Jessica Lea Mayfield’s slow, countrified roots rock sounds distinctly Midwestern. Having spent the better part of the past three years touring globally, though, 21-year-old Mayfield has found that her aesthetic translates pretty much everywhere. “I feel like I don’t come off the same way in other countries,” she says over…
If time travel ever becomes a reality (and then, inevitably, an industry), wouldn’t it be fun to go back to see our favorite classic bands at various points? The Beatles on their first U.S. tour in 1964, Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock in 1969, Guns N’ Roses on their pre-breakout 1987-88…
THURSDAY 21 27th Avenue Bar: DJ Manage, & DJ Android (Top 40, dance) Afterlife: Thumpin Thurzdays (various) American Junkie: Groove Candy with DJ M2, & Mr. Cheeks (hip-hop, neo-soul, reggae) AZ/88: Josh One (rare groove, urban funk) Bar Smith: Splash Thursday (reggae, dancehall, Top 40, house) Bikini Lounge: DJ Shane…
d a liqueur for working women, according to Paste.N.E.R.D. frontman Pharrell is releasing Qream, which he says was “created for contemporary women who work hard and want to relax with friends at the end of the day.”One of the aspects of Qream that ladies will like the best is that…
Suite 301 is located on the third floor of the Mill Avenue building that houses Blondie’s and The Big Bang, making it a great place to people watch and enjoy drinks in a hip atmosphere. The two well-stocked bars give patrons the freedom to rock out on a crowded dance…
Dear and the Headlights, a band we once deemed “the most important band in Arizona,” officially announced its breakup yesterday, via the band’s MySpace and Facebook. “As I’m sure many of you have possibly assumed at this point since there has been absolutely no update as to what we are…
Apparently you can get Funky for free. Now we feel awkward about paying for it this whole time… Del the Funky Homosapien, perhaps best known as the rapper behind trip hop’s Gorillaz, is giving his music away left and right. Like some kind of mad used car salesman. His prices are…
It seems my favorite nominee on the Mercury Prize shortlist (Maxïmo Park, Young Knives, Wild Beasts) never wins, so I must take this time to reveal five reasons why I think Metronomy should win the 2011 Mercury Prize…
Iceage, Weird Ladies, and Nihilism Yellow Canary Dance Hall Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Hipsters and their irony — goddamn, it’s cute. The place is called Yellow Canary Dance Hall, however, there weren’t any birds, and only a handful of people dancing at last night’s Iceage show. The Danish foursome has…
However, therein lies the skillful, electronic music sensibilities of Travis Egedy — his music effortlessly whisks listeners away to a bygone era of day-glo, grown men sucking on pacifiers, and an all-night-long rave in a dingy warehouse. Not too bad for the man who coined the term “witch house,” even…
As we reported yesterday, local independent radio station KWSS 106.7 FM has gone off air, but the station’s still streaming online at kwss.org. Representatives of the station are not making any “official” comments at this time as to why they’re presently not on terrestrial radio, but are expected to go…
If either of those songs tickles your fancy, then you’ll be happy to know Nagano sings on all eleven songs featured on Ritual Union — an album that NPR music has given their exclusive first listen treatment, streaming it in its entirety for you to enjoy before it is released…
, according to Rolling Stone.Thankfully her new song and video, “My Moment,” isn’t as bed as her mess of a first single, “Friday.”The new song is essentially about the last song. She’s sticking it to the man and addressing her haters by rubbing it in her face that she’s going…
They Might Be Giants’ new album, Join Us, comes out today. If you’ve only been following TMBG for the past four or five years, you might be under the impression that this Brooklyn-based band is a children’s music group. That would be understandable, considering Join Us is the first TMBG…
Fans must include the hashtag #strangemercy in their tweet to help unlock the new song, the progress of which is currently being monitored at strangemercy.com. There are four exclusive videos on the website — unlocked intervals along the way — the first of which features some women conversing, perhaps revealing…
Listening to the band’s music can feel like watching an old Western or reading Faulkner. Vocalist and violinist Jody Lew almost whispers her words to the audience, begging them to hear the music engulfing each one. The lyrics contain a story, for sure, but the music provides the setting in which the words thrive.
To put it bluntly, I didn’t know what to expect walking into Comerica Theatre last night.I’m a Bob Dylan fan, but let’s face facts: He’s 70. His most recent album, 2006’s Modern Times and 2008’s Together Through Life, have both been phenomenal efforts, but sounding good in the studio is very…
Ben Folds Marquee Theatre Monday, July 18, 2011 Ben Folds has been writing piano rock oscillating between sardonic humor and commentary on the human condition since his beginnings with Ben Folds Five. Along the way, he’s been cast as many things — a father, a joker, a pissed off dude — but…
If you haven’t picked up the new Mowest compilation, Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown’s Mowest Story 1971-1973, you are missing out. The anthology features music from Motown’s short lived West Coast venture, MoWest, and the tunes range from Syreeta’s ahead of its time funk-jazz, the insanely…
Local independent radio station KWSS 106.7 FM went off the air today.The station, which we profiled in a cover story this spring, is still streaming online at kwss.org and will continue hosting its popular The Morning Infidelity show from 6 to 10 a.m. MST on the Internet.We called representatives from KWSS…
It’s kind of hard to imagine that Lallapalooza is 20 years-old. I wasn’t in attendance in 1991, but the event still feels like a cultural touchstone for me (due in no small part to the “Homerpalooza” episode of The Simpsons, which introduced me to Sonic Youth, and cemented my growing…
Dan G wakes up while it’s still dusk outside and gets ready to start his day at 4 a.m. Work is a small, family-owned butcher shop in Scottsdale called French’s Meat Shoppe. He wields sharp blades, dicing up various kinds of animal flesh before processing, packaging, and delivering the meat…
