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Martin Cizmar

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    June 6, 2011

    Whisperlights Announce Surfaces CD Release Party at The Duce

    ​ It's been quite a year for local indie band The Whisperlights. Their debut EP, Wake up Dead , has been out for about a year now. "Death" was ranked number one on Michael Lopez's Top Ten Best You Asked For It Songs. Former music editor Martin Cizmar included the album in his Best Albums and EPs f ... More >>

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    January 5, 2011

    Authority Zero, Digital Summer Headline New Times Soundcheck in February at Club Red

    Authority Zero ​The year 2010 was a fairly big one for local acts. Just read music editor Martin Cizmar's lengthy piece from last week's issue, in which he details 10 great albums by some of the best bands in the Valley. Two groups who also had a banner year were Mesa's Authority Zero an ... More >>

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    December 5, 2010

    Toubab Krewe at Compound Grill Last Night

    Martin CizmarToubab Krewe on stage at Compound Grill in Phoenix.​Toubab KreweCompound GrillSaturday December 4, 2010Here's something amazing that pretty well sums up the vibe at Saturday night's Toubab Krewe show at Compound Grill: They let the chicks bring in their hula hoops and, dammit, they us ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Nothing Not New: Podcast #10

    Peter Storch​Oh, how we've missed podcasting to the music fans of the Valley. Well, music editor Martin Cizmar and I are back with a new one, with nine new-ish songs and lotsa banter about music, including the artistic achievements of Sufjan Stevens, a great new song by local band Gospel Claws, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Rap Songs Fit for a Tea Party: Hip-Hop Songs with a Right Wing Bent

    ​Maybe you've heard: Today is election day.This year's election is a little different than the 2008 one, though. It seems not everyone is happy with the progress the Kenyan/Indonesian/Martian guy who usurped the presidency has been making toward converting our economy to socialism. Crazy, right? S ... More >>

  • Music

    August 5, 2010

    Ted Nugent Helped Me See the Need For Civil Political Dialogue

    ​Maybe you've heard: Today is election day.This year's election is a little different than the 2008 one, though. It seems not everyone is happy with the progress the Kenyan/Indonesian/Martian guy who usurped the presidency has been making toward converting our economy to socialism. Crazy, right? S ... More >>

  • News

    July 8, 2010

    Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, July 8, 2010

    ​Maybe you've heard: Today is election day.This year's election is a little different than the 2008 one, though. It seems not everyone is happy with the progress the Kenyan/Indonesian/Martian guy who usurped the presidency has been making toward converting our economy to socialism. Crazy, right? S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Secret Cities, Secretions, Secret Parties, and Other July Fourth Weekend Thrills

    Sac-Town punkers The SecretionsFirst Friday in Downtown Phoenix (Friday):Music editor Martin Cizmar has already filled you in about Shawn Anderson's killer show later tonight at tonight's edition of the monthly art walk, but that ain't the only gig going down. In addition to the rockers of the Mader ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Bob Log III, Adam Arcuragi, Sticky Fingers' Michael Jackson Tribute, and More

    The ladies love Bob Log III, who's scheduled to perform at Chopper John's on Saturday Night.​Although downtown may or may not be ovah (depending on the particular mood of our fair editor Martin Cizmar), but in the meantime, East Phoenix might just be coming alive when it comes to live music. In a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Making Good Hip-Hop, Male Barbarellas, Iron Maiden and More in This Week's Issue

    American Negro.​This week's music feature is on the local hip-hop duo American Negro and their belief that good beats and socially conscious lyrics belong together, even though they claim a lot of people can only get a handle on one, and not both.Craig Outhier talks with Alex Ebert, frontman for E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Nothing Not New: Podcast #6

    Peter M. Storch​Hope you all had a good Memorial Day weekend. Now that you're back on the clock, use company time to give a listen to the sixth Nothing Not New podcast. In this installment, music editor Martin Cizmar and I play 11 songs from recent new releases and discuss the industrial roots of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 5/13 Issue

    ​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. What do music editor Martin Cizmar and local promoter Stephen Chilton think is going to happen with downtown Mesa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Nothing Not New: Podcast #4

    Peter M. Storch​Oh, do we have a show for you this time around. We're all very excited here at New Times studios because we've grasped the podcast technology to the point that our shows almost sound passable.But you're not listening to this stuff to hear music editor Martin Cizmar (he even says th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    AZ Kaos on Aesthetic Atrophy: "It's Bullshit"

    ​The latest issue of AZ Kaos has an interesting dissection of my theory on Aesthetic Atrophy which is worth sharing.In case you missed it, "Aesthetic atrophy is the diminished capacity to appreciate new or unfamiliar music or other sensory stimuli. It is typically accompanied by the sufferer's ret ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 4/15 Issue

    ​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. When will Mesa's Nile Theatre re-open? What do Martin Cizmar and Steve Chilton think of the movement to get indie ... More >>

  • Music

    March 11, 2010

    Valley Bands Performing at South by Southwest

    ​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. When will Mesa's Nile Theatre re-open? What do Martin Cizmar and Steve Chilton think of the movement to get indie ... More >>

