You have to love a band that puts its name in its song titles, as Reno punk trio Cobra Skulls have done in the past. Take their 2007 disc, Sitting Army, for example. Every one of the 13 tracks utilizes the word “cobra.” “Don’t Count Your Cobras Before They Hatch,”…
If you haven’t heard of The Cab yet, you’re probably over the age of 23. Associated with Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, and Cobra Starship, this Las Vegas quintet is known for dance-rock ear candy. Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump and Panic at the Disco singer Brandon…
THURSDAY 6 AZ/88: Mark 5 (rare groove, trip-hop) Bikini Lounge: INTOXICA! with DJ HFE (blues, R&B, rock, rarities, vintage) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays (hip-hop) Bomberos: d.k. strickler, & Rani “g” (house, world beats) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Club Red: The Blunt Club with Bigie, Epidemic, MC Jawa, The Insects, Skip…
Blowing up a borrowed amp belonging to a guy who plays a Flying V and is known to wear face paint or cover himself in blood should be badge of honor for a local band. Blowing up an amp that belongs to notably loud garage-punk Jay Reatard? Shit, Earthmen and…
Bob Dylan can’t even get a decent drink in his wife’s backwater of a hometown. Perhaps that’s why he carries a gun during most of his new record, Together Through Life. He’s just an ordinary citizen, looking for someone to love, in “If You Ever Go to Houston” (a town…
When you’re tasked with writing about the Jonas Brothers, it can be hard to get enthused. All I could think to myself was, “Couldn’t it have been Miley Cyrus instead?” Then I could have written an epic road trip itinerary to take you out of Arizona and into the promised…
So what’s the time? Like the Beastie Boys said, it’s time to get ill, which is why Tony Poer is busting out his gold Adidas track suit and dusting off 400 old-school hip-hop tracks in preparation for Fresh on Saturday, August 8. Along with DJ mig50, Poer will be turning…
If stores like Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods sold music, Bowerbirds would be on the list of organic artists in stock. Simple folk music with haunting melodies and lyrics (free of any overproduction or trans fats) is the recipe for guitarist Phil Moore and keyboardist/accordionist Beth Tacular. Oh, yes, and…
A few years back, Blue October frontman Justin Furstenfeld went to great lengths to make it clear that music was a business to him, first and foremost. So maybe it shouldn’t be such a surprise that his music is devoid of sincerity. He complained about having to be away from…
After they were labeled a mix of Sigur Rós, Radiohead, and George Michael in their hometown alt-weekly, you might think Barcelona had been mistaken for the substantially more interesting Swedish mega-group, I’m From Barcelona, a 30-piece ensemble wielding kazoos, accordions, banjos, and tubas. But Seattle Weekly knew which band it…
Covers albums, by their very nature, are a mixed bag. Not only are their songs usually drawn from disparate sources, but the quality of interpretations varies wildly as well. Beyond that, the covers album seems to represent a mixed bag for the artists creating them. On the one hand, it…
It seems every week, if not every day, I have a fantastic new show announcement for The Valley. This week’s edition brings us Lucero, a Valley favorite judging by the last time they packed the Rhythm Room. Their sixth album and major label debut, 1372 Overton Park, is due out…
A lot of Valley residents are ditching the desert as of late, and are heading up north to places like Portland or Seattle. On Tuesday, August 11, a little piece of the Emerald City will be storming through Phoenix to show us why…
William Fucking Reed is celebrating his 32nd fucking birthday at this Sunday’s Adult Swim, and ’90s dance music diva Lady Miss Kier will be in attendance offering many happy returns. The vivacious and glamtastic songstress, best know as the former front woman for Deee-Lite will provide a guest DJ set…
Spin: Radiohead Release New Song Spin: Eminem, Kanye, Lady Gaga, Beyonce Lead MTV VMA Noms So Much Silence: New Kidz in the Hall: Flickin’ Rolling Stone: Lollapalooza ’09: Day-By-Day Guide to the Acts You Can’t Miss Rolling Stone: Paula Abdul Announces She’s Leaving “American Idol” Rolling Stone: Heath Ledger’s Video…
Is seeing a show worth going starving for? That’s the question that was foremost in our minds this past week as we plunked down around $100 for a couple “can’t miss” concerts and essentially wiping out our food budget for the next couple weeks in the process ($60 for The…
Muse, everyone’s favorite British rock band to love/super-safe pick as favorite band, have recently released two new tracks from their upcoming album The Resistance to a great fervor. People fawned over “United States of Eurasia” when it was released a few weeks ago — some astute critics even noticed how much…
Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday with were kicking off the annual Summer of Sound series, and now we’re down to the final show. Every single genre has come and gone (Americana, Pop, Indie, Hard Rock), save one: The hip-hop showcase, which takes place this Saturday,…
There are some weekends when we just want to hit a favorite spot in town and see how photo-worthy it can be.Last Friday, July 31st, was one such night. We rolled down to The Rose & Crown Pub which is fast becoming one of our favorite drinking holes in Central…
State Press: YACHT Not A Standout Idolator: “Weird Al” Yankovic Makes An Icky Thump In Honor Of Charles Nelson Reilly NME: Bruce Springsteen To Perform ‘Born To Run’ Album In Its Entirety NME: P Diddy Moshes His Way Through Arctic Monkeys’ Intimate New York Gig NME: Rihanna and Chris Brown…
R.I.P. American Junkie. You’re in some hot water. Two undercover police officers busted a few of the girls from the Tempe12, a local promotional modeling agency that often hosts bikini contests on Sunday’s, outside the club a little before 9 p.m. Sunday. Did anything appear out of the ordinary? Not to…
Solstice Saturdays at Bar Smith Some people (usually the ones who complain all the time and are absolutely zero fun to hang out with) are always trying to say there’s no nightlife in Downtown Phoenix. After cruising down to 2nd Avenue and Washington over the weekend to check out Bar…
