First, let me start my saying that the Arizona Republic did an overall excellent job with its list of “The Valley’s 25 Most Intriguing People.” I was especially impressed with the inclusion of Joe Johnston, a Gilbert restaurateur who’s always working on something awesome, and Dear and the Headlights, which I…
Apple Inc. celebrated a huge milestone today as iTunes sold its 10 billionth song.10,000,000,000 songs.Let’s put that in perspective.That’s approximately 32.8 songs per American, since there are just over 300 million of us now. There are only about 6.8 billion humans on Earth, so we’ve downloaded about 1.4 songs each…
This week’s feature talks about the nature of touring, and how A Storm of Light and Via Vengeance got their upcoming tour together.”Uh, I think someone at our label talked to someone at their label. I’m not really sure.”Interview enough bands coming through town, and you’ll eventually just quit asking…
Jeremy Kinison is guilty of theft, although he’s never been convicted. I’m not referring to any potentially larcenous behavior, mind you, but rather the tattooed daredevil’s tendency to steal the show whenever he performs his thrilling cavalcade of gusty stunts. Whether it’s walking on glass outside of Carly’s every First…
Title: Horae, a three-song EP.Basics: Billing themselves as an “electronic/rock” band, this Tucson foursome formed in 2008 and recently opened for Neon Indian. That got my attention since Psychic Chasms was one of my favorite albums of 2009 and Neon Indian’s November show in Phoenix was just as fantastic.Neon Indian these guys ain’t,…
When we asked The Minibosses — who will celebrate their 10th anniversary Saturday with a giant blowout at the Yucca Tap Room — to list their 10 favorite shows of their storied history, guitarist Aaron Burke gave us far more than we expected, and far too much to fit in New Times’ print edition…
Artist: Past LivesTitle: Tapestry of WebsRelease date: February 23Label: Suicide SqueezeDammit! I just read that The Rolling Stones will be re-issuing Exile on Main Street in May and that it’s going to have a bunch of extra tracks. I’ve got a copy of the double-album on vinyl (complete with the…
It’s a bit shocking that there is still any unreleased Rolling Stones material at this stage. Apparently there is though.Mick was able to dig up enough for ten extra tracks on the upcoming reissue of 1972’s epic Exile on Main Street. Though there was some revision to the songs, they didn’t…
Thom Yorke just announced solo tour dates for this spring — Coachella! — and, once again the Radiohead frontman is holding true to what we imagine must be a vow to never step foot in The Grand Canyon State again. As best I can tell (and feel free to correct…
Welcome to The Grand Tour, a regular feature where PHXmusic.com takes you inside practice spaces, tour vans and seedy apartments occupied by Phoenix-area bands. This week we give you a look inside the rehersal space occupied by Hashknife Outfit. If you’d like your band featured, tweet @PHXmusicdotcom. You can catch Hasknife live at…
Bon Jovi proclaimed on their Twitter they were “ready for Arizona” before their show at Jobing.com Arena last night, and the rock band members weren’t the only stars in the building. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre came out, and Dashboard Confessional singer Chris Carrabba had something to say about the concert…
Yes, you heard me right. Try to stifle your laughs — I’m prepapred for many — but I can’t possibly write this review without confessing that I’m truly a Jovaholic. Seriously, I named my maltipoo “Jovi” to pay homage to the New Jersey rockers. I’m just lucky enough that this…
Normally, when someone gets his or her throat slit open, you’d expect a ton of blood to come gushing out. But Phoenix hardcore band Royal Monsters are a little more optimistic, judging by their flier for a show at Mesa’s The Underground on Friday, February 26. According to this intricate…
THURSDAY 25 27th Avenue Bar: Ladies Night with DJ Moy, & DJ Jared Paul (Top 40, hip-hop, Latin) AZ88: Mr. P-Body & Friends (classic and old-school grooves) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane Kennedy (jazz, blues, country, R&B, rarities) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays (hip-hop, Top 40) Bomberos: Rani G., dk.strickler, Deon Pearson,…
Modesty is hardly one of DJ Emile’s strong suits. The 30-something mixmaster loves lengthy diatribes, and his favorite subject for discussion is Phoenix’s lackluster nightlife. It’s plagued with boring dance music and low turnouts, Emile proclaims, paling in comparison to when he performed for hundreds with the elite Bombshelter DJs…
“Uh, I think someone at our label talked to someone at their label. I’m not really sure.” Interview enough bands coming through town, and you’ll eventually just quit asking how a particular tour came together — it’s usually something lame involving an A&R dude. That’s what makes the upcoming tour…
In 2004, Salon.com’s Verne Becker asked guitarist Aaron Burke of The Minibosses, “How far can the Minibosses go?” Burke responded: “I have no idea. Our main focus is playing and having a good time doing it. When that stops, we stop.” Lucky for us, Burke and his buds, fellow guitarist…
Admittedly, it’s not the kind of question that keeps you up at night. Or triggers piercing migraine headaches. Or makes your nose bleed uncontrollably. Still, you’re interested in knowing: What is America’s longest continuously active ska band? According to Robert Hingley, singer and lone remaining founding member of The Toasters,…
You know what must really chap Nick Oliveri’s frequently bare hide? Seeing ex-Queens of the Stone Age bandmate Josh Homme with his new rock-legend friends and his new supergoup, just looking so fucking happy, while poor Oliveri is stuck hustling beard-wax money by playing a series of West Coast solo…
Nothing says “modern American blues” quite like . . . Mesa? It’s the dodgiest cultural pairing this side of “Utah” and “jazz,” but that hasn’t stopped the Phoenix Blues Society from establishing a fine live-music tradition in this city of menudo joints and Mormon churches. In this, the 19th year…
Embrace your inner middle-schooler for a moment and recall a time, long ago, when, in your young mind, the jam band genre represented something truly “alternative” and fascinatingly “indie.” Maybe it was the lengthy tracks that lured you in, much like the freaky Lindsey Weir first experiencing The Dead. Maybe…
In the late ’90s, Lawrence, Kansas’ The Appleseed Cast played the kind of rock that would earn a band a spot on Emo Diaries compilations, the long-running and long-suffering series curated by Appleseed Cast’s label, Deep Elm Records. Yeah, emo, but not the tarted-up, eye-lined emo of today — the…
