey in the Main Room. Genres spun: House, disco, techno, acid and many, many others. How did you get started as a DJ? I’ve always loved music and have always collected it. In…
