If electronic dance rock from Arizona is your thing, then you need to know about Analog Society.Analog Society was one of the bands that was in the running to be the opening act at this year’s Fall Frenzy. They’re a five-piece local band with a cool rocker chick and they’re worth a listen,…
Some vidcasts you just have to make a leap of faith that everything will work out all right. Like when singer songwriter Lonna Kelly tells you she’s just formed a girl group called Make My Baby, you book them on the show and ask questions later which is what we…
On the official Rock the Revolution site, presidential candidate Ron Paul says: “I always knew that if you were going to have a revolution, you needed two things. Young people, and music.” Well, it used to say that at least. Now it just says: “Rock the r3volution Tour Has Been…
Back in May, Lydia announced that they’d be coming back from hiatus… sort of. The Gilbert-formed band is returning as a shell of itself, with co-founder Leighton Antelman leading the effort. He and drummer Craig Taylor decided to bring the band back after nearly everyone else in the group quit last…
As a rocker and vocalist, Sonny Moore was passable at best. As his alter ego Skrillex, however, the dude’s an electronic music maestro and fifth-degree party instigator. Moore displayed said skills last night at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe with aplomb as he whipped a crowd of more than 1,000…
We know it’s a school/work night and all, but it’s still Halloween, which means you have a perfect excuse for shucking off the Monday blues and getting creepy. There’s plenty going on around the Valley: indie-punk supergroup Wild Flag are scheduled to rock Rhythm Room, the excellent Shannon & The…
It’s happened to us all. You’re excited to catch a show, and in your over-exuberance, you wind up drinking too much and missing the whole thing. This week’s installment of Record Heat finds Brad Dwyer struggling with the same situation. We know you probably got your Halloween adventure out of…
Want to know what new release discs and platters are moving across the Valley at local record stores? We’ve got you covered with another installment of What’s Selling. The best part about Halloween is dressing up. Although no one in this week’s list at Stinkweeds in Phoenix is particularly horrifying,…
“I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Cold As Ice” and “Urgent,” then you’re in luck because Foreigner is making their way to Phoenix in January.If punk rock, underground hip-hop, or cabaret punk are more your style, plenty of venues will be able to offer you those types of shows…
Do you party? If the answer is yes, then you might want to make your way down to the Foundry on First tomorrow night where rapper Machine Gun Kelly is set to rage it up. As if the lanky kid from Cleveland wouldn’t generate enough energy to blow the roof…
Regardless of where you end up this Halloween weekend, do us a favor: show up in costume. Halloween may not be until Monday, but that’s a school night, so we won’t blame you for getting ‘yer spookified ya yas out this weekend. Each Friday we pick five must-see shows, join…
Most of local band The Dead Eyes of London’s music has a distinctive fuzzy rock sound, but surprisingly, the track that seems to be a fan-favorite from their new album is the soulful, almost doo wop-y track, “In the Middle of the Fog”. The track is off their current self-released, nine-track…
Welcome to the latest installment of our weekly feature, Sound Off, where Jason P. Woodbury is joined by a different guest each week to listen to and discuss three tracks from local Phoenix artists. If you would like your songs to be considered for future Sound Off columns, please email…
Christopher Danowski Danowski is the co-conspirator of Theater in My Basement, which is working on a new series of performance/video/installations on the nine muses and planning for the next Teatro Caliente festival in January 2011.When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play…
Did you know there was a Rockabilly Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee? Did you know that the Hall of Fame has officially endorsed Tempe’s Rockabilly Reunion? Well, according to the Reunion’s site, it is. This weekend sees the first annual three day chop-top fest (Wait, first annual reunion? Ah,…
It’s hard to believe that the same year that brought the bone-chilling beauty of Fleet Foxes’ Helplessness Blues and Bon Iver’s self-titled release produced the musical pairing pictured above. Yes, Jack White and ICP, the combination that no one — not their fans, not the critics, not even the Loutallica…
Phoenix-based rapper RoQ’y TyRaiD is no stranger to political discussion via hip-hop. His last album, The Podium, featured songs culled from weekly appearances on the Redy Set Radio Show on 99.3 The Beat FM, where RoQ’y addressed political issues and the news of the week with a new tune. With…
The six musicians of Hollywood Undead blend an eclectic mix of musical tastes — old school hip hop, heavy metal and classic rock, to name a few. The band wears masks, updated this year based of inspiration from masks created by the fans. The band ha toured the world, helped…
Electronica superstar Skrillex owes a certain debt to John Dadzie. In this week’s issue of the New Times, I explored the “poster boy of dubstep” and his meteoric rise to fame over the past year. And while Skrillex’s phenomenal reinvention as an EDM maestro came about through his own tireless efforts,…
There aren’t a lot of middle-of-the-roaders when it comes to Henry Rollins. You love him or you hate him, and he gives you plenty of chances to do either: He hosts a radio show on KCRW (doing remarkable things like following up a Curtis Mayfield cut with a jam by…
Earlier this week it was announced that Eric Bana has received the go-ahead to play the iconic Elvis Presley in Cary Elwes’ directorial debut, Elvis & Nixon. Wah. Wah. Wah. The casting of the King is undoubtedly an unenviable task. I mean, how do you embody Elvis swag into just…
Tonight’s the night: Darius Rucker’s coming to town. Now don’t rule your eyes –anyone who digs country pop shouldn’t miss the chance to catch Rucker perform. The guy’s an anomaly, less because he’s an African American in country and more because of his unlikely comeback stride. When was the last…
