I’ve never understood the Rob Thomas thing. I know the guy has sold something like 100 million records through various projects, and his voice is pleasant enough, but I’ve always considered the Matchbox 20 singer to be something of a non-entity, as bland and forgettable as his Nascar driver-appropriate double…
Steven_Rose: @AJMIX969 Had a great time, would’ve been better if the headliner Rob Thomas didn’t get cut short. Maybe don’t schedule till closing time anniebuentello: Picking up In-N-Out before I collapse @ home. Impressed by Jason Mraz. Rob Thomas was poured into his Levis. taramiller8: Rob Thomas rocked my face…
Arizona Fall Frenzy started out with the rock lite line-up Friday night at Tempe Beach Park, and, as expected, there were plenty of moms mixed in with the usual 20- and 30-something music fest crowd. It’s hard to believe headliner Rob Thomas, of Matchbox Twenty fame, is now one of the…
Besides his moniker, Wylie also shares something else with a boob tube star. Just like George Jefferson, he’s moved on up from his days at the Hidden House spinning alongside Al Page in favor of rocking the record decks at joints like the Stone Rose Lounge and Blue Martini. Name:…
If you’re more of the former instead of the latter, check out our usual rundown of dirt-cheap distractions from tonight until Sunday. The Love Me Nots CD Release Show at Yucca Tap Room (Friday) Yesterday, the Valley’s favorite garage/retro band released its newest disc Upsidedown Inside Out; and tonight they’ll…
Rodney Hu has some big plans for the Yucca Tap Room. Walking through a vacant restaurant space adjacent to his Tempe bar and music venue, Hu eagerly gestures around the room while describing how he’ll transform the place into a funky lounge area. “There will be a doorway from the…
Fuck Buttons, the much-lauded two piece experimental electronic duo from England, are crossing the pond this Fall to display their gut-pounding, mind-fucking and life-affirming music to us Americans. Being the proper blokes that they are, they scheduled a date in The Valley for November, a decent decision on their behalf…
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The Meats join a sweet list of Arizona bands that Daytrotter has hyped including What Laura Says, Miniature Tigers and Lymbyc Systym. Although it’s not a formal sesh, the digital split includes a live recording of Meat Puppets performing “Go To Your Head” that Daytrotter captured at this year’s SXSW,…
You might not know this, but with Insane Clown Posse and Slipknot singer Corey Taylor coming to town within five days next week there is potential for unrest. Watch as these two teens discuss the feud between fanbases and who’s a “fag” before trying to find common ground, all the…
He’s the lead singer of twentythree-year-old power pop dream The Posies and rounds out the second-wave Big Star revival. But next Friday, Jon Auer will be all alone at Last Exit in Tempe, showcasing his extensive repertoire of solo work…
METRO light rail and the Phoenix Suns made a big announcement today: free rides for ticketed customers at U.S. Airways events. They’re calling it “a unique program entitled, ‘Rail Ride Event'” but it’s not so complicated. It is, apparently, “a first in the U.S. between an entertainment venue and public…
Yes, that’s right, doors to Arizona Fall Frenzy, probably the biggest music festival Arizona has ever hosted, open in 30 hours. Sure, the lineup is not what a lot of people I know were hoping for — and I, myself, had to put a little effort in to thinking of…
Yucca Tap Room’s quickly-becoming-legendary Sunday Valley Fever shows have had some great posters (review some past ones here) but this week’s has to be my absolute favorite. Kudos to DJ Dana or whoever planned this piece. I honestly can’t figure out how it looks so perfectly vintage and I have…
Hoodlums Music is celebrating it’s first anniversary at it’s new location with events spread over the next few weeks. The super-cool Tempe store burnt down along with Arizona State’s old Memorial Union and took a hiatus before re-opening between Changing Hands bookstore and Trader Joe’s on McClintock south of Guadalupe.Here’s…
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At first blush, The Meat Puppets and Dead Confederate, who joined forces for a show at a half-full Marquee Theatre last night, don’t seem to have much in common. Originating two decades and 2,000 miles apart the two twangy alt-rock bands acts do have some small musical similarities, but even…
In the annals of rock history, there’s been only one “supergroup” that did anything truly super, and that was the very first supergroup of all, the band that introduced the term into the rock lexicon, the Eric Clapton/Jack Bruce/Ginger Baker ’60s power trio Cream. In 1966, Bruce and Baker were…
After going from singing in the once-ubiquitous ’90s alternative-rock band Bush to fronting the short-lived and largely unknown Institute, Gavin Rossdale is starting over again with a solo effort. Maybe not surprisingly, it’s proving to be a tough sell. “It’s hard to make your mark when you’re just starting out…
Indie darlings The Most Serene Republic are touring in support of their latest full-length, . . . And the Ever Expanding Universe, which dropped in July. Like most bands, TMSR found themselves struggling with a release date while working on the disc. Pianist Ryan Lenssen recently told Agoravox.com that the album was in…
Okay, so acts like M.I.A., The Dead Weather, Tool, and The Black Keys are not playing Arizona Fall Frenzy, as they did at the two geographically but not musically comparable festivals, San Diego’s Street Scene and Denver’s Mile High Music Festival. That’s not really the vibe organizers are going for…
Oscar Mastrantuono’s wine bar Bomberos, 8801 North Central Avenue, is arguably the dopest place to tie one on in the Sunnyslope neighborhood, as the drinking den offers any number of South American wines by the glass and bottle. The swanky joint gets even more cool every Thursday evening as deep…
