“Yes, I’m running as fast as I can / Toward a stunning and imperfect plan.” The couplet appears midway through That’s How We Burn, the fine Sub Pop debut by Jaill, and it encapsulates the Milwaukee quartet’s tipsy but assured take on Plimsouls-meets-REM, early-’80s mid-fi pop. It’s the sound of…
THURSDAY 22 27th Avenue Bar: R&B Thursdays (old school, R&B) Afterlife: Filthy Thursdays with DJ Hazardous, Silent J, Casanova, Corruption, Marc Elliot, Cris Castro, & more (dubstep, electro, breakbeats, drum ‘n’ bass, underground hip-hop) Airia Nightclub: Ladies Night with DJ Circle, & D-JR (hip-hop, Top 40, remixes, house, electro) AZ88:…
The Black Cactus Records gang is fed up. They’re annoyed by the brash young hotheads who fancy themselves rock stars. They hate the dudes given to asinine behavior on stage and off. They’re done with excessive drinking and drug use. They’ve had enough of bands flaking out on gigs, showing…
You’ve heard of Justin Bieber. Duh. You know that he’s huge on Twitter (more than 3.3 million followers at last check) and you know that he’s the biggest teen idol since — at least! — the boy bands of the late ’90s. You may have read that he somewhat inexplicably…
1983: Steven Page and Ed Robertson meet at the Peter Puck Memorial School for Creatively Deficient Boys and Chronic Bedwetters, where they bond over their love of “Weird Al” Yankovic and their hatred of getting beaten up by the other children every day after lunch. 1988: At a “Weird Al”…
You got to give it up for local boys done good. Former downtown poster boys Miniature Tigers may have shuffled off to New York, but that hasn’t stopped them or their label, Modern Art Records, from drawing considerable national focus to Phoenix and Arizona-centric issues, like posting a message from…
Now in their 35th year, the Scorpions are a quintessential hard rock band. Everything from their over-the-top ’80s sound to their Spinal Tap-length roster of current and past members (there have been 19 Scorpions!) is somehow representative of all the ridiculousness of hard rock’s heyday. You may remember hits like…
Game (he dropped the “The” for his new album) has a new album coming out in August. It might actually be pretty good. I was a) convinced he was quitting rap after his 2008 album, LAX, partially because Game told everyone he would, and b) under the assumption that moribund…
To paraphrase the almighty Mark Twain, reports of Cherry Lounge’s demise were greatly exaggerated. Sure, you might’ve heard rumors about how the crimson-colored Mill Avenue club was forced to temporarily shut down in late June (necessitated after a minor spat with the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control). But…
Artist: Francis and the LightsTitle: It’ll Be BetterRelease date: July 20Label: CantoraIn 2010, a lot of artists have tipped their musical hats to the hitmakers of the 1980s, but none that I’ve heard has paid homage to Peter Gabriel, who was as big a star as nearly anybody from that…
By now you’ve probably heard the news that Sucker Punch Sally’s “temporary” summertime closure has apparently (and unfortunately) proved to be permanent, as “For Lease” signs have been posted in the establishment’s front window. Although its food really wasn’t all that great, the embryonic rockabilly-style diner’s kitschy hot rod décor…
As news of the Tempe Town Lake dam bursting broke last night, many were reminded of the song “When the Levee Breaks,” by Led Zeppelin. How approriate, then, that the band’s front man Robert Plant was across town, playing Phoenix’s Dodge Theatre for a solo show. While some may be…
Tucson’s alt-weekly — which is in no way affiliated with New Times, despite what people seem to think — has a really nice feature about Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta’s Salvador Duran in this week’s issue.Duran is the intense man in black who helps Sergio with singing duties and speaks…
You should be proud, New Jersey. Your garden state is more than reality TV show guidos and guidettes, big hair, fist-pumping and GTL (gym, tan, laundry). You guys know how to rock. New Jersey has spawned legendary rock bands like Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen.Oh, and the Gaslight Anthem, heavily…
I’ve always made it a policy to not get down on old folks, particularly when it comes to not having the same energy or disposition as youngsters. I reminded myself that if I lived through my youth, I too one day would wind up “old.” I realized early on that…
There were plenty of synchronized dance moves, laser lights and ski masks to go around at Club Sanctum Friday night. Check out our Sanctum slideshow to see all the action…
The pop-punkers of The Maine aren’t the only Valley band pimping a new music video this week. Latin funk/indie rock outfit Fatigo recently posted a YouTube version of their vid for “Tiger Pit,” a laidback and torrid pop song the band created with Bisbee’s Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl…
Song: Led Zeppelin, “When The Levee Breaks”Context: In memory of that giant lake Tempe used to have. Turns out holding nearly 1 billion gallons of water back with what basically amounted to a big balloon was a bad idea. When The Levee Breaks – Led Zeppelin…
Artist: Secret CitiesTitle: Pink GraffitiRelease date: July 20Label: Western VinylGood lord, when is it going to rain around here? I’m getting antsy for a cloudy, rainy day. I spent the first 35 years of my life in the Midwest, where it rains plenty during the summer. This is my sixth…
Our Nothing Not New columnist Jay Bennett — who gave up his record collection and has been listening to and writing about only brand new music since January 1 — was a guest on local NPR affiliate KJZZ’s Here and Now. He was interviewed by Nick Blumberg for a great…
As good as the band’s debut album Tell it to the Volcano was, Fortress could not have existed had the band stuck it out in Phoenix. I’m not trying to rag on PHX — it just can’t hold a candle to the multitude of other, like-minded artists and musicians that…
Built To Spill fans rejoice! You don’t have to pay for Kings of Leon tickets to see your favorite band come this October. You do, however, have to go to the Marquee Theatre to watch them play. Well, absolutely anything is better than having to watch Kings of Leon at…