  • Music

    February 18, 2010

    Nothing Not New: I'm No Critic But I'm Also Not a Fan. I'm a Listener

    ​This week, New Times ran a box in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. When will Mesa's Nile Theatre re-open? What do Martin Cizmar and Steve Chilton think of the movement to get indie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Nothing Not New: Texas Tornados

    Welcome to the "Nothing Not New," a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in 2010. Why? Because in the words of his editor, Martin Cizmar, he suffers from "aesthetic atrophy," a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    WTF? This Year's Phooson Is In Tucson Only

    Luke Holwerda Fallout Boy from last year's Phooson. ​ One of the highlight's of last year's concert season undoubtedly was the superstar-studded Phooson put on by 104.7 KISS FM last December at Cricket Wireless Pavillion. (Relive the coverage by Martin Cizmar and Jonathan McNamara in all it ... More >>

  • Music

    November 12, 2009

    Getting Ovah It: CenPho Scenesters on Why Downtown Phoenix Is Still the Hub for Valley Music

    Luke Holwerda Fallout Boy from last year's Phooson. ​ One of the highlight's of last year's concert season undoubtedly was the superstar-studded Phooson put on by 104.7 KISS FM last December at Cricket Wireless Pavillion. (Relive the coverage by Martin Cizmar and Jonathan McNamara in all it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Phish Festival 8: Photos From The Ultimate Hippie Halloween

    ​ Martin CizmarSee more pics from Phish Festival 8 in our slideshow. ​​It's odd to think of Phish's massive Festival 8 in Indio, California as "intimate" but that's exactly what some of the band's long-time fans were saying this weekend. The 3-day fest held at the same Indio, California polo g ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2009

    Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 22, 2009

    ​ Martin CizmarSee more pics from Phish Festival 8 in our slideshow. ​​It's odd to think of Phish's massive Festival 8 in Indio, California as "intimate" but that's exactly what some of the band's long-time fans were saying this weekend. The 3-day fest held at the same Indio, California polo g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Check Out the Schedule For Tomorrow's Shizzfest 2

    Peachcake is scheduled to perform at 9 p.m. on Saturday inside the Trunk Space.​ It's probably not the wisest move in the world to publically disagree with one's supervisor (hence that old chestnut, "Don't cross the boss"), but, hey, sometimes you gotta live dangerously. By now you've proba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs Coming to Marquee Theatre on June 8

    The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Even though music editor Martin Cizmar already laid out the latest show announcements earlier today, we've got one last gig to tell y'all about. NYC alt-rock faves the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are gonna be hitting the Valley at next month for a gig at the Marquee Theatre on Monday, Jun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2009

    TheDirty.com, Combichrist, Religious Rockers and More Over the Weekend

    Jonathan McNamaraTheDirty.com's West Valley InvasionParty crasher Benjamin Leatherman spent Friday, January 24, boozing it up with The Dirty's Nik Richie at Hurricane Bay in the West Valley before saying hello to Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie at Jilly's in Chandler...slide show Top 10 Musicians Turn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Concert of the Year Countdown: #1 Kanye West

    Show: Kanye West's Glow In The Dark Tour at Jobing.com Arena on June 8 The year was only half over, but I knew this was the best show I'd see back in June. Of course, I never knew how many shows I'd be seeing, employed as feature writer at The East Valley Tribune at the time. Still, Kanye, Lupe, Ri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 25, 2008

    Concert of the Year Countdown: #7 The Hives

    Show: The Hives at The Marquee on Sept. 19.First, a correction on my review this evening. In panning Eagles of Death Metal - who truly were awful - I offhandedly dissed their new record, Heart On, which wasn't out at the time and sure seemed bad based on what they played opening for the mighty Hive ... More >>

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    December 18, 2008

    Jerry Riopelle's New Year's Eve Show Also a CD Release Party

    We just got an update on Jerry Riopelle's New Year's Eve show that might of interest to anyone heading down to the Celebrity Theatre on the 31st for his annual concert. The local legend will be releasing a new CD on New Year's Eve, a re-mastered version of his live record called In the Round. The sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Pop Culture: Peñafiel Strawberry

    As I've written before, here in Phoenix we have amazing access to Mexican sodas - not to mention a store that sells nothing but soda - making this a truly great place to explore unusual soft drinks. Peñafiel Strawberry isn't quite an obscure soft drink, but it's not widely available stateside. I g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Dear and the Headlights Goes Daytrotting

    Local indie act Dear and the Headlights is featured in a session with Daytrotter that was just offered up. Daytrotter's four-song postings are sort of Chicago's answer to The Peel Sessions, with up-and-coming acts doing a semi-live set recorded in the course of a couple hours and put up for downlo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    YES! Prog-Rock Band Comes to Dodge... Without Original Singer

    Old-timey prog rock band Yes is coming to Phoenix on Wednesday, February 25. This according to a press release filled with proclamations that'd make The Beatles blush:"A dominant force in rock music for more than four decades, YES has created some of rock's most enduring and compelling hits and has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Ready, Set, Go! It's Time To... Move My Lips and Pretend I'm Singing

    So I've been getting raked over the coals by Tokio Hotel fans over the last few days because I wrote a blog pointing out that, well, it's kinda weird for teenage girls to be attracted to a guy who looks a lot like them. I asked why, I got a few thoughtful (and a lot of crazy) replies. Sample: YOU ... More >>

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    December 8, 2008

    Night Train: Center Parkway/Washington (Stop #20)

    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 closer to any other stop. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2008

    Dear Teenage Girls, Do You Really Like These Tokio Hotel Dudes?

