Subject: Akron

• "It's All a Bunch of Hipsters": The Stray Cats, the Pretenders, and Don Henley @ the Jobing.com Arena

  August 9, 2007

• Taser trying to zap Ohio county coroner

  April 23, 2008

• Little Photoshop of horrors: The devolutionary art of Mark Mothersbaugh

  July 3, 2008

• PORT O' CRAWL: TUCSON

  December 1, 1994

• A CRAMPED INTERIOR

  THE CRAMPS' LUX PONTIFICATES ON ART, LIFE AND THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS

  January 26, 1995

• THE WORLD ACCORDION TO YANKOVICSEPTUAGENARIAN KING OF POLKA PUMPS HIS ORGAN IN MESA

  March 9, 1995

• Kid Pics for the week

  April 18, 1996

• Dirty Mind

  After more than three decades in the wilderness, Andre Williams reclaims his kingdom of raunch

  July 2, 1998

• Dinner at 8

  With a side of greasepaint

  June 16, 2005

• Top 10 sellers at Stinkweeds, 1250 East Apache Boulevard in Tempe

  Chart-busters for the week

  January 12, 2006

• Yeasayer's experimental rock finds a way to make a connection

  January 24, 2008

• Jessica Lea Mayfield

  February 12, 2009

• The Pretenders Coming To The Dodge

  "The British Rock band The Pretenders with original founder Chrissie Hynde will make a stop in Phoenix to perform at Dodge Theatre on Wednesday, March 4. The tour is the band's first extensive headlining tour since 2003. The show will begin at 7:30pm. Tickets will go on-sale Monday, December 8 at 10am."Or at least that's what the press release says. Maybe it's cuz I'm from Akron, Ohio, but I take great umbrege at labeling The Pretenders a "British Rock band" since Chrissie is from my hometown, w

  December 2, 2008

• SXSW Starts Anouncing Bands

  The first batch of bands for SXSW, the large music industry trade show, conference and festival every year in Austin Texas, have been announced. Unlike my Coachella post earlier this week, the list comes straight form SXSW.com so we know it is right (but subject to change). This year's line up has a number of Arizona bands who will be officially showcasing. Dear and the Headlights (Tempe, who are also playing Coachella), Golden Boots (Tucson), The Love Me Nots (Phoenix), Miniature Tigers (Pho

  January 16, 2009

• A Dan Auerbach Story, From Way Back

  The Black Keys as they looked back when I interviewed them.With The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach's solo record, Keep It Hid, having come out last Tuesday and his protégé, Jessica Lea Mayfield coming to town tomorrow, I thought this would be a good time to share a story I wrote on Auerbach for my college paper back when his band was still an up-and-coming act in our shared hometown of Akron, Ohio. The story is on the jump.If nothing else, it goes to show that sometimes pissing off a source works ou

  February 16, 2009

• Jessica Lea Mayfield Impresses, Annuals Disappoint, at Rhythm Room

  Jonathan McNamara We don't normally run two pieces previewing acts from a single concert in our print edition, but last week I made an exception for Jessica Lea Mayfield and Annuals at Rhythm Room. After tonight's show I'm definitely glad I did.As the headliner, Annuals, a six-piece indie act from North Carolina, should have everything going for them. They're six years in to their career, receiving a lot of love from music blogs and scoring an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien last fal

  February 18, 2009

• The Pretenders Bring Too Much Twang to Dodge

  Luke HolwerdaYou'd be hard-pressed to find a better-preserved 57-year-old rock star than Chrissie Hynde. Onstage at Dodge Theatre Wednesday night, the Pretenders frontwoman looked incredible and sounded exactly as she did 30 years ago, when the band recorded their eponymous debut. Really. Her distinctive voice -- a raspy coo that's been described as a switchblade with a pearl handle -- still has every note it once did. Maybe there's something to that vegetarian thing after all.Unfortunately, for

  March 5, 2009

• Jimmy Eat World: A Decade of Clarity

  March 5, 2009

• The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde Kicks Out Some Tasty Jams On Break Up

  February 26, 2009

• Little Photoshop of Horrors

  July 3, 2008

• Same As It Ever Was

  The Black Keys keep it real

  September 14, 2006

• Akron/Family

  Epic freakiness

  January 26, 2006

• Thrill Ride

  The original man's band, refrocked

  July 7, 2005

• Blues Clues

  September 9, 2004

• Gay Old Time

  Vern Johnson's rest home for homos is good news for the gay and gray

  December 4, 2003

• The Invisible Man

  Phil Gordon will be the next mayor of Phoenix. Why doesn't anybody care?

