The past six months have been pretty brutal if you happen to be a nightlife proprietor in Scottsdale. In addition to Sugar Daddy’s shutting its doors (and its former owner getting sent to the pokey), the list of establishments that have flatlined since the start of the year is pretty…
So Much Silence: Incoming: The Cool Kids, Aug. 14 (?) Electric Mustache: Video: Wilco and Feist – “You and I” on Letterman Electric Mustache: mp3: Bird Names “Taxicabs and Bicycles” Idolator: Courtney Love Has A Hole Lotta Things To Say To Her Former Guitarist Idolator: Injuries Continue To Chip Away…
After close to two decades of spinning up hip-hop and dance music at practically every major spot our city has to offer (as well as working behind the mic at Power 98.3 for a number of years), DJ Fashen is departing the PHX in favor of an L.A. address. Much…
For us, the streets of downtown Phoenix are an urban death maze of scalding asphalt, never-ending construction, and anger-inducing bonehead drivers that we attempt to maneuver through as quickly as possible during our daily commute. But to Linzi Juliano, our city’s central core were the perfect setting the perfect setting…
The Fray and Jack’s Mannequin made the perfect touring partners when their show stopped into the Dodge Theatre Tuesday. Both bands produce piano-driven melodies and songs that can get haunt your head for days. Both tend to attract a late teen to twentysomething crowd of starry-eyed girls as well as…
If you thought skinhead punk was a fringe phenomenon occurring only in clannish groups like the one depicted in American History X, think again. Chicago punk act Rise Against appeared to send a clear message that they’re outraged with the Obama administration at Mesa Amphitheatre last night, offering a bitter…
It’s been a pretty great year for New Times when it comes to lining up headliners for our Summer of Sound showcase featuring the best local bands of five genres. First we had hard-nosed LA R&B band The BellRays, who killed at our Americana show at Mill Cue Club. Then,…
It’s been 15 long years since The Toadies scored a big hit with “Possum Kingdom” — possibly the most popular song ever written about murdering somebody behind a boathouse. The nationwide popularity of that song, and the success of the Dallas-Fort Worth band’s 1994 debut, Rubberneck, portended a promising future…
You know, we’ve been hearing some mumblings about Sunday nights at Sidebar so this past weekend, we decided to hold off our picture-snapping until then, hoping to catch the roll-off from Adult Swim.And indeed we did just that (take a look at our slideshow). It was a bit of a…
What do you get when you combine The Kills, The White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age and The Greenhornes? A fuzzy, alt-rock supergroup known as The Dead Weather.Like Damn Yankees and The Travelling Willburys before them, The Dead Weather are intent on taking over the world with their collective…
NME: The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas to release solo album – exclusive Waved Rumor: “Dis-co Sucks!” Disco Demolition Night, Comiskey Park, Chicago, July 12, 1979 Idolator: Jack White Can’t Get Out Of Music Writers’ Spotlights Rolling Stone: Ex-Panic! At the Disco Members Will Embrace Beach Boys, Kinks Electric Mustache: Pearl Jam…
Perspiration was the cologne of choice at last night’s A-Trak show at Tempe’s Club Red, as the sweltering 100-degree-plus temps inside the nightspot caused many a scenester to baste in their own sweat. Then again, it might’ve also been the white-hot beats that the A-List turntablist and remix king was…
Brad Perry and the Acoustic FingerprintsBrad Perry and the Acoustic Fingerprints(Self-released)Grade: C-I’m sure our weekly locals-only music review column, You Asked For It, has unwittingly kicked people when they were down before but, honestly, that’s never the intent. That’s why it’s so hard to write about this week’s selection, offered…
Jay Farrar spends a lot of time talking about the old days. Not just because his band, Son Volt, draws heavily from traditional American roots music. Also not just because his old band, Uncle Tupelo, pretty much invented the “alt-country” genre – though Farrar has been known to bristle at…
Philly psych rockers Dr. Dog seem a lot older than they are. That sound seems straight out of the 60s, as does the animation in the above video. Hell, even the name seems like something that should’ve appeared on Nuggets. Still, we kind of love them.What other shows were announced…
Jenny Lewis at The Marquee: Not Quite Convincing Jenny Lewis is certainly an entertainer. “From Los Angeles, with love, here’s Jenny Lewis,” the announcer belted Vegas-style as she took the stage at the Marquee on Saturday night, and Ms. Lewis wasted no time making her indie-diva status abundantly clear. As…
Not only can you see What Laura Says for free at The Heard Museum Friday, you can also get free ice cream. The venerable downtown museum (“Word Famous For A Reason” appears to be their new tag line) has all sorts of cool programs aimed at locals this summer, including…
This Wednesday, July 15, marks the last day for Valley bands to submit for the upcoming 2009 CMJ Music Marathon, to be held October 20-24 in New York City. The festival, named for the New York City Marathon that takes place at the same time, is geared towards college radio…
NME: Blur defy illness to play ‘last gig’ at T In The Park State Press: Bowerbirds’ simplicity shines Idolator: The Invisible Glove: Jackson Presides Over Parallel-Universe Charts Idolator: Panic! At The Disco Post New Music, Restore Their Exclamation Point Pitchfork: Billy Corgan Explains Why He’s Keeping the Smashing Pumpkins Name Rolling…
Jenny Lewis is certainly an entertainer. “From Los Angeles, with love, here’s Jenny Lewis,” the announcer belted Vegas-style as she took the stage at the Marquee on Saturday night, and Ms. Lewis wasted no time making her indie-diva status abundantly clear. As her ace-card backing band cranked out solid seventies-folk…
Name: Rani “g” A.K.A.: Rani Gharfeh. Club night(s): Thursdays at Bomberos Cafe & Wine Bar, first and third Fridays at Incognito, and I’m the resident DJ at Desert Botanical Garden. Preferred genre(s): It could involve anything from global soul, good house music, deep house music. That may mean some Afro-tech…
Everything seems to be falling in place for Phoenix hip-hop artist Willy Northpole: he’s signed to an imprint on a major label (Island Def Jam’s Disturbing Tha Peace, owned by Ludacris), his first album, Tha Connect, hit stores to favorable feedback on June 23, and his first video from the…
