Phoenix-born hip-hop artist Willy Northpole can add another accolade to his growing resume of accomplishments on Monday, June 22, as Phoenix District 8 Councilman Michael E. Johnson honors Northpole as an official “Friend of the City.”Northpole grew up in central Phoenix, where he spent his formative years freestyle battling on…
Imagine, if you will, that all those long-standing rumors about Henry Rollins’ alleged homosexuality are actually true. (They’re not, of course, but stick with us). Better yet, picture what the muscular singer would’ve looked like if he’d had spent his entire career out of the closet. In our mind’s eye,…
Peachcake, AZ’s colorful electronic dance/rock/party band, will play an intimate show Friday, June 26 at Tempe’s Clubhouse Music Venue before hitting the road for a tour that will take them all the way to Tonsberg, Norway. The tour kickoff show will also feature Good With Grenades, Sisterbrother and XOXO. Doors…
Gin Blossoms’ frontman Robin Wilson is one of 30 musicians from around the globe planning to climb Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro, the world’s largest freestanding mountain, to raise money for the Love Hope Strength Foundation in September and October.But before the big climb, Wilson and Gin Blossoms uber-guitarist Scotty Johnson, will help…
It’s open mic night on the outdoor patio of Conspire, and several local poets and writers are taking turns reading prose poems or excerpts from novels-in-progress. Then Michelle Blades is called up to perform a few songs. The girl with the ukulele slowly strolls to the stage — and by…
Shhh! Can you keep a secret? Good, because we wanna drop dime on the laidback, under-the-radar-style affairs that are going down at speakeasy-like Merc Bar, 2525 East Camelback Road, every Sunday evening. The night is cooler than owning the entire Miles Davis catalog on vinyl, with DJ Joe DiPadova and…
Norwegian pop-punk damsel Ida Maria is making a serious run at American stardom, and that’s awesome. We love, love, love Scandinavian pop stars, with their plump cheeks, slick sounds, and oh-so-slightly fractured English. We like the way they dress, too — stylish, but dated by at least five years, like…
With Australian singer-songwriter, one-man band and noted didgeridoo enthusiast Xavier Rudd stopping in town this week, we thought this would be a great excuse to compile a Top 10 list of our favorite Australian musical imports. (It was also a great excuse to use the term “didgeridoo enthusiast.”) 10. (tie)…
THURSDAY 18 AZ 88: Mark 5 (rare groove, trip-hop, house) Bobby Q’s: All-Star Thursdays (hip-hop) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Cherry Lounge: Scandalous Thursday with DJ Juan Rocha (house, electronica) Club Red: The Blunt Club with DJ Vadim, DJ Element, Pickster One, Emerg McVay, & more (hip-hop) Copper State Tavern: Copper…
Lead singer Aaron Weiss wants to set the record straight: MewithoutYou are not a Christian rock band. Unless you want them to be. “It’s not like I’m offended if someone calls us a Christian band,” Weiss told journalist Matt Fink back in 2007. “I just don’t think it’s true. I…
Where can you find a fix of pure, unadulterated sensual pleasure for the insanely low, low price of $6? You know, without habit-forming side effects or the use of needles? Try the Trunk Space, where some of the region’s top up-and-coming ska and surf-rock acts will convene for a night…
Baby mama drama is all the rage when it comes to rappers. And like many rappers before him, Rick Ross is dealing with some major shizz. The burly Miami MC — who is signed to Def Jam Records and often hides behind a pair of sunglasses — is the father…
A quick history of Cryptacize: Chris Cohen, former Deerhoof guitarist, met Nedelle Torrisi while recording as The Curtains, plucking Torrisi from obscurity as a back-up singer. The two began collaborating in 2007 and, shortly thereafter, released Cryptacize’s first studio album, Dig That Treasure, after recruiting percussionist Michael Carreira. The two…
Authority Zero frontman Jason DeVore is one hell of a juggler. He sings and plays guitar in the Celtic-rock band The Bollox, who have quickly attracted a fan base in the Valley, and has a successful career as a solo artist. Thankfully, DeVore hasn’t let Authority Zero, his bread and…
It’s been five years since Loretta Lynn’s Grammy-winning collaboration with Jack White but it seemed even longer at last night’s Celebrity Theatre show, where the Van Lear Rose era seemed long forgotten. Sure, a few curious hipsters made their way down to the show, but, for the most part it…
Next time you’re bombing around Old Town Scottsdale, be sure to pick up a rock. Next, try flinging it in any direction. Chances are relatively good that you’ll hit some gaudy discotheque with a Top 40 night. (Note: It’s also possible to substitute a dead cat for this trick). What’s…
George Harrison Let It Roll – Songs by George Harrison (Capitol/Apple/Dark Horse) A great band is always more than the sum of its individual parts and, perhaps, no band illustrates that adage better than The Beatles, arguably the greatest band of all time. You could cherry pick the best songs…
“Now, where you go when you die is an age-old question. Here’s the answer: 7th Avenue and Jefferson.” Stacy Holmstedt didn’t skip a beat between appearing on stage at the Tempe Center for the Arts and beginning her presentation about what happens when you die. Her audience was eating it…
Rolling Stone: Eddie Van Halen Sues Nike Over Guitar’s Signature Color Scheme Idolator: Courtney Love Prepares To Crown Herself Miss World One More Time NME: Kings Of Leon launch their own record label Rolling Stone: Flaming Lips’ Double Album “Embryonic” Due in the Fall Waved Rumor: Sell music ANYWAY you…
By all definitions, Viva Voce are a Portland band. They feature at least one member with a beard, and while no one was wearing flannel, it felt like they were one load of laundry away from reaching that point. It is easy to bunch together Portland music as being simple…
The Melrose District’s loss is Evans Churchill’s gain. In case you hadn’t heard, CenPho vinyl emporium Revolver Records will be moving later this month from its current home on Seventh Avenue into much-roomier digs at 918 North Second Street, which is just off Roosevelt Row across from Carly’s Bistro. According…
Though there were no spiritual apparitions at Gamestop at 5707 Northern Ave. in Glendale during the midnight launch of the new Ghostbusters The Video Game, there were plenty of EKG meters and “proton packs” just in case. These delicate scientific instruments belonged to none other than the AZ Ghostbusters, a…
