As he puts down his instrument case, we ask Tempe musician Daniel Suber, better known as MC/DC, if there are a lot of punk trombonists. “Not that I know of,” he responds with a laugh. “Everybody is like, ‘Play in my jazz band,’ and I don’t know how to do…
Roaring out of Orange County in the late 2000s, Ty Segall is as known for his prolific output as he is his considerable onstage volume. Since 2008, Segall has released some nine studio albums, dozens of singles, a handful of EPs, and teamed up with like-minded bashers for collaborative albums…
Supposedly, there is a war on Christmas, and Thanksgiving might bring about your family’s dark, alcoholic side. But no holiday divides the nation quite as bitterly as Valentine’s Day. In the red corner, you have those who must reluctantly conjure up greeting-card-style devotion to their indifferent significant other. And in…
If you’re a Hall & Oates fan, the songwriting duo will be making your dreams come true this September. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will play a concert at Ak-Chin Pavilion on September 14. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 12, at 10 a.m. at www.livenation.com. It’s…
Romance and music can be tricky. This is why flowers and chocolates are recommended instead of concert tickets. A romantic dinner is practically a sure thing. Bringing a date to see your favorite band perform is not. Two years ago, I had convinced myself that after seeing Guided By Voices…
Downtown Phoenix’s overall fun levels have taken a hit, as Obscura dance night at Rips Ales and Cocktails prepares to wind down from a monthly happening to a special event taking place whenever founder Robden Brethauer feels like it. Brethauer is making the change after nearly eight years of monthly…
Here are our picks for best concerts in Phoenix this weekend. Check out our comprehensive concert listings for more options. Marty Friedman – Monday, February 8 – The Rebel Lounge After guitarist Marty Friedman left heavy metal titans Megadeth in 2000, ending a decade-long run with the Dave Mustaine–led group,…
Phoenicians would be within their rights to be pissed off at Robin Thicke, who has not performed a show in the state since “Blurred Lines” became the summer song of 2013. He cancelled an October 27, 2013, appearance at the Arizona Jazz Festival claiming illness. Three days later the news…
The Waste Management Phoenix Open is billed as the “People’s Open,” but how do you get the Old Town crowd to the green? You book the w hat many consider the “world’s greatest DJ” to spin on a Saturday night: the Dutch record producer Tiësto. As someone who enjoys and…
If country superstar Dierks Bentley had a résumé, he’d get whatever job he wanted — two certified platinum albums, eight certified gold singles and another two singles that went platinum. He’s not even two years removed from the release of “Drunk On A Plane,” a massive hit with a now-iconic…
Krystle Delgado paid for college by competing in beauty pageants. She was Miss Palo Verde and Miss Sonoran Desert, titles she dutifully carried from the end of one contest until the beginning of the next year’s. But as an artist, she didn’t want to have anyone else’s reputation or legacy…
Haymarket Squares — “Let’s Start a Riot” Your favorite punkgrass anarchists are back and better than ever! The Haymarket Squares are ready to release their highly anticipated new full-length, Light It Up, at Last Exit Live on February 27, and last week, they released a video for the album’s first single…
Here are our picks for best concerts in Phoenix this weekend. Check out our comprehensive concert listings for more options. Al Jarreau – Friday, February 5 – Highlands Church Some might say that 34 seems a bit “past one’s prime” to have started a singing career. For Al Jarreau, that’s…
We’re almost two weeks removed from the Arizona Cardinals getting their asses handed to them by the Carolina Panthers and it still stings. Crescent BallroomThe Crescent’s lounge will once against host it’s amusingly named “Hamm’s Me the Ball” viewing party, which will feature the gridiron action being projected onto a…
What would it be like to move to another country and end up being called “Mr. Heavy Metal”? Marty Friedman knows. The gifted guitar player, initially known for his groundbreaking work in Cacophony, moved to Japan a decade ago after living in Phoenix from 1993 to 2003. Since his move,…
For those who want to “feel the Bern” with a veritable who’s who of local talent, Saturday, February 6, will be everything you could want and a little bit more as Sacred Reich and friends have a little fundraiser for the Presidential candidate from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, at the Rebel…
Justin Beiber’s “Love Yourself” is a little passive aggressive. The chorus of “You should go and love yourself” is a radio-friendly, PG-rated euphemism, and we all know it. The entire song, is a soft-sung but arrogant dismissal of an ex-girlfriend. It’s arrogant, too. Justin Beiber might be the only singer…
On Vetiver’s latest record, Andy Cabic let the songs percolate slowly, getting to know them almost as if they were people. The result is Complete Strangers, a title that hints at how people can sometimes struggle to find connections and how two contradictory sensations keep showing up in relationships: feeling…
Sitting down with Christian Dion Dean, a.k.a. Vee Tha Rula, it’s clear he’s always had a vision. His foresight is how he got his name in the first place. “In the neighborhood, anything that would happen, my homeboys would always come to me and ask what’s going to happen,” Vee…
Looks like the George & Dragon wasn’t the only local spot that got the makeover treatment from Bar Rescue recently. Baseline Sports Bar, a biker-friendly watering hole located in Tempe, was also paid a visit by the Spike TV reality show last month and got a new look and new…
The month of February brings a packed calendar of events to the Valley of the Sun—the Barrett Jackson car show is wrapping up, the Waste Management Open kicking off, and the weather is gorgeous, prompting an array of other outside festivals and activities. It also prompts bands to get back…
Thomas Wesley Pentz, better known as five-time Grammy-nominated producer, DJ, and recording artist Diplo, has had many illustrious collaborators since his rise in the early 2000s — M.I.A., Shakira, Robyn, Kid Cudi, Bruno Mars, No Doubt, and Snoop Dogg, to name a few. Now to that list you can add —…
