James Brown

Quick PHX 2013: Party

Logan "Element" Howard on Traveling the World, His New Summer Mix, Meeting Sheila E, and Whether He's Returning to The Blunt Club

See also: A Hot Ghetto Mess of Hip-Hop, Art, and B-Boys: The 10-Year Journey of The Blunt Club See also: DJ M2 Talks Power 98.3, Groove Candy, Disney Cartoons, James Brown, KRS-One, and MoreYou probably haven't seen Element at many local club gigs recently, and there's a good reason. The 30something ... More >>

Funk Ark @ Sail Inn

Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

Adele Won and Nicki Minaj Creeped; We Recap the Grammys

​If Adele could rap, she probably would have won that Grammy as well. Sunday night's Grammy Awards made for interesting viewing, with Adele's sweep, some amazing tributes, performances, and a downright weird and horrible showing from Nicki Minaj. Host LL Cool J opened up with a prayer for Whitne ... More >>

Joe Lewis of Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears on Clubs, James Brown, and Scandalous

​Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are back with more of the same garage soul that they do so well. Their loud personality and groovy James Brown-style outshine those of other bands in the genre. Frontman Joe Lewis spoke to Up On The Sun about why the group loves playing at clubs, having Bro ... More >>

Chromeo @ Marquee Theatre

August 17 In Blogs: Matt Tolman, Tommy Cannon, Axis/Radius, Baguette Vending Machine, and Wes Gullett

​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Top Five Musician Arrests

Rapper DMX, after his arrest in June, 2004​As we reported yesterday,  Mic Todd, the bass player for metal band Coheed and Cambria, was arrested on Sunday at a venue in Massachusetts where the band was scheduled to play. Todd's alleged crime? He reportedly walked into a Walgreens, claimed he h ... More >>

DJ M2 Talks Power 98.3, Groove Candy, Disney Cartoons, James Brown, KRS-One, and More

DJ M2​Opportunities abound for y'all to catch DJ M2 in action, whether it's during his weekday shift on hip-hop station Power 98.3, or every Thursdays over at Dirty Pretty during Groove Candy. Either way, it's well worth going out of your way to do so, as M2 weaves some mixing magic on the tu ... More >>

The 15 Best Songs About U.S. Presidents

We at Up on the Sun, like Clinton himself, feel your pain. Every year Presidents Day rolls around and you're struggling to plant that cherry tree and buy all the stovepipe hats you can, all so that you can have the best damn Presidents Day party possible. (C'mon, we can't be the only ones.)So to ea ... More >>

Sharon Jones of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings on Acting, Lady Gaga, and Festivals

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings​In terms of venues to have Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings play in Phoenix there probably isn't a better choice than the Orpheum Theatre. When you combine the retro late '60s/early '70s funk and soul of Sharon Jones with the historic music venue it could be a li ... More >>

T.A.M.I. Show DVD Release Is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Time Capsule

Shout Factory​For all its merits of recognizing artists' contributions to modern music, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by rule, honors musicians for work they created at least a quarter-century earlier. Thus, you have creaky 50- or 60-year-olds performing the music of their youth at the inductio ... More >>

Weird Christian Science

Controversial faith-based musician performs

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Social's Swan Song, Sublime, Firearms, and More

DJ Brook B will be a part of the final Social tonight at Incog.​There's a certain dilemma involved with this weekend. Should one go all out and spend the next 48-72 hours living it up? Or do you pace yourself and conserve some energy since there's only three days or work (if that) next week due to ... More >>

Soul Power Documents an Epic Concert

Phoenix Independents Bowl: Local Music Types Roll For Charity

So Long, Sisters: Valley blues group Sistah Blue to play its last show May 22

Memo to the presidential candidates: Funk legend George Clinton is the man you want in your corner

Symphony in DIY

Symphony in DIY

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Greatest Hits, Volume 1 (Volcano)

Konono No. 1

Live at Couleur Café
(Crammed Disc)

Rx Bandits, k-oS

Rappin' and skankin' until the cows come home

Obama, No Osama: New York Times readers not interested in terrorism...

Brown Power

Say it loud! You're intact and you're proud!

Everlasting Sounds

Ten of the year's most timeless records

James Brown

What the funk

Death Pool for Cutie

Everybody's gotta go sometime

RIAA-holes

How they misspell relief

Funk Off You Funkin' Funk!

Mickey's supplies the hangover on NYE

Approach

Ultra Proteus (Coup d'Etat)

Diabolic

Infinity Through Purification (Olympic Recordings)

Original Soundtrack

Lialeh (Light in the Attic)

Missy Elliott

Under Construction (Elektra)

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Dap-Dippin' With (Daptone Records)

Haul the Dreck

It seems every fa-la-la-la-lousy Christmas recording is in light rotation, but not these holiday turkeys

Standards and Practices

A guided tour of the best releases across the musical spectrum

Welcome to My Nightmare

Trashman suffers through a holiday weekend's worth of wife-beaters, prison cutthroats and Ian Astbury songs

Book 'Em

Taking a look at some of the best music literature from the past few months

Sample and Hold

Where'd you hear that funk riff before? L.A.'s Breakestra is so glad you asked.

Life Goes On

Despite the recent passing of some of heritage music's finest, the music continues to flourish thanks to a handful of fine new releases

The Residents

Icky Flix DVD (The Cryptic Corporation)

Breakestra

Live Mix Tape Part Two (Stones Throw)

Disco Infernal

Rhino's new collection proves that you have no hope of getting disco in a box without leaving something out

Hank's Tank

Contract and Expel

Famous parting shots from artists formerly "under exclusive arrangement" with their labels

The Good Foot

A survey of recent roots, funk, R&B and surf releases

RECORDINGS:

ZIGGY MARLEY AND THE MELODY MAKERS, PARLIAMENT, JEFFERSON STARSHIP

Beat Crazy

Tone Def just may be Phoenix's funkiest foursome. Why isn't everybody dancing?