Arizona’s own Maynard James Keenan, best known as the front man of Tool and A Perfect Circle, has scheduled a show with his new band, Puscifer and it’s nothing like what you’d expect from the enigmatic singer who was the subject of a New Times’ cover story last month. On…
I just received a book titled Time Flies When You’re In a Coma: The Wisdom of the Metal Gods (A Plume Book), a funny little tome filled with lyrical adages from the world of heavy metal music. Edited by Mike Daly (formerly of alt. country band Whiskeytown), the book is divided into four sections: Meditations, Zen Questions, Daily Affirmations, and Words of Wisdom. The glossy, full-color format of the book is slick, but after reading through it, I was still lacking enlightenment, so I turned to the gurus of another genre: hip-hop.
How’s everyone feeling after Phooson? Significantly rocked out? Did you get the chance to stop by First Friday before joining the legions of 15-year-old Fallout Boy fans? No? No worries, we’ve got you covered. Phooson 2008 Check out our coverage of Katy Perry, Rihanna, Fallout Boy, Tokio Hotel, The Pussycat…
One-woman show Tania Katan speaks with enthusiasm on her voice mail — she speaks with enthusiasm about most things. The 37 year-old author, playwright, performer, and writing instructor manages to take a creative and humorous approach to real-life tough topics like surviving cancer and gay rights, and she’s become a brand unto herself over the past two years.
Sure, sure, everybody’s been to the holiday pageants with the recreation of the nativity scene and the singing of the Christmas carols and the warm, fuzzy feelings that Christmas brings with it. But for those ready to hang themselves with a string of Christmas lights at the thought of being…
Where: Rolling Hills Golf Course (1415 N. Mill Ave.) is a 10 to 15 minute walk, uphill, from the station. Drink: A pitcher of Bud Light ($6.50) Scene: Our lofty goal with this bar crawl was to find someplace at every stop that was within walking distance and not actually…
The last time I saw Wu Tang Clan was possibly the most disappointing concert-going experience of my life. I was in high school when the boys from Staten Island stopped by Cleveland to open for Rage Against The Machine. It was awful. They were over an hour late — O.D.B. having gotten arrested…
Click here to read previous posts from our light rail bar crawl, Night Train. For a full explanation of the month-long project read the first post…
We’ve got photos of Katy Perry, Rihanna, Fallout Boy, Tokio Hotel, The Pussycat Dolls, Jesse McCartney and even Paula Abdul. Check out your favorite Phooson artist in our Phooson 2008 slide show. — Photos by Luke Holwerda…
So you missed last night’s Phooson 2008? No worries. We’ve got you covered with a few concert highlights from Katy Perry, Tokyo Hotel, Fallout Boy and The Pussycat Dolls. It seems Rihanna was a bit camera shy when it came to video unfortunately. Don’t ask us why, we think she…
Where: Paradise Hawaiian BBQ (580 S. College Ave. #103) is a 3 minute walk from the stop. East from the station, then south on College Ave. Drink: Kona Longboard Island Lager, $5 for a draft. Scene: If it’s game day you’ll have no problem getting a free beer at this…
So I’ve never pretended to be an expert on the mind of the adolescent female, and I hate to sound like an out-of-touch old man, but I really don’t get this Tokio Hotel thing. Last night at Phooson, they prompted a wave of shrieks at almost every turn, being topped only by…
She’s not yet old enough to drink, but there’s no doubt Rihanna’s the biggest star at Cricket tonight. Her set has been incredibly mature and she’s got a confidence most performers never develop. On the ballads and the bangers she’s sounded great. “S.O.S” was fun and she’s currently killing “Umbrella.”…
To all those Phoosoners out there: we hope you enjoyed our posts about tonight’s show. We’re currently hard at work preparing some eye candy to go along with these posts. Check back later for a slide show from tonight and a little video action as well. — Jonathan McNamara…
There is probaly no one I pity more than the singer of Fall Out Boy. Here he is, the lead singer, with a voice that defines the band’s sound, and he’s upstaged every time the camera pans over to Pete. Pooor guy, looking a little doughy, wearing a trucker hat…
So i’ve seen some bad lip-synchers, but the Pussycat Dolls pretty much take the cake. At times none of them were even trying to hold a mic near their face. At one point one of the Dolls introduced them as a dancing-singing group and the description was apt, as they…
So Katy Perry just finished her set without playing “Ur So Gay” which is pretty sad. She also played “I Kissed A Girl” with her backing band, which normally would be pretty cool, but they were surprisingly bad for a group of professional musicians. She sounded much better with a…
As expected, it’s kind of a kiddish and heavily female crowd out here at Phooson. The line for the little girl’s room was halfway to the parking lot, while guys like me had a nice short wait. The beer line, on the other hand was nice and short for everyone…
So we’re on the ground here at Phooson 2008. And, no, we’re not at the Pinal County Fairgrounds, where last year’s event was held.Though the, ahem, extremely lo-fi Phooson website hasn’t been updated in a year, the show is at Cricket Wireless Pavilion, which, semi-ironically, has no reliable wireless access for us to update…
FutureKind is scheduled to perform at The Lost Leaf.It’s probably gonna be a chilly one tonight, so be sure to bring a jacket or hoodie when you’re out traipsing along Roosevelt Row and Grand Avenue in search of art during tonight’s First Friday. Besides heading to Tammie Coe’s or Conspire…
DJ Deadmau5 is scheduled to spin tonight at Myst in Scottsdale. While we’re sure most of you are gonna be heading out west to the Cricket Pavillion to check out tonight’s mega-sized Phooson shindig, there’s more than just that concert going on this weekend. Here’s our weekly rundown of the…
Director Darren Bousman described Repo! The Genetic Opera to the sold-out crowd at Chandler Cinemas on Thursday night, with all the passion of a director who’s made an instant cult classic.