  August 21, 2003

• The Black Keys

  Thickfreakness (Fat Possum)

  April 3, 2003

• Identity Crisis

  Court committee considers keeping the names of jurors secret

  February 13, 2003

• Number One With a Mullet

  Heavy metal gets the lite treatment in the cliché-studded Rock Star

  September 13, 2001

• Hearts and Banjos

  Valley rock 'n' roll vets Bruce Connole and Keith Jackson bond -- bluegrass style

  August 2, 2001

• The Life and Crimes of Andrew Forkes

  A 93-year-old career criminal looks back in danger

  February 1, 2001

• Arthur's Theme

  Multitalented artist Joseph Arthur finds reward in more than just song

  July 13, 2000

• Dying Poets Society

  Is there beauty in Alzheimer’s disease? Yes, say ASU poets who work with dementia patients. But can you be a poet and not know it?

  June 22, 2000

• Devo

  Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology (Warner Bros./Rhino)

  June 15, 2000

• DON'T BLINK

  February 3, 1993

• Anarbor Announces Massive Tour, Gets Song On "The Hills"

  Local kiddie dance-pop act Anarbor has announced a massive slate of tour dates with The Cab, The Secret Handshake, Forgive Durden and You Me and Everyone We Know, as well as a stint on Warped Tour.The Phoenix-based band has been touring pretty much non-stop since releasing Free Your Mind, their second EP for Hopeless Records, including playing the Take Action Tour with Cute is What We Aim For, Breathe Carolina, Meg & Dia and Every Avenue and a current tour with Forgive Durden and You Me and

  May 5, 2009

• Detroit Cobras in Phoenix: Like Jazz in Japan

  May 21, 2009

• Jessica Lea Mayfield

  July 16, 2009

• Jessica Lea Mayfield

  July 16, 2009

• Rain Washes Away the D-Backs' Chances Against the Philadelphia Phillies

  Blame the rain -- or, more appropriately, the fact that the D-Backs stink -- for last night's loss in Philly. ​ Once upon a time, the Arizona Diamondbacks were winning a game against the defending MLB champeen Philadelphia Phillies (we know, hard to believe). Stephen Drew had slugged a lead-off home run off of pitcher-of-the-decade Pedro Martinez, who was making his second major-league start since being brought up to The Show a few weeks ago. By the bottom of the third, Arizona still led. Th

  August 19, 2009

• Arizona Artists Cover Each Other on the When in AZ Compilation

  August 27, 2009

• Locals Only

  September 3, 2009

• Rob Zombie "Hellbilly Deluxe 2" Tour To Open Tour in Phoenix

  ​ Just like the horror movies he gets so much inspiration from, Rob Zombie is not afraid to revisit a successful past project when there's money to be made. Thus we have the The Hellbilly Deluxe 2 Tour, which will open in Phoenix before hitting the rest of the U.S. around Halloween. Lest you think Zombie's been milking this shtick all along, the press release helpfully pints out that, "Not since 1998's super smash triple platinum HELLBILLY DELUXE has Zombie hit the road under that moniker. So

  September 15, 2009

• VW Trainwreck: Terrible Music, Worse Flier

  ​ It's been a few months since I had the onerous task of reviewing Tempe punk band VW Trainwreck's super-shitty record Dramaturgy in our You Asked For It column, only to field comments from the band suggesting:1) I did not really listen to the record even once.2) Record companies pay for good reviews in New Times.3) I did not understand that their crass lyrics were ironic and/or postmodern satire.So, yeah, these guys are clowns and, normally, I'd say they were fairly harmless clowns. Excep

  November 12, 2009