Seattle

Pickwick Abandons Folk for Gritty R&B

The debut album from Seattle's Pickwick is a shot of gritty, soulful rock 'n' roll, with sharp guitar stabs, light organ fills and a groovin' rhythm section, all hung out on the line of Galen Disston's passionate vocals. But it wasn't always so for the band. Pickwick's first incarnation was as a ... More >>

River Jones Music Adds Five Bands to Roster; Here's Our Breakdown

The New Year promises to bring excitement to River Jones Music, as the label just added five bands from around the nation to its roster. From Portland comes Bike Thief and Alameda, from Austin comes the Technicolor Hearts, from Seattle comes Sophia Duccini and from Tempe comes local music scene fixt ... More >>

R.I.P. Joseph "Vito" Albanese: Former Phoenix Punk Pioneer Killed in Seattle Cafe Racer Shootings

News reports indicate that the shooting at Seattle's Cafe Racer Espresso on Wednesday, May 30, took the life of Joseph "Vito" Albanese, an establishing member of the Phoenix punk rock scene. Matt Driscoll of our sister paper Seattle Weekly's Daily Weekly blog writes that 40-year-old Ian L. Stawick ... More >>

Bill Horist @ Trunk Space

Hot Latte! Bikini-Clad Baristas May Soon Hit the Valley

Baristas.tv The exterior of Baristas' San Antonio location. "Costume Coffee" to go?​ Baristas.tv Baristas' fantasy-based costumes?​Baristas Coffee Company, a Seattle-based franchise, could be branching out across the Valley. Local news outlets are reporting that up to five new java ... More >>

Courtney Marie Andrews Explains "Bumper in the Hail"

​Last week Jason Woodbury and DJ Dana chatted about Courtney Marie Andrews' latest single "Bumper in the Hail" for Up on the Sun's latest episode of Sound Off. Our experts marveled at the singer's voice as they discussed the lead single off of her upcoming album, No One's Slate Is Clean. ... More >>

Grieves and Budo @ Chasers

Out of Reverie Tour: Day 7

Jake KraussThe drive out of Seattle​ We had quite a drive yesterday. After a couple of hours of sleep at a friend of mine's house in Seattle, we got up bright and early at 6 a.m. and hit the open road. I know this might be getting old, but the beginning of the drive was another beautiful one. I ... More >>

Construction Sight

Charity Eating Contests and Electrified Foods in Today's Eater's Digest

Seattle Food Geek ​ Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Two Days of Overeating for Charity  Hey early birds! Drop everything you are doing and get down to Two Hippies Pizza & Burger Joint for their 1st Annual Eat-A-Peace charity e ... More >>

Happy Pi Day

Joshua Huston​We're not super math-y over here at Chow Bella, but we do like to celebrate Pi Day. (Get it? It's 3/14. Even we got it.) Of course we really like Pi Day because it makes think about pie, something we haven't talked about much since our Pie Social with Roosevelt Row last  ... More >>

X103.9's Throwdown, Telekinesis, Black Fag, Civic Space Jam, and Other Weekend Events

​Henry Rollins might not dig Black Fag, but don't let that dissuade you from attending their gig this weekend in Scottsdale. According to the MySpace blog for the over-the-top gay Black Flag tribute act, Hank was reportedly a little gruff when Black Fag's frontman attempted to invite him to part ... More >>

Seattle's Best Iced Latte

​Remember when Starbucks' Frappuccinos were all the rage? Well, there's long been another version on the market, made by another company headquartered in Seattle called Seattle's Best. And while we prefer to go with Starbucks for the hot coffee that we make at home, Seattle's Best might have the w ... More >>

Christopher Mansfield of Fences on Awkward Moments in Bed and Being Forever Bummed

Kyle JohnsonChristopher Mansfield of Fences​The incessantly morose Seattle band Fences is coming up fast. Their self-titled album was released at the end of September 2010, and ever since then the band has been popping up on a variety of you-oughta-know lists.Christopher Mansfield, the songwriter ... More >>

