It’s nice to know our coverage of American Idol is getting some attention, even if The East Valley Tribune’s food and fun columnist Jess Harter thinks it’s a little, uh, Tiger Beat.As Jess notes, we had four Idol posts last night. Jess writes: Yes, a portion of Tuesday’s casting call…
Tears, screaming and screeches – oh my! Wednesday’s American Idol auditions, which were held in Kansas City, home of last season’s Idol winner David Cook, had all of these things along with dozens of snarky comments from judge Simon Cowell.While one of our favorite moments took place in the beginning…
It’s been a while since a local band graced the cover of a popular music magazine, but East Valley pop-punksters The Maine will do just that in March. The guys, who are making tween and teen girls’ hearts throb all over the U.S., will have their mugs plastered on the…
What do you get when you combine the talents of Samuel L. Jackson, Lucy Liu, manga artist Takashi Okazaki, and hip-hop guru The RZA?
We’re betting on one of the most amazing television experiences of 2009.
Billed as “killer deals for all you in the service biz,” Sunday Service is Side Bar’s new weekly night for all those in the “Industry.” It’s the brainchild of downtown DJ and party-maker Bradford Still. The pairing up of Still and the hip new bar promise to make for one…
Single and want to add a twist to your Valentine’s Day this year? Then head over to Phoenix boutique Devious Wigs & Things, 1229 NW Grand Ave., on Saturday, Feb. 14 for the Devious Dating Game. The boutique is looking for four women and four men to participate as contestants…
It seems like everyone is becoming enamored of local indie rock outfit Miniature Tigers and their catchy songs these days, including Ben Folds. The Sony power pop pianist is reportedly a fan of the band and decided to tap them as an opening act for an upcoming tour of of…
As our readers have pointed out before, “Top 10” lists are subjective. The list that follows is our take on the ten best hip-hop MCs in the Valley. But since there are dozens and dozens of rappers in the PHX, we’re sure to leave somebody’s favorite out.
So last night marked the return of the out-of-control musical delusionfest known as American Idol. And the first episode of the eighth season featured summer auditions that took place RIGHT HERE IN PHOENIX!!! Oh my God, the excitement was just too much! How exciting was it going to be to…
Seven Car Pileup Seven Car Pileup (Self-released) With all the American Idol in Phoenix fever it took me awhile to sit down and do this week’s You Asked For It. Luckily, Seven Car Pileup, was a nice change of pace, sounding like nothing you’ll ever hear on Idol. Unless, that…
We’ve been searching for more on Scott MacIntyre, the visually-impaired Scottsdale singer who stole the show on American Idol tonight and are turning up lots of interesting stuff on him. Though The Arizona Republic has set up an “Idol Central” they don’t really have anything Phoenix-oriented, and, in fact, haven’t…
So we’ll have more American Idol in Phoenix coverage for you later, but I couldn’t resist putting up a quick post on Scott MacIntyre, the visually impaired singer from Scottsdale who’s about to win America’s heart. MacIntyre is, indeed, gifted, and he and his family are one of the most…
The partygoers at the Draw 10 are whipped into a frenzy by DJ Unknown Error at Jumpdown Sessions Vol. II. Click here for more pictures from the event. It’s just after 11 p.m. on a Saturday night and the Party Crasher feels like his eardrums are about to burst. Standing…
The “Louis Vuitton Don” is moving units down at Zia Record Exchange. Although Kanye West’s emotionally-wrought 808s & Heartbreak didn’t prove as big a smash with most fans and critics as his previous discs, it’s still a quality album (our music editor Martin Cizmar considers it one his faves of…
Local pretty boy rockers Anarbor will be hitting the road with Cute is What We Aim For for the Take Action! Tour starting Feb 11.The tour is put together by Anarbor’s emo-pop-rock label, Hopeless Records, through their non profit organization, Sub City, and also features Meg & Dia, Breathe Carolina,…
Pitchfork isn’t always wrong. They may be horribly opinionated with a healthy self-image (read: full of themselves), but they manage to get things right every once in a blue moon. Case in point: Lemonade. The trio from Brooklyn and San Francisco fall into the “experimental” category, sometimes an inescapable kiss…
A new web site is aiming to do for booze what the PHX Rail Food blog did for dining. We’re not sure who’s behind it, but a new site called Light Rail Beer has a nifty map not unlike the one we put together for our massive Night Train project…
For more things inappropriate, click the slideshow.It’s no secret we frequent the bigger night events in this town, but our very favorite part of Club Candids is discovering a new place.Not that Doc and Eddy’s is new to anyone else in the area. In fact, it’s a stand-by sports bar…
Jim Jones has canceled his show scheduled for the Marquee Theatre on Friday, Jan. 16. No reason was given and we haven’t even seen a press release yet, but we caught it on Lucky Man’s site. Also, Jones doesn’t have concert dates on his MySpace or the DipSet site, so…
For seven years now New York improve troop Improv Everywhere has celibrated their own holiday on the New York subway system called No Pants Day. On January 10th Phoenix residents were finaly able to join the Holiday on our new Light Rail. …
The first batch of bands for the hottest music festival around, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, has been leaked. Confirmed Artists: the Killers, the Airborne Toxic Event, the Bug, Buraka Som Sistema, Crystal Castles, Drop The Lime, Fleet Foxes, Flying Lotus, Girl Talk, the Hold Steady, the Killers,…
