Matthew Reveles

Howitzer, Delta Nove, Major Lingo, The Father Figures, and Cory Branan This Weekend

Holy shit do these guys (Howitzer) look pissed!​Sometimes you like a press photo of a band and laugh. Is one guy staring artfully away from the others? Are they pressed against a brick wall? Are they all making the goofy face? Phoenix-based metal band Howitzer isn't having any of that. Serio ... More >>

The Rhythm Room Turns 20 With Four Days of Celebration

Courtesy Rhythm Room​The Rhythm Room opened in 1991, and this week the juke joint celebrates 20 years of operation by bringing in both the blues artists that have defined the place as well the local indie music that promoters like Psyko Steve bring to the room.

White Fence at The Trunk Space, 8/3/2011

Lydo Le​White Fence The Rhythm Room Wednesday, August 3 Sometimes a band blows you away out of nowhere. White Fence is one of those bands.The group fucking ruled. But let's backtrack a bit. The night kicked off with local veteran, Matthew Reveles' new outfit, Cowboy The Indian hitting the stag ... More >>

Local Singer-Songwriter Hopes to Make Big Splash with First Friday Street Corner Performance

Brooks Hansen has big dreams and songs to sing.​Tonight is going to be a landmark event in the life of Tempe-based singer-songwriter Brooks Hansen. The shabbily dressed 26-year-old acoustic guitarist is planning an "epic" street corner performance near the intersection of Fifth and Roosevel ... More >>

How Phoenix Almost Lost J.D. Stooks, Our Quintessential Hipster Singer-Songwriter

Leon Russell at The Rhythm Room on 7/6/10

​ "In all the times he's played here, I think he's said maybe three words to me," Bob Corritore, proprietor of the Rhythm Room mused last night about Leon Russell, who literally rolled into the Phoenix blues bar last night (Russell piloted a Rascal Scooter off the tour bus) to deliver a set of fun ... More >>

Shapiro at Yucca Tap Room on 7/29/2010

Shapiro and their tour van.​The plan was to write a good old fashioned concert review of Shapiro's show at Yucca Tap Room last night.But sometimes promoters have babies -- congrats to Ami Johnson and Matthew Reveles by the way -- and can't make all the normal arrangements for a touring act coming ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 29, 2010

By the Time I Get to Phoenix: Courtney Marie Andrews Is the Biggest Star in the Valley's Blooming Pop-Folk Scene

Queens of the Stone Age Bassist to Play Ten High Tuesday at Yucca Tap Room

Michael "Mikey Shoes" Shuman.​Michael "Mikey Shoes" Shuman, bassist for hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age is headed to the Yucca Tap Room Tuesday night with his other band, Mini Mansions. The band is on their way back from SXSW, and will be passing through Flagstaff and then Tempe before head ... More >>

Ten High Times

Jesse Sykes & Phil Wandscher

Jesse Sykes, & Phil Wandscher

Kinch's Christmas Party at Rhythm Room

Victor PalaganoWhat Laura Says at Kinchmas. See more shots in our Kinchmas slide show.​The holiday season holds a special meaning for each of us. For most, the holidays are all about coming together with family and friends in celebration. For me the holidays have always been and always will ... More >>

What Laura Says Classes Up Yucca Tap Room Tonight

While rocker Alice Cooper is bringing a little Christmas puddin' to the Dodge Theatre tonight, the boys of What Laura Says are spreading holiday cheer all over the Yucca Tap Room at their Christmas formal show. Nicki Escudero​Formal? Does this mean you have to don dressy duds to the hoppin' ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Santarchy, Joe Strummer, and Roller Girls

Jonathan McNamaraThe annual Santarchy affair will fill the streets of Scottsdale with kooky Kris Kringle clones on Saturday.​When Clement Clarke Moore first penned The Night Before Christmas in 1823 (and thus, gave birth to many of the conceptions associated with Jolly Old Saint Nick), the Victori ... More >>

Phoenix Indie Bowl 2009 in Photos

Sadly this purple bowling shirt did not say "Jesus" on the left breast.​First the bad news: New Times is not your 2009 Indie Bowl champions. I take full responsibility for the failure of our vaunted "All Midwest Transplant Team," as I had by far the team's lowest score of the night in our first ga ... More >>

New Smashing Pumpkins Will Be Free, Boy George Writes A Song About Amy Winehouse, New Kanye West Film

Idolator: Ticketmaster Brokers A Criminally Vulgar Tie-In With Morrissey's Upcoming ShowElectric Mustache: Photos: Elliott Brood, Matthew Reveles & Wooden Sky @ The Rhythm Room 10/14/09NME: Billy Corgan to give away new Smashing Pumpkings songs for freeNME: Boy George writes song about Amy Wineh ... More >>

Tiki Throwdown

Modifest: The Last "Big Indie Rock Show" At Modified Arts

Michelle Blades... and Modified Arts is down there somewhere.​Modified Arts is will again host a three-day music showcase for some of Phoenix's best up and coming bands. The event, which started last year with 25 local bands and comedians, has commitments from What Laura Says, Matthew Reveles, Bla ... More >>

Rodney Hu Expanding Yucca Tap Room, Launching All-Ages Venue

Yucca Tap Room owner Rodney Hu.Rodney Hu has some big plans for the Yucca Tap Room. Walking through a vacant restaurant space adjacent to his Tempe bar and music venue, Hu eagerly gestures around the room while describing how he'll transform the place into a funky lounge area. "There will be a door ... More >>