Digable Planets

Let's Fringe Again

Like we did last year

Faces Forward

Portraiture heads into the future at TCA

Inside Castle Grayskul

Dirty Dishes: Coffee Bitterness

​Who's servin' up all of the caffeinated haterade? Seems like people complained for years that there was nary a spot around town where goodgrounds could be found. Now we have two, no less, but they're a toss apart on the main drag in our upwardly mobile central corridor. And are ... More >>

Arizona Man Suffers Bizarre Amnesia; Found Walking in Seattle Park

www.news.puggal.com Edward Lighthart walked out of a Seattle park seven weeks ago and had no idea who he was or what he was doing in Seattle.​ When 53-year-old Tucson native Edward Lighthart walked out of Seattle's Discovery Park back in July, he knew he wasn't from Seattle, but that was a ... More >>

Throw Me the Statue Might Never Play Creaturesque Live Again If They Don’t Fix Their Windshield Wiper

X-Ray Press Lighting Up The Ruby Room August 11th

​A lot of Valley residents are ditching the desert as of late, and are heading up north to places like Portland or Seattle. On Tuesday, August 11, a little piece of the Emerald City will be storming through Phoenix to show us why.

Transformers 2

Flier of the Week: Antique Scream

We haven't heard much from our pals Antique Scream since they moved to Seattle shortly after we featured them in a story that had one of my all-time favorite quotes from a local band in it: "We look like we suck."They're back in town this weekend to play a special show accompanied by a psychedelic v ... More >>

The Return of Antique Scream

One-time PHX rockers come back to town for one night only

"David Kroll: Hallowed Ground" Opening Reception

"David Kroll: Hallowed Ground"

Hot Links: Lawmakers Nearly Done Filing Away Budget; Gang Membership Rises to One Million; See Video of APS Shredding Saguaros

State lawmakers chop out programs and services from Arizona's budget, refusing to raise taxes or take on more debt to pay for them. If you've had your coffee yet, you can skim through the proposed state budget. The gang's all here: The Justice Department estimates gang membership has risen to about ... More >>

Arty Girl: Trip to Seattle with ASU Art Museum

By Lilia Menconi Friday I told you about a good way to spend 100 bucks. Today I'll tell you how to spend 1200. And, for future reference, any time you need advice on how to spend money, you can count on me. I will be there for you...I really will. The ASU Art Museum and the ASU Ceramics Research ... More >>

The Boss Martians

Under the Influence of Giants

Name-dropping Seattle band drops all the right names

Cakespy -- so cute

The Blood Brothers

Pushing several envelopes

Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands

Snake in the Radio
(Bloodshot)

Lasso Me

Friend of pho

The Lashes

Get It
(Red Ink/Columbia)

High on Fire

Yes, metal can burn

Calvin Johnson

Pre-alt

Blood Brothers

Crimes
(V2)

Ken Stringfellow

Soft Commands (Yep Roc)

BEST PLACE TO BUY FOG

Arizona Fog Wizards

We're Talkin' Baseball

Cactus League springs into action

Two for One

On a new split double disc, the Young Fresh Fellows and the Minus 5 revive good-natured pop-rock

Feet Accompli

Choreographer Pat Graney puts indelible mark on colorful Tattoo

Here Comes the Sickness

Surviving the big grunge blowup, Mudhoney takes a final bow before hanging it up for good . . . sort of

Molten Wax

Sells Like Teen Spirit

Hype! dreams and other bull about grunge, Seattle and Sub Pop

Cat-Scratch Fever

7 Year Bitch sharpens its nails on Gato Negro

Staying Alive

A new compilation album from Seattle collective Home Alive advocates self-defense by any means

Presidential Precis

A rock resume with about as much fat on it as a PUSA tune (and that ain't much)