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Incoming: Jeff Tweedy Plays Phoenix on December 27

Fri Nov 20, 2:31 PM

So Phoenix still can't seem to wrangle a Wilco show (the band played Tucson in June) but we're getting the next best thing at the end of December as singer Jeff Tweedy plays a solo show at the go... More >>

Last Minute Show: Nate From Flogging Molly Plays Jugheads Tonight

Fri Nov 20, 1:33 PM

? We've got one late-breaking show announcement for you Friday afternoon: Nathen Maxwell & The original Bunny Gang, a side project featuring Flogging Molly bassist Nathen Maxwell, will play J... More >>

Curtains: The Phantom of the Opera Tour at Gammage

Fri Nov 20, 1:16 PM

Is the Phantom of the Opera a ghost with supernatural powers, or is he just your typical freaky, deformed cellar-dweller who skulks around the opera house playing scary, steampunky tricks to man... More >>

Arty Girl: Another Jam-Packed Art Weekend

Fri Nov 20, 12:03 PM

?Today is one of those days where I look at my giant stack of blogging options and I get a little sad. You see, I've only got three blog slots per week to fit everything in and sometimes I fail ... More >>

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  • Meet the Chandails: Young, Unpretentious, Scuzzy, and Great
    Thursday, November 19
    Listening to "Paper Bag," the scuzzy, shuffling opening track from Phoenix-based garage rockers The Chandails' forthcoming EP, it's easy to... More >>
  • John Prine Has Had Help from Many Famous Fans
    Thursday, November 19
    John Prine sang about senility at 19, ditched his record label at 38, and became an indie darling at 59. As a music icon, he has seemingly... More >>
  • MC Hammer Is Working All the Angles
    Thursday, November 19
    All right. Who the fuck let MC Hammer back on the stage? That's right, he's back. He's breakdancing. He's writing albums. He's starting up... More >>
  • Dierks Bentley
    Thursday, November 19
    Dierks Bentley knows where his bread is buttered, which is why the country superstar's upcoming benefit concert at Tempe Marketplace has a... More >>
  • Pete Yorn
    Thursday, November 19
    You can't blame Pete Yorn for wanting to cut an album with Scarlett Johansson. After all, the Match Point actress is freakin' hot. Still, that... More >>
  • CenPho.tv One-Year Anniversary Bash
    Thursday, November 19
    Whether it's music, news, or the arts, when you want the best roundup of everything going on in downtown Phoenix (and only downtown Phoenix) you... More >>
  • Polka Dot Dot
    Thursday, November 19
    In a way it seems appropriate that the second full-length album from Polka Dot Dot is entitled Syzygy, a term used to describe the alignment of... More >>
  • Hatebreed
    Thursday, November 19
    If Jamey Jasta, Hatebreed frontman and former host of MTV's Headbangers Ball, ever gets sick of the music biz, the dude could probably make a... More >>
  • Axis/Radius 12-Year Anniversary
    Thursday, November 19
    With all the Scottsdale nightspots that have closed for business in the previous 12 months (SIX, Pink Taco, Mickey's, etc.), it's kinda unique to... More >>
  • Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing
    Thursday, November 19
    THURSDAY 19 AZ/88: Mark 5 (rare groove, trip-hop) Bobby Q's: All-Star Thursdays (hip-hop) Bomberos: Rani G., dk.stricker, & more (lounge,... More >>
  • Getting Ovah It: CenPho Scenesters on Why Downtown Phoenix Is Still the Hub for Valley Music
    Thursday, November 12
    I was, by happenstance, in Tempe when the shit-storm started: Sitting in one of those outdoor booths at Casey Moore's drinking with some friends... More >>
  • The Swell Season's Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova Carry on a Tradition of Music-Making Exes
    Thursday, November 12
    Neil Sedaka was right: Breaking up is hard to do. Especially when you and your lover are a pair of working musicians with a productive and... More >>
  • GWAR Seeks Crack: The Whiff and Wisdom of Oderus Urungus
    Thursday, November 12
    Oderus Urungus' language is as colorful as the fake bodily fluids he spews on his audiences. The singer of theatrical splatter-metal band GWAR... More >>
  • Blues Control
    Thursday, November 12
    List of possible reasons to see Blues Control at Trunk Space: 1) Indie cred. Your unhip friends "wouldn't get it," and even though Pitchfork has... More >>
  • The King Khan & BBQ Show
    Thursday, November 12
    The best thing about a band that classifies itself as a blend of death metal, progressive house, and Christian rap is finding out that they're... More >>
  • Powerman 5000
    Thursday, November 12
    You would be forgiven if you assumed that Powerman 5000 was a protein-rich meal-replacement shake or the name of a roughly three-mile charity... More >>
  • Dethklok/Mastodon
    Thursday, November 12
    "Like a Disney ride, but with murder." That's how frontman/creator Brendon Small describes the "virtual" live show he puts on in the guise of... More >>
  • All Leather
    Thursday, November 12
    All Leather is piercing, menacing, and in your face. Envelope-pushing rocker Justin Pearson of The Locust teams up with Nathan Joyner from Some... More >>
  • fauxShow
    Thursday, November 12
    Many a fashionable tear was shed when bygone hotspot Glam died a premature death in June 2008 and, thus, brought an end to Jared Alan's... More >>
  • Seven Nights of DJs & Dancing
    Thursday, November 12
    THURSDAY 12 AZ/88: Mark 5 (rare groove, trip-hop, house) Bobby Q's: All-Star Thursdays (reggae, hip-hop) Bomberos: Rani G., dk.stricker, &... More >>

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Broward - Palm Beach

Julian Marley Performs With Brothers Stephen and Damian at the Arsht Center on Sunday

Some last names in pop culture resonate beyond just celebrity status. They evoke emotions,... More >>

Dallas

Electronic Music Moves Its Way Into Other Genres

Before we (and the rest of the world) start counting down our favorite albums, songs and trends... More >>

Denver

Maynard James Keenan rests his Tool in favor of his "Cuntry Boner"

Maynard James Keenan describes a show by Puscifer, arguably the oddest sibling in a family of... More >>

Houston

Papa Gangsta

Houston rapper E.S.G.'s evolution from street thug to family man.
There was some construction being done in the front of the house, so maybe someone knocked over... More >>

Kansas City

Exene Cervenka's new solo record, Somewhere Gone, has strong roots in Missouri

Exene Cervenka is a tireless artist, in every sense of the word. She publishes books of her... More >>

Miami

Julian Marley performs with brothers Stephen and Damian at the Arsht Center Sunday

There are some last names in pop culture that resonate beyond just celebrity status. They evoke... More >>

San Francisco

Neon Indian’s warm, retro glow

Mapping out a universe of spongy synth leads and canned beats, Texas tinkerer Alan Palomo has... More >>

Seattle

mr. Gnome: His, Hers

A Cleveland duo unveils its Skeleton stew.
Sam Meister was into Portishead and Björk when he started writing music with Nicole... More >>

St. Louis

Weather With You: Elvis Perkins in Dearland continues to bewitch listeners with its second album

Elvis Perkins is driving into Hurricane Ida outside Tallahassee, Florida. Across the scratchy... More >>

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