RadioheadJobing.com ArenaThursday, March 15See the full Radiohead slideshow here.Last week I made it public knowledge that I’m not a Radiohead fan. Call me crazy, but the songs of the critically adored, legendary art rockers just don’t speak to me. The sounds are distant and obtuse, and what can I say?…
Nick RalloOh nothing, just a guy in a wolf mask playing “Happy Birthday” on the violinIf you’re familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing…
Mike KennedyKennedy is a comedian and producer at the Speakeasy Comedy Lounge. He co-headlines the Tempe Improv Thursday, April 19. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? I would’ve said X 103.9-FM a month ago, but now it’s…
Is it just me, or has it been a crazy week? Between all the SXSW craziness (I’m not there, but the sheer amount of reading I’ve done from people who are feels staggering), the sorta-but-not-really surprise closure of The Clubhouse in Tempe, and trying to stay on top of everything…
The closing of The Clubhouse in Tempe is shaking up the Arizona music scene and forcing two dozen bands to either cancel their shows or find a new venue to perform. Earlier this week, hundreds of people showed up to the Tempe town hall meeting held to address the future…
See also: Treasure Mammal’s SxSW “Real Talk Diaries” by Tye Rabens We see our first hipster in the Las Cruces, New Mexico gas station; we must be getting closer to SXSW. We gunned it in the rented Kia Forte straight to El Paso, where we have a fly-by, “gas station…
For the last few years, Justin Timberlake has been focusing more on his acting career and less on his music. I love a good falsetto voice every now and then, but there’s only so much of JT’s music that I can tolerate in one sitting without feeling like I’m indulging…
Boston’s got Dropkick Murphy’s, Chicago’s got The Tossers, and Tempe’s got Flogging Molly. The Celtic-punk band has become a firm tradition here, and this year marks their 8th annual stop at Tempe Beach Park. The show’s practically a festival, with the band joined by a litany of rock ‘n’ roll…
See also: Radiohead: What’s the Big Deal? We found out last week that a lot of people like Radiohead. I mean, really like Radiohead. Just kidding. We knew, because most of us really like Radiohead, but some of our readers had a field day admonishing my colleague when she casually…
Former Ponytail guitarist Dustin Wong’s latest album, Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads, a blur. A focused, impressionistic one, yeah, but a blur in an almost literal sense, with legato stretches of melody bumping into spiky, angular tones, kosmische rhythms gently pulsing beneath the surface, and constant melody dominating the…
Nick RalloSharon Van Etten, at the NPR showcase, was a stunner. Plus, there was a box accordionIf you’re familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with…
There are some weird band names out there, so we let our imaginations go wild to envision what some of these names would literally look like. We chose Radiohead as our jumping off point because love them or hate them, the band is playing at Jobing.com arena tonight, and it’s…
For a young woman who claims she’s not a star, local electronic pop artist Miss Krystle, featured in this week’s copy of Phoenix New Times, certainly has no problem getting all eyes on her. Her latest music video, “Want a Star,” has already amassed more than 120,000 views on YouTube…
See also: Clubhouse Music Venue Closes It has been almost two weeks since gang-related gunfire erupted outside the Nipsey Hussle show at The Clubhouse in Tempe, wounding 15 and placing a scar on the face of an otherwise admirable venue. Last Friday, owner Eugenia Ruven was arrested for “failing to…
In the Occupy age, America’s highest income brackets have proved unsympathetic. Alas, class discrimination persists even in that most liberal of institutions: hip-hop. Consider the curious case of Asher Roth. Roth’s early years resembled those of Silver Spoons’ Ricky Stratton. By his own admission, Roth was the child of well-to-do…
Sam Wiley, the heart and soul of Tempe-based The Wiley One, is known around town for churning out acoustic-driven, reggae-infused hip-hop tunes with rapid fluidity. Since 2007, the “No. 7 Kid” has dished out bouncy beats and twangy guitar licks, spreading his sound across the Southwest while, at the same…
It’s hard not to read a little into the story behind Tucson, the new album from Howe Gelb’s Giant Giant Sand, which tells the story of a “semi-grizzled man with overt boyish naivete” who leaves his home, possessions, and girlfriend behind fearing the end of the world. Described as a…
Hailing from London, Caspa (Gary McCann) describes his sound as “the quiet storm.” Though McCann’s start in music was a precarious one (he got into electro music while laid up with a basketball injury), he quickly gained notoriety in the field. His breakout single, “Bassbins,” was on BBC Radio’s 1Xtra,…
Call it unfair, but former Phoenicians-turned-Washingtonians Hooves have always garnered more attention for their hotel trashing and indie-rock bowling debacles than for their music. Sure, this publication is probably the most to blame for the reputation, but when it comes down to it, we’ve always been fans of the music…
Simple but explosive juxtapositions are at the root of North’s compositions — emotionally driven metal that asks its audience to surrender. Not to surrender in any kind of spiritual way, but to literally surrender to the band’s aggressive vocals and post-metal bombardment. Songs such as “Eidolon” usually begin understated, as…
As tradition dictates, many a lad and lassie will be sporting the green this weekend for Saint Patrick’s Day. In Scottsdale, however, the ritual will take on a more fetishistic bent during the latest edition of Cupcake!, on Saturday, March 17. The macabre monthly will feature a “surgical green +…
Thursday 15 16th Street Bar & Grill: Kickback Thursdays with DJ Cedric Ceballos (hip-hop, classics, neo-soul, reggae, R&B, Top 40, old school) Afterlife: Beat the Scene Thursdays (electronica, dance, remixes) Bar Smith: Double Vision Thursday with DJ Kyko, DJ Idenaty, & DJ Dario (Latin, hip-hop) Bobby Q’s: DJ Phlava, MC…
