With a voice that has withstood the test of time (20 years of rock and roll to be exact), Eddie Vedder is still one of the greatest singers of our day. One thing we particularly love about him is his ability to make it big as a crossover artist in…
If there’s ever been a weekend you don’t have to scramble for musical options, this is it. You’ve got a quadruple threat: Country Thunder in Florence, McDowell Mountain Music Fest in Phoenix, Way Out West Fest in Tucson, and that big party in Indio called Coachella. But are you not…
Childish Gambino The Venue Scottsdale Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Judd Apatow and Paul Feig’s Freaks and Geeks was one of those shows that seemed too good to exist — and indeed it didn’t for very long. NBC cancelled it after one season (they didn’t even originally air all the episodes…
Steel Pulse Marquee Theatre Wednesday, April 11 When a band has been around 37 years, it knows how to do things right. From tight musicianship to a dynamic stage show — plus a deep catalog of hits — Steel Pulse covered all the bases Wednesday night at the Marquee. The…
We’re all a little art starved here in the desert, and Wally Boudway of Wooden Indian argues. Perhaps that’s why they’re going on a show binge of sorts, performing their first residency at Long Wong’s on Fridays throughout April (they kicked it off last week). The Phoenix-based psych-blues-rock purveyors talked…
Admit it, you saw the words “yoga” and “rave” and thought they were two mutually exclusive propositions. One involves healthy living and the other…uh, drugs and baby pacifiers is the first thing that springs to mind there. That thought has certainly crossed the mind of enterprising local rapper Will Glass…
Latino hip-hop brothers Mob Fam were fresh off of signing with local legend MC Magic’s music label, Nastyboy Records the last time we caught up with the Phoenix-natives. Javi C., T.S., and S.C., had also just finished wrapping filming for their first music video on the label for the single,…
Yeah, there’s that spectacle in the desert going on this weekend. And next weekend. And yeah, maybe there’s a lot of us that didn’t have enough skrilla to nab a couple of passes. Big deal. You still have a chance to catch the next big festival later this year, although…
Jena ArdellIt’s going to be one crazy-ass weekend for music fans in the Valley and beyond. Your choices are many: You can head East to Florence for rustic western sounds at Country Thunder, to the grassy turfed parking lot of McDowell Mountain Music Festival’s for Compound Grill’s flower-powered jam scene,…
Grupo Fantasma and Fayuca Crescent Ballroom Sunday, April 8 There can’t be too many places in the world where you can spend the first half of your day observing a certain notorious motorcycle club’s barbecue shindig with a bunch of tattooed, leather-clad pistoleros and the second half at some swingin’…
I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that The Devil’s Carnival showed up in Scottsdale on Easter Sunday. It was a perfect day for the gleeful underground horror/ rock musical freaks and geeks to get dressed up and go out to play while everyone else is decorating eggs and eating jellybeans?…
Portugal. The Man at Crescent Ballroom When a band spends a considerable amount of time on the road, as Portugal. The Man has since the release of In the Mountain in the Cloud almost a year ago, the cumulative effects begin to show in the performance. Fortunately for the Crescent…
Timothy NorrisCoachella is back, for two desert weekends this year, April 13-15 and April 20-22. Our massive team of writers and photographers will be covering everything from the performances to the fashion trends to the drug-induced-tomfoolery. Over 140 artists are performing — we’ve got the full list below. But, you…
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Andrew Jackson Jihad, Liam and The Ladies, Dogbreth, Good Amount, The Brass Lung Trunk Space Friday, April 6, 2012 By Benjamin Horowitz In recent years, the Trunk Space’s anniversary parties have been a low-key. Snacks, a cake, an iPod loaded with local tunes. Folks gathered around tables, catching up and…
Curious what’s going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don’t fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend. Friday, April 6: Skeletonwitch @ Nile Theater You’d never know it if you took…
Not only did Fayuca return from their SxSW tour in one piece – they brought back High Times magazine’s 2012 Doobie Award for Best New/Underground Artist. This year marked the publication’s 10th anniversary of celebrating marijuana and music. The winners were announced during the official High Times party that went…
Blood On The Dance Floor Nile Theater Thursday, April 5, 2012 It’s “Holy Week,” and this week I accepted a challenge not to criticize or gossip. I’ve been doing pretty well, reserving judgment on others, but I think it’s okay to put all of that on pause for work. Besides,…
Dick Dale Rhythm Room Thursday, April 5, 2012 Driving to the Dick Dale concert Thursday night at the Rhythm Room it seemed, in retrospect, fitting to have Little Barrie on the stereo cranking out the title track from his new album, King of the Waves. “You’re not gonna be saved,…
Tempe’s Flying Scorpion might still be a young band, but that doesn’t mean they’re new to music. As the one-year-old hard rockers release their first three-track disc, Z, at Yucca Tap Room this Saturday, they bring years of experience from former and current local bands like Mourning Maxwell, Slowpoke, Meet Corpse,…
Paper Diamond Club Red Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Last night may have been a Tuesday, but that didn’t stop the crowd at Club Red from getting raunchy like it was a weekend. Walking into the club, screens flashed ads for upcoming shows and a stern warning that no moshing would…
White Rabbits at Crescent Ballroom It’s safe to say it’s been a while since I’ve been so blown away by a band I didn’t even know. Everyone I spoke to before the White Rabbits show started hadn’t even heard of the band except for one or two people, so considering…
