Ari Herstand puts a new twist on the singer songwriter aesthetic by playing keyboard, guitar, singing, and beatboxing all at once. He makes all sorts of interesting videos chronicling his songwriting, teaching fans how to play his music, and performing covers of his favorite artists. Herstand is scheduled to perform…
White Fence The Rhythm Room Wednesday, August 3 Sometimes a band blows you away out of nowhere. White Fence is one of those bands.The group fucking ruled. But let’s backtrack a bit. The night kicked off with local veteran, Matthew Reveles’ new outfit, Cowboy The Indian hitting the stage at…
Out of Reverie finally played a show today. After days of inactivity, the guys killed it at a house show in Eugene. The promoter for the Eugene Underground show up-and-disappeared and a friend stepped in to give us a place to play. We woke up at Jake’s family farm in…
Katy PerryAugust 3, 2010 Comerica Theatre Katy Perry’s latest concert is called the California Dreams tour, and by the diverse sights and sounds at her sold-out show last night at Comerica Theatre, the tour does seem like the wildest, sweetest, most colorful dream Perry could have concocted.Everything was straight out…
The Ice House Tavern is a unique place. The bar, attached to the Arcadia Ice Arena, offers cheap beers and views of practicing skaters and hockey teams to patrons (plus totally sweet glimpses of that Zamboni).For the past two years, co-owner Daryl Chester has been offering music, too. On Saturday,…
Out of Reverie is finally back on the road.
We got off to a late start in the morning, so we ended up arriving a little late to the Shine Coffee Shop in Sacramento. Rena, the place’s proprietor, was very cool about it, though, and still had a spot for the band following the open mic.
You can see pop singer Katy Perry transformed into an actual cartoon in her current movie, The Smurfs, but often the in-your-face performer acts cartoonish enough in real life. In honor of her sold-out concert this Wednesday, August 3 at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, here are 10 of her most…
But most of the day was spent trying to pass the time. Griffin and Teran spent most of the day at the mechanic while the rest of us tried to find last minute shows.
The band and I had the chance to spend another day with the Dain Griffin’s very hospitable and friendly family. We also got to walk around the neighborhood for a bit and enjoy some nice (78 degrees) sunny weather.
Kurt Vile and the Violators The Rhythm Room July 31, 2011 I spent the day in Flagstaff on Saturday, and shortly after having lunch at Mountain Oasis International Restaurant, a woman approached me with a small flier which read: “Real Freedom is Closer Than You Think.” Turns out, she was…
While Los Angeles might be a sexier destination, we are setting out for one of it’s many little brothers–the kind of trendy downtown area in Whittier, California. Lead singer Dain Griffin’s cousin owns a little bar right in the center of town, so the band thought it would be the perfect spot to start off the tour.
As profiled over at our sister (er, brother blog?) Feathered Bastard, Arizona-based human rights group Puente is planning a celebration tonight at El Portal, the Mexican restaurant located Grant Street and First Avenue owned by Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox. The event celebrates one year of non-compliance in regards…
The Los Angeles rap collective is widely known for its unique, high-energy, punk-rock-style performance. Ski masks, stage diving and unpredictable antics are par for the course.
For the next week or so I will be traveling on the road with local pop punk outfit Out of Reverie as the boys travel the west coast and beyond, pedaling their tunes to anyone who will listen.
Buffalo KillersThe Compound GrillThursday, July 28I’m all for ironic appreciation of the ’70s, but you know what? Some things about the ’70s can be liked without having to resort to some sort of “ha ha, isn’t it funny” crutch. When I watch Dazed and Confused, I don’t find myself laughing…
Fans of hiatus-dwelling folk band Finding Grampa’s Monsters will have one more chance to catch the trio together for a one-time reunion show. The show will take place tomorrow night, July 29, at The Trunk Space in Phoenix. They’ll be sharing the stage with acoustic hip-hop act Jive Talkin’ Robot,…
Those Darlins The Rhythm Room Wednesday, July 27 Better Than: a “Snaggle Tooth Mama” Ah, the South. Damn I miss it. Geographically speaking, the southern states have produced some of the best music this country’s ever heard–Buddy Holly, Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn, fucking Bo Diddley, Tom Petty, The Black Keys, hell,…
For local hardcore band American Standards, performing isn’t just about the music, it’s about making an impact on the community. Their show this Saturday, July 30 at The Fixx in Tempe is called “Hope for the Hopeless” and serves as a benefit for Teen Lifeline, a local non-profit working against…
Liturgy The Rogue BarTuesday, July 26Unfairly or not, Liturgy gets a lot of flack. There are a lot of reasons, I suppose. The band plays black metal — true “outsider” music — but they don’t look the part, at least not when the part normally looks like this. Then there’s…
A Perfect Circle Comerica Theatre July 25, 2011 It was just this past November that the members of A Perfect Circle ended their six-year hiatus by performing a trio of shows at Tempe’s Marquee Theatre. Each of the three shows had the group focusing on one of their three albums…
How much brass can you handle? If you think whiny trumpets, throaty trombones, and snappy snare drums are the bee’s-knees, well then you might want to jive your way down to The Lost Leaf to catch Phoenix’s Bad Cactus Brass Band later this week. On Thursday, July 28, the New…
Zombie Beach Party at Rips Ales & Cocktails Phoenix’s dead showed up in grand style for the Zombie Beach Party at Rips Ales & Cocktails on Friday night. Undead ghouls slammed back shots and cold ones while the still-living got painted up to look like their zombie brethren…see photos Cannonball…
