Victor PalaganoThe Aggrolites on stage at The Clubhouse.In it's pure, island-bred, form reggae tends to make pretty poor sing-along music for white people. Sure, "Buffalo Soldier" seems like a good sing-a-long, given it's perfect pace and easily learnable lyrics, but when push comes to shove, in trying to mimic Bob Marley's accent the average white suburbanite ends up creating a scene only slight less offensive than Mickey Rooney's turn as Mr. Yunioshi, the Asian landlord, in Breakfast at Tif
The Aggrolites Make 'Em Sing And Skank At The Clubhouse
The Aggrolites, who played Tempe's Clubhouse Music Venue last night, draw crowds wherever they go. It's white reggae, sure, but it somehow manages to not come off as ridiculous as a bunch of Babylonians playing music associated with a religion which, at times, has held their race to be evil, should. Oh, and it's perfect for singing along to, which the crowd showed...full story
Butterscotch Swag" Opening at After Hours Gallery
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The original lineup of the Pogues, who impressed with aplomb last night at the Marquee Theatre."Tell me why people are willing to pay $60 to see an old fucking Irish punk band."
This was the mandate that was handed down by music editor Martin Cizmar when I mentioned my desire to review last night's appearance by The Pogues at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe.
As a person of partial Celtic descent and a longtime fan of noted drunkard Shane MacGowan and his musical talents, this wasn't a challeng
Twitpic of last night's Pogues show by ickmusic.Thanks to the stream-of-consciousness immediacy that is Twitter, its possible to get a glimpse into the thought processes of many an Internet user.
Witness the progressions of Pete Icke's opinions in regards over the course of yesterday evening in regards to The Pogues' concert at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe. Much like the topic of my review of the show, the 39-year-old music blogger from Gilbert was questioning whether or not to spend such a
Luke HolwerdaThe Dirty Heads. See more shots in our Red Bull Soundclash slide show.I've said it before: With very few exceptions (well, really one exception, The Aggrolites) white reggae is a pox upon America. So, believe me, it's not that I wanted to go see The Dirty Heads play last night's Red Bull Soundclash at Marquee Theatre. But, since the other half of the show -- stages are set up on opposite sides of the theater, the bands play a song or so, sometimes covering each other, then the
