Wesley Willis sits at a computer and adjusts his ever-present headphones, pushes them up against his ears, turns up the volume of the music. He’s frustrated because he still can’t hear his beloved rock ‘n’ roll over all the shouts of “Bum!” and “You’re a stupid asshole!” He begins to…
It was totally fitting to see Lady Gaga in Sin City this past weekend–the girl’s familiar with bad behavior, as she often opts to appear pantless and slings sex like it’s her job. And even though she screwed Phoenix over by skipping our city after her tour with Kanye West…
Name: Mathew Scott He’s also the in-house DJ for Steve LeVine Entertainment, which hosts nights at venues all across the Valley. Get the skinny on Soloman by checking out his answers below. AKA: DJ Soloman Current Club Nights: Thursday nights at Zuma on Mill, Friday night House 7340 resident at…
Guitarist Dave Mason, a founding member of Traffic, comes to The Compound Grill in north Phoenix on Saturday, February 13. Mason penned the rock and roll anthem “Feelin’ Alright” which has been recorded by a number of artists, including the famous Joe Cocker version. Tickets here. We Just Disagree -…
It’s not even January yet, but Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden has announced dates and performers for its “Jazz in the Garden” series. Chef-prepared food and a bar with wine-by-the-bottle will be served, natch. The series, which also has a number of blues acts scheduled, will run Friday nights, starting at…
As we reported last week, party house Rasputin’s Equestrian Manor closed at the beginning of this month. Our previous blog detailed the property owner’s complaints against her former tenants, including allegations that they vandalized the property prior to their eviction.The owner of the property formerly known as Rasputin’s, Tanya Rathjen,…
When Clement Clarke Moore first penned The Night Before Christmas in 1823 (and thus, gave birth to many of the conceptions associated with Jolly Old Saint Nick), the Victorian-era scribe probably could never have thought it would’ve resulted in this: More than 100 freaky folks dressed as Kris Kringle will…
So the feeling I get from seeing Tucson-based Latin big band Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta, which came to the Rhythm Room Thursday night, isn’t caused by any deep understanding of the super-swinging and hyper-stylized music’s context. No, I had the experience I imagine the majority of the half-seated, half-dancing mixed-age crowd did, which…
While rocker Alice Cooper is bringing a little Christmas puddin’ to the Dodge Theatre tonight, the boys of What Laura Says are spreading holiday cheer all over the Yucca Tap Room at their Christmas formal show. Formal? Does this mean you have to don dressy duds to the hoppin’ dive? Yes,…
You thought Revolver Records’ Outer Bounds of Sound had the market cornered on experimental shit? Nope. The Rogue Bar continues their show announcement extravaganza with Mount Righteous, a 9-piece orchestral punk ensemble and choir from Texas, which will be playing the South Scottsdale dive on January 18. Check out the…
What’s the top selling digital download of the decade — and, thus unsurprisingly, also the top selling digital download of all time? If you guessed Flo Rida’s “Low” you’re smarter than I am. After bursting onto the scene in late 2007, Poe Boy/Atlantic recording artist Flo Rida has claimed a…
Remember that bus crash involving Rivers Cuomo? Turns out the Phoenix date is not, in fact, safe, as we were told at the time. The show has now been canceled on “doctor’s orders.” (Phoenix, AZ) – Due to the recent bus crash involving Rivers Cuomo, as per doctors orders, the…
[jump] This list is by no means complete, nor is it in any chronological or ranking order. It is simply to ramp up some interest in 2010 and show that there is hope for this new, yet-unnamed decade.Yeasayer – Odd BloodFebruary 9 (Secretly Canadian)Vampire Weekend – ContraJanuary 12 (XL)Lightspeed Champion…
Have we made any sort of big deal about Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta show at The Rhythm Room? Just because we ran a preview under the headline “DO NOT MISS SERGIO MENDOZA” and one of our writers called them “The Most Important Band in Arizona” (a title I reserve…
I usually try to leave anything semi-art related to Arty Girl, but I this flier for a show at Trunk Space by Allison Karow, which also features music from The Glowchids, really caught my eye. I can’t vouch for Karow’s work (our print edition ran this on her) but I…
While pop rock music fans are used to seeing bands like All Time Low and Cobra Starship don the graphic tees and hoodie sweaters of Glamour Kills clothing company, the trendy fashion line (which also sponsors Valley band The Maine) has adopted unsigned Portland, Maine band The Bay State into their…
We’re thinking there probably won’t be too many presents waiting under the Christmas trees of the members of Vayden. It’s not because the Tempe/L.A. alt-rock foursome (whose members split time betwixt the two cities) has been particularly naughty, per se, but rather because Santa already has been handing them plenty…
You know you’re getting old when you hear some smooooooth jazz on the radio and think to yourself, “Wow. This would sound fantastic at my next dinner party.” Listening to keyboardist-composer David Garfield is kind of like that. One minute, you’re marveling at his clean West Coast texturing and slick…
“You people aren’t making Christianity any better,” no-nonsense TV dad Hank Hill tells a young Christian-rock enthusiast in a landmark episode of King of the Hill. “You’re just making rock ‘n’ roll worse.” Hallelujah. Sort of. As someone who holds Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible in higher esteem than the King…
As the old chestnut goes, life is all about timing. A mere six months ago, the Dancing Machine Review was just another hokey traveling tribute act (in the vein of such faux shows as Fab Four or Beatallica) paying homage to the Jackson 5. But after the “great gloved one”…
Tastemakers are split over these Long Beach, California-based psych-rockers and their debut long-play, Tentacles. Some reviewers and bloggers insist that the album picks up precisely where the band’s self-released, untitled EP (2008) left off — namely, in a state of feverish musical ass-kicking. Others suggest that the speedier Tentacles backtracks…
Holiday spirit is slowly seeping into the Valley’s December’s concert lineup, and add local indie poppers Kinch to the long list of seasonal soirees. Slotted within days of shock-rocker and driving-range master Alice Cooper’s annual Christmas Pudding party at Dodge, the emo pop Winter Wonder Slam at US Airways Center…
