Rolling Stone: Mars Volta Frontman Hints At Possible At The Drive-In Reunion Pitchfork: Black Lips’ Jared Swilley Attacks Wavves Waved Rumor: Aerosmith – ‘Toys in the Attic’ in entirety this summer Idolator: Jordin Sparks Still Has A Cold Spin: Sonic Youth Debut New Album in NYC Idolator: Phil Spector’s Wall Of…
Today’s Flier of the Week is for a show we told you a lot about in our print product this week, Waylon Day at Yucca Tap Room. Click here to read more about the show and, if you’re a fan of outlaw country, or paying respects to one of The…
Cardiac Party singer Ryan McDowell had it all planned: By including a pack of Skittles with a copy of his band’s new EP, Teen Challenge, he says, he was assured of getting at least one positive remark in my review: “The songs sucked, but the Skittles were delicious!” Actually, Teen…
In the increasingly formula-following rap game, Phoenix rapper Willy Northpole likes to do things a little differently. For example, because he’s signed to a Def Jam imprint run by hip-hop superstar Ludacris, you’d think he’d be lining up the star to give his debut a little extra juice. Nope. Not…
Put simply, Loretta Lynn is the “Queen of Country Music.” The just-turned-74 singer occupies rarefied air in the pantheon of country musicians, and deservedly so. She’s enjoyed a slew of chart-topping hits since the early ’60s, including “Don’t Come Home A- Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind),” “One’s on the…
You can count the number of Valley residents who have made a major splash in country music on one hand, even if that hand has lost a finger in a farm equipment mishap. There’s Glendale’s Marty Robbins, he of the famous gunfighter ballads, the awesome ‘stache, and the part-time gig…
THURSDAY 11 AZ 88: Mark 5 (rare groove, trip-hop, house) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Cherry Lounge: Scandalous Thursday with DJ Juan Rocha (house, electronica) Club Red: The Blunt Club with Pickster Uno, DJ Element, & more (hip-hop) Coach & Willie’s: The Recession Sessions with DJ Borisimo, DJ Mecca, DJ Rockledg,…
Autobots and Decepticons are gonna be battling across the silver screen at your neighborhood megaplex in a couple of weeks, so it’s only natural that some local EDM promoters are putting on the robot-themed Transformers 2 rave to cash in on the mechanical madness. And though it would be totally…
The pale, delicate-boned wraith known as Peter Murphy gained his seat as an anointed dark king in the 1970s and ’80s as frontman of the legendary Bauhaus. Channeling the glam theatrics of David Bowie by way of the morgue, Murphy was drama incarnate, a Count Vlad look-alike who sometimes drove…
Virtually everything that musician/producer Dave Sitek touches — including albums by his own band, TV on the Radio — turns to gold, and the Sitek-helmed Dance Mother from Brooklyn avant-synthpoppers Telepathe is no exception. The previous material that emerged from the duo of Melissa Livaudais and Busy Ganges was compelling,…
More often than not, a band’s hometown or adopted place of residence heavily influences its music. Bands love to sing about what they know, and the city where they grew up or have lived much of their lives is a perfect muse for their inspired songwriting. Unfortunately, sometimes a hometown…
It’s been six years, but the wait is over for die-hard Third Eye Blind fans — all 10 of them. TEB is set to release Ursa Major, their first studio album in six years, in August. The disc’s release date has been pushed back repeatedly, which rarely bodes well for…
It seems everyone wants a piece of the Johnny Cash legacy these days. In 2005, Walk the Line chronicled the country music legend’s life, scoring Reese Witherspoon an Oscar for her role as June Carter Cash and Joaquin Phoenix a Best Actor nod for his portrayal of the Man in…
New Times annual local music showcase, Summer of Sound, starts this Saturday at Mill Cue Club. Yes, Mill Cue Club. It’s part of our effort to bring music back to Mill Avenue, where all five of our genre-based shows (Americana, pop, indie, hard rock, hip hop) will be. The show…
Yes, as you can see by the poster for the event, that “fellow” is a didgeridooist. It sure does take balls, in this day and age, to put yourself out there and to play that instrument in the hopes of entertaining people. Hell, booking music and comedy is a slippery…
If your Hump Day schedule is a little light tonight, consider jetting up to Snottsdale to hang with the always-energetic DJ Tranzit. We just got a text blast from the faux-hawked house mixologist pimping a special version of his long-running Switch dance night that’s taking place at Cream (4252 North…
Electric Mustache: Photos: Crystal Antlers at The Ryhthm Room 6/8/2009 Spin: Vampire Weekend’s New Record: “Higher, Lower, Faster! Spin: Blur post rehearsal footage online – video Rolling Stone: U2’s Bono and the Edge Talk “Spider-Man” Musical Pitchfork: The Smashing Pumpkins Hire a 19-Year-Old Drummer? So Much Silence: Mos Def performs Quiet…
Dear Taking Back Sunday, I’m soooo not ready for you to be “new again” as you sing about on the self-titled track to your fourth album. In fact, I wish you would just return to your former ways and be old again. Remember Tell All Your Friends and Where You…
Dude OfflineMonkey BabyRamper RecordsGRADE: BWe’ve been doing You Asked For It for just over a year now and it’s about time we had our first repeat customer. Dude Offline got his first record, Nerd Love, reviewed by Niki D’Andrea last year, and now he’s waited long enough for his seven…
Dave Longstreth is an antsy dude. The driving force behind experimental indie-rock band Dirty Projectors, Longstreth is always shifting his lineup to accomodate his ever-evolving sound. It often makes for albums that share the same basic aural sensibilities, yet they differ just enough to act as a triumph over the…
Woah! Wait just a minute. This can’t possibly be Geek Beat, can it? Where are the nerds? The thick glasses and pocket protector-wearing, techie lingo speaking, socially inept dweebs who got shoved into lockers and pantsed in gym class? Well, dear readers, this nerdolicious babe is here to tell you what you’re missing…
If you’re in the arts, good luck trying to make a dollar. With any experience, you’ll learn the real currency of the creative world is relevancy. But without dollars or bank accounts, how can one tell their net worth?One indicator is having enough demand for your goods (whatever that may…