    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 Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    Pop Culture: Sidral Mundet

    As a pop-head, I'm not exaggerating when I say that one my favorite things about living in Phoenix is the availability of Mexican sodas. Mexicans are the only people who drink more soda per capita than Americans, and they have a truly amazing array of flavors: usually fruity, a little sweeter and l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    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 10 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2008

    Night Train: Sycamore/Main Street (Stop #28)

    I'm on the nightrain, Bottoms up,I'm on the nightrain, Fill my cup,I'm on the nightrain, Ready to crash and burn, I never learn.-- W. Axl Rose, 1987 "Nightrain," the Guns N' Roses song, is actually about a brand of bum wine that'll get you pissy, punch-your-best-friend d ... More >>

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    November 28, 2008

    Show Announcements: Slipknot, The Maine, Dark Star Orchestra

    By Martin CizmarNot a huge week for show announcements, what with the holiday and all, but we have a few, including Slipknot (with Coheed and Cambria!), Dark Star Orchestra and The Maine.I'm most excited about The Maine, who will be at The Venue of Scottsdale the day after Christmas. Here's their vi ... More >>

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    November 24, 2008

    Local singer Lincis Makes Darfur Video

    By Martin Cizmar Local photographer and musician Elliot Lincis is doing what he can for the people of Darfur, the region of Sudan that’s been the scene of bloody conflict since 2003. He’s recorded a song called “Never Again,” an old school “We Are The World” style anthem that features t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2008

    The Flaming Lips, The Cure, T-Pain, and Jedi Mind Tricks Are Some Of What's Selling at Zia Record Exchange In Tempe

    By Benjamin Leatherman Music editor Martin Cizmar totally digs the Flaming Lips funky new CD/DVD Christmas on Mars, and apparently so do the customers at Zia Record Exchange (105 West University Drive in Tempe). Here's the rest of the top 10 best sellers for the week of Nov. 10-Nov. 16.

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    What Was The Valley's Best Record of 2008?

    By Martin Cizmar With the end of the year fast approaching, you’re about to be inundated with lists about the best and worst music of 2008. Phoenix New Times will be adding to that, of course, with our picks running the first week of the new year. And since I’ve only had this job about three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    You Asked For It: Toybox

    By Martin Cizmar With the end of the year fast approaching, you’re about to be inundated with lists about the best and worst music of 2008. Phoenix New Times will be adding to that, of course, with our picks running the first week of the new year. And since I’ve only had this job about three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2008

    Concert Review: The Faint at Marquee Theatre on Nov. 1

    By Martin Cizmar With the end of the year fast approaching, you’re about to be inundated with lists about the best and worst music of 2008. Phoenix New Times will be adding to that, of course, with our picks running the first week of the new year. And since I’ve only had this job about three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    You Asked For It: Graceful Degradation

    By Martin Cizmar With the end of the year fast approaching, you’re about to be inundated with lists about the best and worst music of 2008. Phoenix New Times will be adding to that, of course, with our picks running the first week of the new year. And since I’ve only had this job about three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Haunted House Review: Twisted Big Top in Glendale

    By Martin Cizmar With the end of the year fast approaching, you’re about to be inundated with lists about the best and worst music of 2008. Phoenix New Times will be adding to that, of course, with our picks running the first week of the new year. And since I’ve only had this job about three ... More >>

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    October 14, 2008

    You Asked For It: Space Tourists

    By Martin Cizmar With the end of the year fast approaching, you’re about to be inundated with lists about the best and worst music of 2008. Phoenix New Times will be adding to that, of course, with our picks running the first week of the new year. And since I’ve only had this job about three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    You Asked For It: Mr. Meeble

    By Martin Cizmar With the end of the year fast approaching, you’re about to be inundated with lists about the best and worst music of 2008. Phoenix New Times will be adding to that, of course, with our picks running the first week of the new year. And since I’ve only had this job about three ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    Point/Counterpoint: Beck and MGMT at Dodge Theatre on Monday, September 22

    By Martin Cizmar With the end of the year fast approaching, you’re about to be inundated with lists about the best and worst music of 2008. Phoenix New Times will be adding to that, of course, with our picks running the first week of the new year. And since I’ve only had this job about three ... More >>

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    September 23, 2008

    You Asked For It: Instant Hobo

    By Martin Cizmar With the end of the year fast approaching, you’re about to be inundated with lists about the best and worst music of 2008. Phoenix New Times will be adding to that, of course, with our picks running the first week of the new year. And since I’ve only had this job about three ... More >>

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