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Stanky Legs, Industrial Mayhem, and Free Booze

The GS Boyz are scheduled to perform tonight at Afterlife in Scottsdale.​ That nutty naturalist Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "All good things are cheap." Frankly, we couldn't agree with the Walden author more, especially since our weekend roundup if chock full of events and gigs that are ... More >>

Matthew Reveles Wins The Train Tracks Quarterfinal

Matthew Reveles has won the second quarterfinal of The Train Tracks. At the most recent First Friday, the Tempe singer-songwriter impressed the Phoenix Art Museum crowd, winning more votes than Captain Squeegee and Nowhere Man and Whiskey Girl. Along with Dry River Yacht Club, Reveles represents two ... More >>

Arty Girl: The Train Tracks Qtr 2 Finalists at PAM

By andy54321 on flickr Creative Commons.Now, doesn't that look pretty? Don't you want to go there tonight?​Between this, this and this, I don't know what other incentive New Times has to provide in order to get you out of the house tonight.But, if you're still unsure (what's wrong with you, anyway ... More >>

Bonnaroo, Summer of Sound, Transformers 2 Rave, and the Dub Show Tour Over the Weekend

Onstage at Bonnaroo Music Festival Bonnaroo kicked off Thursday with sets from, among others, Passion Pit and Those Darlins. Friday's acts included Al Green, the Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Phoenix and Grizzly Bear. Saturday's sets included Bon Iver (with Justin Long and Drew Barrymore in the cro ... More >>

Summer of Sound Americana Show Brings Live Music To Mill

Victor Palagano I feel like it'd be a little cheesy to write a real "review" of a show I helped book but, suffice to say, our first Summer of Sound showcases kicked some ass Saturday night. In addition to our annual effort to spotlight the best local bands of five genres, we're bringing live music b ... More >>

Summer of Sound: Americana Show Saturday

New Times annual local music showcase, Summer of Sound, starts this Saturday at Mill Cue Club. Yes, Mill Cue Club. It's part of our effort to bring music back to Mill Avenue, where all five of our genre-based shows (Americana, pop, indie, hard rock, hip hop) will be. The show starts at 7 p.m. and f ... More >>

Matthew Reveles: A Glass of Whiskey and Some Sad-Bastard Music Are All He Needs

Matthew Reveles: A Glass of Whiskey and Some Sad-Bastard Music Are All He Needs

Creamy Radio Presents Benefit Concert Sunday at Sail Inn

Harlem Shakes round out an impressive bill this Sunday at the Sail InnThis Sunday, at Tempe's newly reopened Sail Inn, Valley internet radio stalwart Creamy Radio is sponsoring a benefit concert for their friends over at Ear Candy Charity. On the bill are The Noodles, Matthew Reveles, Dry River Yach ... More >>

The One Year Anniversary of You Asked For It

It's hard to believe, but we've been slogging through You Asked For It submissions for a year, as of today, May 21. My predecessor, Niki D'Andrea, started YAFI as a way of catering to local bands that bitched about her coverage and it still fills that function today though, as I learned, and as Niki ... More >>

Just Announced: Jay Z, Akon, Deer Tick, CKY

H.O.V.A.Do ya'll want more of the jigga man? Well if y'all want more of the Jigga man, then I need ya'll to help me, bring him back to stage. Say Hova, c'mon say it! HO-VA! HO-VA! Are y'all out there?Yes, J-A-Y is comign back to Phoenix, playing the cozy confines of Dodge Theatre in August. What els ... More >>

Matthew Reveles on The Train Tracks

Jonathan McNamaraMatthew Reveles plays The Sun Sessions.We're very happy to see our friends over at the Train Tracks have followed our lead and done a video with local folk singer Matthew Reveles, who first caught our eye with his excellent record, We'll Meet Halfway, and who impressed us both in hi ... More >>

May 6 In Blogs: Circus Mexicus, Miss California, Undie Run and More

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Hunger Strike in Joe Arpaio's Jails: 500 Reportedly Refusing to Eat Because of Bad Fo ... More >>

Folk You

Matthew Reveles

We'll Meet Halfway
(self-released)

You Asked For It: Matthew Reveles

One of the things I love best about Bright Eyes (and yes, I unapologetically love Bright Eyes) is the way the band mingles so many rootsy sounds in songs that end up being totally contemporary. It's for that reason, and not just Matthew Reveles' vulnerable, emotive vocals, that I compare the Tempe s ... More >>

Concert Calendar for This Weekend: Theresa Andersson, Bob Log III, The Slackers, and More

Theresa Andersson is scheduled to perform on Sunday at Modified Arts. The holiday season is finally over, which means we're close to the end of the interminable "dry period" of big-name concerts as band's put away their egg nog and start touring again. So who's on tap for this weekend? Cutie-pie ... More >>

Have Guitar, Will Travel

Valley singer/songwriter takes his really good show on the road

Ugly Holiday Sweater Party

Folk You

Urban Outfitters Tent Sale

Who’s performing at tonight’s First Friday art walk

You Asked for It: Mr. Blackbird

Tequila Town

Theonix Arts Showcase Vol. III

Hepcat Heaven

Lots of Locals, Live: The Sunset Festival, August 11 at Venue of Scottsdale

Sunrise Elementary CD release show

Strange but True Story