Any act fronted by horror rocker Joseph Poole — better known as Wednesday 13 — may seem like the natural complement to Creepsville 666, a local punk-metal outfit that fancies itself so dangerous that children should hide their album from the folks, but Poole’s latest project, Gunfire 76, may leave…
I wish I had more critically relevant things to say about Lil’ Dave Thompson, but the truth is that when it comes to the blues, I’m not much for intense discernment. Even the slapped-together, dime-a-dozen any-bar-in-town bands sound good to me. The chord progression, the slow-walking bass groove, the lyrical…
As we all know, Carson Daly isn’t good for much. But I have to give him — or, more accurately, Last Call’s talent booker — credit for bringing the excellent Los Angeles band Nico Vega on the show to play a couple of songs last spring, after which the buzz…
It comes as no surprise that Phoenix band The Crush would choose their hometown as the locale to launch their winter tour. The young quartet, which ranked No. 23 on the Top Unsigned Albums on Smartpunk, is touring in support of its debut, Physical Education. The disc is a combination…
Is it just me, or is “folk” as a descriptive term battling “indie rock” to the finish line of complete uselessness? Take the Monsters of Folk, the singer/songwriter collective that spawned an eyesore mural on Roosevelt and that lots of folks bitched about. Their self-titled debut leaned heavily on blue-eyed…
Better bid a fond farewell to Homme Lounge, 138 West Camelback Road, as the CenPho danceteria/gay bar/hotspot is shutting its doors for good after this weekend. But before co-owners Jeremy Johnson and Terry Walter turn over their keys to the landlord, the joint’s gonna go out with a big-ass bang…
The cats at Live Nation sent out an e-mail blast late yesterday trumpeting that Minnesota power-pop band Motion City Soundtrack and NYC’s The Bravery will be joining Rivers Cuomo and his crew for the concert, which pretty much justifies the $36.50-$46.50 ticket price. The show goes down Friday, January 15,…
You can catch the Dr. Rev. Stephen Strange and his cohorts doing their bizarre sideshow exploits at any number of locales throughout the PHX: During First Friday on behind MADE art boutique, at the upcoming Fiesta Bowl block party on New Year’s Eve, and even the occasional corporate party. As of earlier…
Katy Perry proves she doesn’t need Auto-Tune on her new MTV Unplugged EP and DVD. The 25-year-old singer/songwriter belts it with a small band for the intimate concert and picks up an acoustic guitar, on which she wrote music for her debut album, One of the Boys. The short, seven-song…
After this weekend, no one’s gonna be home at Homme Lounge. According to co-owner Jeremy Johnson, the CenPho danceteria/gay bar will be shutting its doors forever as of Saturday morning. “It’s a major bummer for sure that’s going to upset a few people,” he says. It’s something of an understatement,…
Since you’ll probably wanna save as much scrilla as possible for the holidays ahead, here’s the skinny on how to party hard at penny-pinching prices. Dancegiving at Cream Stereo Lounge (Wednesday) The turntable tag team of Thomas Turner and Timothy Heit will spin up some food for the hungry in…
It seems like only yesterday that I announced Muse as a “confirmed” headliner for the 2010 Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival. What? It was only yesterday? Well then! Austin’s annual SXSW Festival has just announced their initial 200 bands. The list is long and tedious, but a few standouts…
Band: American Gods, a Phoenix hard rock/metal/industrial twosome with a sense of humor. Record: EC-10, which is either a very long 8-song EP or a very short 8 song LP. Basics: The band claims Fear Factory, Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie, and KMFDM as influences and you’ll hear plenty of…
In lieu of the whole, “I’m gay and open and will fondle whomever I darn well please on-stage” performance by Adam Lambert at the American Music Awards this past Sunday, ABC’s Good Morning America has canceled an appearance by the fabulously glam singer on tomorrow’s show. Because, you know, PDA…
We decided to get back to our roots here at Club Candids so on Saturday, Nov. 21st, we just strolled into a bar and took photos of unsuspecting patrons. The Lost Leaf has long been one of our favorite downtown bars so it’s no wonder the place made it into…
Wanna talk about a band that’s rough on its fans: AC/DC has canceled the previously postponed Phoenix show nearly two months after putting it off because their sissy singer “needed some rest.” Now, due to “scheduling conflicts,” the Black Ice Tour has gone from “on ice” to dead.Refunds are available…
Even NME got snookered by this one: A rumored Daft Punk world tour with a date at Yankee Stadium. Wait, has Yankee Stadium ever held a concert? Hmmmm. The Internet was abuzz this morning with rumors of a massive tour by the French House twosome but it’s all bunk, says…
It was heartbreaking enough Lady Gaga decided to skip Phoenix on her Monster Ball Tour, but now another big name has said, “No, thanks” to P-Town–John Mayer’s not coming here, either, on his new tour. What gives? Sometimes it’s outside of the artists’ contol — they can’t fit in…
College kids and Mill Avenue nutters flock to Zia Tempe for their bountiful, jam-packed selection. They had a big week with Wale topping out their charts, and Nirvana snagging two seats in the top 10. Here’s what has their customers are going gaga.1. Wale – Attention Deficit2. Slayer – World…
There are sure to be a dozen or so shows holiday-themed shows featuring local bands announced in the coming week or so, but I’ve got to think Kinch will have pretty much everyone beat. The Phoenix indie rock foursome has a pretty cool shindig lined up for December 22 at…
One of the highlight’s of last year’s concert season undoubtedly was the superstar-studded Phooson put on by 104.7 KISS FM last December at Cricket Wireless Pavillion. (Relive the coverage by Martin Cizmar and Jonathan McNamara in all its glory). It was certainly an interesting affair from beginning to end, offering…
What is it about OC punk rock acts that makes them so tough to kill? Lose a few original members from most punk bands and they’re through, but OC acts like The Vandals, Bad Religion, Social Distortion and TSOL never seem to die. The Vandals (pictured above with Gwen Stefani…
