First and foremost, don’t be fooled by the fact that DJs Diplo and Switch are the brains behind Major Lazer. Also, don’t get caught up in the fact that Santigold is on the lead single, “Hold The Line.” Major Lazer’s Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do is 100% a reggae album. Sure,…
Sometimes, we just like to pay a little attention to the regular folks in town. So rather than heading to a big event with all the scenester kids wearing their flashiest crap, we decided to check out a relatively new spot in the downtown Phoenix drinking rotation.The Turf is just…
So, it was no surprise to find a few familiar faces at this past Saturday’s Anime Fest at the Atomic Comics Paradise Valley location. The venue was packed with teens playing Anime-themed games like Anime Password and Project Anime, thumbing through the $4 bargain bins (tip: the Atomic Comics PV Store is moving, so look for…
The stylish and suave Merc Bar has always seemed to be a cut above all the other gin joints and laidback lounges that abound in Phoenix. How come? There’s a clandestine, speakeasy feel to the place, as it’s secreted behind an unmarked door deep in the heart of the Esplanade…
When I first got a press release about The Original Music Tee (not to be confused with The Original Music Shirt), a shirt that has a record’s album art on the front, track list on the back, and comes with a code for downloading the album, I thought, “What a…
So Much Silence: Wale at Bar Smith Wednesday NME: Supergrass members form band with Radiohead producer Spin: Yusuf Islam to Coldplay: I Forgive You Rolling Stone: Gym Class Heroes, Good Charlotte Join Denny’s “Rockstar” Menu Pitchfork: White Stripes’ Crazy 2007 Canadian Tour Gets a Documentary Film Spin: Devo to Collaborate…
Put on your experimental rock shoes and walk down to the Clubhouse in Tempe this Friday to catch the Philly foursome mewithoutYou. The band will be playing tracks off their fourth and latest album, It’s All Crazy! It’s All False! It’s All a Dream! It’s Alright! The Fox, The Crow And…
I feel like it’d be a little cheesy to write a real “review” of a show I helped book but, suffice to say, our first Summer of Sound showcases kicked some ass Saturday night. In addition to our annual effort to spotlight the best local bands of five genres, we’re…
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In an effort to help and curtail online music piracy, Universal Music will partner up with U.K. telecommunications (“telco,” if you’re British) provider Virgin Media to launch an unlimited downloadable music service. This service will set users back anywhere from $16 – $24 (10 – 15 pounds) a month and…
Onstage at Bonnaroo Music Festival Bonnaroo kicked off Thursday with sets from, among others, Passion Pit and Those Darlins. Friday’s acts included Al Green, the Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Phoenix and Grizzly Bear. Saturday’s sets included Bon Iver (with Justin Long and Drew Barrymore in the crowd), Wilco and…
Up-and-coming AZ buzz band A Life of Science, who New Times writer Mike R. Meyer profiled in May, are set to perform Thursday, June 18 in downtown Scottsdale. The guys are one of three bands on this month’s KEDJ 103.9 FM’s Third Thursday billing. The all-ages monthly concert series is…
Can’t find enough scrilla to take you S.O. go see Star Trek for the 16th time? Don’t wanna take out a loan just to go see Les Claypool or Peter Murphy live and in concert? Then check out our list of ultra-affordable events happening in and around P-Town this weekend…
DJ Brazilia stands out from Phoenix’s myriad mix-masters, knob-twisters, and record-spinners for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the 30-year old is one of a handful of she-jays currently working in the Valley’s man-tastic dance scene; and secondly, she’s the only DJ we’re aware of claiming to have been sired by…
Are you in dire need of a Wu Tang fix? It’s been months since a Wu-related act rolled through town, but fear not, we’ve got Method Man, Redman, and Ghostface Killah at the Marquee in August. Who else is coming through just a little too soon? Read on for full…
How do you know when your local band has hit it big in Arizona? Just ask Joey Arroyo, who might point to the fact that this acoustic rock quintet is headlining at one of The Valley’s top venues next month.The Marquee Theatre is usually reserved for national acts passing by…
Yesterday, we wondered about who had the illest beats in the Valley’s hip-hop community. Today, we’ve got our answer: Lifted. At least that’s according to a crowd of more than 500 strong at PHX Nightclub last night, as they chose the 29-year old beat-maker/producer as the regional winner of the…
Electric Mustache: Video: Animal Collective – “Summertime Clothes” Spin: Rihanna To Testify At Chris Brown Hearing Rolling Stone: Oberst, Jim James and M. Ward Form Monsters Of Folk Supergroup Spin: Bonnaroo Day 1: The Best & the Worst Rolling Stone: Green Day Bring New “Breakdown” Tracks To “Rock Band”…
With Loretta Lynn coming to town next Wednesday we were eager to find someone capable of doing justice to one of the Coal Miner’s Daughter’s songs for The Sun Sessions. We ended up working with local singer-songwriter Dakota Jeane, who strummed out a great version of classic “Honky Tonk Girl.”Dakota’s…
Sometimes, the response to a story is almost as interesting as the story itself. Our June 4 cover story, “Sonny Long Is a Legend in His Own Mind,” has garnered mixed reactions. (Click here to see the feedback, or if you missed the story entirely, check it out here). The…
The Agua Caliente Plaza in north Scottsdale hasn’t exactly been a place where nightspots have flourished as of late. Three separate clubs have come and gone from its boundaries in the past two years, including sexed-up burlesque palace Minx, the Asian-inspired Taste Ultra Lounge, and the swanky Black Card Ultralounge…
Who’s got the illest beats in all of the ‘Nix? Could it be Young Seph, who helped create tracks for Jim Jones and 40 Glocc? Or maybe it’s Slopfunkdust, the ultra-skilled Beat Society DJ/producer and member of the Rawkus Records crew. We’ll get the answer later tonight, as both will…
