The members of Swell…Adios, made up of the core-duo of guitarist/vocalist Lauren Farrah and drummer/producer Shane Kennedy, are quick to discuss the music they love.It should come as no surprise that Farrah and Kennedy are such avid music nuts. Listening to the demos the pair has been steadily posting on…
I came across the band’s debut album, Go Tell Fire to the Mountain, this past Friday, entering into it with mixed emotions, fueled by not knowing what the hell was about to come over the speakers. After all, WU LYF stands for “World United/Lucifer Youth Foundation” and the band often…
, according to MTV News.In the brand new video, Perry throws a kick ass ’80s house party at her home with the help of party co-host and my homegirl Rebecca Black, house band Hanson, and sax master Kenny G, who plays Uncle Kenny. Plus, ’80s stars Debbie Gibson and Corey…
This was the twentieth Circus Mexicus yet. It’s a Phoenician tradition of sorts. An excuse to pack up the kids, head down to Mexico, drink beer, eat fish tacos and watch Roger Clyne perform for the umpteenth time. While that might make for a fun weekend, the same old story doesn’t make for a good one. Absurdity however, does.
The New York Dolls are widely considered one of the most influential bands in punk, glam, and hair metal. Mötley Crüe and Poison are among the dozens of acts that cite the Dolls as influences. Ironic, then, that the New York Dolls are opening for the Crüe and Poison this…
Those instrumental breaks certainly add a wild-card element to Sun and Shade, furthering the band’s sound rather than allowing it to rest on past laurels. That eye on progress is something that the members of Woods have quite the knack for, yet the band hasn’t, by any means, forgotten their…
Swedish indie pop band Acid House Kings have garnered quite a bit of praise for their latest album, Music Sounds Better with You. Pitchfork called the twee pop quartet’s album “their strongest-sounding record,” and Pop Matters says “it’s nearly impossible to resist them.” But as they saying goes, “Imitation is…
No matter how many times you’ve stated the contrary, you will more than likely find yourself on a black buoyant tube floating along Salt River’s murky waters this summer. You will drink copious amounts of alcohol, forget to apply sun block on at least 13 percent of your body, and…
You have to give it up to the folks organizing the 2011 Winter Soulstice event presented by Walking Stick. Rather than just guess who the people want to see, they are allowing Facebook fans of their page to actually vote on who is going to get booked at this year’s…
Music and musicians have been around for centuries, and every day, new music news breaks. Every Monday, we’re going to take a look back at the notable music stories, births, and deaths that took place that week. Here’s “This Week in Music History” for June 13 through 19. June 13:…
Well, here we are again. It’s Monday morning, we’re all back at work (if we’re lucky), and we’ve got those beginning-of-the-week blues. Over the years, many songs have been written about the first day of the traditional work week. Here, we give you our list of the five best songs…
The 1993 film Six Degrees of Separation, about how everybody is ultimately connected to everybody else through somebody else, has spawned some spin-offs — most notably, the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon,” where the goal is to show how every movie star can somehow be connected to the Footloose…
Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you? I hope not, but just in case someone is, there’s good news on the horizon. Just after 7 a.m. this morning, X 103.9 announced The Foo Fighters are coming to town, on October 16 at US Airways…
, according to Pitchfork.The blues rock duo has filed two lawsuits against Della Femina Rothschild Jeary and Partners for using The Black Keys’ song “Tighten Up” in a television commercial for New Jersey’s Valley National Bank without asking permission from the band’s record label, Nonesuch Records. The label has asked…
Cake and Calexico Mesa Amphitheatre Friday, June 10, 2011 Calexico and Cake on the same ticket…seems a little unexpected, right? The bands have more in common than meets the eye. Both bands use horns, and Calexico’s connection to Artists for Action makes them a forerunner for political change. What does…
Phoenix-based hip-hop group Cut Throat Logic has been on the proverbial grind longer than most local rap acts. Since 1996, CTL has tirelessly promoted their shows through street teams, fliers, merchandising, and networking — and it’s paid off. In addition to having shared stages with the likes of Wu-Tang Clan,…
Fight Club Sadisco* is justifiably legendary around town. How often do you get to watch real live fights to the grinding sounds of electronica, industrial, and generally angry jams? This year, the down-and-dirty party goes down on June 18, at The Firehouse Gallery. Last year, our own Benjamin Leatherman climbed…
Michelle KableThe associate artistic director for the Space 55 Theatre Ensemble invites you to the variety show 7 Minutes in Heaven, every Saturday in June at Space 55 at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $10, and more info may be found at www.space55.org.When you put your key in the ignition and turn…
Arizona’s own Jimmy Eat World have been added to the lineup for the X103.9 Arizona Fall Frenzy. Punk band blink-182 and indie duo Matt & Kim were already slated to play the Frenzy, as part of the 2011 Honda Civic Tour.Jimmy Eat World will be touring for the next year…
When Martin Cizmar did a recent New Times cover story about KWSS 106.7’s The Morning Infidelity morning show, he detailed the fact that the three lovable goofballs who run the thing, Brad “Beef Vegan” Pfirrman, Lisa “Shorty” Short, and “Big Buddah,” don’t get paid a normal salary from the station…
Sometimes a remix doesn’t need to drastically depart from an original song. The Strobes — a Phoenix-based DJ collective featuring William Reed, Ryan Breen, Thomy Hoefer (AKA Prince $$) — doesn’t go off the map with their take on T. Rex’s classic rock anthem “Bang a Gong (Get It On),”…
The prince of parodies, “Weird” Al Yankovic, will be riffing on songs new and old tonight (Friday, June 10) in Chandler. With a career that spans more than 30 years and 150 songs (parodies and originals), it might be hard for Yankovic to whittle down his set list. If we…
